Rye (Secale cereale L.) and squarrose clover (Trifolium squarrosum L.) cover crops can increase their allelopathic potential for weed control when used mixed as dead mulch

Test of allelopathic and dead mulch effects of rye, squarrose clover, and the mixture of both cover crops on weed suppression, in a no-till system. For dead mulch, the cover crops are rolled and flamed.

Laboratory and field experiments were conducted to assess the allelopathic potential of two cover crop species, rye (Secale cereale L.) and squarrose clover (Trifolium squarrosum L.), alone or in a mixture, on seed germination and growth of arable weeds.