Soil Health and Nutrient Flows with Enhanced Cover Cropping and Soil Management: Cover Crop Biomass in Fall and Spring 2021-2023
dataset
posted on 2025-04-05, 01:10 authored by Melissa Stefun, Ray WeilCover crop dry matter was measured in late fall and spring in two corn-soy rotation fields with different soil textures managed with cover crop treatments at the Central Maryland Research and Education Center (CMREC) in Beltsville, MD. The purpose was to measure the effect of cover crop species, main crop, soil type, and weather fluctuations on cover crop biomass and N content in the fall. The effect of delayed termination on biomass was measured in the spring.
Funding
USDA-NIFA: 2019-68012-29904
History
Data contact name
Stefun, MelissaData contact email
mstefun@umd.eduPublisher
Ag Data CommonsTemporal Extent Start Date
2021-11-13Temporal Extent End Date
2023-05-23Theme
- Not specified
Geographic location - description
Two corn/soybean fields at the CMREC in Beltsville, MDISO Topic Category
- environment
- farming
National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms
soil quality; conservation practices; cover crops; crop rotation; soil management; biomass; soil texture; soil types; weather; nitrogen content; nitrogen; soybeans; cornOMB Bureau Code
- 005:20 - National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Pending citation
- No
Public Access Level
- Public
