Winter Cover Cropping in Sustainable Production Systems: Effects on Soybean and Synergistic Implications for Rhizosphere Microorganisms.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of winter cover crops (CCs) on soybean agronomic performance and their implications for different physiological groups of rhizosphere microorganisms in two sustainable production systems. The production techniques for rye, peas, and oats are well known, but their suitability as CCs for soybean (organic and low-input) production needs to be examined. After two years of trials, soybean yields among the two tested winter CCs (peas and oats (P + O) and rye (R)) were statistically significant only for P + O. The soybean yield in succession to P + O as winter CCs was 3.0 t ha^-1, whereas in succession to R, it was 2.7 t ha^-1, and in the control plot, it was 2.6 t ha^-1. The average soybean grain protein content was

SUBMITTER: Vasiljevic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11548640 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature