Soil water and available nitrogen during cover crop growth

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dc.contributor.authorStorr, Tom
dc.contributor.authorSimmons, Robert W.
dc.contributor.authorHannam, Jacqueline A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-23T12:40:18Z
dc.date.available2019-01-23T12:40:18Z
dc.date.issued2018-12-31
dc.description.abstractA field trial in Ely, Cambridgeshire was set up to investigate the soil moisture and nitrogen dynamics of a frost sensitive cover crop compared to a control of an over winter stubble. Cover crops were established in late summer following wheat harvest and a summer tillage operation. Soil and aboveground biomass sampling commenced in September 2017 was continued at 2–3 week intervals until May 2018. The results highlight the fast growth of cover crops which rapidly reduced the total oxides of nitrogen present in the soil by late autumn. During winter a gradual increase in total oxides of nitrogen is measured as the cover crop residue is mineralized. The use of the frost sensitive cover crop permitted ease of management and termination, though it is not completely reliable and termination times can vary from year to year.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationStorr T, Simmons RW, Hannam JA. (2018) Soil water and available nitrogen during cover crop growth. Aspects of Applied Biology Series: Aspects 140: Soil Improvement: Impact of Management Practices on Soil Function and Quality, 16 October 2018, Cambridge, UKen_UK
dc.identifier.issn0265-1491
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.aab.org.uk/aspects-of-applied-biology
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13843
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherAssociation of Applied Biologistsen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectCover cropsen_UK
dc.subjectSoil moistureen_UK
dc.subjectNitrogenen_UK
dc.titleSoil water and available nitrogen during cover crop growthen_UK
dc.typeConference paperen_UK

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