Selected References List: Ecosystem Services Provided by Cover Crops. Benefits are provided over a large area and a longer period of time than just two or three years. Listed in order of interest rather than chronologically.
Cover Crops and Ecosystem Services: Insights from Studies in Temperate Soils
Humberto Blanco-Canqui, Tim M. Shaver, John L. Lindquist, Charles A. Shapiro, Roger W. Elmore, Charles A. Francis and Gary W. Hergert
Agronomy Journal 2015 107: 6: 2449-2474 Full Access
Establishment and Function of Cover Crops Interseeded into Corn
Reagan L. Noland, M. Scott Wells, Craig C. Sheaffer, John M. Baker, Krishona L. Martinson and Jeffrey A. Coulter
Crop Science 2018 58: 2: 863-873 Full Access
Upper Midwest Climate Variations: Farmer Responses to Excess Water Risks
Lois Wright Morton, Jonathan Hobbs, J. Gordon Arbuckle and Adam Loy
Journal of Environmental Quality 2015 44: 3: 810-822 – Full Access
Soil Health Research – Case studies show big economic benefits of soil health practices
National Association of Conservation Districts – page accessed 03/17/2019
Short-Term Effects of Cover Crops and Compaction on Soil Properties and Soybean Production in Illinois
Juan C. M. Acuña and María B. Villamil
Agronomy Journal 2014 106: 3: 860-870 – Abstract Access Only
Book Chapter – Abstract Access Only
Midwest Soil and Water Conservation: Past, Present, and Future
Douglas L. Karlen, Dana L. Dinnes and Jeremy W. Singer
Book: Soil and Water Conservation Advances in the United States, 2010 p.131-162
Nitrogen Management Strategies to Reduce Nitrate Leaching in Tile-Drained Midwestern Soils
Dana L. Dinnes, Douglas L. Karlen, Dan B. Jaynes, Thomas C. Kaspar, Jerry L. Hatfield, Thomas S. Colvin and Cynthia A. Cambardella
Agronomy Journal 2002 94: 1: 153-171 Abstract Access Only
Meeting Session
Cover Crops: Impacts on Agronomic Crops, Soil Productivity, and Environmental Quality: II, 2011, Session 8434 – Abstract Access Only
Evaluating Cover Crops for Benefits, Costs and Performance within Cropping System Niches
S. S. Snapp, S. M. Swinton, R. Labarta, D. Mutch, J. R. Black, R. Leep, J. Nyiraneza and K. O’Neil
Agronomy Journal 2005 97: 1: 322-332 – Abstract Access Only
Cover Crops and Water Quality
Humberto Blanco-Canqui
Agronomy Journal 2018 110: 5: 1633-1647 – Abstract Access Only
Book Chapter – Abstract Access Only
The Use of Cover Crops to Manage Soil
T.C. Kaspar and J.W. Singer
Book: Soil Management: Building a Stable Base for Agriculture, 2011 p.321-337
Book Chapter – Abstract Access Only
Cover Crops Impacts on Nitrogen Scavenging, Nitrous Oxide Emissions, Nitrogen Fertilizer Replacement, Erosion, and Soil Health
Amitava Chatterjee and David E. Clay
Book: Soil Fertility Management in Agroecosystems, 2016 p.76-89
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