Since the publication of the third edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress,
continuous discoveries in the fields of plant and crop environmental stresses and their …

Inclusion of a rye cover crop into maize-based systems can offer environmental benefits, but
adoption of the practice in the US Midwest is still low. This is related to the possible risk of …

The inclusion of cover crops in cropping systems brings direct and indirect costs and
benefits. Farmers will adopt and utilize cover crops as long as the perceived benefit of using …

Intensive soil tillage and mismanagement of irrigation water and fertilizers are increasing
production costs, reducing soil fertility and crop water productivity and threatening the …

Growers in Illinois often apply manure or add starter fertilizers that contain nitrogen (n) in the
fall to save time for other farming operations in the spring. Fall manured fields sometimes …

Straw returning is an important method of improving soil fertility and reducing environmental
pollution. Controlled-release nitrogen fertilizer (CRN) is regarded as an effective way to …

Double-cropping winter rye cover crops (CC) with soybean in the North Central US could
help with the global effort to sustainably intensify agriculture. Studies addressing the …

Conservation tillage combined with high‐residue cover crops make up the two components
that define a conservation system designed to increase productivity and improve soil quality …

Conservation agriculture (CA) practices are threatened by glyphosate-resistant Palmer
amaranth. Integrated control practices including PRE herbicides and high-residue CA …

Management is critical to maximize cover crop benefits, while minimizing costs. However,
cover crop performance and cost can vary without consistent management strategies …