RNGR.net is sponsored by the USDA Forest Service and Southern Regional Extension Forestry and is a colloborative effort between these two agencies.

U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Forest Service Southern Regional Extension Forestry Southern Regional Extension Forestry

Skip to content. | Skip to navigation

Home → Publications → National Nursery Proceedings → 2004 → Panel Discussion: Cover Crops Used at Vallonia Nursery, Indiana Division of Forestry

Panel Discussion: Cover Crops Used at Vallonia Nursery, Indiana Division of Forestry

The use of cover crops is one essential step in management of nursery soils. Cover crops serve many different purposes within the soil. First, cover crops help in reducing erosion by stabilizing soil. Second, cover crops can be used as a visual guide to nutrient deficiencies in fields prior to sowing seedling crops. Most important, cover crops build organic matter, which has a positive effect on seedling growth.


Download this file:

PDF document Download this file — PDF document, 189Kb

Details

Author(s): Robert Hawkins

Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 2004

Event: Southern Forest Nursery Association
2004 - Charleston, SC