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- Title
Cover Crop Mixtures Effects on Soil Physical and Chemical Properties in Japan.
- Authors
TORU NAKAJIMA; RIKU NAKAMURA; RYUJI KAWAMURA; MACHITO MIHARA
- Abstract
Agricultural management practices such as cover crop could restore soil physical and chemical properties, and in turn positive effect of crop productivity. However, it can vary with soil type, climate, and type of cover crop species. In addition, different cover crops provide different benefits to agricultural land. For instance, legumes (e.g. clover (Trifolium repers L.)) fix atmospheric nitrogen (N) for their own use. After terminating the legume cover crop, it will release N into the soil as the residues decompose and provide available N to the main crops. Some of cover crop (e.g. phacelia (Hydrophylloideae)) are able to suppress weeds or prevent insect damages by competition, shading, and allelopathy. Recently, researchers reported that cover crop mixture may provide greater diversity of benefits than monoculture cover crop. Therefore, the objective of this study was to demonstrate soil physical and chemical properties assessment under cover crops (clover, phacelia, and their mixture) vegetation.
- Subjects
JAPAN; COVER crops; CHEMICAL properties; POTTING soils; FARMS; ATMOSPHERIC nitrogen
- Publication
International Journal of Environmental & Rural Development, 2020, Vol 11, Issue 1, p182
- ISSN
2185-159X
- Publication type
Article