2018
Long-Term Effects of Cover Crops and Crop Rotations on Soil Health and Water Availability (1820-172-0132-B)
Contributor/Checkoff:
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
(none assigned)
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Frank Yin, University of Tennessee-Institute of Agriculture
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
1820-172-0132-B
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Brief Project Summary:

Unique Keywords:
#cover crop, soil health, sustainable production practices, #crop management systems
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

The deliverables of this project will be:
- the trial site of the long-term cover crop and crop rotation experiment at The University of Tennessee Research and Education Center at Milan;
- reliable and quantitative data on the long-term impacts of cover crops and crop rotations and their interactions on soil health and their relationships with soil water availability, nutrient cycling, and soybean productivity;
- site visits, field days, publications, and presentations at Extension meetings about the long-term benefits of cover crops and crop rotations on soil health, soil water availability, nutrient cycling, and soybean productivity;
- attendance and participation of producers in related field days, Extension meetings, and workshops; and
- inclusion of guidelines for cover crops and crop rotations in soybean production manual.

Final Project Results

Updated November 2, 2018:

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