Soil quality benefits of break crops and/ or crop rotations-a review
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Cropping systems in Western Australia (WA) are strongly dominated by cereals (wheat, barley and oaten hay) and are inextricably linked to soil quality and moisture supply. So a major research challenge is to devise cropping systems that improve soil health and maximise water-use efficiency. For a profitable and sustainable production system there is a clear need for ‘break crop’ to provide a pest, disease and weed break, conserve soil moisture; adding soil organic matter and nutrients and to help alleviate soil physical and structural problems. This review article demonstrates the role of ‘break crops’ and/or of ‘crop rotations’ in providing potential soil quality benefits for profitable and sustainable crop production systems.
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