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Croton macrostachyus has a wide range of uses, including timber, agroforestry, medicine, and as an ornamental plant. [3] The plant is fast-growing and drought-tolerant, and is used in reforestation projects, for erosion control, and as a shade tree in coffee plantations. Its flowers are attractive to bees, and its leaves are used for mulch and ...
M. bracteate is a cover crop which helps to cover and shield the soil from weeds or plants, as well as providing rapid growth for existing agricultural crops, preventing soil erosion, and providing nitrogen fixation. The Mucuna bracteata crop grows about 10–15 cm/day in conditions similar to those that rubber and palm oil plants thrive in. [1]
Many plants that we consider lawn weeds provide valuable environmental services. Like their grass companions, broadleaf weeds work to control erosion and sequester carbon.
Due to slow decomposition rate of its leaves, along with its dense growth, moderate drought tolerance, ability to withstand occasional flooding, and coppicing ability, it is commonly used for mulching, weed control and sod protection. It is most commonly used in contour hedgerows for erosion control, often in association with Desmodium cinereum.
R. pseudoacacia is considered an excellent plant for growing in disturbed areas as an erosion control plant. [12] Black locust's shallow, aggressive roots help hold onto the soil, and nitrogen-fixing bacteria on its root system allow it to grow on poor soils, making it an early colonizer of disturbed areas. Obviating the mass application of ...
E. incrassata is used as a shade tree, mass planting will offer good screening, good for erosion control or as a windbreak. [6] It is suitable mediterranean and bush style gardens [13] and responds well to coppicing. [6] It is tolerant of both drought and light frost.