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Reeves, D.W. 1994. <strong>Cover</strong> crops and rotations. pp.<br />
125-172. In J.L. Hatfield and B.A. Stewart (eds.).<br />
<strong>Crops</strong> Residue Management. 1994. Lewis<br />
Publishers,Ann Arbor, Mich.<br />
Sainju, Upendra M. and Bharat P. Singh. 1997.<br />
Winter cover crops for sustainable agricultural<br />
systems: Influence on soil properties, water<br />
quality and crop yields. Hort Sci. 32:21-28.<br />
Comprehensive overview of cover crop effects<br />
on N, soil organic C and N properties; chart on<br />
N contributions, water nitrate movement,<br />
research needs.<br />
Sarrantonio, Marianne. 1994. Northeast <strong>Cover</strong><br />
Crop Handbook. Soil Health Series. Rodale<br />
Institute, Kutztown, Pa. 118 pp.<br />
Sarrantonio, M. 1991. Methodologies for<br />
screening soil-improving legumes. Rodale<br />
Institute. Kutztown, Pa.<br />
Shirley, Christopher and The New Farm staff.<br />
1993. What Really Happens When You Cut<br />
Chemicals Rodale Institute, Kutztown, Pa. Lots<br />
of farmer profiles and details on usage of covers.<br />
Smith, Miranda et al. 1994. The Real Dirt:<br />
Farmers Tell About Organic and Low-Input<br />
Practices in the Northeast. Northeast Organic<br />
Farming Association and Northeast Region SARE,<br />
Burlington,Vt. 264 pp.<br />
Stute, Jim. 1996. Legume <strong>Cover</strong> <strong>Crops</strong> in<br />
Wisconsin. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,<br />
Sustainable Agriculture Program. Madison,Wis.<br />
27pp.<br />
Stute, J.K. and J.L. Posner. 1995. Legume cover<br />
crops as a nitrogen source for corn in an<br />
oat-corn rotation. J. Prod.Ag. 8:385-390.<br />
Sustainable Agriculture Network. 1997.<br />
Steel in the Field:A Farmer’s Guide to Weed<br />
Management Tools. Greg Bowman, ed.<br />
Sustainable Agriculture Network. Beltsville, Md.<br />
Shows how today’s implements and techniques<br />
can control weeds while reducing—or eliminating—herbicides.<br />
Farmer accounts include how<br />
cover crops and tillage tools are used in tandem<br />
to control weeds.<br />
Teasdale, John R. 1996. Contribution of cover<br />
crops to weed management in sustainable<br />
agriculture systems. J. Prod.Ag. 9:475-479.<br />
University of California Sustainable Agriculture<br />
Research and Education Program. 1997. <strong>Cover</strong><br />
<strong>Crops</strong>: Resources for Education and Extension.<br />
David Chaney and Ann D. Mayse, compilers.<br />
.Three-ring binder of<br />
educational resources including Internet, print<br />
materials, cover crop profiles, videos and slide<br />
sets, and a list of experts.<br />
University of Wisconsin et al. 1990. Alternative<br />
Field <strong>Crops</strong> Manual. Univ. of Wisconsin-<br />
Extension and Univ. of Minnesota, Madison,Wis.<br />
and St. Paul, Minn.Three-ring binder with<br />
detailed descriptions of agronomic use for 35<br />
crops and short narratives on 13 more crops.<br />
Tabbed, referenced.<br />
Wagger, Michael G. 1989.Winter annual cover<br />
crops. pp. 59-61. In M.C. Cook and W.M. Lewis<br />
(Eds.). Conservation Tillage for Crop Production.<br />
Publication No.AG-407.Agricultural Extension<br />
Service, North Carolina State University. Crimson,<br />
hairy vetch, cahaba vetch, field peas mentioned<br />
in this brief overview of planting and managing<br />
cover crops.<br />
Zalom, Frank G. 1995.A cover crop system for<br />
vineyard pest, weed and nutrition management.<br />
#LW91-26.Western Regions SARE. Utah State<br />
Univ. Logan, Utah. Describes management of winter<br />
annuallegume/grass cover crops to control<br />
leafhoppers, spider mites and weeds.<br />
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