Interaction of Winter Cereal Rye as Cover Crop and Manure Application on Soil Nitrate and Corn Yield
ISSN 2158-9429
Volume 18, Issue 1 - June 2025
Editor: Bindu Poudel
Abstract
Cover crops increased in acreage across the nation in the past several years as they provide many environmental benefits. Research continues to reveal contradicting results of the impact on corn yield and the effect on soil nitrate nitrogen. Investigation into high-carbon manure with winter rye as a cover crop supports previous research as inconsistencies were revealed during this two-year study as a potential interaction between a high-carbon manure source and corn grain yield was a result. Having winter cereal rye in the crop system appears to lower soil nitrate levels while not lowering grain yields.
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