Review of Literature on Perennial Peanut (Arachis pintoi) as Potential Cover Crop in the Tropics

Abstract

The use of living mulch as a substitute of plastic mulch is increasing in the tropics and researchers have gradually shifted their attention to organic farming system. Arachis pintoi is perennial plant and a member of leguminosae family. A. pintoi have a lot of potential for use as living mulch in association with vegetable, trees, or grass (as a pasture) because of its ability to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere and the strength to grow under heavy shade. In this work, the benefit of A. pintoi as living mulch was studied to provide farmer and researcher with scientific information based on fact sheets, journals and text book.