Late-seeded cover crops in a semiarid environment: overyielding, dominance and subsequent crop yield
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Abstract Interest in cover crops is increasing but information limited on integrating them into crop rotations especially the relatively short growing season northern Great Plains. A 3-yr research project, initiated 2009 near Mandan, North Dakota, USA, evaluated (1) what impact may have subsequent cash yields and (2) whether mixtures are more productive provide additional benefits compared to monocultures. The study 18 different monocultures that were seeded August following dry pea ( Pisum sativum L.). year, spring wheat Triticum aestivum L.), corn Zea mays soybean Glycine max L.) field treatments a non-treated control. lack of timely precipitation resulted low yield 17 g m 2 100 77 2008 2010, respectively. Subsequent was not affected by late-seeded crops. Cool-season than warm-season some 2010. Relative total did differ from one any mixture suggesting overyielding occur. Species selection rather species diversity most important contributor yield. Cover can be grown short-season Plains, timing critical.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1742-1713', '1742-1705']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s174217052100020x