Soils are at the nexus of the atmospheric, geological, and hydrologic cycles, providing
invaluable ecosystem services associated with water provision. The immeasurably vital role …

Introduction In Midwestern maize (Zea-mays L.)-based systems, planting an over-wintering
cover crop such as rye (Secale cereale L.) following fall harvests of summer crops maintains …

Continuous Living Cover (CLC) is a term used to describe agricultural systems that include
year-round vegetative cover above ground and living roots below ground. Examples of CLC …

Evaluating the influence of grass or broadleaf cover crops on soil health measurements is
common in the northern US Midwest. However, the comparison among different cover crop …

Biochar may improve the health of environmentally sensitive soils (ie, low C, sandy, slo**)
especially if combined with cover crops (CCs), but research is scant. We assessed how …

Fragipans are dense subsurface soil layers that severely restrict root penetration and water
movement. The presence of shallow fragipan horizons limits row crop production. We …

Evaluating the influence of grass or broadleaf cover crops on soil health measurements is
common in the US Midwest. However, the comparison among different cover crop mixtures …