Cover Crop Benefits for South Florida Commercial Vegetable Producers

This article describes how and why to use cover crops in South Florida vegetable production systems, and identifies several cover crops that work in Florida's climate, that contribute to nutrient conservation, and whose biomass can be incorporated to improve soil organic matter. Updated Octobe...

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Main Authors: Qingren Wang, Yuncong Li, Edward A. Hanlon, Waldemar Klassen, Teresa Olczyk, Ikechukwu V. Ezenwa
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2018-10-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/115880
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description This article describes how and why to use cover crops in South Florida vegetable production systems, and identifies several cover crops that work in Florida's climate, that contribute to nutrient conservation, and whose biomass can be incorporated to improve soil organic matter. Updated October 2018. SL-242/SS461: Cover Crop Benefits for South Florida Commercial Vegetable Producers (ufl.edu)
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