Optimizing organic cover crop-based rotational tillage systems for early soybean growth

• Published in: Organic agriculture Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 471 - 481
• Main Authors: Silva, Erin Marie, Vereecke, Léa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agricultural practices; Agricultural production; Agriculture; Beans; Best management practices; Biomass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cover crops; Crop yield; Crops; Cultivation; Environment; Equivalence; Farms; Folding; Life Sciences; Nodulation; Optimization; Organic farming; Plant populations; Plant Sciences; Planting; Regrowth; Rye; Secale cereale; Soybeans; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable Development; Tillage; Weeds; Cover crop-based rotational tillage; Soybean; Roller-crimper; Organic no-till; Organic agriculture

Cover crop-based rotational tillage (CCBRT) practices continue to be adopted on organic farms across the globe. In these systems, fall-planted cover crops are mechanically terminated in the spring and used to suppress weeds and eliminate the need for tillage and cultivation in the soybean ( Glycine...