{Tool} Green manures & cover crops: Advantages & disadvantages (Best4Soil Factsheet). Creator(s): Michel, Vincent; Grand, Alfred and Schlathölter, Michaela. Issuing Organisation(s): Best4Soil, Agroscope, Vermigrand, P. H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard. Best4Soil Factsheet. (2020)
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Document available online at: https://www.best4soil.eu/factsheets/10
Summary
In general, cover crops have positive effects on soil structure, soil erosion, reducing nutrient leaching, weed suppression and feeding the soil microbiome. Some species used as cover crops can also fix nutrients (nitrogen by legumes) or make nutrient more available (phosphorus by buckwheat). Used as green manures, they also help to sequester carbon.
This tool provides you with the most important thing to consider when using cover crops or green manures in your crop rotation, like choosing the right species mixtures to fit your goals, importance of timing and special benefits.
This tool is relevant for all practitioners utilizing, or considering using, cover crops in their crop rotation.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
|---|---|
| What problem does the tool address?: | Cover crops belong to different plant groups (families) so their impact as promotors or inhibitors for soilborne diseases and nematodes has to be specifically chosen. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | It is critical to consider your goals, and how different species or mixtures can help you achieve them. |
| Country: | Austria, Germany, Switzerland |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Leaflets & guidelines |
| Keywords: | cover plants, weed control, green manures, soil fertility, soil management |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English cover plants http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1936 English weed control http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8345 English green manures http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3375 English soil fertility http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7170 English soil management http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7176 |
| Subjects: | Soil > Soil quality Crop husbandry > Crop combinations and interactions Crop husbandry > Composting and manuring Crop husbandry > Weed management |
| Research affiliation: | European Union > Horizon 2020 > BEST4Soil Switzerland > Agroscope Germany > Other organizations Germany Austria > Other organizations Austria |
| Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 817696 |
| Related Links: | https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/39115, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/43486, https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/43487, https://www.best4soil.eu/, https://www.facebook.com/organicfarmknowledge/posts/431361875443119, https://twitter.com/farm_knowledge/status/1490668080510480390 |
| Project ID: | ofk |
| Deposited By: | Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL |
| ID Code: | 43486 |
| Deposited On: | 26 Jan 2022 20:09 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Nov 2023 08:27 |
| Document Language: | English, German/Deutsch, Danish/Dansk, Bulgarian/български, Czech/Česky, Dutch/Nederlands, Estonian/Eesti, Finnish/Suomea, French/Francais, Greek/Ellinika, Hungarian/Magyar, Italian/Italiano, Lithuanian/Lietuvos, Latvian/Lettish/Latviesu, Polish/Polski, Portuguese/Portugues, Romanian/Română, Spanish/Español, Serbian/српски језик, Slovak/Slovenčina, Slovenian/Slovenski Jezik, Swedish/Svenska |
| Status: | Published |
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