Subsequent nitrogen utilisation and soil water distribution as affected by forage radish cover crop and nitrogen fertiliser in a corn silage production system

• Published in: Acta agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and plant science Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 52 - 61
• Main Authors: Wang, Fang, Weil, Ray R., Han, Lei, Zhang, Mingxin, Sun, Zhaojun, Nan, Xiongxiong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 02.01.2019; Taylor & Francis LLC; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Agricultural practices; Agronomy; Corn; Corn silage; Cover crop; Cover crops; Crop production; Crop yield; Crops; Efficiency; fertilizer rates; Fertilizers; forage; Grain; grain yield; Moisture content; Nitrogen; nitrogen availability; nitrogen fertilizers; North America; planting; radishes; Silage; silage corn; Soil profiles; Soil properties; Soil water; Soil water storage; sowing; total nitrogen; Vegetables; Water distribution; Water engineering; Water storage; winter; yield; North America

Forage radish is a unique winter cover crop that is relatively new but becoming rapidly adopted in temperate, humid North America. Little is known about how the use of this cover crop may influence subsequent nitrogen availability, soil water accumulation in the soil profile in corn silage productio...