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Cover Crops

Cover Crops is a cropping practice in which specific plant species are grown primarily to protect and enrich the soil, rather than for harvest, thereby enhancing soil conservation, nutrient cycling, and overall cropping system sustainability.

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2017–2026

786

Variants

Grass Cover CropsLegume Cover CropsSummer Cover CropsWinter Cover Crops

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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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Perspectives on new crops and new uses

Jules Janick · 1999 · 1.2K 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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USING WINTER COVER CROPS TO IMPROVE SOIL AND WATER QUALITY

S. M. Dabney, Jorge A. Delgado, D. W. Reeves · Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis · 2001 · 1K citations

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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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Authors

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  1. MQ
    Miguel Quemada

    Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

    21 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. TC
    T. C. Kaspar

    Iowa State University, United States

    25 publications · 2.8K citations

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  3. SB
    Steven B. Mirsky

    Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States

    26 publications · 1.6K citations

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  4. HB
    Humberto Blanco‐Canqui

    University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States

    19 publications · 2.5K citations

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  5. UM
    Upendra M. Sainju

    Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory, United States

    18 publications · 2.3K citations

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Institutions

1.2K

  1. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    56 h-index

    288 publications

    18.8K citations

  2. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    37 h-index

    210 publications

    23.6K citations

  3. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    34 h-index

    175 publications

    13.5K citations

  4. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    32 h-index

    100 publications

    7.4K citations

  5. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    32 h-index

    111 publications

    9.2K citations

  6. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    32 h-index

    146 publications

    14.4K citations

  7. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    32 h-index

    132 publications

    11.2K citations

  8. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    31 h-index

    116 publications

    7K citations

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Venues

  1. Agronomy Journal

    218 publications · 15.9K citations

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  2. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

    69 publications · 7.3K citations

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  3. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

    55 publications · 4.5K citations

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  4. Soil and Tillage Research

    51 publications · 4.1K citations

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  5. Soil Science Society of America Journal

    SSSAJ · 46 publications · 4.3K citations

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