The cover crop trials demonstrate the opportunities, benefits and challenges of using cover crops in rotations and as a grazed forage.
Radish (Raphanus sativus) is a great addition to almost any cover crop mix, and NRCS commonly recommends cover crop mixes that include radish as a component. However, radish has many
Brassica green manures have the potential to provide biological control of several common potato pests, including soil borne diseases, nematodes, and weeds. Therefore, a three-year, multidisciplinary study to evaluate pest
Substantial reproduction of Meloidogyne incognita on winter cover crops may lead to damaging populations in a subsequent cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) crop. The amount of population increase during the winter depends
In fall 2000, a non-farm sustainable agricultural research project was established fo rcotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., in Tift County, Georgia. The objective of our 2-yr research project was to determine
Infall2000,anon-farmsustainableagriculturalresearchprojectwasestablishedforcotton, GossypiumhirsutumL.,inTiftCounty,Georgia.Theobjectiveofour2-yrresearchprojectwastodetermine theimpactofseveralcovercropsonpestandpredatorinsectsincotton.TheÞvecovercroptreatments included1)cerealrye,SecalecerealeL.,astandardgrasscovercrop;2)crimsonclover,Trifoliumincarnatum L., a standard legume cover crop; 3) a legume mixture of balansa clover, Trifolium michelianum Savi; crimsonclover;andhairyvetch,ViciavillosaRoth;4)alegumemixtureryecombination;and5)nocover crop in conventionally tilled Þelds.
Cover crops may influence soil carbon (C) sequestration and microbial biomass and activities by providing additional residue C to soil. We examined the influence of legume {crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum
Two experiments were conducted in north-central Florida to examine the effects of various winter cover crops on plant-parasitic nematode populations through time. In the first experiment, six winter cover crops
In a 3-year field study, population densities of Belonolaimus longicaudatus and other plant-parasitic nematodes and crop yields were compared between potato (Solanum tuberosum) cropping systems where either sorghum-sudangrass (Sorghum bicolor
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