Integrating cover crops into crop rotations in upstate Missouri

"There is an increasing emphasis on management strategies such as reduced tillage, use of cover crops, and implementation of conservation practices (i.e. terraces, no-till, and cropping systems) in Missouri cropping systems. By combining best management practices for conservation, soil health could be improved, and farmers could obtain higher yields and economic returns. Soil health is the capacity of a soil to function for plant, animal, and microbial sustainability evaluated by set parameters and evaluated over time. A "best management practice" refers to economically-viable practices that prevent or reduce pollution generated by non-point sources (Centner et al., 1996). Field research is needed to devise optimal combinations of these management practices for farmers, while balancing them with the economic realities of crop production." -- Introduction

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Plant sciences (MU)

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Missouri--Columbia

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Adler, Renee Lauren

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Nelson, Kelly Allan

Statement dc:rights

• OpenAccess.

Language dc:language.iso

eng, English

DOI

https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/70734

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/70734