The role of cover crops in improving soil fertility and plant nutritional status in temperate climates. A review

A Scavo, S Fontanazza, A Restuccia, GR Pesce… - Agronomy for …, 2022 - Springer
Cover crops (CCs) are a promising and sustainable agronomic practice to ameliorate soil
health and crop performances. However, the complex of relationships between CCs, the …

Precision agriculture and geospatial techniques for sustainable disease control

DP Roberts, NM Short Jr, J Sill, DK Lakshman… - Indian …, 2021 - Springer
The agricultural community is confronted with dual challenges; increasing production of
nutritionally dense food and decreasing the impacts of these crop production systems on the …

No-till and cropping system diversification improve soil health and crop yield

MR Nunes, HM van Es, R Schindelbeck, AJ Ristow… - Geoderma, 2018 - Elsevier
The performance of no-till (NT) in temperate regions may be enhanced through the
integration of additional conservation practices such as cover cropping and crop rotations …

Characterization of microbial community response to cover crop residue decomposition

CJ Nevins, C Nakatsu, S Armstrong - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Cover crop adoption in the US Corn Belt region is a rapidly emerging management practice
in corn (Zea mays) agroecosystems. However, little is known about the impact of the …

Effects of moisture and temperature on C and N mineralization from surface-applied cover crop residues

R Thapa, KL Tully, ML Cabrera, C Dann… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2021 - Springer
Cover crop (CC) decomposition and subsequent release of nitrogen (N) are highly
influenced by residue water potential (ψ) and temperature (T). To evaluate how carbon (C) …

Green and animal manure use in organic field crop systems

PM Carr, MA Cavigelli, H Darby, K Delate… - Agronomy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Dual‐use cover/green manure (CGM) crops and animal manure are used to supply nitrogen
(N) and phosphorus (P) to organically grown field crops. A comprehensive review of …

Dynamic model-based recommendations increase the precision and sustainability of N fertilization in midwestern US maize production

S Sela, HM van Es, BN Moebius-Clune… - … and Electronics in …, 2018 - Elsevier
The US Midwest encompasses one of the largest intensive maize (Zea mays L.) production
environments in the world. Managing these lands in a more sustainable way is essential to …

Modeling surface residue decomposition and N release using the Cover Crop Nitrogen Calculator (CC-NCALC)

R Thapa, M Cabrera, C Reberg-Horton, C Dann… - Nutrient Cycling in …, 2022 - Springer
Optimal utilization of cover crop (CC) residues in conservation tillage systems require fast-
running crop-soil simulation models that can accurately predict surface residue …

Dynamic model-based N management reduces surplus nitrogen and improves the environmental performance of corn production

S Sela, PB Woodbury, HM Van Es - Environmental Research …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The US Midwest is the largest and most intensive corn (Zea mays, L.) production region in
the world. However, N losses from corn systems cause serious environmental impacts …

United States Midwest soil and weather conditions influence anaerobic potentially mineralizable nitrogen

JD Clark, KS Veum, FG Fernández… - Soil Science Society …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen provided to crops through mineralization is an important factor in N management
guidelines. Understanding of the interactive effects of soil and weather conditions on N …