Water and soil quality respond to no-tillage and cover crops differently through 10 years of implementation

• Published in: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 360; p. 108791
• Main Authors: Waring, Emily Rose, Pederson, Carl, Lagzdins, Ainis, Clifford, Chelsea, Helmers, Matthew J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2024
• Subjects: Cover crops; Nitrate-nitrogen; No tillage; Soil organic matter; Subsurface drainage; Nitrate-nitrogen; Soil organic matter; Cover crops; No tillage; Subsurface drainage

Addressing the global problem of eutrophication will require better management of inorganic nitrogen (N) on the agricultural landscape. This study investigates the impacts of no-tillage (NT), no tillage with winter cereal rye (NTr), and conventional tillage with rye (CTr), and a perennial (P) in com...