Research
Cover Crop Research Library
The more we learn about cover cropping, the better off we all are. Peruse the research studies below and discover which cover crop options may work best for your farm.
Basic Info: Planting Mustards & Brassicas as Cover Crops
Guide to Planting Brassicas and Mustards as Cover Crops.
SOURCE: Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education and USDA
Cover Crops for High-Desert Farming Systems in Idaho.
SOURCE: University of Idaho Extension
Green Manures for Soil Nutrient Management in a High-Desert Farming System.
Source: University of Idaho
Growing Mustard as a Biofumigant Cover Crop.
SOURCE: University of Massachusetts Extension
Mustards: A Brassica Cover Crop for Michigan.
SOURCE: University of Michigan
Brassicas and Mustards for Cover Cropping in Organic Farming.
SOURCE: eXtension.org
Cover Crops as Forage: Toxic Plants. Warning about possible glucosinolate toxicity caused by glucosinolates in mustard.
SOURCE: Kansas State University
Biofumigation of Soil Disease
High-Glucosinolate Mustard as a Biofumigant: Nematode and P. capsici Biofumigation; 2014-2016.
SOURCE: University of Massachusetts Extension
Green Manure Trials for Verticillium Wilt Management in Mint Production (Scroll to Page 6 of the report).
SOURCE: Oregon State University
Controlling Soil Disease in Giant Pumpkins (scroll to “test results” links on page.)
SOURCE: Wallace Organic Wonder
On-Farm Study Results: Biofumigation and Soil Solarization.
SOURCE: Kentucky State University
Effect of Biofumigation & Soil Solarization on Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.
SOURCE: Kentucky State University
Effect of Glucosinolate Exposure on Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Phytopthora capsici.
SOURCE: Kentucky State University
Cover Crops in Dryland Cropping Systems
Video: Using Cover Crops in Dryland Farming on the Colorado Plateau
SOURCE: Western SARE
Crop-Specific Cover Crop Research
Corn and Soy Production
Early results: Pacific Gold Reduces Charcoal Rot in Soybean Production.
SOURCE: Kansas State University Extension
Potential and Limitations of Cover Crops, Living Mulches, and Perennials to Reduce Nutrient Losses to Water Sources From Agricultural Fields
SOURCE: Environmental Protection Agency
Crop Rotation with Cover Crops
SOURCE: Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Residual Herbicides and Fall Cover Crop Establishment.
SOURCE: Purdue Extension
Cover Crop Recipes for First-Time Cover Crop Users in Indiana
SOURCE: Midwest Cover Crops Council
Orchards and Vineyards
Orchard Floor Management: Cover Crops
SOURCE: Utah State University
Keeping Under Cover: The Ideal Look of an Orchard Floor
SOURCE: Fruit Growers News
Cover Cropping in Orchards & Vineyards
SOURCE: University of California, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
Cover Crops for Walnut Orchards
SOURCE: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Orchard Floor Management
SOURCE: Washington State University
Almond Orchard Cover Crop Project
SOURCE: UC Davis
Selecting Cover Crops for Orchards and Vineyards
SOURCE: University of California
Video: Cover Cropping an Almond Orchard
SOURCE: USDA and National Center for Appropriate Technology
Potato Production
High-Glucosinolate Mustard as Biofumigant/2017 Trial.
SOURCE: University of Vermont Extension
Cover Crops can Improve Potato Tuber Yield and Quality.
SOURCE: The American Society for Horticultural Science
Overview of Mustard Green Manures in Potato Production.
SOURCE: Washington State University
Using Green Manures in Potato Cropping Systems.
SOURCE: Washington State University.
Vegetable Production
Cover Crops for Vegetable Growers: Fall Mustard.
SOURCE: Cornell University
Short Duration Cover Crops for Vegetable Production Systems.
SOURCE: Iowa State University
Cover Crops in Vegetable Production Systems.
SOURCE: Iowa State University
Mustard Cover Crops for Vegetable Crops.
SOURCE: Michigan State University
Planting Spring Cover Crops for Vegetable Rotations
SOURCE: University of Delaware
Cover Crop Cocktails vs. Monocrops
Monoculture vs. Polyculture: “Straight up” beats “cocktails” for cover crop productivity & ecosystem services.
SOURCE: Dr. Andrew McGuire of Washington State University’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources.
2018 Cover Crop Monoculture vs Mixture Update.
SOURCE: Dr. Andrew McGuire of Washington State University.
Cover Crop Mixtures: Effects of Diversity and Termination Method on Weeds, Soil and Crop Yield.
SOURCE: University of Nebraska