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