Roots are the interface between the plant and the soil and play a central role in multiple
ecosystem processes. With intensification of agricultural practices, rhizosphere processes …

Cover crops are well recognized as a tool to reduce NO3− leaching from agroecosystems.
However, their effectiveness varies from site to site and year to year depending on soil, cash …

Incorporating cover crops into farming systems represents a potential pathway to
maintaining crop productivity and achieving multiple environmental benefits. However, how …

Transfer of genes from heterologous species provides the means of selectively introducing
new traits into crop plants and expanding the gene pool beyond what has been available to …

The integration of cover crops into crop** systems brings costs and benefits, both internal
and external to the farm. Benefits include promoting pest‐suppression, soil and water …

The availability of Haber-Bosch nitrogen (N) has permitted agricultural intensification and
increased the productive capacity of agroecosystems; however, approximately 50% of this …

During the last decades a lot of research have been made on the use of cover crops. Cover
crops are grown for many purposes, but most of the resent interest have focused on their …

" Upholding the high standard of quality set by the previous edition, this two-volume second
edition offers a vast array of recent peer-reviewed articles. It showcases research and …

Sixteen winter annual cover crop cultivars were grown in North Carolina to determine total N
accumulation, biological N fixation (BNF) potential, and compatibility with a roller‐crimper …

Extensive research on the use of winter cover crops (WCC) under different agricultural
practices in the USA and Canada has shown both negative and positive effects on …