Legume cover crop management and organic amendments application: Effects on organic zucchini performance and weed competition

By rest-user, 18 October, 2023
Authors
Ciaccia C., Montemurro F., Campanelli G., Diacono M., Fiore A., Canali S.
Year
2015
IWM Tactic
Cover crops
DOI
10.1016/j.scienta.2015.01.011
URL
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84922616097&doi=10.1016%2fj.scienta.2015.01.011&partnerID=40&md5=8dd8ee32d72a144ebf81b62ebea0e3ef
Country
Italy
Crop
FIELD VEGETABLE CROPS
Description of Tested Tactic
This two-year study evaluated the effects of legume cover crop management (no cover; vetch grown as green manure; roller crimped vetch) and organic amendments (no fertilizer; compost; animal manure; digestate fertilizer) application on organic transplanted zucchini and weed biomass productions, N dynamics, N balance and competitive interactions.
Description of Reference System
Control treatment without cover crop
Reference System Type
UNTREATED
IWM Pillar
Diverse cropping system
Availability
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