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Cover Cropping To Improve The Sustainability Of Agronomic Production Systems, Ricardo St Aime

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The adoption rate of cover cropping among farmers in the Southeast is low due to the lack of knowledge regarding the suitable cover crop species and their management practices and the concerns of resource depletion for the subsequent cash crop. To generate information addressing the above knowledge gap, the present research was conducted with the following objectives: (1) to determine the optimal planting method for winter cover crops in the upstate of SC and whether it is influenced by the seeding rates (Project-1); (2) to determine suitable winter cover crops for the region based on biomass production, water use efficiency …