Covercrops
Nitrogen-fixing Covercrops for California Rice Production
G.S. Pettygrove and J.F. Williams
University of California Cooperative Extension
1 Introduction, Benefits and limitations of covercropping in a rice rotation, Nitrogen contribution, Rice yield improvements, Other impacts, Economics and energy use
2 Cultural practices, Cover crop rotations, Selecting covercrop species, Seedbed preparation, Planting the covercrop, Seeding rate, Fertilization, Inoculation, Incorporation, Estimating nitrogen contribution
3 Case studies in the Sacramento valley, Sutter County-Sills Farms, Butte County-Skinner Ranch, Butte County-Rice Experiment Station
4 Summary, Further information on Production, Cost studies, Research literature
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