Nov 10, 2011
The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Division (UC ANR) has recently released a new priced publication, Cover Cropping for Vegetable Production: A Grower’s Handbook.
Written by a collaborative of UC researchers, including Ventura County Farm Advisor Oleg Daugovish this handbook brings together the expertise of many.
Topics include:
- Introduction of cover crops for vegetables and their uses
- Botany and species selection
- Agricultural soil ecology
- Water management and impacts on water quality
- Soil nitrogen fertility management
- Weeds
- Soilborne pathogens
- Plant and soil nematodes
- Arthropods
- Cover crop management
- Economics
We currently have a few copies for sale in the office, or you may purchase online. If purchasing online, please use promo code PRVEN56 to receive 10% off your order.
The use of cover cropping in the field provides many environmental and economic benefits.
Topics:
- alternative fumigants
- commercial agriculture
- economics
- fertilization
- food security
- Initiative A Clean Water
- Initiative C Sharing Science
- Initiative D Sustaining Ecosystems
- Initiative G Safe Food
- Initiative H Managing Pests
- Initiative I Energy for the Future
- local research
- Oleg Daugovish
- organic production
- soil
- vegetable production
- water quality
- water-wise
- weed management