Cover crop after harvest through the winter

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Links to: Link details Item Maintain vegetative cover on fields Increase vegetative uptake of nutrients by arable crops Improve soil structure on arable land

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An option in GAEC 2 Post-harvest management of land. Method 2. Establish cover crops in the autumn, in Cuttle, S.P., C.J.A. Macleod, D.R. Chadwick, D. Scholefield, P.M. Haygarth, P. Newell-Price, D. Harris, M.A. Shepherd, B.J. Chambers, and R. Humphrey. (2007) An Inventory of Methods to Control Diffuse Water Pollution from Agriculture (DWPA): User manual ES0203. Defra, London

Defra Project IF0131
Assessment of reduction in environmental burdens through targeted measures compared with whole farm approaches in cropping and livestock systems
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