Grasses as well as leguminous and non-leguminous broadleaves are the major categories
of commonly grown cover crops worldwide. This review focuses on the contribution of cover …

Cover crop (CC) cultivation can improve crop yield, soil and environmental quality. Cover
crops are multifunctional and contribute to soil quality by improving soil physical, chemical …

Cover crop (CC) impacts on soil ecosystem services including erosion control, C
sequestration, soil productivity, and others have been reviewed. However, CC impacts on …

When compared to virgin land (forest and grassland), croplands store significantly lower
amounts of organic carbon (OC), mainly as a result of soil tillage, and decreased plant inputs …

Cover crops (CCs) can provide multiple soil, agricultural production, and environmental
benefits. However, a better understanding of such potential ecosystem services is needed …

Increasing the quantity and quality of plant biomass production in space and time can
improve the capacity of agroecosystems to capture and store atmospheric carbon (C) in the …

A promising option to sequester carbon in agricultural soils is the inclusion of cover crops in
crop** systems. The advantage of cover crops as compared to other management …

Improving soil physical properties is important to soil conservation. Cover crop** can
improve soil physical properties and organic matter content which can reduce soil loss, and …

Cover crops are the plants which are grown to improve soil fertility, prevent soil erosion,
enrichment and protection of soil, and enhance nutrient and water availability, and quality of …

Cover crops are a valuable management option for reducing soil erosion and nitrogen
losses from agroecosystems. They improve soil quality but the impacts on crop yield depend …