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S2 65813 CROP?/TI,DE
S3 629 COVER()CROP?/TI,DE
S4 8327 GREEN/TI,DE
S5 5465 MANUR?/TI,DE
S6 616 GREEN()MANURE?/TI,DE
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S8 1770 MULCH?
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S17 413 PUTTING
S18 22011 GREEN?
S19 69 PUTTING(W)GREEN?
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S24 1007 S23/ENG
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S26 256 S24 AND UD=9101 : UD=9999
GREEN MANURES AND COVER CROPS
1 NAL Call. No.: 381 J8223
[14C]-gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane in a flooded soil with green
manuring. Drego, J.; Murthy, N.B.K.; Raghu, K.
Washington, D.C. : American Chemical Society; 1990 Jan.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry v. 38 (1): p.
266-268; 1990 Jan. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Hch; Microbial degradation; Soil; Green manures
Abstract: The fate of [14C]-gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane
(gamma-HCH) was studied in green manure amended and unamended
flooded soils with a continuous-flow system permitting 14C
mass balance. There was a greater loss of radioactivity in the
form of organic volatiles and 14CO2 in green manure amended
than unamended soil. The organic volatile compound formed was
identified as benzene. Green manure amendment considerably
decreased the levels of extractable residues from soil. Bound
residue formation was also less in green manure amended than
unamended soil.
2 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Activity of nitrification processes in the fall and winter
months. Bartholomew, R.P.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1932 Jun.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 24 (6): p.
435-442; 1932 Jun.
Language: English
Descriptors: Arkansas; Secale cereale; Vicia; Cover crops;
Nitrification; Soil biology; Nitrates; Nitrogenous compounds;
Soil fertility; Nitrogen content; Autumn; Winter; Air
temperature; Cultivation; Silt loam soils; Sandy loam soils
Abstract: Results of experiments to determine whether
nitrification takes place in soils which are subjected to cold
periods with intermittent warm periods are reported. Studies
to determine the value and efficiency of cover crops are also
reported. The results may be summarized as follows: (1)
Nitrates were produced in soil during the fall and winter
months; (2) relatively large amounts of nitrates disappeared
from soils not planted to cover crops; and (3) cover crops are
efficient means of preventing loss of soluble nitrogenous
compounds from the soil.
3 NAL Call. No.: SB950.A1I66
Ageratum cover crops aids citrus biocontrol in China.
Zhang, A.; Olkowski, W.
Berkeley, Calif. : Bio-Integral Resource Center; 1989 Sep. The
IPM practitioner v. 11 (9): p. 8-10; 1989 Sep. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: China; Ageratum conyzoides; Biological control;
Citrus fruits; Mite control; Predatory mites
4 NAL Call. No.: QH573.N37
Allelopathic control of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-
lycopersici. Jarvis, W.R.
Berlin, W. Ger. : Springer-Verlag; 1989.
NATO ASI series : Series H : Cell biology v. 28: p. 479-486;
1989. In the series analytic: Vascular wilt diseases of
plants: basic studies and control / edited by E.C. Tjamos and
C.H. Beckman. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research
Workshop on the Interaction of Genetic and Environmental
Factors in the Development of Vascular Wilt Diseases of
Plants, May 22-27, 1988, Athens, Greece. Literature review.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Lycopersicon esculentum; Fusarium oxysporum;
Fungal diseases; Root rots; Fungus control; Plant disease
control; Allelopathy; Fungal antagonists; Green manures;
Allelochemicals; Literature reviews; Lactuca sativa; Taraxacum
officinale
5 NAL Call. No.: 79.9 SO8 (P)
Allelopathic cover crops to reduce herbicide input.
Worsham, A.D.
Raleigh, N.C. : The Society :.; 1991.
Proceedings - Southern Weed Science Society v. 44: p. 58-69;
1991. Paper presented at the meeting on "Perception: Fact or
Fiction", held January 14-16, 1991, San Antonio, Texas.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: North Carolina; Cover crops; Allelopathy;
Herbicides; Application rates; Weed control
6 NAL Call. No.: S494.5.S86S8
Alternative soil and pest management practices for sustainable
production of fresh-market cabbage.
Roberts, B.W.; Cartwright, B.
Binghamton, N.Y. : Food Products Press; 1991.
Journal of sustainable agriculture v. 1 (3): p. 21-35; 1991.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Oklahoma; Brassica oleracea; Secale cereale;
Vicia villosa; Cover crops; Soil; Sustainability; Soil
management; Pest management
7 NAL Call. No.: 100 L939
Alternative tillage systems and cover crops for cotton
production on the Macon Ridge.
Hutchinson, R.L.; Shelton, W.L.
Baton Rouge, La. : The Station; 1990.
Louisiana agriculture - Louisiana Agricultural Experiment
Station v. 33 (4): p. 6-8; 1990.
Language: English
Descriptors: Louisiana; Gossypium; Crop production; Tillage;
Systems; Cover crops
8 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
The availability of hydrated lime, limestone, and dolomite of
two degrees of fineness, with supplements of red clover hay,
as measured by lysimeter leachings.
MacIntire, W.H.; Sanders, K.B.; Shaw, W.M.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1933 Apr.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 25 (4): p.
285-297; 1933 Apr. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Trifolium pratense; Liming materials; Fineness;
Lysimetry; Green manures; Carbonates; Bicarbonates; Nitrates;
Sulfates; Potassium; Nitrate nitrogen
Abstract: In applying the foregoing results obtained in a 4-
year study with 18 pairs of lysimeters several points are to
be considered. Commercial limestone and the home-ground
products differ. The former is often a product consisting
solely of finely ground material. The latter is generally a
mixture of different finenesses, limited by the character of
rock as it affects tonnage per diem in grinding, wear on
machinery, and ultimate cost. Since the commercial products
are usually finer than the coarser separates used in the
present experiment, the results may be interpreted as applying
directly for such products and for types of soil similar to
the one used and under comparable climatic conditions. For a
soil of good fixing capacity, even without marked acidity, the
100- to 200-mesh fineness of either limestone or dolomite is
comparable to an equivalence of hydrated lime, when evaluated
by enhanced nitrification and sulfate generation, soluble Ca
plus Mg, and repressive effects upon potassium solubility for
the 4-year period. The same holds for the 40- to 50-mesh
limestone. The 40- to 50-mesh dolomite is not so readily
available during the first year, but the disparity is not
great. Since the heavier types of soils of greater acidity
would effect a disintegration more rapid and intensive than
that found for the well-buffered, near-neutral soil used, it
would follow that the fineness of 40- to 50-mesh is ample for
such soils, especially if an appreciable period elapse between
the incorporation and the seeding. For sandy soils, however,
it would be expected that the differences attributable to
fineness would be greater than those found for the heavier
type of soil. This would be especially true in case of the
less soluble dolomite, which should be exceedingly fine when
used in sandy soils. Although the total amounts of soluble Ca
plus Mg derived from the several dolomite additions were
generally comparable to, though slightly in excess of, those
found for the corresponding li
9 NAL Call. No.: S79.E8 no.17
Bacteriological effects of green manure study no. III.
Briscoe, Chas. F.; Harned, Horace Hammerton, 1886-
Agricultural College, Miss. : Mississippi Agricultural
Experiment Station,; 1929.
11 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. s. (Technical bulletin (Mississippi
Agricultural Experiment Station) ; no. 17.). Cover title.
Pts. 1 and 2 published in Mississippi Agricultural Experiment
Station Bulletin 168 and 185.
Language: English
Descriptors: Green manuring
10 NAL Call. No.: S1.N32
Bank on buckwheat: it's one of the best weed-smothering crops
money can buy. Hofstetter, B.
Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Institute; 1992 Feb.
The New farm v. 14 (2): p. 52-53; 1992 Feb.
Language: English
Descriptors: Buckwheat; Cover crops; Weed control
11 NAL Call. No.: S544.3.M9M65
Berseem clover: a potential hay and green manure crop for
Montana. Baldridge, D.; Dunn, R.; Ditterline, R.; Sims, J.;
Welty, L.; Wichman, D.; Westcott, M.; Stalknecht, G.
Bozeman, Mont. : The Service; 1992 Jan.
Montguide MT : Agriculture - Montana State University,
Cooperative Extension Service (9201): 3 p.; 1992 Jan.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Montana; Trifolium alexandrinum; Bloat; Hay; Crop
yield; Field tests; Nutrient content; Green manures
12 NAL Call. No.: TD930.A32
Bioresource potential of Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W. F.
Wight. Prasad, M.N.V.
Essex : Elsevier Science Publishers; 1993.
Bioresource technology v. 44 (3): p. 251-254; 1993. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sesbania bispinosa; Green manures; Salt tolerance
13 NAL Call. No.: 280.8 SY8
Bugs, weeds, and fine wine.
Hamilton, J.
New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill :.; 1992 Aug10.
Business week (3278): p. 30; 1992 Aug10.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Cover crops; Organic farming;
Viticulture; Sustainability
14 NAL Call. No.: QK898.N6N52
Cajanus cajan accession evaluation for green leaf manure
production and coppicing ability.
Rosecrance, R.; Dominick, W.; Macklin, B.
Bangkok, Thailand : Thailand Institute of Scientific and
Technological Research; 1989 Aug.
Nitrogen fixing tree research reports v. 7: p. 81-82; 1989
Aug. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Hawaii; Cajanus cajan; Biomass production; Green
manures; Coppicing; Variety trials; Crop yield; Cultivars
15 NAL Call. No.: QH84.8.B46
Carbon dioxide evolution from wheat and lentil residues as
affected by grinding, added nitrogen, and the absence of soil.
Bremer, E.; Houtum, W. van; Van Kessel, C.
Berlin : Springer International; 1991.
Biology and fertility of soils .v 11 (3): p. 221-227; 1991.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Saskatchewan; Plant residues; Lentils; Wheat;
Green manures; Soil air; Soil biology; Carbon-nitrogen ratio;
Carbon dioxide; Decomposition; Nitrogen; Particle size
16 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Chemical and microbiological principles underlying the
decomposition of green manures in the soil.
Waksman, S.A.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1929 Jan.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 21 (1): p.
1-18; 1929 Jan. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Green manures; Decomposition; Microbial
degradation; Chemical degradation; Soil bacteria; Soil
chemistry
17 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Chemical and microbiological principles underlying the
transformation of organic matter in the preparation of
artificial manures.
Waksman, S.A.; Tenney, F.G.; Diehm, R.A.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1929 May.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 21 (5): p.
533-546; 1929 May. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Green manures; Animal manures; Decomposition;
Chemical degradation; Microbial degradation; Soil organic
matter
18 NAL Call. No.: 56.9 SO3
Chemical attributes of soils subjected to no-till cropping
with rye cover crops.
Eckert, D.J.
Madison, Wis. : The Society; 1991 Mar.
Soil Science Society of America journal v. 55 (2): p. 405-409;
1991 Mar. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ohio; Secale cereale; Zea mays; Glycine max; Soil
chemistry; Calcium; Carbon; Magnesium; Nitrogen fertilizers;
Phosphorus; Potassium; No-tillage; Rotations; Soil fertility;
Soil physical properties
Abstract: Rye (Secale cereale L.) cover crops are often
promoted to supply additional residue in no-till production
situations; however, the effect of inclusion of rye on soil
chemical properties is largely unknown. Soils were sampled, 20
cm deep, from four 4-yr studies in which no-till corn (Zea
mays L.) and soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) were grown
continuously or in rotation on a Canfield silt loam (fine-
loamy, mixed, mesic Aquic Fragiudalf) or in rotation only on a
Hoytville silty clay (fine, illitic, mesic Mollic Ochraqualf),
with and without a winter rye cover crop. Corn had been
fertilized each spring with 224 kg N ha(-1) as either injected
anhydrous ammonia or surface-broadcast urea-ammonium nitrate
(UAN) solution. All plots sampled showed greater
concentrations of organic C, exchangeable K, and Bray-1
extractable P in the surface 5-cm increment of soil than
deeper in the sampled profile. Exchangeable Ca and Mg
concentrations were often less at this depth than deeper in
the profile, particularly when N was applied as surface-
broadcast UAN solution. Soil pH was generally lowest in the
zone of N application. Addition of the rye cover crop had
little effect on the distribution of chemical attributes,
other than increasing concentrations of exchangeable K near
the soil surface in several comparisons.
19 NAL Call. No.: 80 AM371
A clean choice.
Bremer, A.H.
Chicago, Ill. : American Nurseryman Publishing Company; 1993
Jun01. American nurseryman v. 177 (11): p. 38-41; 1993 Jun01.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ornamental woody plants; Plantations; Cover
crops; Trifolium pratense; Grasses; Crop mixtures
20 NAL Call. No.: SB1.H6
Cold protection of leatherleaf fern using crop covers and
overhead irrigation in shadehouses.
Stamps, R.H.
Alexandria, Va. : American Society for Horticultural Science;
1991 Jul. HortScience v. 26 (7): p. 862-865; 1991 Jul.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Florida; Arachniodes adiantiformis; Cold;
Protection; Cover crops; Overhead irrigation; Cold injury;
Shading; Greenhouses; Vase life; Responses
Abstract: Four spunbonded crop covers were evaluated for use
with and without irrigation for cold protection of leatherleaf
fern [Rumohra adiantiformis (Forst.) Ching]. Heavier and less
porous covers provided the most protection when used without
over-the-crop irrigation. However, differences in cover weight
and porosity did not affect temperatures under covers when
over-the-crop irrigation was applied. Damage to immature
fronds was decreased by 75% to 99% when the covers were used
alone and by 98% to 99% when the covers were used with over-
the-crop irrigation. Covers had no effect on frond vase life.
21 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43
Coming full circle--the new emphasis on soil quality.
Haberern, J.
Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1992.
American journal of alternative agriculture v. 7 (1/2): p.
3-4; 1992.
Language: English
Descriptors: U.S.A.; Soil fertility; Nutrient content; Crops;
Food quality; Soil management; Sustainability; Cover crops;
Rotations
22 NAL Call. No.: 100 M36S no.199
Comparison of commercial fertilizers and stable manure.
College Park : Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station,;
1916. p. [95]-106 ; 23 cm. (Bulletin (Maryland Agricultural
Experiment Station) ; no. 199.). Caption title. December,
1916.
Language: English
Descriptors: Fertilizers; Farm manure; Green manuring
23 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
A comparison of legume intercycle crops for pineapples.
Magistad, O.C.; King, N.; Allen, O.N.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1934 May.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 26 (5): p.
372-380; 1934 May. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Hawaii; Ananas comosus; Cajanus cajan;
Crotalaria; Cassia tora; Crop yield; Soil physical properties;
Flowering; Seed germination; Seed production; Nitrogen
content; Experimental plots; Moisture content; Weight; Acid
soils; Nitrogen fixation; Cover crops
Abstract: These experiments were conducted at the Wahiawa
Sub-station, Island of Oahu, T.H., with the purpose of testing
the value of six leguminous plants, namely, Cajanus cajan,
Crotalaria juncea, C. spectabilis, C. anagyroides, Stizolobium
utile, and Cassia tora under ordinary growth conditions. 1.
The Latin square method of plat arrangement was followed. The
soil of the plats was acid, pH value 4.9, and very low in
available phosphorus. Both of these conditions were
unfavorable to the good growth of the tested crops. 2.
Relative germination of the respective lots of seed, tonnage
of the crops on a wet and dry basis, and amount of nitrogen
fixed were considered as indices of the suitability of the
crops. The data were mathematically interpreted. 3. Cassia
tora did not prove acceptable as a cover crop under any
conditions provided in this test. 4. The plants tested may be
divided into two general groups with respect to growth period.
Crotalaria juncea and Stizolobium utile excelled in wet weight
and nitrogen content at the end of the 91-day period.
Crotalaria juncea had produced at this period 7,006 pounds of
wet material of which 68.83 +/- 0.96% was moisture and 2.34
+/- 0.025% nitrogen, while Stizolobium utile produced 8,511
pounds of wet material containing 77.58 +/-0.25% moisture and
2.21 +/- 0.156% nitrogen. The remaining plants, together with
S. utile, proved most acceptable after 197 days of growth. 5.
In brief, the legumes may be arranged in descending order with
respect to the following: A. Wet weight at the end of the 91-
day period: Stizolobium utile, Crotalaria juncea, C.
anagyroides, C. spectabilis, Cajanus cajan, Cassia tora. B.
Wet weight at the end of 157 days: Stizolobium utile,
Crotalaria spectabilis, C. anagyroides, Cajanus cajan,
Crotalaria juncea, Cassia tora. C. Dry weights at the end of
91 days: Crotalaria juncea, Stizolobium utile, Crotalaria
anagyroides, Cajanus cajan, Crotalaria spectabilis, Cassia
tora. D. Dry weights at the end of 157 days: Sti
24 NAL Call. No.: 100 V81S no.19
A comparison of methods for determining soil acidity and a
study of the effects of green manures on soil acidity.
Hill, H. H.
Blacksburg, Va. : Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station,;
1919. 25 p. ; 24 cm. (Technical bulletin (Virginia
Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 19.). Cover title.
Includes bibliographical references.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Soil acidity; Green manuring
25 NAL Call. No.: SB249.N6
A comparison of tillage systems and cover crops for cotton
production on a loessial soil in northeast Louisiana.
Hutchinson, R.L.; Sharpe, T.R.
Memphis, Tenn. : National Cotton Council of America; 1989.
Proceedings - Beltwide Cotton Conferences (Book 2): p.
517-519; 1989. Meeting held January 2-7, 1989, Nashville,
Tennessee. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Louisiana; Gossypium hirsutum; Tillage; Cover
crops; Loess soils; Silt loam soils
26 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.B5
Comparison of weed biomass and flora in four cover crops and a
subsequent lettuce crop on three New England organic farms.
Schonbeck, M.; Browne, J.; Deziel, G.; DeGregorio, R.
Oxon : A B Academic Publishers; 1991.
Biological agriculture and horticulture : an international
journal v. 8 (2): p. 123-143; 1991. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Fagopyrum esculentum; Fagopyrum tataricum; Secale
cereale; Avena sativa; Sorghum bicolor; Trifolium pratense;
Lolium multiflorum; Echinochloa crus-galli; Cover crops;
Lactuca sativa; Cultural weed control; Weeds; Biomass;
Botanical composition; Dry matter accumulation; Coverage; Crop
residues; Crop weed competition; Environmental factors;
Climatic factors; Soil fertility; Crop yield; Establishment;
Regrowth; Suppression; Tillage
27 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
A comparison of winter legume green manure and nitrate of soda
for fertilizing cotton.
Hale, G.A.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1936 Feb.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 28 (2): p.
156-159; 1936 Feb.
Language: English
Descriptors: Georgia; Gossypium hirsutum; Green manures; Vicia
villosa; Sodium nitrate; Application rates; Crop yield; Crop
density; Sandy loam soils
Abstract: An 8-year field experiment was conducted on Cecil
sandy loam soil at the Georgia Experiment Station in which
winter legume green manure, nitrate of soda, and a combination
of green manure and nitrate of soda were compared for
fertilizing cotton. Hairy vetch and Austrian pea green manure
turned under 2 weeks before planting cotton produced slightly
larger cotton yields than 100 pounds per acre of nitrate of
soda applied when the cotton was planted. Treatments comparing
200 pounds per acre of nitrate of soda and a winter legume
green manure crop for fertilizing cotton showed an 8-year
average difference of 110 pounds seed cotton per acre in favor
of the commercial nitrate. Supplementing the green manure with
100 and 200 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre increased
yields over green manure alone as cotton fertilizer. Stands,
as shown by both the total number of plants and hills per acre
at picking, were slightly better on the green manure and
nitrate of soda alone treatments than on the other treatments
where both fertilizers were used.
28 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
The composition of the spring growth of sweet clover as
influenced by previous fall treatment.
Badger, C.J.; Snider, H.J.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1933 Feb.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 25 (2): p.
105-108; 1933 Feb. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Melilotus alba; Seasonal growth; Mineral content;
Plant analysis; Roots; Shoots; Hay; Removal; Green manures;
Winter hardiness; Plant composition; Harvesting date
Abstract: This study was carried out in order to determine
the influence of the practice of removing a fall hay crop upon
the composition of the sweet clover the following spring at
about the stage of growth that it is usually plowed under as a
green manure. The effect of cutting on September 18 as well as
on October 18 was compared to that where no hay was removed.
Analysis of the sweet clover tops and roots show that removal
of the fall growth reduced the total dry matter, total
nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in the following spring
growth. The results show also that cutting for fall hay
reduces the vitality or winter resistance of the sweet clover
plants. This was reflected in a thinner stand and a less
vigorous spring growth where fall cutting was practiced.
29 NAL Call. No.: S544.3.N6N62
Conservation tillage for burley tobacco: nitrogen management.
Hoyt, G.D.
Raleigh, N.C. : The Service; 1989 Jan.
AG - North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service, North
Carolina State University v.): p. 26-29; 1989 Jan. In the
series analytic: 1989 burley tobacco information. Includes
statistical data.
Language: English
Descriptors: North Carolina; Nicotiana tabacum; Conservation
tillage; Nitrogen; Nitrogen fertilizers; Cover crops;
Statistics
30 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Conserving residual corn fertilizer nitrogen with winter cover
crops. Shipley, P.R.; Meisinger, J.J.; Decker, A.M.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 Sep.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 84 (5): p.
869-876; 1992 Sep. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Maryland; Zea mays; Nitrogen fertilizers;
Nitrogen; Uptake; Winter; Cover crops; Vicia villosa;
Trifolium incarnatum; Secale cereale; Lolium multiflorum;
Fallow; Weed control; Stellaria media; Nutrients;
Conservation; Recovery; Dry matter accumulation; Silt loam
soils
Abstract: Autumn residual fertilizer nitrogen (FN) can be
easily leached into groundwater in humid climates. Winter
cover crops were evaluated for their ability to assimilate
residual corn FN and thereby reduce N losses. Labelled FN (15N
depleted) was applied to corn in Maryland in 1986 and 1987 at
rates of 0, 168, and 336 kg FN ha-1 on a Mattapex silt loam
(fine-loamy, mixed, typic Hapludult). Cover crop treatments
following corn harvest were hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth),
crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.), cereal rye (Secale
cereale L.), or annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.), and
a weed/fallow control of chickweed (Stellaria media L.). The
covers were harvested three times the following spring and dry
matter yields (DM), %N, and atom % 15N were determined to
assess FN uptake. Fall labelled N in the soil (to 80 cm)
averaged 17 and 114 kg FN ha-1 over both years for the 168 and
336 kg FN ha-1 rates, respectively. However, the quantity of
total residual mineral N (soil N plus FN) after the 168 kg
ha-1 rate was 87 kg N ha-1, which was comparable to the
quantity of labelled N at the high fertilizer rate. The
average cover crop FN uptake (kg FN ha-1) in mid-April after
the 336 kg N ha-1 treatment was 48 for cereal rye, 29 for
annual ryegrass, 9 for hairy vetch, 8 for crimson clover, and
6 kg FN ha-1 for the native weed cover (LSD P = 0.05 of 7 kg
FN ha-1). Corresponding percent recoveries of the fall N in
the aboveground DM were 45% for cereal rye, 27% for annual
ryegrass, 10% for hairy vetch, 8% for crimson clover, and 8%
for native weed cover. These results show that grass cover
crops conserved the most FN. Cereal rye recovered wore FN
through mid-April because of its growth in cool weather,
although annual ryegrass was equally effective if grown to
mid-May. Renewed efforts should be made to utilize grass cover
crops to conserve N in humid climates.
31 NAL Call. No.: SB249.N6
Control of weeds in cotton with winter covercrops.
Keeley, P.; Thullen, R.; Carter, L.; Chesson, J.
Memphis, Tenn. : National Cotton Council of America; 1992.
Proceedings - Beltwide Cotton Conferences v. 3: p. 1304-1307;
1992. Paper presented at the Cotton Weed Science Research
Conference, 1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Gossypium; Cover crops; Weeds; Pest control
32 NAL Call. No.: SB925.B5
Cool-season cover crops in the pecan orchard understory:
effects on Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) and pecan aphids
(Homoptera: Aphididae). Bugg, R.L.; Dutcher, J.D.; McNeill,
P.J.
Orlando, Fla. : Academic Press; 1991 Jun.
Biological control v. 1 (1): p. 8-15; 1991 Jun. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Georgia; Carya illinoensis; Orchards; Cover
crops; Vicia villosa; Secale cereale; Population density;
Biological control agents; Natural enemies; Hippodamia
convergens; Coccinellidae; Coccinella septempunctata;
Biological control; Rhopalosiphum padi; Frankliniella;
Acyrthosiphon pisum; Acyrthosiphon kondoi
33 NAL Call. No.: 421 J822
Cool-season cover crops relay intercropped with cantaloupe:
influence on a generalist predator, Geocoris punctipes
(Hemiptera: Lygaeidae). Bugg, R.L.; Wackers, F.L.; Brunson,
K.E.; Dutcher, J.D.; Phatak, S.C. Lanham, Md. : Entomological
Society of America; 1991 Apr. Journal of economic entomology
v. 84 (2): p. 408-416; 1991 Apr. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Georgia; Cucumis melo; Cover crops; Insect
control; Intercropping; Predators of insect pests; Beneficial
insects; Density; Geocoris punctipes
Abstract: Cool-season cover crops were used in efforts to
enhance densities of entomophagous insects on relay-
intercropped spring plantings of cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L.
var. reticulatus Seringe). Eight cover-cropping regimes,
including a weedy fallow control, were tested in a replicated
trial. Cover crop significantly affected densities of the
predominant predator, a bigeyed bug, Geocoris punctipes (Say),
amid cover crops, on or near cantaloupe plants, and on or near
sentinel egg masses of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda
(J. E. Smith) pinned to cantaloupe leaves. No significant
difference was found for proportions of egg masses occupied or
damaged by predators. For all indices of predator abundance
and efficiency, absolute responses were highest for the plots
of subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L., 'Mt.
Barker'). Numbers of G. punctipes per sentinel egg mass were
significantly greater for the subterranean clover regime than
for rye, crimson clover, and a polyculture of six cover crops,
but were not significantly greater than for 'Vantage' vetch or
the weedy fallow control plots. Rye showed particularly low
densities of G. punctipes. Cover crops had no apparent effect
on densities of aphids or whiteflies (Homoptera: Aphididae,
Aleyrodidae) on cantaloupe leaves.
34 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.J68
Corn growth and yield in an alfalfa living mulch system.
Eberlein, C.V.; Sheaffer, C.C.; Oliveira, V.F.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 Jul.
Journal of production agriculture v. 5 (3): p. 332-339; 1992
Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Minnesota; Zea mays; Medicago sativa; Mulches;
Plant competition; Soil water content; No-tillage; Plowing;
Atrazine; Glyphosate; Suppression; Available water; Irrigated
conditions; Crop yield; Grain; Meteorological factors;
Seasonal variation; Growth analysis; Soil conservation
35 NAL Call. No.: QK898.N6N52
Corn growth as affected by nitrogen fixing tree and grass
plant materials supplemented by P and K fertilizers.
Tiraa, A.N.; Asghar, M.
Bangkok, Thailand : Thailand Institute of Scientific and
Technological Research; 1990 Aug.
Nitrogen fixing tree research reports v. 8: p. 83-84; 1990
Aug. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Zea mays; Leguminosae; Nitrogen fixing trees;
Gramineae; Green manures; Phosphorus; Fertilizers; Potassium
fertilizers; Crop yield; Crop residues
36 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Corn response to rye cover crop management and spring tillage
systems. Rainbault, B.A.; Vyn, T.J.; Tollenaar, M.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1990 Nov.
Agronomy journal v. 82 (6): p. 1088-1093; 1990 Nov. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ontario; Zea mays; Secale cereale; Winter; Cover
crops; Double cropping; Crop residues; No-tillage; Discing;
Plowing; Crop yield; Grain; Dry matter accumulation; Leaf area
index; Flowering date; Erosion; Soil water content; Soil
management
Abstract: The use of a winter rye (Secale cereale L.) corn
(Zea mays L.) double cropping sequence in combination with
appropriate tillage practices could increase biomass
production and reduce soil erosion potential in southern
Ontario. A 3-yr study (1982-1984) was conducted at two
locations to determine the potential of this sequence for
double cropping, and to evaluate spring tillage systems and
management of the rye residue on subsequent productivity of
corn. Winter rye was planted in early October after corn
silage harvest and either chemically killed or harvested as
silage in the spring before corn planting. Rye treatments
consisted of no rye, rye harvested in the spring and rye
residue left on the plots. Spring cultivation treatments were
no-till, tandem discing, and moldboard plowing followed by
secondary tillage. The use of a winter rye cover crop delayed
corn development and reduced corn biomass yield by 11% at the
Elora location and by 17% at the Woodstock location. The
adverse effect of the rye crop was more pronounced under no-
till than where the soil was tilled. Removal or retention of
the rye residue had no consistent effect on the subsequent
corn crop. An allelopathic effect resulting from the rye crop
may be one plausible explanation for the reduction in corn
yield. Total biomass yield (rye + corn) was increased relative
to corn alone, if the soil was cultivated. Therefore, a winter
rye-corn sequence may still be of interest, despite a
reduction in corn yield, especially if advantages such as
total biomass production and the potential for decreased soil
erosion during fall and winter are considered.
37 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Corn response to rye cover crop, tillage methods, and planter
options. Raimbault, B.A.; Vyn, T.J.; Tollenaar, M.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1991 Mar.
Agronomy journal v. 83 (2): p. 287-290; 1991 Mar. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ontario; Zea mays; Cover crops; Secale cereale;
No-tillage; Plowing; Tillage; Planters; Coulters; Crop
residues; Preplanting treatment; Application date; Timing;
Paraquat; Crop yield; Dry matter accumulation
Abstract: Studies in Ontario have shown that corn (Zea mays
L.) yields are reduced when corn is seeded immediately after
rye (Secale cereale L.) harvest or chemical kill of winter
rye. A study was conducted in 1983 and 1984 on a Maryhill
(Typic Hapludalf) loam soil to determine the effect of spring
tillage systems and timing of rye chemical kill on the
subsequent corn crop. The rye was seeded in early October
after corn silage harvest. The tillage treatments consisted of
(i) moldboard plow plus secondary tillage, (ii) strip tillage,
(iii) no-tillage with ripple coulters (iv) no-tillage with
disc furrowers plus plow coulters, and (v) no-tillage with
ripple coulters plus plow coulters. The rye kill treatments
were early (2 wk before planting) or late (just prior to corn
planting). Corn whole-plant yields averaged 13.6 and 12.4 Mg
ha-1 for early and late rye kill, respectively. Corn yield in
the moldboard plow treatment was higher thin in strip tillage
and the average of no-till treatments; however, using disc
furrowers produced yields equal to those with the moldboard
plow treatment. Moving the residue out of the row with disc
furrowers resulted in corn yields that were significantly
higher than those in no-till treatments with ripple coulters.
The improvement in plant growth due to an early rye kill (as
opposed to a late rye kill) was often greater with the
conservation tillage systems relative to the moldboard plow
treatment. A crop production system is proposed involving
chemical control of a winter rye cover crop 2 wk before corn
planting and planting the corn with a modified no-till system
that removes rye residue from the row area.
38 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.J68
Cotton genotype response to green-manured annual legumes.
Bauer, P.J.; Roach, S.H.; Green, C.C.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1991 Oct.
Journal of production agriculture v. 4 (4): p. 626-628; 1991
Oct. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: South Carolina; Gossypium hirsutum; Cultivars;
Genotypes; Varietal reactions; Trifolium incarnatum; Vicia
villosa; Winter; Cover crops; Fallow; Incorporation; Crop
density; Crop yield; Seeds; Maturation; Temporal variation;
Biomass production; Desiccation; Paraquat
39 NAL Call. No.: SB249.N6
Cotton lay-by herbicides on wheat, vetch, and winter weeds as
cover crops. Hurst, H.R.
Memphis, Tenn. : National Cotton Council of America; 1992.
Proceedings - Beltwide Cotton Conferences v. 3: p. 1308-1312;
1992. Paper presented at the Cotton Weed Science Research
Conference, 1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Triticum aestivum; Vetch; Gossypium; Cover crops;
Herbicides; Application methods; Weeds
40 NAL Call. No.: KyUThesis 1991 Prima
Cover crop and tillage effects on soil carbon, nitrogen and
infiltration rate. Prima, Sandra,
1991; 1991.
viii, 74 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm. Includes vita and abstract.
Includes bibliographic references (l. 73).
Language: English
Descriptors: Soils; Cover crops; Tillage
41 NAL Call. No.: SB249.N6
Cover crop management and cotton production on highly erodible
soils. Banks, J.C.
Memphis, Tenn. : National Cotton Council of America; 1992.
Proceedings - Beltwide Cotton Conferences v. 3: p. 1173-1174;
1992. Paper presented at the Cotton Soil Management and Plant
Nutrition Conference, 1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Gossypium; Crop management; Crop production;
Erosion
42 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43
Cover crop management effects on soybean and corn growth and
nitrogen dynamics in an on-farm study.
Karlen, D.L.; Doran, J.W.
Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1991.
American journal of alternative agriculture v. 6 (2): p.
71-82; 1991. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Iowa; Zea mays; Glycine max; Rotations; Vicia
villosa; Secale cereale; Avena sativa; Cover crops; Loam
soils; Conservation tillage; Ridging; Discing; Crop
management; Sustainability; Farming systems research; Crop
residues; Ammonium nitrate; Nitrate nitrogen; Use efficiency;
Nutrient availability; Nutrient uptake; Seasonal growth; Dry
matter accumulation; Nitrogen; Nutrient content; Air
temperature; Rain; Seasonal variation; Soil water content;
Water erosion; Erosion control
Abstract: Combining cover crops and conservation tillage may
result in more sustainable agricultural production practices.
Objectives of this on-farm study were 10 quantify effects of
cover crops on growth and nitrogen accumulation by soybean
[Glycine max (L.) Merr.] and corn (Zea mays L.) on a Nicollet
loam (fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Aquic Hapludoll) near Boone,
Iowa. Our farmer-cooperator planted soybean in 1988 using
ridge tillage into an undisturbed strip with a hairy vetch
(Vicia villosa L. Roth) cover crop and into a strip where
previous crop residue and a negligible amount of cover crop
had been incorporated by autumn and spring disking. In each
strip, we established four plots for soil and plant
measurements. Our cooperator planted corn on the same strips
in 1989 into a cover crop that consisted of both hairy vetch
and winter rye (Secale cereale L.). We determined the source
of N accumulated by the corn by applying 67 kg N/ha of 15N
depleted NH4NO3 fertilizer. In the absence of cover crops,
early season soil NO3-N levels in the top 30 cm were higher,
and corn growth and N accumulation were more rapid. At
harvest, the corn grain, stover, and cob together accounted
for 36 and 39 percent of the 15N fertilizer for the ridge
tillage and disked treatments, respectively. We suggest that
lower net mineralization of organic matter or greater
denitrification losses before planting reduced the
availability of soil N. This created an early season N stress
in corn grown with cover crops that was not overcome by
broadcast fertilizer N applied three weeks after planting. Our
on-farm research study has helped focus continuing efforts to
determine if non-recovered fertilizer N is being immobilized
in microbial biomass, lost by denitrification, or leached
below the plant root zone.
43 NAL Call. No.: 56.9 SO3
Cover crop management of polysaccharide-mediated aggregation
in an orchard soil.
Roberson, E.B.; Sarig, S.; Firestone, M.K.
Madison, Wis. : The Society; 1991 May.
Soil Science Society of America journal v. 55 (3): p. 734-738;
1991 May. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Orchard soils; Prunus domestica;
Carbohydrates; Cover crops; Hordeum vulgare; Lolium perenne;
Triticum aestivum; Microbiology; Polysaccharides; Soil
biology; Soil structure
Abstract: Soil carbohydrates, including microbial
extracellular polysaccharides, stabilize soil aggregates and
improve soil structure. This study examined whether short-term
management of C inputs by cover crops and tillage affected
polysaccharide-mediated macroaggregation. Soil was sampled
from a California prune (Prunus domestica L.) orchard where an
experiment comparing four management techniques, permanent
grass cover crop, mowed cover crop, no-till herbicide, and
conventional tillage, had been in place for two seasons. Cover
crops significantly increased saturated hydraulic
conductivity, acid-extractable heavy-fraction carbohydrates
(those in soil denser than 1.7 g/mL), and macroaggregate
slaking resistance over clean-cultivated or herbicide
treatments. Heavy-fraction carbohydrates are probably mainly
composed of microbial extracellular polysaccharides produced
in response to cover-crop C inputs. Heavy-fraction
carbohydrates were significantly correlated with aggregate
stability and saturated hydraulic conductivity, while total
organic C and light-fraction carbohydrates were not. There
were no differences between soil under herbicide and clean-
cultivation treatments, showing that tillage alone did not
measurably affect carbohydrate or soil structure. Heavy-
fraction carbohydrates were shown to be important in the
initial improvement of soil structure by cover crops.
44 NAL Call. No.: S541.5.M8S7
Cover cropping and N fertilization for no-tillage corn
production in Mississippi.
Varco, J.J.; Marshall, L.K.
Mississippi State : Mississippi Agricultural & Forestry
Experiment Station; 1988 Aug.
Special bulletin (88-1): p. 47-48; 1988 Aug. In series
analytic: Conservation farming: Focus on a better future
/edited by K.H. Remy. Proceedings of the Southern Conservation
Tillage Conference, August 10-12, 1988, Tupelo, Mississippi.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Mississippi; Zea mays; Yield response functions;
No-tillage; Cover crops; Vicia villosa; Lolium perenne;
Ammonium nitrate; Application; Sandy loam soils
45 NAL Call. No.: SB379.A9A9
Cover crops.
McMullin, E.
Carpinteria, Calif. : Rincon Information Management
Corporation; 1992 Apr. California grower v. 16 (9): p. 43-44;
1992 Apr.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Citrus oblonga; Cover crops;
Biological control; Cold injury; Transpiration; Soil texture;
Nitrogen; Weed control; Cost benefit analysis; Water
requirements; Erosion control; Irrigation systems
46 NAL Call. No.: Videocassette no.1447
Cover crops a Blue Moon production.
Blue Moon Productions, Sustainable Farming Association of
Minnesota Lewiston, MN : Sustainable Farming Association of
Minnesota,; 1991. 1 videocassette (18 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2
in. (Farming for the future: A farmer-to-farmer series.).
Language: English
Descriptors: Cover crops; Catch crops
Abstract: This video demonstrates the dangers of exposing the
soil to climate and aims to teach farmers the methods for
preserving the soil in order to prevent soil erosion.
47 NAL Call. No.: SB284.D58 1991
Cover crops and green manures., 3rd revision 7/91..
Diver, Steve; Sullivan, Preston
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Area (Organization)
Fayetteville, Ark. : Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural
Areas ;; 1991. 1 v. (various pagings) ; 28 cm. Caption title.
"Prepared by Steve Diver and Preston Sullivan"--P. 13.
Includes bibliographical references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Cover crops; Green manure crops
48 NAL Call. No.: NBUSB284 C68 1991
Cover crops for clean water.
Hargrove, W. L.
Soil and Water Conservation Society (U.S.)
Ankeny, Iowa : Soil and Water Conservation Society,; 1991. xi,
198 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Cover crops; Water-supply; Water quality
management
49 NAL Call. No.: 79.9 W52R
Cover crops for weed suppression in red raspberries.
Kaufman, D.; Karow, R.; Sheets, A.; Williams, R.
S.l. : The Society; 1992.
Research progress report - Western Society of Weed Science. p.
VII/2-VII/3; 1992. Meeting held on March 9-12, 1992, Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Language: English
Descriptors: Oregon; Rubus idaeus; Weed control; Cover crops
50 NAL Call. No.: 100 C12CAG
Cover crops lower soil surface strength, may improve soil
permeability. Folorunso, O.A.; Rolston, D.E.; Prichard, T.;
Louie, D.T. Oakland, Calif. : Division of Agriculture and
Natural Resources, University of California; 1992 Nov.
California agriculture v. 46 (6): p. 26-27; 1992 Nov.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Cover crops; Water intake;
Agricultural land; Resistance to penetration; Infiltration;
Permeability; Soil strength
51 NAL Call. No.: SB321.G85
Cover crops: the key to nitrogen management.
Ashley, R.A.
Storrs, Conn. : Coop. Ext. Serv., USDA, College of Agriculture
& Natural Resources, Univ. of Conn; 1992 Sep.
The Grower : vegetable and small fruit newsletter v. 92 (9):
p. 1-3; 1992 Sep.
Language: English
Descriptors: Cover crops; Groundwater pollution; Nitrogen
fertilizers; Water conservation
52 NAL Call. No.: S1.M57
Cover crops: valuable tools for protecting your soil.
Wooley, D.
Columbia, Mo. : Missouri Farm Publishing Inc; 1992 Oct.
Small Farm Today v. 9 (5): p. 18-19; 1992 Oct.
Language: English
Descriptors: Cover crops; Soil management; Green manures
53 NAL Call. No.: S544.3.C2C3
Covercrops for California agriculture.
Miller, P.R.; Graves, W.L.; Williams, W.A.
Berkeley, Calif. : The Service; 1989 Oct.
Leaflet - University of California, Cooperative Extension
Service (21471): 27 p.; 1989 Oct. B. A. Madson was author of
original 1951 edition entitled "Winter covercrops.". Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Cover crops; Legumes; Nitrogen; Soil
management; Humus; Tilth; Water intake
54 NAL Call. No.: HD1476.U52C27
Covercrops for the central coast region.
Davis, Calif. : U.C.D. Small Farm Center; 1991 Sep.
Small farm news. p. 4; 1991 Sep.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Cover crops; Soil; Diseases
55 NAL Call. No.: 100 M69MI
Crimson clover benefits soil, crops, and producers.
Broadway, R.
Mississippi State, Miss. : The Station; 1991 Dec.
MAFES research highlights - Mississippi Agricultural and
Forestry Experiment Station v. 54 (12): p. 7; 1991 Dec.
Language: English
Descriptors: Trifolium incarnatum; Nitrogen; Nitrogen
fixation; Cover crops; Zea mays; Production costs; No-tillage
56 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Crimson clover management to enhance reseeding and no-till
corn grain production.
Ranells, N.N.; Wagger, M.G.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1993 Jan.
Agronomy journal v. 85 (1): p. 62-67; 1993 Jan. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Zea mays; Cover crops; Trifolium incarnatum; No-
tillage; Resowing; Strip cropping; Row orientation; Crop
yield; Grain; Growth rate; Soil water content
Abstract: Economic savings and increased legume-N use
efficiency may result from natural reseeding of winter annual
legume cover crops. A 3-yr experiment was conducted on a Cecil
fine sandy loam (clayey, kaolinitic, thermic Typic
Kanhapludult) to examine the effects of crimson clover
(Trifolium incarnatum L.) strip desiccation width (25, 50, and
75% of row area) and orientation (parallel or perpendicular to
plant row) on soil water depletion, corn (Zea mays L.) growth
and grain yield, and clover reseeding. Additional treatments
included early desiccation (25% parallel strip 2 wk before
corn planting), annual seeding (complete desiccation at corn
planting), and mechanical disruption of clover growth by the
no-tillage planter. Early-season soil water was lower in
annual seeded plots compared to the 25% strip treatments each
year, however, soil water was limiting in only one of 3 yr.
Crimson clover successfully reseeded in all strip treatments
each year, with dry matter production ranging from 3.0 to 5.2
Mg ha-1 in 1990 and from 3.9 to 5.2 Mg ha-1 in 1991. Nitrogen
content of reseeded crimson clover biomass ranged from 86 to
134 kg ha-1 in 1990 and 93 to 111 kg ha-1 in 1991. Corn grain
yield was only marginally affected by clover strip management
in two out of 3 yr. Results suggest that under adequate
moisture conditions a 50% desiccated strip has the potential
to maximize clover N contribution. However, a 75% strip-width
can minimize potential competition with corn for water and
reduce physical impedance of the clover cover crop on corn
growth.
57 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.J68
Crimson clover reseeding potential as affected by s-triazine
herbicides. Ranells, N.N.; Wagger, M.G.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1993 Jan.
Journal of production agriculture v. 6 (1): p. 90-93; 1993
Jan. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Trifolium incarnatum; Cover crops; Resowing;
Atrazine; Cyanazine; Simazine; Residual effects; Application
date; Crop growth stage
58 NAL Call. No.: QK1.C83
Crop rotation.
Bullock, D.G.
Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press; 1992.
Critical reviews in plant sciences v. 11 (4): p. 309-326;
1992. Literature review. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Rotations; Soil fertility; Cover crops;
Sustainability; Soil organic matter; Soil structure; Erosion;
Soil flora; Soil fauna; Insect pests; Allelopathy; Literature
reviews
59 NAL Call. No.: 100 N48C (1) no.406
Decomposition of green manures at different stages of growth.
Martin, Thomas Lysons,
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Agricultural Experiment
Station,; 1921. p. 137-169 ; 23 cm. (Bulletin (Cornell
University. Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 406.).
Bibliography: p. 157.
Language: English
Descriptors: Green manuring
60 NAL Call. No.: 100 N48C (1) no.394
The decomposition of sweet clover (Melilotus alba Desr.) as a
green manure under greenhouse conditions.
Maynard, Leonard A.
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University,; 1917.
p. 119-149 : ill. ; 23 cm. (Bulletin (Cornell University.
Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 394.). Bibliography: p.
148-149.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sweet clover
61 NAL Call. No.: 100 AL1H
Deep tillage ahead of cover crop planting reduces soil
compaction for following crop.
Reeves, D.W.; Touchton, J.T.
Auburn University, Ala. : The Station; 1991.
Highlights of agricultural research - Alabama Agricultural
Experiment Station v. 38 (2): p. 4; 1991.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alabama; Soil compaction; Deep tillage; Cover
crops
62 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1989
Development of organic faming practices for sugarcane based
farms. Mendosa, T.C.
Witzenhausen? : Ekopan; 1990.
Agricultural alternatives and nutritional self-sufficiency :
for a sustainable agricultural system that respects man and
his environment : proc of the IFOAM Seventh Int Scientific
Conference, Ouagadougou, January 2-5, 1989. p. 189-202; 1990.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Saccharum officinarum; Glycine max; Vigna
radiata; Rhizobium; Organic farming; Farming systems;
Intercropping; Green manures; Crop residues; Biodegradation;
Row spacing; Row orientation; Planting; Harvesting; Crop
yield; Soil degradation; Land productivity
63 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
The differential influence of certain vegetative covers on
deep subsoil moisture.
Myers, H.E.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1936 Feb.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 28 (2): p.
106-114; 1936 Feb.
Language: English
Descriptors: Kansas; Medicago sativa; Melilotus alba; Glycine
max; Gramineae; Grasses; Depletion; Water deficit; Soil water;
Subsoil; Cover crops; Rain; Moisture equivalent; Soil depth;
Rotations; Continuous cropping
Abstract: Sweet clover grown continuously on soil for two
seasons under the condition of this experiment has reduced the
subsoil moisture in certain instances to a maximum depth of 14
feet. The data indicate that a reduction approaching the
minimum point of exhaustion has extended into the thirteenth
foot section. One year's growth of sweet clover in certain
cases has reduced the moisture to near the minimum point of
exhaustion to a maximum depth of 9 feet. Soybeans growing for
one season have not resulted in the development of a dry layer
below the sixth foot in any plat included in this study. The
depth of the moisture reduction by alfalfa and sweet clover
has been governed largely by the rainfall during the period
when the legume occupied the soil. The growth of sweet clover
for either 1 or 2 years under limited rainfall conditions may
result in the development of a dry layer of depth sufficient
to prevent the utilization of moisture at a lower level by
subsequent alfalfa crops.
64 NAL Call. No.: S1.N32
Drill your cover crops.
Cramer, C.
Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Institute; 1992 Mar.
The New farm v. 14 (3): p. 19-21; 1992 Mar.
Language: English
Descriptors: Cover crops; Drilling; Rye; Cost benefit analysis
65 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 J822
Dry matter growth performance of red clover and Italian
ryegrass as cover crops spring-seeded into fall-seeded winter
rye in relation to soil physical characteristics.
Edwards, L.M.
Ankeny, Iowa : Soil and Water Conservation Society of America;
1989 May. Journal of soil and water conservation v. 44 (3): p.
243-247; 1989 May. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Dry matter accumulation; Trifolium pratense;
Lolium multiflorum; Cover crops; Planting date; Spring;
Autumn; Secale cereale; Soil physics; Rotation
66 NAL Call. No.: 1.9 P69P
The effect of cover crops and fertilization with ammonium
nitrate on corky root of lettuce.
Van Bruggen, A.H.C.; Brown, P.R.; Shennan, C.; Greathead, A.S.
St. Paul, Minn. : American Phytopathological Society; 1990
Aug. Plant disease v. 74 (8): p. 584-588; 1990 Aug. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Lactuca sativa; Cover crops; Ammonium
nitrate; Corking; Roots; Secale cereale; Winter; Crop yield;
Soil water; Soil structure; Inoculum; Seasonal variation;
Vicia faba; Dry matter; Bacterial diseases; Gram negative
bacteria; Disease control; Cultural control; Nitrogen content
67 NAL Call. No.: SD13.C35
Effect of cover crops on Cylindrocladium sp. in an Ontario
bare-root nursery. Juzwik, J.; Testa, F.
Ottawa, Ont. : National Research Council of Canada; 1991 May.
Canadian journal of forest research; Journal canadien de
recherche forestiere v. 21 (5): p. 724-728; 1991 May.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Ontario; Conifers; Cylindrocladium scoparium;
Cylindrocladium; Cover crops; Medicago sativa; Sorghum
bicolor; Triticum aestivum; Linum usitatissimum; Root rots;
Forest nurseries
Abstract: Four species were grown as cover crops and
incorporated into soil of field plots at Midhurst Nursery,
Midhurst, Ontario, two times per growing season for 2
successive years. After two seasons, microsclerotial
populations of Cylindrocladium sp. were higher in soils
planted with alfalfa (Medicago sativa L., cv. Vernal) (p =
0.03) and Sudan grass (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, cv. Green
Leaf) (p = 0.10), and not different in soils with spring wheat
(Triticum aestivum L., cv. Glen Lea), than populations in
noncropped, fallow plots. Lower populations of the fungus were
detected in soils planted with flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)
(p < 0.08) than in the fallow ones. Highest disease incidence
in black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) transplants
occurred when grown in plots treated with alfalfa, Sudan
grass, and wheat. Disease incidence was lower in transplants
grown in the flax plots than in those grown in the other plots
(p < 0.001), including the fallow ones (p = 0.055). Spruce
mortality was also less in the flax plots compared with all
other treatment plots (p < 0.001).
68 NAL Call. No.: SB1.J66
Effect of cover crops on soil erosion in nursery aisles.
Cripps, R.W.; Bates, H.K.
Washington, D.C. : Horticultural Research Institute; 1993 Mar.
Journal of environmental horticulture v. 11 (1): p. 5-8; 1993
Mar. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Malus; Acer saccharinum; Live mulches; Lespedeza
cuneata; Lolium perenne; Trifolium incarnatum; Tillage;
Erosion; Runoff; Sediment; Runoff water; Rain; Losses from
soil; Soil conservation; Forest nurseries
69 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 C162
Effect of crop rotations and cultural practices on soil
organic matter, microbial biomass and respiration in a thin
Black Chernozem. Campbell, C.A.; Biederbeck, V.O.; Zentner,
R.P.; Lafond, G.P. Ottawa : Agricultural Institute of Canada;
1991 Aug.
Canadian journal of soil science v. 71 (3): p. 363-376; 1991
Aug. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Saskatchewan; Triticum aestivum; Melilotus
officinalis; Bromus inermis; Medicago sativa; Chernozems; Soil
organic matter; Crop management; Fertilizers; Rotation;
Continuous cropping; Fallow; Biomass; Respiration;
Mineralization; Carbon; Nitrogen; Carbon dioxide; Carbon-
nitrogen ratio; Plant analysis; Crop residues; Nutrient
content; Green manures; Straw disposal; Crop yield; Grain;
Soil depth; A horizons; Long term experiments
70 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 C162
Effect of crop rotations and fertilization on soil organic
matter and some biochemical properties of a thick Black
Chernozem.
Campbell, C.A.; Canada; Bowren, K.E.; Schnitzer, M.; Zentner,
R.P.; Townley-Smith, L.
Ottawa : Agricultural Institute of Canada; 1991 Aug.
Canadian journal of soil science v. 71 (3): p. 377-387; 1991
Aug. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Saskatchewan; Triticum aestivum; Melilotus
officinalis; Bromus inermis; Medicago sativa; Chernozems; Soil
organic matter; Crop management; Fertilizers; Continuous
cropping; Rotations; Fallow; Carbon; Nitrogen; Mineralization;
Amino acids; Spatial distribution; Amino sugars; Carbon-
nitrogen ratio; A horizons; Surface layers; Green manures;
Crop residues; Nutrient content; Soil depth; Biological
activity in soil; Long term experiments
71 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 C162
Effect of cropping practices on the initial potential rate of
N mineralization in a thin Black Chernozem.
Campbell, C.A.; LaFond, G.P.; Leyshon, A.J.; Zentner, R.P.;
Janzen, H.H. Ottawa : Agricultural Institute of Canada; 1991
Feb.
Canadian journal of soil science v. 71 (1): p. 43-53; 1991
Feb. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Saskatchewan; Triticum aestivum; Bromus inermis;
Medicago sativa; Chernozems; Agricultural soils; Nitrogen;
Mineralization; Soil organic matter; Rotations; Continuous
cropping; Green manures; Fertilizers; Soil fertility;
Sustainability
72 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
The effect of different plant materials, lime, and fertilizers
on the accumulation of soil organic matter.
Turk, L.M.; Millar, C.E.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1936 Apr.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 28 (4): p.
310-324; 1936 Apr.
Language: English
Descriptors: Soil organic matter; Sandy loam soils; Green
manures; Lime; Straw; Carbon; Nitrogen content; Nitrates;
Ammonium sulfate; Calcium; Soil water retention; Moisture
equivalent; Carbon-nitrogen ratio
Abstract: The results of the investigations here reported
show that materials with a wide carbon-nitrogen ratio lost a
larger percentage of their carbon than those with a narrower
ratio. A loss of 69% or more of the added organic matter
occurred in 2 years in every soil except that to which muck
was added. Most of this loss occurred during the first 4
months of the study. Since the experiment was set up in the
greenhouse, decomposition proceeded faster than it does under
most field conditions due to the higher temperature, but the
same relative differences in the variously treated soils would
probably be obtained in the field. Only 25% of the carbon and
18% of the organic matter added in the form of straw applied
at the rate of 20 tons of dry material per acre remained in
the soil at the end of 2 years. Had the soil been growing a
crop which would have utilized some of the nitrogen the
results doubtless would have been lower. This shows the
futility of attempting to build up soil organic matter by
turning under straw or other low-nitrogen materials.
73 NAL Call. No.: 79.9 W52R
Effect of green manure on weed biomass.
Bell, C.E.; Mayberry, K.S.
S.l. : The Society; 1992.
Research progress report - Western Society of Weed Science. p.
VII/4; 1992. Meeting held on March 9-12, 1992, Salt Lake City,
Utah.
Language: English
Descriptors: California; Weed control; Biomass; Green manures
74 NAL Call. No.: 100 V81S no.6
The effect of green manuring on soil nitrates under greenhouse
conditions. Hill, Harry H.
Blacksburg, Va. : Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station,;
1915. p. 121-153 ; 24 cm. (Technical bulletin (Virginia
Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 6.). Cover title.
Bibliography: p. 152-153.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Green manuring; Soils
75 NAL Call. No.: 100 V81S no.73
The effect of green-manure crops on certain properties of
Berks silt loam.. Effect of green manure crops on certain
properties of Berks silt loam Obenshain, S. S.; Gish, P. T.
Blacksburg, Va. : Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station,;
1941. 12 p. ; 24 cm. (Technical bulletin (Virginia
Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 73.). Cover title.
Bibliography: p. 11-12.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Silt loam; Green manuring
76 NAL Call. No.: S541.5.M8S7
Effect of hairy vetch, crimson clover, and rye cover crops on
yield and quality of no-till flue-cured tobacco in North
Carolina.
Wiepke, T.; Worsham, A.D.; Lemons, R.W.
Mississippi State : Mississippi Agricultural & Forestry
Experiment Station; 1988 Aug.
Special bulletin (88-1): p. 86-88; 1988 Aug. In series
analytic: Conservation farming: Focus on a better future
/edited by K.H. Remy. Proceedings of the Southern Conservation
Tillage Conference, August 10-12, 1988, Tupelo, Mississippi.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: North Carolina; Nicotiana tabacum; Flue curing;
No-tillage; Crop yield; Crop quality; Cover crops; Vicia
villosa; Trifolium incarnatum; Secale cereale
77 NAL Call. No.: S451.M9M9
Effect of harvest management and nurse crop on production of
five small-seeded legumes.
Welty, L.E.; Westcott, M.P.; Prestbye, L.S.; Knox, M.L.
Bozeman, Mont. : The Station; 1991.
Montana agresearch - Montana Agricultural Experiment Station,
Montana University v. 8 (1): p. 11-17; 1991. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Montana; Green manures; Trifolium alexandrinum;
Medicago sativa; Trifolium resupinatum; Companion crops; Avena
sativa; Harvesting; Management
78 NAL Call. No.: S596.7.D4
Effect of incorporated green manure crops on subsequent oat
production in an acid, infertile silt loam.
Warman, P.R.
Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers; 1991.
Developments in plant and soil sciences v. 45: p. 431-435;
1991. In the series analytic: Plant-Soil Interactions at Low
pH / edited by R.J. Wright, V.C. Baligar and R.P. Murrmann.
Proceedings of the Second International Symposium, June 24-29,
1990, Beckley, West Virginia. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Acid soils; Silt loam soils; Green manures; Oryza
sativa; Crop yield
Abstract: A field-size experiment was initiated in 1982 on an
acid, low fertility Springhill silt loam to determine the
effect of five unfertilized green manure crops (alsike clover,
sweet clover, single- and double-cut red clover, and
buckwheat) on subsequent oat production and soil fertility.
The field was limed in 1982 and green manures were seeded
(without fertilizer) in spring, 1983 in 1400 m2 strips
randomly assigned within three treatment blocks. Plant tissue
samples were taken from different locations in each plot in
the fall of 1983 and all crops were incorporated. In 1984 the
field was separated into an upper and lower section and each
section received three rates of NPK fertilizer (0; 30-36-36;
60-72-72 kg per ha-1) spread across the previous strips. Gary
oats were seeded and at harvest were divided into grain and
straw. The results indicated significant effects of field
sample location, green manure type and fertilizer level on oat
yields. Buckwheat significantly reduced oat production
compared to the four clovers, while the highest fertilizer
rate improved oat yields compared with the other levels of
fertilizers. Elemental analysis of the green manure crops and
soil fertility was compared with data of the same crops grown
in more fertile, neutral soils.
79 NAL Call. No.: QK898.N6N52
Effect of incorporating plant materials on corn growth.
Kaufusi, P.; Asghar, M.
Bangkok, Thailand : Thailand Institute of Scientific and
Technological Research; 1990 Aug.
Nitrogen fixing tree research reports v. 8: p. 81-82; 1990
Aug. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Zea mays; Leguminosae; Green manures; Soil
fertility; Growth; Indicator plants; Plant nutrition
80 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
The effect of other crops on tobacco.
Jones, J.P.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1929 Feb.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 21 (2): p.
118-129; 1929 Feb. Paper presented at the "Symposium on
Tobacco Research", Nov. 23, 1928, Washington, D.C. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Maryland; Connecticut; Massachusetts; Ohio;
Nicotiana tabacum; Crop yield; Crop quality; Rotations; Cover
crops; Root rots
81 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.A77
Effect of tillage on soil water and alfalfa establishment in
corn stubble. Stout, W.L.; Byers, R.A.; Bahler, C.C.; Hoffman,
L.D.
New York, N.Y. : Springer; 1990.
Applied agricultural research v. 5 (3): p. 176-180; 1990.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pennsylvania; Medicago sativa; Tillage; Soil
water; Establishment; Maize stover; Soil water content; Secale
cereale; No-tillage; Sowing date; Crop yield; Cover crops;
Sowing depth
Abstract: The effect of soil water on alfalfa (Medicago
sativa L.) seedling growth during no-till establishment into
corn stubble has not been documented. Our objective was to
determine the effects of differences in soil water levels
resulting from different tillage methods and seeding dates on
alfalfa emergence and seedling growth. The experiment was
located at the Rock Spring Agricultural Research Center in
Centre County, PA (40 degrees 42'N Lat., 77 degrees 57'W
Long., elev. 365 m (1200 ft)), on a Hublersburg silt loam soil
(clayey, mixed, mesic typic Hapludult) in 1986 and 1987 and a
Hagerstown silt loam soil (fine, mixed, mesic Typic Hapludalf)
in 1988. Alfalfa (cv. 'WL316') was drilled no-till into
stubbles from corn harvested for grain (NT-G), silage (NT-S),
or silage plus a rye (Secale cereale L. cv. common) cover crop
(NT-SR), and seeded into a conventionally prepared seedbed
resulting from corn harvested for grain (CT). Seeding dates
were early April (EA), late April (LA), and mid-May (MM). Soil
water content was not adversely affected by the inclusion of
the rye cover crop in the NT-SR treatment. Good stands of over
70% seedling frequency were obtained with all treatments, but
the NT-S treatment had significantly higher seedling yields,
yields at one-tenth bloom, and total seedling year yields than
the others. Seedling yields were significantly lower in the
NT-SR treatment, however rye silage yields made this treatment
one of the most productive in the seedling year. In addition
the rye cover crop of the NT-SR treatment provides a
conservation cover during the winter and a means of capturing
nitrate left over from the corn crop or mineralized during the
early spring. In the first production year, there was no
significant effect of tillage or seeding date on first harvest
yields.
82 NAL Call. No.: 56.8 J822
Effectiveness of winter rye for accumulating residual
fertilizer N following corn.
Ditsch, D.C.; Alley, M.M.; Kelley, K.R.; Lei, Y.Z.
Ankeny, Iowa : Soil and Water Conservation Society of America;
1993 Mar. Journal of soil and water conservation v. 48 (2): p.
125-132; 1993 Mar. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Virginia; Secale cereale; Zea mays; Rotations;
Ammonium sulfate; Application rates; Residual effects;
Recovery; Nitrogen; Nutrient uptake; Cover crops; Losses from
soil; Nitrate; Leaching; Dry matter accumulation; Nitrogen
content
83 NAL Call. No.: 80 AC82
Effects of Bahia grass as a cover crop on the growth of mango
trees, and soil fertility.
Chang, M.T.
Wageningen : International Society for Horticultural Science;
1992 Jun. Acta horticulturae (292): p. 113-120; 1992 Jun. In
the series analytic: Recent advances in horticultural science
in the tropics / edited by W.M.W. Othman, R. Mohamad, S.H.
Ahmad, K.K. Chong. Meeting held on August 7-9, 1990,
Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Taiwan; Mangifera indica; Orchards; Paspalum
notatum; Cover crops; Erosion control; Sloping land; Grass
clippings; Glomerella cingulata; Susceptibility
84 NAL Call. No.: 100 P381 no.493
Effects of certain cultural treatments on orchard soil and
water losses and on apple tree growth.
Anthony, R. D.; Farris, N. F._1906-; Clarke, W. S.
State College : Pennsylvania State College, School of
Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station,; 1948.
16 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. (Bulletin (Pennsylvania State College.
Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 493.). Cover title.
Bibliography: p. 16.
Language: English
Descriptors: Apple; Apple; Cover crops
85 NAL Call. No.: SB950.A2B74
The effects of different green manure crops and tillage
practices on pea root rots.
Tu, J.C.; Findlay, W.I.
Surrey : British Crop Protection Council; 1986.
Brighton Crop Protection Conference-Pests and Diseases v. 1:
p. 229-236; 1986. Paper presented at the British Crop
Protection Conference-- Pests and Diseases, November 17-20,
1986, Brighton, England. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Pisum sativum; Fungal diseases; Root rots; Green
manures; Tillage
86 NAL Call. No.: S79.E3
The effects of lay-by herbicides on wheat, vetch, and winter
weeds as cover crops for cotton.
Hurst, H.R.
Mississippi State, Miss. : The Station; 1992 Jun.
Bulletin - Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment
Station (982): 6 p.; 1992 Jun. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Mississippi; Gossypium hirsutum; Triticum
aestivum; Vicia sativa; Weeds; Herbicide residues; Cover
crops; Adverse effects; Plant density
87 NAL Call. No.: 100 V81S no.53
The effects of mulched and turned rye in the green and mature
stages on the liberation of plant nutrients from a silt loam
soil.
Hill, H. H.
Blacksburg, Va. : Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station,;
1934. 18 p. ; 24 cm. (Technical bulletin (Virginia
Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 53.). Cover title.
Bibliography: p. 17-18.
Language: English
Descriptors: Green manuring; Rye
88 NAL Call. No.: 80 AC82
Effects of permanent cover crop competition on sour cherry
tree evaporation, growth and productivity.
Anderson, J.L.; Bingham, G.E.; Hill, R.W.
Wageningen : International Society for Horticultural Science;
1992 Oct. Acta horticulturae (313): p. 135-142; 1992 Oct.
Paper presented at the Third International Symposium on
Computer Modelling in Fruit Research and Orchard Management,
February 11-14, 1992, Palmerston North, New Zealand. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Utah; Prunus cerasus; Orchards; Soil management;
Cover crops; Plant competition; Growth rate; Crop yield;
Transpiration; Rootstocks; Models
89 NAL Call. No.: QL391.N4J62
Effects of rapeseed and vetch as green manure crops and fallow
on nematodes and soil-borne pathogens.
Johnson, A.W.; Goldern, A.M.; Auld, D.L.; Sumner, D.R.
Lake Alfred, Fla. : Society of Nematologists; 1992 Mar.
Journal of nematology v. 24 (1): p. 117-126; 1992 Mar.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Brassica napus; Vicia villosa; Cucurbita pepo;
Meloidogyne incognita; Meloidogyne javanica; Pythium;
Rhizoctonia solani; Cropping systems
Abstract: In a rapeseed-squash cropping system, Meloidogyne
incognita race 1 and M. javanica did not enter, feed, or
reproduce in roots of seven rapeseed cultivars. Both nematode
species reproduced at low levels on roots of the third crop of
rapeseed. Reproduction of M. incognita and M. javanica was
high on squash following rapeseed, hairy vetch, and fallow.
The application of fenamiphos suppressed (P = 0.05) root-gall
indices on squash following rapeseed, hairy vetch, and fallow;
and on Dwarf Essex and Cascade rapeseed, but not Bridger and
Humus rapeseed in 1987. The incorporation of 30-61 mt/ha green
biomass of rapeseed into the soil 6 months after planting did
not affect the population densities of Criconemella ornata, M.
incognita, M. javanica, Pythium spp., Rhizoctonia solani AG-4;
nor did it consistently increase yield of squash. Hairy vetch
supported larger numbers of M. incognita and M. javanica than
rapeseed cultivars or fallow. Meloidogyne incognita and M.
javanica survived in fallow plots in the absence of a host
from October to May each year at a level sufficient to warrant
the use of a nematicide to manage nematodes on the following
susceptible crop.
90 NAL Call. No.: 100 V81S no.83
The effects of rye, lespedeza, and cowpeas when used as cover
crops and incorporated with the soil on the leachings from
Dunmore silt loam soil. Hill, H. H.
Blacksburg, Va. : Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station,;
1943. 16 p. ; 24 cm. (Technical bulletin (Virginia
Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 83.). Cover title.
Bibliography: p. 16.
Language: English
Descriptors: Silt loam; Cover crops
91 NAL Call. No.: 100 T25S no.100
Effects of several winter cover crops on the yield of cotton.
Hazlewood, Ben P.; Chapman, E. J.
Knoxville : University of Tennessee, Agricultural Experiment
Station,; 1948. [4] p. : ill. ; 23 cm. (Circular (University
of Tennessee (Knoxville campus). Agricultural Experiment
Station) ; no. 100.). Cover title.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Cotton; Cover crops
92 NAL Call. No.: 421 J822
Effects of summer cover crop management on wireworm
(Coleoptera: Elateridae) abundance and damage to potato.
Jansson, R.K.; Lecrone, S.H.
Lanham, Md. : Entomological Society of America; 1991 Apr.
Journal of economic entomology v. 84 (2): p. 581-586; 1991
Apr. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Florida; Solanum tuberosum; Cover crops; Crop
damage; Conoderus; Conoderus falli; Melanotus communis;
Incidence; Cultural control; Insect control; Tubers; Crop
losses; Crop yield
Abstract: The effects of planting date and mowing interval of
the summer cover crop consisting of a sorghum-sudangrass
hybrid on the abundance of wireworms, Melanotus communis
(Gyllenhal), Conoderus rudis (Brown), C. amplicollis
(Gyllenhal), and C. falli Lane, and subsequent damage to
tubers in the following potato crop were investigated during
two consecutive growing seasons in southern Florida. Eight
summer cover crop management programs were evaluated: cover
crop planted early (within 38 d after potato harvest) and late
(75-89 d after harvest) and mowed at 3-, 6-, or 9-wk
intervals; cover crop planted early and not mowed (standard
summer management program); and mechanical fallow. In both
years, planting date affected wireworm abundance and damage to
potato. In the 1st yr, wireworm larvae were 14.2-33.7 and
19-45 times more abundant in plots planted with early cover
crop than in those planted with late cover crop and in those
fallowed, respectively. Wireworms were 1.3-2.0 times more
abundant in plots planted with late cover crop than in plots
mechanically fallowed. Similar results were found during the
2nd yr. Mowing interval did not consistently affect wireworm
abundance. Wireworm damage to potato tubers was affected by
planting date. Percentages of wireworm injury and damage to
tubers were 6.6-9.6 and 1.8-6.7 times greater in potatoes that
followed early-planted cover crops than in those that followed
late-planted cover crops or mechanical fallow in the first and
second year, respectively. Crop loss due to wireworms was
$1,808-$2,084 and $1,298-$3,386 per hectare higher in plots
planted with early cover crop than in those planted with late
cover crop in the first and second year, respectively. Thus,
delaying the planting date of the summer cover crop resulted
in a reduction in wireworm abundance and associated crop loss
in the following potato crop.
93 NAL Call. No.: 79.9 C122
Effects of weeds and cover crops on vertebrate pest damage.
Timm, R.M.
Fremont, Calif. : California Weed Conference; 1990.
Proceedings - California Weed Conference (42): p. 190-195;
1990. Meeting held January 15-17, 1990, San Jose, California.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Crop damage; Vertebrate pests; Cover crops;
Weeds; Environmental factors
94 NAL Call. No.: SB249.N6
Effects of winter cover crops on cotton yield and selected
soil properties. Keisling, T.C.; Scott, H.D.; Waddle, B.A.;
Williams, W.; Frans, R.E. Memphis, Tenn. : National Cotton
Council of America; 1990. Proceedings - Beltwide Cotton
Production Research Conferences. p. 492-496; 1990. Meeting
held January 9-14, 1990, Las Vegas, Nevada. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Gossypium hirsutum; Cover crops; Secale cereale;
Vicia villosa; Lupinus albus; Trifolium incarnatum; Crop
yield; Soil physical properties
95 NAL Call. No.: QK898.N6N52
Enhanced grass growth below canopy of Albizia lebbeck.
Lowry, J.B.; Lowry, J.B.C.; Jones, R.
Bangkok, Thailand : Thailand Institute of Scientific and
Technological Research; 1988 May.
Nitrogen fixing tree research reports v. 6: p. 45-46; 1988
May. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Australia; Albizia lebbek; Panicum maximum;
Heteropogon contortus; Canopy; Cover crops; Growth; Crop
production; Grazing effects; Plant ecology
96 NAL Call. No.: 290.9 AM32P
Establishing fall rye as a cover crop after potatoes.
Edwards, L.M.; Hergert, G.B.
St. Joseph, Mich. : The Society; 1989.
Paper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers (89-1094):
18 p.; 1989. Paper presented at the 1989 International Summer
Meeting held June 25-28, 1989, Quebec, Canada. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Solanum tuberosum; Ergotism; Cover crops;
Pregermination; Seeding; Seed treatment; Potato diggers;
Potato harvesters; Seed dispersal
97 NAL Call. No.: S544.3.N7N45
Establishing legume cover crops in a small grain/corn
rotation. DeGolyer, B.
Belmont, N.Y. : Cooperative Extension Association of Allegany
County; 1989 Oct.
News and views v. 74 (10): p. 3-4; 1989 Oct.
Language: English
Descriptors: Leguminosae; Cover crops; Zea mays; Grain crops;
Rotations
98 NAL Call. No.: QH84.8.B46
Estimating N2 fixation by Sesbania rostrata and S. cannabina
(syn. S. aculeata) in lowland rice soil by the 15N dilution
method. Pareek, R.P.; Ladha, J.K.; Watanbe, I.
Berlin : Springer International; 1990.
Biology and fertility of soils v. 10 (2): p. 77-88; 1990.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Philippines; Sesbania; Sesbania cannabina; Green
manures; Isotope labeling; Nitrogen; Nitrogen fixation; Paddy
soils; Soil fertility; Tropics; Mathematical models; Field
tests
99 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.J68
Ethephon use on soybean cultivars to enhance establishment of
underseeded cover crops.
Moomaw, R.S.; Echtenkamp, G.W.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1991 Apr.
Journal of production agriculture v. 4 (2): p. 250-255; 1991
Apr. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Nebraska; Ethephon; Application rates; Glycine
max; Cultivars; Crop growth stage; Crop yield; Plant height;
Maturity; Canopy; Light transmission; Crop establishment;
Cover crops; Undersowing; Interplanting; Zea mays; Rotations
100 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Evaluation of the nitrogen submodel of CERES-maize following
legume green manure incorporation.
Bowen, W.T.; Jones, J.W.; Carsky, R.J.; Quintana, J.O.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1993 Jan.
Agronomy journal v. 85 (1): p. 153-159; 1993 Jan. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Simulation models; Prediction; Nutrient uptake;
Nitrogen; Green manures; Nutrient availability;
Mineralization; Leaching; Nitrate; Losses from soil; Nitrogen
balance
Abstract: Crop simulation models that accurately predict the
availability of N from decomposing plant residues would
provide a powerful tool for evaluating legume green manures as
potential N sources for nonlegume crops. Using measured data
from a series of field experiments conducted on an Oxisol in
central Brazil, we conducted this study to test the N submodel
of CERES-Maize for its ability to simulate N mineralization,
nitrate leaching, and N uptake by maize (Zea Mays L.)
following the incorporation of 10 different legume green
manures. Legume or weed residue N at the time of incorporation
varied from 25 to 300 kg ha-1 with C/N ratios varying from 13
to 37. Comparison of predicted and measured accumulation of
inorganic N in uncropped soil showed that the model usually
provided a realistic simulation of legume N release, although
N release was overpredicted for some legumes. For all legumes,
both simulated and measured data showed that about 60% of the
organic N applied was recovered as inorganic N within 120 to
150 d after incorporation. To realistically simulate N
availability when rainfall was excessive, we modified the
model to account for delayed leaching due to nitrate retention
in the subsoil. Nitrogen uptake by maize was generally
overpredicted at high levels of available N. The N submodel
was shown to realistically simulate legume N release, but
further work is needed to determine the importance of subsoil
nitrate retention in other soils and how best such retention
might be described in the model.
101 NAL Call. No.: 100 N48 (2) no.691
Experiments in orchard soil management fertilizers, mulches,
and cover crops. Collison, R. C.
Geneva, N.Y. : New York State Agricultural Experiment
Station,; 1940. 37 p. ; 23 cm. (Bulletin (New York State
Agricultural Experiment Station) ; no. 691.). Cover title.
Language: English
Descriptors: Apple
102 NAL Call. No.: 100 N48C (1) no.677
Experiments with cover crops on Long Island.
Wessels, P. H.; Hartman, John Daniel,
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Agricultural Experiment
Station,; 1937. 27 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. (Bulletin (Cornell
University. Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 677.).
Bibliography: p. 27.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Cover crops
103 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.A43
Farm program impacts on incentives for greenmanure rotations.
Young, D.L.; Painter, K.M.
Greenbelt, Md. : Institute for Alternative Agriculture; 1990.
American journal of alternative agriculture v. 5 (3): p.
99-105; 1990. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alternative farming; Sustainability; Rotations;
Green manures; Agricultural policy; Legislation; Economic
analysis; Profitability; Costs; Returns; Seasonal variation;
Incentives
Abstract: Farm programs influence the profitability of a crop
rotation through five effects: (1) a deficiency payment (DP)
effect, (2) an acreage reduction (ARP) effect, (3) a base
effect, (4) a crop price effect, and (5) a risk reduction
effect. This study initially examines ARP and DP effects of
the 1985 Farm Bill on the relative profitability Of a low-
input rotation and a grain-intensive conventional rotation in
Washington state over 1986-1990. In years of low deficiency
payments or high foregone returns from ARP land, the low-input
green manure rotation was competitive with the conventional
rotation but lost its advantage in years of low ARP costs or
high deficiency payments. Long-run incentives to maintain
wheat base introduced a consistent bias against the low-input
green manure rotation. Planting flexibility options proposed
during the 1990 Farm Bill debate could reduce farm program
barriers to green manure and other low-input rotations. The
Bush Administration's Normal Crop Acreage (NCA) proposal,
which was not accepted in the 1990 legislation, would have
largely eliminated base erosion for the green manure rotation
in this study. More importantly, non-ARP green manure acreage
would have qualified for deficiency payments under the NCA,
thereby sharply increasing the low-input rotation's relative
profitability. Proposals like the NCA might receive further
attention in the future due to environmental concerns, fiscal
pressures, or possible trade agreements requiring multilateral
phaseout of agricultural subsidies coupled to commodities.
104 NAL Call. No.: 100 G29S no.27
Fertilizer, culture and variety experiments on corn ;
Fertilizer and variety tests on cotton ; Green manuring with
cow peas.. Fertilizer and variety tests on cotton Green
manuring with cow peas
Redding, R. J.
Experiment, Ga. : Georgia Experiment Station, 1894; 1894. p.
[187]-216 ; 23 cm. (Bulletin (Georgia Experiment Station) ;
no. 27.). Cover title.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Corn; Cotton; Cowpea
105 NAL Call. No.: 100 C125 (2) no.354
Fertilizers and covercrops for California deciduous orchards..
Fertilizers and cover crops for California deciduous orchards
Proebsting, Edward Louis,
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California, College of
Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station,; 1943.
15 p. ; 22 cm. (Circular (California Agricultural Experiment
Station) ; 354.). Caption title. At head of title:
University of California. College of Agriculture. Agricultural
Experiment Station, Berkeley, California.
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Cover crops; Fruit
106 NAL Call. No.: 100 C125 (2) no.466
Fertilizers and covercrops for California orchards.
Proebsting, Edward Louis,
Berkeley, Calif. : Division of Agricultural Sciences,
University of California,; 1958.
19 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. (Circular (California
Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 466.).
Language: English
Descriptors: Fruit; Cover crops
107 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
The fertilizing value of green manures rotted under different
conditions. Daji, J.A.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1934 Jun.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 26 (6): p.
466-474; 1934 Jun. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: England; Hordeum vulgare; Vicia; Brassica; Beta
vulgaris; Green manures; Chemical composition; Organic matter;
Iron oxides; Aluminum oxide; Lime; Calcium oxide; Magnesium
oxide; Potassium; Phosphoric acid; Nitrogen; Composting;
Nitrogen content; Seed germination; Crop yield; Nutrient
availability; Plant height; Shoots; Tillering; Fertilizers
Abstract: 1. Young tares, young mustard, and sugar beet tops
had a beneficial effect on the barley crop when used as green
manures. They accelerated germination, increased the tillering
capacity, and gave bigger yields of grain and straw than the
control. This was true of all three manures in whatever way
they were applied. The same applies to the artificial
fertilizers. 2. The yield of grain and straw was correlated
with the tillering capacity, but was not affected by the
height. The increased tillering and yield were primarily due
to the fertilizing elements contained in the green manures,
chiefly the nitrogen. 3. The green manures when buried at once
gave higher yields of grain and straw than when they were
applied to the surface or when they were rotted separately. 4.
The fertilizing value of the different methods of applying the
green manures depends on the abundance of available nitrogen
returned the treated manure for the use of the crop. The
extent to which the abundance of nitrogen will be maintained
in the treated manure depends on the nature of the green
manure, the amount and nature of nitrogen originally present
in the green manure, and the conditions under which the
material is decomposed.
108 NAL Call. No.: S539.5.J68
Forage legume-small grain intercrops: nitrogen production and
response of subsequent corn.
Hesterman, O.B.; Griffin, T.S.; Williams, P.T.; Harris, G.H.;
Christenson, D.R.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1992 Jul.
Journal of production agriculture v. 5 (3): p. 340-348; 1992
Jul. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Michigan; Triticum aestivum; Winter wheat; Avena
sativa; Zea mays; Medicago sativa; Trifolium pratense; Cover
crops; Intercropping; Crop yield; Sowing; Nitrogen; Soil
fertility; Available water; Spatial variation; Geographical
distribution; Precipitation; Seasonal variation
109 NAL Call. No.: 421 J822
Foraging preference of red imported fire ants (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae) among three species of summer cover crops and
their extracts.
Kaakeh, W.; Dutcher, J.D.
Lanham, Md. : Entomological Society of America; 1992 Apr.
Journal of economic entomology v. 85 (2): p. 389-394; 1992
Apr. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Indigofera hirsuta; Sesbania exaltata; Vigna
unguiculata; Insect repellents; Plant extracts; Solenopsis
invicta; Feeding preferences; Foraging
Abstract: Foraging preference of red imported fire ant,
Solenopsis invicta Buren, among three species of summer cover
crops, sesbania, Sesbania exaltata (Rafinesque-Schmaltz) Cory;
hairy indigo, Indigofera hirsuta L.; and cowpea, Vigna
unguiculata (L.) Walpers, was evaluated in the greenhouse
using choice and no-choice tests. Ants derived a large part of
their nutrients from aphid honeydew, and ant workers differed
in their response to plant species in the presence or absence
of cowpea aphid. Ants preferred cowpea > indigo > sesbania
when these plants were infested with cowpea aphids, whereas
ants showed no preference between cowpea and indigo when
plants were kept free of cowpea aphids. Sesbania showed almost
100% repellency, to ants for 8 d, whether these plants were
infested or kept free of aphids. In a pickup bioassay for
detecting any discrimination among plants by ants, leaf disks
from noninfested leaves of cowpea and hairy indigo were picked
up more readily than those from sesbania. Response of ants to
extracts differed significantly among plants. Sesbania extract
repelled and caused mortality in the red imported fire ant.
Ethanol extract of sesbania caused higher ant mortality than
the water extract.
110 NAL Call. No.: 26 T754
Grain yield responses in rice to eight tropical green manures.
Meelu, O.P.; Morris, R.A.; Furoc, R.E.; Dizon, M.A.
London : Butterworth-Heinemann; 1992 Apr.
Tropical agriculture v. 69 (2): p. 133-136; 1992 Apr.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Philippines; Oryza sativa; Sesbania cannabina;
Crotalaria juncea; Green manures; Legumes; Nitrogen
fertilizers; Biomass production; Crop yield
111 NAL Call. No.: SB193.F59
Grazing management of overseeded ryegrass.
Alison, M.W.
Georgetown, Tx. : American Forage and Grassland Council; 1992.
Proceedings of the Forage and Grassland Conference v. 1: p.
55-59; 1992. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Louisiana; Lolium multiflorum; Oversowing;
Grazing systems
112 NAL Call. No.: S540.A2F62
Green manure cropping systems and benefits.
Gallaher, R.N.; Eylands, V.J.
Gainesville, Fla. : The Stations; 1985.
Agronomy research report AY - Agricultural Experiment
Stations, University of Florida (85-11): 14 p.; 1985.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Florida; Green manures; Cropping systems
113 NAL Call. No.: S667.R5G73
Green manure in rice farming proceedings of a symposium on
sustainable agriculture : the role of green manure crops in
rice farming systems, 25-29 May 1987.. Role of green manure
crops in rice farming systems Sustainable agriculture, green
manure in rice farming
International Rice Research Institute, International Council
of Scientific Unions, Commission on the Application of Science
to Agriculture, Forestry, and Aquaculture
S.l. : International Rice Research Institute, in collaboration
with the Commission on the Application of Science to
Agriculture, Forestry, and Aquaculture,; 1988.
379 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Cover title: Sustainable agriculture,
green manure in rice farming. Includes bibliographical
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Green manure crops; Rice
114 NAL Call. No.: aZ5071.N3
Green manures and cover crops--January 1987-September 1991.
Gates, J.P.
Beltsville, Md. : The Library; 1991 Dec.
Quick bibliography series - U.S. Department of Agriculture,
National Agricultural Library (U.S.). (92-11): 60 p.; 1991
Dec. Updates QB 89-58. Bibliography.
Language: English
Descriptors: Green manures; Cover crops; Bibliographies
115 NAL Call. No.: S605.5.I45 1989
Green manures in irrigated crop systems.
Razongles, C.
Witzenhausen? : Ekopan; 1990.
Agricultural alternatives and nutritional self-sufficiency :
for a sustainable agricultural system that respects man and
his environment : proc of the IFOAM Seventh Int Scientific
Conference, Ouagadougou, January 2-5, 1989. p. 255-262; 1990.
Language: English
Descriptors: Organic farming; Cropping systems; Green manures;
Irrigation; Environmental impact; Temporal variation; Seasonal
growth; Seasons; Residual effects; Nitrates; Crop yield
116 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Green manuring and its application to agricultural practices.
Pieters, A.J.; McKee, R.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1929 Oct.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 21 (10): p.
985-993; 1929 Oct. Paper presented at the "Symposium on Soil
Organic Matter and Green Manuring," November 22, 1928,
Washington, D.C. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Crop production; Green manures; Crop yield
117 NAL Call. No.: 100 Io9 no.10
Green manuring and soil fertility.
Brown, P. E.
Ames, Iowa : Agricultural Experiment Station, Iowa State
College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts,; 1913.
15 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. (Circular (Iowa State College.
Agricultural Experiment Station) ; no. 10.).
Language: English
Descriptors: Green manuring
118 NAL Call. No.: 100 C125 (2) no.110
Green manuring in California.
Lipman, C. B.
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California, College of
Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station,; 1913.
3 p. ; 22 cm. (Circular (California Agricultural Experiment
Station) ; no. 110.).
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Green manuring
119 NAL Call. No.: S661.P53 1927
Green manuring principles and practice.
Pieters, Adrian John,
New York : Wiley ; London : Chapman & Hall,; 1927.
xiv, 356 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. (The Wiley agricultural series).
Includes bibliograpical references (p. 325-340).
Language: English
Descriptors: Green manuring
120 NAL Call. No.: S661.S3413 1989
Green manuring principles and practice of natural soil
improvement.. Bedeutung, Praxis und Technik der Grundungung in
Landwirtschaft und Gemusebau, Rev. 3rd ed..
Schmid, Otto; Klay, Ruedi; Brinton, William F.
Woods End Agricultural Institute
Mt. Vernon, Me. : Woods End Agricultural Institute,; 1989. v,
51 p. ; 28 cm. "This document prepared by W.F. Brinton from
original reports which appeared in part under the title
'Bedeutung, Praxis und Technik der Grundungung in
Landwirtschaft und Gemusebau,' 1979, 1980. von O. Schmid u. R.
Klay"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p.
47-51).
Language: English
Descriptors: Green manuring
121 NAL Call. No.: 100 M36S no.268
Green-manuring crops for soil improvement Branchville field..
Green manuring crops for soil improvement
McCall, A. G.
College Park : University of Maryland, Agricultural Experiment
Station,; 1924. 12 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. (Bulletin (Maryland
Agricultural Experiment Station) ; no. 268.). Caption title.
July, 1924.
Language: English
Descriptors: Green manuring
122 NAL Call. No.: S592.7.A1S6
Growth and N2-fixation of two stem-nodulating legumes and
their effect as green manure on lowland rice.
Becker, M.; Ladha, J.K; Ottow, J.C.G.
Exeter : Pergamon Press; 1990.
Soil biology and biochemistry v. 22 (8): p. 1109-1119; 1990.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Sesbania; Aeschynomene; Growth rate; Nitrogen
fixation; Stem nodules; Green manures; Lowland areas; Oryza
sativa
123 NAL Call. No.: QK867.J67
Growth and selenium uptake of range plants propagated in
uranium mine soils. Hossner, L.R.; Woodard, H.J.; Bush, J.
New York, N.Y. : Marcel Dekker; 1992.
Journal of plant nutrition v. 15 (12): p. 2743-2761; 1992.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Texas; Panicum coloratum; Cynodon dactylon;
Gramineae; Selenium; Ion uptake; Mineral content; Uranium;
Mine spoil; Shoots; Dry matter accumulation; Cover crops
Abstract: High soil selenium (Se) levels have been found in
association with uranium deposits in Texas. A concern that
high Se concentrations may be found in forages grown on
reclaimed mine lands prompted this investigation. A native
soil sampled near the mining area, and overburden materials
sampled from two Se enriched uranium mine soil sites were
compared in a plant growth study in the greenhouse. Shoot
yields and shoot Se concentration in each of ten grasses
common to the region were determined from plants harvested
three weeks after germination and from shoot regrowth
harvested four weeks after the first harvest. Shoot weights
were reduced for 5 of the 10 species growing in soils with
medium and high Se status. Total shoot weights of Cynodon
dactylon and Panicum coloratum from two harvests were
consistently highest in all soil materials and are highly
recommended for use as a stabilizing cover crop for lands
disturbed from uranium mining. Generally, no correlation was
observed between shoot weight and plant Se concentration or
uptake in the 10 species. However, plant tissue Se
concentrations in all species for at least one of the two
harvest dates were above the 5 mg kg-1 concentration
considered potentially harmful to grazing livestock.
Therefore, none of these species would be a suitable forage
for livestock grazing on reclaimed Se-enriched uranium mining
overburden.
124 NAL Call. No.: 56.9 SO3
Growth characteristics of legume cover crops in a semiarid
environment. Power, J.F.
Madison, Wis. : The Society; 1991 Nov.
Soil Science Society of America journal v. 55 (6): p.
1659-1663; 1991 Nov. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: North Dakota; Legumes; Cover crops; Green
manures; Semiarid climate; Seasonal growth; Planting date;
Temporal variation; Stand characteristics; Growth rate; Dry
matter accumulation; Nitrogen fixation; Nitrogen; Nutrient
uptake; Water use efficiency; Nitrogen content; Climatic
factors; Precipitation; Dry farming
Abstract: To select the best legume cover crop to grow for a
given cropping situation, the producer needs knowledge of
relative growth rates, N2-fixation and N-uptake rates, and
water use for various potential planting dates. Such an
experiment was conducted for 2 yr at Mandan, ND, in which 10
legume species were planted on or shortly after the first day
of May, June, July, and August each year. Soil and plant
samples were collected periodically after each planting date
to evaluate rates of dry-matter production, N accumulation,
and water use. Potential N2-fixation rate was measured in one
season only. For the first 40 to 90 d after planting, large-
seeded annuals such as faba bean (Vicia faba L.) field pea
(Pisum sativum L.), and soybean (Glycine max [L] Merr.)
generally exhibited most rapid growth, N accumulation, and
water use (these three parameters were generally closely
related for all samplings). With more than 90 d growth,
species such as Korean lespedeza (Lespedeza stipulacea
Maxim.), yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officianalis L.), and
alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) also began to exhibit rapid
growth. One surprising result was the outstanding growth of
May-planted subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) in
one (ample moisture) of the two seasons. For the shorter
growth periods, faba bean exhibited good growth
characteristics at all planting dates, and field pea was
satisfactory at most. July and August planting of slower
growing species generally resulted in relatively little growth
by the end of the season. In most instances, water-use
efficiency was greatest for the May planting, and highest
values were often recorded for field pea, faba bean, and
subterranean clover. These results identify those legume
species best adapted for a given planting date and duration of
growth under the climatic conditions of this experiment.
125 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Harvest management of a crimson clover cover for no-tillage
corn production. Holderbaum, J.F.; Decker, A.M.; Meisinger,
J.J.; Mulford, F.R.; Vough, L.R. Madison, Wis. : American
Society of Agronomy; 1990 Sep.
Agronomy journal v. 82 (5): p. 918-923; 1990 Sep. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Maryland; Zea mays; No-tillage; Trifolium
incarnatum; Cover crops; Crop yield; Grain; Maize silage;
Herbage; Nitrogen content; Dry matter accumulation; Nitrogen;
Residual effects; Nutrient uptake; Forage; Cutting frequency;
Crop quality; Sequential cropping
Abstract: Legume cover crops are valuable N sources for no-
tillage corn (Zea mays L.). However, little research has been
done in assessing the management options for legume cover
crops. Field studies were conducted on a Coastal Plain
Matapeake silt loam soil (fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic
Hapludult) from 1983 through 1986 to determine the effects of
various harvest management schedules on total N contribution
of legume cover crops, subsequent corn grain and silage
yields, and total forage (combined cover crop and corn
herbage) production. A crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum
L.) cover crop was subjected to no harvest; spring silage
harvest with clippings removed (spring silage); and simulated
pasture harvests with clippings from multiple harvests removed
(pasture removed) or returned (pasture returned). A no-cover
control treatment was also included. No-tillage corn was grown
in the cover crop residues and two fertilizer N (FN) rates (0
and 90 kg ha-1) were applied in a split-block design to each
harvest management treatment. Averaged over 3 yr, multiple
harvests of the cover crop vs. a spring silage harvest
resulted in lower cover crop herbage yields (3.0 vs. 4.7 Mg
ha-1) and total N content (114 vs. 146 kg N ha-1) for the
multiple harvests. Corn grain and silage yields and corn N
uptake were consistently higher following crimson clover cover
than for no cover, regardless of harvest management, and were
generally higher when the cover was left in place than
following removal of the cover. There were FN responses
regardless of harvest management treatment. The reduction in
corn silage yield when the cover crop was harvested and
removed was less than the cover crop herbage dry matter yield,
resulting in greater total forage production when the cover
crop was harvested as forage. Results suggest that harvest
management options of a crimson clover cover crop offer
flexibility in either optimizing subsequent corn grain yields
or total forage production for no-tillage croppin
126 NAL Call. No.: 100 M69MI
Horticulture's Garner honored.
Kight, T.
Mississippi State, Miss. : The Station; 1991 Apr.
MAFES research highlights - Mississippi Agricultural and
Forestry Experiment Station v. 54 (4): p. 3; 1991 Apr.
Language: English
Descriptors: Mississippi; Cover crops; Green manures
127 NAL Call. No.: S1.N32
How to choose a soil-building legume.
Sarrantonio, M.
Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Institute; 1991 Jul.
The New farm. p. 23-25; 1991 Jul. Paper presented at a Rodale
Institute "Take Charge" workshop, Winter, 1990, Kutztown,
Pennsylvania.
Language: English
Descriptors: Leguminosae; Cover crops
128 NAL Call. No.: 275.29 M58B
How to control sheet and rill erosion.
East Lansing, Mich. : The Service; 1991 Oct.
Extension bulletin E - Cooperative Extension Service, Michigan
State University (2315): 4 p.; 1991 Oct.
Language: English
Descriptors: Erosion control; Erosion; Rill erosion; Contour
cultivation; Contour ridging; Cover crops; Rotations; Terraces
129 NAL Call. No.: SB950.2.I3I4
How will cover crops affect insect ecology?.
Steffey, K.
Urbana, Ill. : Cooperative Extension Service, Univ of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign; 1991.
Illinois Agricultural Pesticides Conference summaries of
presentations January 8, 9, 10, 1991, Urbana, Illinois / Univ
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Coop Ext Serv, in coop with
the Illinois Natural History Survey. p. 108-111; 1991.
"Proceedings of the 1991 Illinois Agricultural Pesticides
Conference," January 8-10, 1991, Urbana, Illinois. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Illinois; Cover crops; Insects; Ecology
130 NAL Call. No.: SB249.N6
Impact of legume cover crops on soilborne plant pathogens of
cotton. Rothrock, C.S.; Kirkpatrick, T.L.
Memphis, Tenn. : National Cotton Council of America; 1990.
Proceedings - Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conferences.
p. 30-31; 1990. Meeting held January 9-14, 1990, Las Vegas,
Nevada. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Gossypium hirsutum; Cover crops; Fungus control;
Rhizoctonia solani; Thielaviopsis basicola
131 NAL Call. No.: 79.9 C122
Impact of nematode species and various cover crops on growth
of adjacent grapevines.
McKenry, M.V.; Buzo, T.; Kaku, S.
Fremont, Calif. : California Weed Conference; 1990.
Proceedings - California Weed Conference (42): p. 187-189;
1990. Meeting held January 15-17, 1990, San Jose, California.
Language: English
Descriptors: Vitis; Ground cover; Weeds; Cover crops; Plant
parasitic nematodes
132 NAL Call. No.: 99.9 SO82
The impact of weeds and two legume crops on Eucalyptus hybrid
clone establishment.
Schumann, A.W.
Pretoria : South African Forestry Association; 1992 Mar.
South African forestry journal (160): p. 43-48; 1992 Mar.
Paper presented at the IUFRO Symposium on "Intensive Forestry:
The Role of Eucalypts," held Sept 1991, Durban, South Africa.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Eucalyptus; Forest plantations; Crop weed
competition; Weed control; Cultural methods; Mucuna pruriens;
Vigna unguiculata; Herbicides; Cover crops
133 NAL Call. No.: S544.3.O5O5
Improving native pecan groves.
Taylor, G.C.
Stillwater, Okla. : The Service; 1991 Jul.
OSU extension facts - Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma
State University v.): 4 p.; 1991 Jul.
Language: English
Descriptors: Oklahoma; Carya illinoensis; Tree gardens; Tree
fruits; Thinning; Selective felling; Cover crops
134 NAL Call. No.: QL461.E532
Influence of winter cover crop suppression practices on
seasonal abundance of armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), cover
crop regrowth, and yield in no-till corn.
Laub, C.A.; Luna, J.M.
Lanham, Md. : Entomological Society of America; 1991 Apr.
Environmental entomology v. 20 (2): p. 749-754; 1991 Apr.
Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Zea mays; Mythimna unipuncta; Secale cereale;
Cover crops; No-tillage; Population dynamics; Insect control
Abstract: Rye (Secale cereale L.), used as a winter cover
crop, was killed by paraquat or by mowing with a bushog. In
the early stages of subsequent no-till corn, abundance of
armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta (Haworth), was lower in the
mowed treatment compared with the sprayed treatment in three
of five fields and did not differ in another field. Over the
duration of the first armyworm generation, cumulative
armyworm-days in the sprayed treatment were greater than in
the mowed treatment in three of five fields and did not differ
in another field. Mowing the cover crop was 40% less expensive
than spraying. Competition from rye regrowth in the mowed
treatment did not diminish yields. Corn silage yields were
increased by mowing (P = 0.07), and the average increase in
net benefit from mowing the cover crop compared with spraying
was $91-113/ba. Cover crop mowing may be an economical and
effective means of managing armyworm populations in no-till
corn.
135 NAL Call. No.: SB193.P72
Initial development of early blooming annual cool season
legumes for use in conservation tillage.
Owsley, C.M.; Kirkland, M.S.; Surrency, E.D.
Madison, Wis. : The Department; 1989.
Progress report, clovers and special purpose legumes research -
University of Wisconsin, Department of Agronomy v. 22: p.
31-33; 1989. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Georgia; Leguminosae; Double cropping; No-
tillage; Flowering date; Earliness; Cover crops; Selection
criteria; Plant breeding
136 NAL Call. No.: S544.3.N7A4
Interplanting cover crops reduces herbicide usage, controls
erosion and fixes nitrogen.
Sumner, K.
Middletown, N.Y. : Cornell Cooperative Ext.--Orange County
Agriculture Program, Education Center; 1991 Oct.
Agfocus : publication of Cornell Cooperative Extension--Orange
County. p. 9; 1991 Oct.
Language: English
Descriptors: Cover crops; Erosion control; Nitrogen fixation;
Herbicides
137 NAL Call. No.: HM206.A1H8
Land use, soil loss, and sustainable agriculture in Rwanda.
Clay, D.C.; Lewis, L.A.
New York, N.Y. : Plenum Press; 1990 Jun.
Human ecology v. 18 (2): p. 147-161; 1990 Jun. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Rwanda; Farm management; Land use;
Sustainability; Erosion control; Soil conservation; Cropping
systems; Slope; Cover crops; Viability; Land productivity;
Environmental degradation; Farm surveys
138 NAL Call. No.: S599.9.T783T76 no.90-01
Legume green manures principles for management based on recent
research. Lathwell, D. J.
Soil Management Collaborative Research Support Program
Raleigh, NC : Soil Management Collaborative Research Support
Program, N.C. State University,; 1990.
30 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. (TropSoils bulletin ; no. 90-01).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-30).
Language: English
Descriptors: Legumes; Green manure crops; Organic fertilizers
139 NAL Call. No.: 56.9 SO3
Legume mulch and nitrogen fertilizer effects on soil water and
corn production.
Corak, S.J.; Frye, W.W.; Smith, M.S.
Madison, Wis. : The Society; 1991 Sep.
Soil Science Society of America journal v. 55 (5): p.
1395-1400; 1991 Sep. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Kentucky; Vicia villosa; Zea mays; No-tillage;
Crop production; Silt loam soils; Cover crops; Live mulches;
Crop residues; Preplanting treatment; Nitrogen fertilizers;
Nitrogen; Nutrient content; Soil water content; Temporal
variation; Spatial variation; Crop yield; Growth; Nutrient
transport; Water use efficiency; Crop growth stage; Nutrient
availability; Water conservation; Profiles; Maize stover;
Grain; Precipitation; Transpiration
Abstract: Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) as a winter annual
legume cover crop, can increase grain yield of no-till corn
(Zea mays L.). Optimizing management of this system depends on
understanding beneficial effects. This field study examined
effects of hairy vetch (HV) and N fertilizer on soil water
content, crop growth, N assimilation, and water-use
efficiency. Cover-crop treatments, each with 0 and 255 kg ha-1
of fertilizer N, were (i) winter fallow, (ii) aboveground HV
removed at corn planting, (iii) HV left in place, and (iv) HV
left in place and supplemented with that removed from (ii).
Transpiration by HV before corn planting reduced soil water
content, decreasing early growth of corn during years of low
spring rainfall. By 2 to 4 wk after planting, however, soil
water content under HV mulch was similar to winter fallow.
Soil water content was higher with HV mulch only during the
second 4-wk period following planting and only in the upper
7.5 cm of the profile. Greater soil water use associated with
N fertilizer occurred after about 8 wk in 2 of the 3 yr. Hairy
vetch treatments sit the zero-N fertilizer level increased
corn growth, N assimilation, grain yield, and water-use
efficiency. The high-N treatment negated these benefits of HV.
Because of this and the lack of mulch effects on soil water
during inter stages of crop growth, we concluded that N
supplied to no-till corn was the principal, immediate benefit
of HV during this study.
140 NAL Call. No.: SB1.H6
Legumes alone and in combination with manure as fertilizers in
an intensive muskmelon production system.
Singogo, W.; Lamont, W.J. Jr; Marr, C.W.
Alexandria, Va. : American Society for Horticultural Science;
1991 Nov. HortScience v. 26 (11): p. 1431; 1991 Nov. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Cucumis melo; Green manures; Medicago sativa;
Vicia villosa; Pisum sativum; Cattle manure; Trickle
irrigation; Plastic film; Intensive production; Crop yield;
Fruits
141 NAL Call. No.: 4 AM34P
Legumes and grasses in crop rotation.
Lyon, T.L.
Madison, Wis. : American Society of Agronomy; 1927 Jun.
Journal of the American Society of Agronomy v. 19 (6): p.
534-544; 1927 Jun. Paper presented at the symposium on
"Potash", November 19, 1926, Washington, D.C. Includes
references.
Language: English
Descriptors: Legumes; Grasses; Alfalfa hay; Clover hay;
Rotations; Green manures; Cereals
Abstract: A partial review of recent experiment station
literature concerning experiments to ascertain the effect of
legumes, grasses, and green manures on the yields of
succeeding crops shows the following. With a few exceptions
experiments in the humid portions of the country have
demonstrated the superiority of red clover and alfalfa over
timothy in their effect on the yields of crops that follow.
That the beneficial effect of clover is due to its property as
a legume has been shown by a number of field experiments in
which comparison was made of the yields of similar crops grown
in the same years in two or more rotations in which clover is
replaced by some non-legume crop grown in the same year as the
clover. The same principle has been demonstrated by
determining the nitrate nitrogen contained in drainage water
from soil in which clover residues have been incorporated and
also in which timothy residues have been incorporated. Tests
conducted, at eight experiment stations in humid regions
indicate on the soils used for the tests a greater
effectiveness of legumes as compared with non-legume green
manures on the yields of succeeding crops. The data indicate
that a practical advantage is to be gained by the succeeding
crop from replacing oats and possibly corn by soybeans,
especially when clover is not included in the rotation. Some
tests have resulted in a larger crop following a mixture of
corn and soybeans and oats and field peas than after either
cereal alone. The total number of trials has been few and
results have not been uniform, consequently a definite
conclusion cannot be drawn. The region of dry farming is the
only part of this country in which legumes do not affect
favorably the yield of the succeeding crop with a reasonable
degree of certainty. That lack of soil moisture is the
explanation would appear from the fact that irrigated soil in
the same region gives a good response to legumes.
142 NAL Call. No.: 100 C125 (2) no.255
Leguminous plants as organic fertilizers in California
agriculture. Kennedy, P. Beveridge
Berkeley, Calif. : University of California, College of
Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station,; 1922.
8 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. (Circular (California Agricultural
Experiment Station) ; no. 255.).
Language: English; English
Descriptors: Legumes; Green manuring
143 NAL Call. No.: 100 V81S no.60
The liberation of plant nutrients from the soil as affected by
alfalfa. Hill, H. H.
Blacksburg, Va. : Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station,;
1937. 19 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. (Technical bulletin (Virginia
Agricultural Experiment Station) ; 60.). Cover title.
Bibliography: p. 18-19.
Language: English
Descriptors: Alfalfa; Green manuring
144 NAL Call. No.: 80 AC82
Living mulch ground covers for weed control between raspberry
rows. Freyman, S.
Wageningen : International Society for Horticultural Science;
1989 Nov. Acta horticulturae (262): p. 349-356; 1989 Nov.
Paper presented at the "5th International Symposium on Rubus &
Ribes," / edited by H.A. Daubeny, June 24-July 2, 1989,
Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Includes references.
Language: English
Descriptors: British Columbia; Rubus idaeus; Row spacing; Weed
control; Live mulches; Lolium perenne; Festuca ovina;
Trifolium repens; Hordeum vulgare; Yield response functions
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