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Undersowing grass in maize as a cover crop
technologies

Undersowing grass in maize as a cover crop [Belgium]

Undersowing of grass into maize helps prevent leaching of nitrogen in sandy soils, and keeps the soil surface covered year-round. However, the time of sowing, choice of grass variety and seeding rate are all crucial to its success.

  • Compiler: Alan Radbourne
Crop rotation
technologies

Crop rotation [Belgium]

The use of crop rotation in dairy farms to provide fodder on a healthy sandy soil

  • Compiler: Sabine Reinsch
Rotation 2+2 of cereals in a no-tillage system
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Rotation 2+2 of cereals in a no-tillage system [France]

A trial crop rotation system of '2+2', where a succession of two spring crops (maize) followed by two winter crops (wheat) aims to diversify cropping through rotation (sequences and intervals) while limiting weed pressure under a no-tillage system.

  • Compiler: Alan Radbourne
Alley cropping - Agroforestry
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Alley cropping - Agroforestry [France]

The implementation of agroforestry in a cereal field can help aid biodiversity, that will in turn support natural pest control, improve the resilience to water and climate stress through improved infiltration, provide more shade and less wind-stress, and will improve soil health, among other benefits.

  • Compiler: Alan Radbourne
Shallow rotary tillage with microbial digestion
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Shallow rotary tillage with microbial digestion [Luxembourg]

Shallow rotary tillage with microbial digestion is a technique that is used to destroy cover crops and to manage stubble. The plant material is broken down to small pieces and incorporated into the surface layer of the soil. During the process bacteria and microbes are added to break down the …

  • Compiler: Alan Radbourne