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Cover Cropping

By: Katie L. Monsen
In: Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide
Edited by: Dustin Mulvaney & Paul Robbins
Subject:Environmental Technology, Policy & Management, Environmental Policy
Keywords:agroecosystems; cash crops; crop plants; crops; legumes; nitrogen; soil

Cover cropping is the planting of crops specifically for one or more of several non-revenue-generating purposes, most commonly for protecting against soil erosion, improving soil fertility, and minimizing soil nutrient loss. Cover crops are used in both annual and perennial and ...

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  Monsen, K. (2011). Cover cropping. In D. Mulvaney, & P. Robbins (Eds.), Green food: An A-to-Z guide (pp. 109-110). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971874.n38
  
  Monsen, Katie L. "Cover Cropping." In Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide, edited by Mulvaney, Dustin, and Paul Robbins, 109-10. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971874.n38.
  
  Monsen, K. 2011. Cover Cropping. In: Dustin Mulvaney and Paul Robbins Editors, 2011. Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 109-110 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971874.n38> [Accessed 16 Apr 2021].
  
  Monsen, Katie L. "Cover Cropping." Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide. Edited by Dustin Mulvaney and Paul Robbins. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 109-10. SAGE Knowledge. 16 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971874.n38.
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