Study suggests cover crop mixtures increase agroecosystem services

Study suggests cover crop mixtures increase agroecosystem services University Park PA (SPX) Sep 12, 2016 - Planting a multi-species mixture of cover crops - rather than a cover crop monoculture - between cash crops, provides increased agroecosystem services, or multifunctionality, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. That was the conclusion drawn from a two-year study of 18 cover-crop treatments, ranging in diversity from one to eight plant species. Cover c ... more

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