Cover Crops for Sustainable Farming

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Justes, Eric (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Water quality.; Water pollution.; Agriculture.; Biodiversity.; Plant pathology.; Plant physiology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Life Sciences.; Water Quality/Water Pollution.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Pathology.; Soil Science & Conservation.

This study, based on a literature review and simulations, shows the efficiency of cover crops at catching nitrate in most situations. It also analyzes both the negative impacts they can have and the ecosystem services they can provide: soil protection against water erosion, carbon sequestration in s...