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Cover crops lower soil surface strength, may improve soil permeability

Year: 1992

Type: article

Abstract: Poor water penetration constitutes a major production constraint for more than 400, 000 acres of agricultural land in California. The associated economic losses are particularly appreciable in the production of fruit and nut crops. In response to a hypothesis that cover crops may improve water infiltration in orchards, studies were conducted at Davis and Ceres. After 3 years' study, results indicate major benefits are possible with the planting of cover crops.

Source: California Agriculture

DOI: 10.3733/ca.v046n06p26

Authors: Olatunji A. Folorunso, Dennis Rolston, P Terry Prichard, Dianne T. Louie

Institutions: University of Maiduguri, University of California, Davis

Language: English

Topic: Soil Management and Crop Yield

Subfield: Soil Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, Life on land

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1583173764

FWCI: 0.817

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Cited by: 29

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