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Impact Of A Winter Rye Cover Crop On Edge-Of-Field Nutrient Losses And Corn Silage Production, Keegan Griffith
Impact Of A Winter Rye Cover Crop On Edge-Of-Field Nutrient Losses And Corn Silage Production, Keegan Griffith
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Cover crops have the potential to reduce environmental impacts of corn production. The objective of this study was to quantify differences in nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) loading between corn plots with or without a winter rye cover crop (Secale cerale). Four field plots (30 x 46 m) in Chazy, NY with edge-of-field monitoring were used for the study. Two plots were randomly assigned a rye cover crop treatment and planted with a grain drill at a rate of 112 kg ha-1 after corn silage harvest in 2015 and 2016. Continuous water flows were monitored from surface runoff and tile …