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LEADER: 02869cam a22003378a 4500
001 2007024273
003 DLC
005 20090403101251.0
008 070613s2007 mdu bf 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007024273
020 $a9781888626124 (pbk.)
035 $a(DNAL)986961
040 $aDNAL/DLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aSB284.3.U6$bM36 2007
070 0 $aaSB284.3.U6$bM36 2007
082 00 $a631.5/82$222
245 00 $aManaging cover crops profitably /$cproject manager and editor, Andy Clark.
250 $a3rd ed.
260 $aBeltsville,MD :$bSustainable Agriculture Network,$c2007.
263 $a0707
300 $ap. cm.
440 0 $aSustainable Agriculture Network handbook series ;$vbk. 9
500 $a"A publication of the Sustainable Agriculture Network with funding by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program of CSREES, U.S. Department of Agriculture."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aBenefits of cover crops -- Selecting the best cover crops for your farm -- Building soil fertility and tilth with cover crops -- Cover crops can stabilize your soil -- How much N? -- Managing pests with cover crops -- Georgia cotton, peanut farmers use cover crops to control pests -- Select covers that balance pests, problems of farm -- Crop rotations with cover crops -- Full-year covers tackle tough weeds -- Cover crops in conservation tillage systems -- After 25 years, improvements keep coming -- Overview of charts -- Chart 1:Top regional cover crop species -- Chart 2: Performance and roles -- Chart 3a: Cultural traits -- Chart 3b: Planting -- Chart 4a: Potential advantages -- Chart 4b: Potential disadvantages-- Cover crop species -- Overview of nonlegume cover crops -- Annual ryegrass -- Barley -- Brassicas and mustards -- Mustard mix manages nematodes in potato/wheat system -- Buckwheat -- Cereal rye -- Rye smothers weeds before soybeans -- Oats -- Oats, rye feed soil in corn/bean rotation -- Sorghum sudangrass -- Summer covers relieve compaction -- Winter wheat -- Wheat boosts income and soil protection -- Wheat offers high-volume weed control too -- Overview of legume cover crops -- Cover crop mixtures expand possibilities. Berseem clover -- Nodulation: match inoculant to maximize N -- Cowpeas -- Cowpeas provide elegant solution to awkward niche -- Crimson clover -- Field peas -- Peas do double duty for Kansas farmer -- Hairy vetch -- Vetch beats plastic -- Cover crop roller design holds promise for no-tillers -- Medics -- Jess counts on George for N and organic matter -- Southern spotted bur.
650 0 $aCover crops$zUnited States$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
700 1 $aClark, Andy.
710 2 $aSustainable Agriculture Network.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0720/2007024273.html