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Option ID 9
Use Environmental
Notes
Metadata ID 1
Id 276
Cropid Triffid Weed
Part Id Whole
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes It is used as a green manure and mulch crop.
Metadata Id 7,410
Id 279
Cropid Wild Sunflower
Part Id Whole
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes Tithonia diversifolia is a fast-growing species, used as a green manure in ... more
Tithonia diversifolia is a fast-growing species, used as a green manure in agroforestry systems.
Metadata Id 7,411
Id 286
Cropid Canadian Fleabane
Part Id Extract (oil)
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes Plant extracts have some antifeedant effects on insect species, and as such... more
Plant extracts have some antifeedant effects on insect species, and as such have potential use as repellents in stored grains.
Metadata Id 7,419
Id 319
Cropid Feverfew
Part Id Flower
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes The dried flower buds are a source of an insecticide.
Metadata Id 7,462
Id 327
Cropid Grindelia
Part Id Root
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes A decoction of the roots has been used as a hair shampoo to kill lice.
Metadata Id 7,467
Id 595
Cropid Castor Oil Plant
Part Id Leaf
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes The leaves have insecticidal properties.
Metadata Id 7,977
Id 636
Cropid European Oregano
Part Id Whole
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes Although its use as culinary herb is currently most important, there is ren... more
Although its use as culinary herb is currently most important, there is renewed interest in the bactericidal, fungicidal, antiviral, nematicidal, insecticidal and anti-oxidant activities of Origanum essential oils.
Metadata Id 8,209
Id 641
Cropid European Pennyroyal
Part Id Whole
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes Since rats and mice intensely dislike the smell of mint, M. pulegium was us... more
Since rats and mice intensely dislike the smell of mint, M. pulegium was used in homes as a strewing herb and has also been spread in granaries to keep the rodents off the grain.
Metadata Id 8,241
Id 1,136
Cropid Jamun
Part Id Whole
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes Tree popular in social forestry and for planting on roadsides.
Metadata Id 1,974
Id 1,195
Cropid Finger Millet
Part Id Root
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes This species is used for soil retention. The plants tiller strongly and roo... more
This species is used for soil retention. The plants tiller strongly and root from the lower nodes, they provide excellent protection against soil erosion.
Metadata Id 8,393
Id 1,204
Cropid Foxtail Millet
Part Id Root
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes It can be sown in contour strips for erosion control.
Metadata Id 8,396
Id 1,206
Cropid Patchouli
Part Id Extract (oil)
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes The essential oil from the leaves is also used in a range of other product... more
The essential oil from the leaves is also used in a range of other products including insecticides, insect repellents and disinfectants.
Metadata Id 8,395
Id 1,220
Cropid Hyacinth Bean
Part Id Root
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes Lablab is widely grown for soil improvement and in soil and water conservat... more
Lablab is widely grown for soil improvement and in soil and water conservation programmes.
Metadata Id 8,406
Id 1,232
Cropid Leucaena
Part Id Whole
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes Throughout the tropics leucaena provides a major nitrogen-fixing component ... more
Throughout the tropics leucaena provides a major nitrogen-fixing component of lowland wasteland, fallow land and forest, where it is often a primary source of fixed nitrogen in the ecosystem.
Metadata Id 8,410
Id 1,261
Cropid Moringa
Part Id Whole
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes Plants can be grown as an informal hedge, providing wind protection, shade ... more
Plants can be grown as an informal hedge, providing wind protection, shade and support for climbing garden plants.
Metadata Id 8,414
Id 1,268
Cropid Sage
Part Id Whole
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes The growing or dried plant is said to repel insects, it is especially usefu... more
The growing or dried plant is said to repel insects, it is especially useful when grown amongst cabbages and carrots. It is inhibited by wormwood growing nearby and dislikes growing with basil, rue or the cucumber and squash family.
Metadata Id 8,417
Id 1,279
Cropid Napier Grass
Part Id Whole
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes Napier grasses improve soil fertility, and protect arid land from soil eros... more
Napier grasses improve soil fertility, and protect arid land from soil erosion.
Metadata Id 8,422
Id 1,294
Cropid Pigeon Pea
Part Id Whole
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes Pigeon pea is useful in hedges and windbreaks on dry soils and in agrofores... more
Pigeon pea is useful in hedges and windbreaks on dry soils and in agroforestry. It is also grown as a shade crop, cover crop, or as support for vanilla. Pigeon pea improves the soil through its extensive root system, nitrogen fixation and the mulch provided by the fallen leaves.
Metadata Id 8,426
Id 1,318
Cropid Pearl Millet
Part Id Whole
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes Following the discovery that pearl millet can suppress root-lesion nematode... more
Following the discovery that pearl millet can suppress root-lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus penetrans) it is increasingly being used as an alternative to soil fumigation in tobacco and potato cropping in Canada.
Metadata Id 8,430
Id 1,329
Cropid Soybean
Part Id Whole
Use Category Id Environmental
Notes The plant is sometimes grown as a green manure.
Metadata Id 8,432