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Native Cover Crops: Effects on Weed Invasion and Prairie Establishment

Authors: Brian J. Wilsey (Iowa State University) , Andrea Blong (Iowa State University)

  • Native Cover Crops: Effects on Weed Invasion and Prairie Establishment

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    Native Cover Crops: Effects on Weed Invasion and Prairie Establishment

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Abstract

There are several native species that have potential as cover crops. During the 2004 growing season, we established five native species as cover crops at two separate sites, the Horticulture Research Station and the Western Research Farm, and we have been measuring cover crop and prairie species establishment, biomass production, and weed suppression annually since then. The objective of our study was to develop a better understanding of how cover plants are affecting weed and prairie species establishment.

Keywords: Ecology Evolution and Organismal Biology

How to Cite:

Wilsey, B. J. & Blong, A., (2007) “Native Cover Crops: Effects on Weed Invasion and Prairie Establishment”, Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports 2006(1).

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Published on
2007-01-01

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