Ecosystem Services Provided by Cover Crops and Biofumigation in Sunflower Cultivation

In south-western France, sunflowers are usually grown in short rotations and after a long fallow period during which soils are left bare. This practice can favour diseases, caused by soilborne fungi, such as sunflower verticillium wilt (SVW), as well as nitrate leaching, both of which can decrease y...

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Main Authors: Neila Ait Kaci Ahmed, Benoit Galaup, Jérémy Desplanques, Grégory Dechamp-Guillaume, Célia Seassau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/1/120