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performance and roles,
48–49
planting, 51, 88-90, 94
Clover, crimson, 100–104
advantages and disadvantages,
52–53, 100–101
comparative notes, 104, 122,
158
in crop rotations, 13, 35, 89,
109–111
cultural traits, 50
grazing, 88
management, 101–104
mixtures, 112, 113, 118, 135
performance and roles,
48–49
for pest management, 26–27,
30
planting, 51, 101-104
residue, 91
Clover, red, 127–131
advantages and disadvantages,
52–53, 127–128
comparative notes, 131
for corn>soybean systems,
34, 36, 73
cultural traits, 50
fertilizer cost reduction, 9–10
management, 129–131
performance and roles,
48–49
planting, 51, 129, 131
wheat nurse crop, 74
Clover, rose, 135
Clover, subterranean, 132–138
advantages and disadvantages,
52–53, 132, 133–134
comparative notes, 138
cultural traits, 50
management, 134–138
performance and roles,
48–49
for pest management, 31
planting, 51, 132-135, 138
types and cultivars, 132–133
Clover, white, 147–151
advantages and disadvantages,
52–53, 147–148
comparative notes, 151
cultural traits, 50
management, 148–150
for orchards, 14
performance and roles, 13,
48–49
planting, 51, 148-149
types, 147
for vegetable production, 37
Companion crops. See also
Nurse crops
annual ryegrass, 55–56
berseem clover, 88, 91, 92–94
cowpeas, 96
crimson clover, 101
oats, 63
rye,67
sweetclover, 142
white clover, 148
Conservation strips. See Strip
cropping
Corn Belt. See Midwest
Corn cropping systems
berseem clovers, 89, 92–93
crimson clover, 89, 102
fertilizer cost reduction, 9–10
field peas, 111
hairy vetch, 112–113,
115–116
medic, 123–124
planting time, 35
red clover, 128, 129, 130, 131
rotations, 34–36, 37–38, 41
selecting cover crop, 14
sorghum-sudangrass hybrids,
80
subterranean clover, 133,
137–138
sweetclovers, 145
wheat, 72
white clover, 148, 150
woollypod vetch, 152
Costs
comparison of species, 44,
49
conventional vs. cover crop
systems, 27
corn crop systems, 130
fertilizer cost reduction, 9–10
field pea seeds, 106
inoculant, 92
lupins, 160
medics, 124
oat crops, 62
pesticides, 10, 27, 114
red clover, 127–128, 131
seed, 45, 51, 156
sunn hemp, 161
sweetclovers, 140
white clover, 149
Cotton crop systems
cowpeas, 96
crop rotations, 39–40
field peas, 111
hairy vetch, 117–118
pest management, 26–27,
28, 29
wheat, 74
Cover crops. See also specific
crops
advantages and disadvantages
for specific crops,
45–46, 52–53
benefits, 9–11
crop rotations, 34–42
cultural traits, 44–45, 50
performance and roles,
43–44, 48–49
for pest management, 25–33
planting recommendations,
45, 51
promising species, 158–162
regional species, 43, 47
selection criteria, 12–15
for soil fertility and tilth
development, 16–24
testing on your farm,
156–158
Cowpeas, 95–99
advantages and disadvantages,
52–53, 95–96
comparative notes, 99
crop rotations, 72, 98–99
cultural traits, 50
management, 96–98
mixtures, 82
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