Management duration controls the synergistic effect of tillage, cover crop, and nitrogen rate on cotton yield and yield stability

• Published in: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 301; p. 107007
• Main Authors: Nouri, Amin, Lee, Jaehoon, Yoder, Daniel C., Jagadamma, Sindhu, Walker, Forbes R., Yin, Xinhua, Arelli, Prakash
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2020
• Subjects: agriculture; agroecosystems; Conservation agriculture; conservation tillage; conventional tillage; cotton; Cover crops; data collection; duration; ecosystem services; environmental factors; face; legumes; management systems; nitrogen; Nitrogen fertilizer; No tillage; regression analysis; soil; Soil resilience; Southeastern United States; statistical models; synergism; Tillage; Trifolium incarnatum; variability; Vicia villosa; winter wheat; Yield stability; Southeastern United States; Conservation agriculture; Cover crops; Tillage; Yield stability; No tillage; Nitrogen fertilizer; Soil resilience

•Management duration controls the response of cotton yield and yield stability to tillage, bio-covers, and N rate management.•Long-term interaction between legume covers and no-tillage increased yield stability in adverse environmental conditions.•Long-term incorporation of legume species, especiall...