The legacy of cover crops on the soil habitat and ecosystem services in a heavy clay, minimum tillage rotation

Abstract Cover crops are grown as potential ways to improve soil fertility, soil structure, and biodiversity, while reducing weed/pest burdens. Yet, increased costs (in both time and fuel), farmer knowledge requirements, and yield uncertainty (green bridge effect and variable crop establishment) hav...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Felicity V. Crotty, Chris Stoate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-07-01
Series:Food and Energy Security
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.169