Management impact and benefit of cover crops on soil quality: A review
Cover crop (CC) cultivation can improve crop yield, soil and environmental quality. Cover
crops are multifunctional and contribute to soil quality by improving soil physical, chemical …
crops are multifunctional and contribute to soil quality by improving soil physical, chemical …
Ecological intensification of food production by integrating forages
JG Franco, MT Berti, JH Grabber, JR Hendrickson… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Forage crops have the potential to serve multiple functions, providing an ecological
framework to sustainably intensify food production, ie, ecological intensification. We review …
framework to sustainably intensify food production, ie, ecological intensification. We review …
Optimized farmland mulching improves alfalfa yield and water use efficiency based on meta-analysis and regression analysis
Y Minhua, M Yanlin, K Yanxia, J Qiong… - Agricultural Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), a globally vital forage crop with abundant nutrition and
high yield, is commonly planted in arid and semi-arid regions where water resources are …
high yield, is commonly planted in arid and semi-arid regions where water resources are …
Intercropping alfalfa into silage maize can be more profitable than maize silage followed by spring-seeded alfalfa
MT Berti, J Lukaschewsky, DP Samarappuli - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Intercropping of silage maize (Zea mays L.) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is not a common
practice because alfalfa generally reduces maize grain and biomass yield. The objective of …
practice because alfalfa generally reduces maize grain and biomass yield. The objective of …
Alfalfa established successfully in intercropping with corn in the Midwest US
Integrating alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) with corn (Zea mays L.) for grain will increase
biodiversity, reduce the negative environmental impact of corn monoculture and increase …
biodiversity, reduce the negative environmental impact of corn monoculture and increase …
Diverse perennial circular forage systems are needed to foster resilience, ecosystem services, and socioeconomic benefits in agricultural landscapes
Prevailing agricultural systems dominated by annual crop monocultures, and the
landscapes that contain them, lack resilience and multifunctionality. They are vulnerable to …
landscapes that contain them, lack resilience and multifunctionality. They are vulnerable to …
Optimizing arrangement and density in maize and alfalfa intercropping and the reduced incidence of the invasive fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in southern …
K Wu, C Jiang, S Zhou, H Yang - Field Crops Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Maize and alfalfa intercropping has yield advantages and is an important cropping system.
However, the row arrangement and density design of narrow-strip intercropping systems …
However, the row arrangement and density design of narrow-strip intercropping systems …
Interseeding cover crops into maize: Characterization of species performance under Mediterranean conditions
Cover crop (CC) benefits and adoption in crop rotations may be limited by the short planting
window after the cash crop. Interseeding or relay intercropping of CC is a technique that …
window after the cash crop. Interseeding or relay intercropping of CC is a technique that …
Alfalfa establishment by interseeding with silage corn projected to increase profitability of corn silage–alfalfa rotations
Corn (Zea mays L.) silage and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) rotations dominate dairy forage
production in temperate regions, but low yields during establishment of spring seeded alfalfa …
production in temperate regions, but low yields during establishment of spring seeded alfalfa …
Nutrient cycling in organic field crops in Canada and the United States
Organic farmers have identified soil fertility and weed management as the two highest
research priority areas. No review exists of research on soil nutrient management in organic …
research priority areas. No review exists of research on soil nutrient management in organic …