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Cover Cropping

Cover cropping is an agricultural management practice of establishing non-cash crops between primary crop production cycles to enhance soil health, fertility, structure, and organic matter while reducing erosion and nutrient loss.

2.2K

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114.5K

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5.9K

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1.3K

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2017–2026

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2.2K

Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils via cultivation of cover crops – A meta-analysis

Christopher Poeplau, Axel Don · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment · 2014 · 1.6K citations

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Cover Crops and Ecosystem Services: Insights from Studies in Temperate Soils

Humberto Blanco‐Canqui, Tim M. Shaver, John L. Lindquist et al. · Agronomy Journal · 2015 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Evaluating Cover Crops for Benefits, Costs and Performance within Cropping System Niches

Sieglinde S. Snapp, Scott M. Swinton, Ricardo Labarta et al. · Agronomy Journal · 2005 · 992 citations

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Replacing bare fallows with cover crops in fertilizer-intensive cropping systems: A meta-analysis of crop yield and N dynamics

Christina Tonitto, M. B. David, Laurie E. Drinkwater · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment · 2005 · 866 citations

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Cover crops and living mulches

Nathan L. Hartwig, Hans Ulrich Ammon · Weed Science · 2002 · 711 citations

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Authors

5.9K

  1. TC
    T. C. Kaspar

    Iowa State University, United States

    27 publications · 3K citations

    22

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  2. UM
    Upendra M. Sainju

    Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory, United States

    23 publications · 2.4K citations

    22

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  3. JR
    John R. Teasdale

    Agricultural Research Service, United States

    26 publications · 2.7K citations

    21

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  4. SB
    Steven B. Mirsky

    Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States

    27 publications · 1.4K citations

    20

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  5. WS
    William S. Curran

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    23 publications · 1.6K citations

    19

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Institutions

1.3K

  1. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    56 h-index

    328 publications

    18.7K citations

  2. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    39 h-index

    225 publications

    23.7K citations

  3. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    36 h-index

    139 publications

    14.9K citations

  4. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    34 h-index

    161 publications

    12.9K citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    33 h-index

    114 publications

    8.1K citations

  6. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    31 h-index

    125 publications

    10.3K citations

  7. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    31 h-index

    110 publications

    5.6K citations

  8. United States Department of Agriculture

    Washington, United States

    31 h-index

    128 publications

    7.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Agronomy Journal

    199 publications · 14.9K citations

    64

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  2. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

    94 publications · 8.4K citations

    49

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  3. Soil and Tillage Research

    66 publications · 5.3K citations

    42

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  4. Soil Science Society of America Journal

    SSSAJ · 58 publications · 4.5K citations

    36

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  5. Weed Science

    60 publications · 4K citations

    36

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See also

Cover Cropping

Core Methods

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