Regenerating Agricultural Landscapes with Perennial Groundcover for Intensive Crop Production

• Published in: Agronomy (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 8; p. 458
• Main Authors: Moore, Kenneth J., Anex, Robert P., Elobeid, Amani E., Fei, Shuizhang, Flora, Cornelia B., Goggi, A. Susana, Jacobs, Keri L., Jha, Prashant, Kaleita, Amy L., Karlen, Douglas L., Laird, David A., Lenssen, Andrew W., Lübberstedt, Thomas, McDaniel, Marshall D., Raman, D. Raj, Weyers, Sharon L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 15.08.2019
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Biodegradation; Biodiesel fuels; Biofuels; Biomass; Cereal crops; Climate change; Corn; crop breeding; crop diversity; Crop production; crop rotation; cropping system; Cropping systems; Crops; Ecosystem management; Ecosystem restoration; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Environmental impact; Environmental risk; Fertilizers; Glycine max; Grain; Grain crops; Grasses; Ground cover; ground cover plants; groundcover; Hydrology; Indigenous plants; indigenous species; integrated pest management; intensive cropping; intercropping; landscape restoration; landscapes; maize; Management systems; Midwestern United States; Nutrients; perennial; perennials; Plant communities; Prairies; Service restoration; Soil degradation; Soil erosion; soil health; soil quality; Soil water; soybean; Soybeans; Systems stability; technology adoption; Vegetation; Water quality; Zea mays; United States > US; Iowa; Midwestern United States

The Midwestern U.S. landscape is one of the most highly altered and intensively managed ecosystems in the country. The predominant crops grown are maize (Zea mays L.) and soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr]. They are typically grown as monocrops in a simple yearly rotation or with multiple years of maiz...