Agricultural Engineering/Agronomy, Central Iowa, and BioCentury Research Farms

Evaluating Strip and No-Till Establishment and Maintenance of Perennial Groundcovers

Authors: Cynthia Bartel (Iowa State University) , Kenneth J. Moore (Iowa State University) , Shuizhang Fei (Iowa State University) , Andrew W. Lenssen (Iowa State University) , Roger L. Hintz (Iowa State University) , sam Kling (Iowa State University)

Abstract

Perennial groundcover (PGC) offers a tenable solution in reducing soil nitrate leaching and natural resources stewardship, as a system compatible with annual row crops grown on three-quarters of the 320 million total United States harvested cropland acres (USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2017 Census of Agriculture). Nitrate leaching reductions by perennial covers generally are assumed to be greater than annual cover crops, because perennial covers are present on the landscape year-round.

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How to Cite: Bartel, C. , Moore, K. J. , Fei, S. , Lenssen, A. W. , Hintz, R. L. & Kling, s. (2022) “Evaluating Strip and No-Till Establishment and Maintenance of Perennial Groundcovers”, Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports. 2021(1).