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| Crossland, Mary; Westaway, Sally. |
| One challenge farmers face in planning cover crop systems is the dependence of cover crops on biophysical conditions such as soil type, rainfall, and climate. The performance of different cover crop species therefore varies according to geographic location and on-farm growing conditions. Farmers need a quick and effective way of identifying suitable species for their farm. Although farmer led assessment methods may not produce robust, quantifiable data, they do encourage farmers to actively engage in selecting species mixes adapted to on-farm conditions and to assess species performance with an increased level of detail and scrutiny than might otherwise be used. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: "Organics" in general; Farm nutrient management. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/29057/1/OSCAR%20Task%203.5%20Poster.pdf |
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| Crossland, Mary; Fradgley, Nick; Creissen, Henry; Howlett, Sally; Baresel, Jörg Peter; Finckh, Maria R.; Girling, Robbie. |
| Cover crops and living mulches form an integral component of conservation agriculture promoting soil health and minimising external inputs. The OSCAR Project (Optimising Subsidiary Crop Applications in Rotation) aims to improve practices of conservation agriculture in farming systems across Europe. The principal output of the project is to develop a toolbox to make technical and scientific information publically available to farmers, researchers, and other stakeholders. The continually evolving toolbox is currently available online at www.covercrops.eu and will consist of three facets (1) An interactive user-fed wiki providing information on subsidiary crops species and machinery use with links to published literature. (2) A searchable database on... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Soil quality Crop combinations and interactions Education; Extension and communication Weed management. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/29405/1/1%20FRADGLEY.PDF |
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