In lettuce production, winter cover crops can decrease soil nitrate, leaching potential
The large amounts of soil nitrate that can accumulate in annual row crop production during the winter fallow period can leach during winter storms and spring irrigation. In Monterey County, 48% of the wells in the upper unconfined aquifer exceed the public health drinking water standard of 10 ppm of...
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
1993-09-01
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| author | L Jackson L Wyland J Klein R Smith W Ph.D. Chaney S Koike |
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| description | The large amounts of soil nitrate that can accumulate in annual row crop production during the winter fallow period can leach during winter storms and spring irrigation. In Monterey County, 48% of the wells in the upper unconfined aquifer exceed the public health drinking water standard of 10 ppm of nitrate-N. Nonleguminous cover crops, planted during the winter fallow and incorporated in early spring using reduced tillage equipment to maintain intact beds, have been found to reduce nitrate leaching without disrupting cropping schedules. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e4efedbfdbb8457d8a4b650c9ff9f7072025-08-20T00:22:48ZengUniversity of California Agriculture and Natural ResourcesCalifornia Agriculture0008-08452160-80911993-09-01475In lettuce production, winter cover crops can decrease soil nitrate, leaching potentialL JacksonL WylandJ KleinR SmithW Ph.D. ChaneyS KoikeThe large amounts of soil nitrate that can accumulate in annual row crop production during the winter fallow period can leach during winter storms and spring irrigation. In Monterey County, 48% of the wells in the upper unconfined aquifer exceed the public health drinking water standard of 10 ppm of nitrate-N. Nonleguminous cover crops, planted during the winter fallow and incorporated in early spring using reduced tillage equipment to maintain intact beds, have been found to reduce nitrate leaching without disrupting cropping schedules.https://californiaagriculture.org/article/110241-in-lettuce-production-winter-cover-crops-can-decrease-soil-nitrate-leaching-potential |
| spellingShingle | L Jackson L Wyland J Klein R Smith W Ph.D. Chaney S Koike In lettuce production, winter cover crops can decrease soil nitrate, leaching potential |
| title | In lettuce production, winter cover crops can decrease soil nitrate, leaching potential |
| title_full | In lettuce production, winter cover crops can decrease soil nitrate, leaching potential |
| title_fullStr | In lettuce production, winter cover crops can decrease soil nitrate, leaching potential |
| title_full_unstemmed | In lettuce production, winter cover crops can decrease soil nitrate, leaching potential |
| title_short | In lettuce production, winter cover crops can decrease soil nitrate, leaching potential |
| title_sort | in lettuce production winter cover crops can decrease soil nitrate leaching potential |
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