Panel Discussion: Cover Crops Used at Vallonia Nursery, Indiana Division of Forestry
The use of cover crops is one essential step in management of nursery soils. Cover crops serve many different purposes within the soil. First, cover crops help in reducing erosion by stabilizing soil. Second, cover crops can be used as a visual guide to nutrient deficiencies in fields prior to sowing seedling crops. Most important, cover crops build organic matter, which has a positive effect on seedling growth.
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Author(s): Robert Hawkins
Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 2004
Event:
Southern Forest Nursery Association
2004 - Charleston, SC