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Selecting and Using

Cover Crops

Introduction 265

Lecture 1: Definition, Benefits, and Challenges of 267

Cover Crops

Lecture 2: Cover Crop Selection, Planting, and Care; 271

Special Cases; Estimating N Contribution

Demonstration: How to Estimate the Nitrogen 275

Contribution of a Cover Crop

Hands-On Exercise: Calibrating a Seed Drill 277

Assessment Questions and Key 279

Resources 281

Supplements

1. Cover Cropping and Other Agroecological Practices 285
   Benefit Crops in the Face of Climate Change


2. Cover Crop Selection, Planting Tips, Tools and 287
   Techniques for Small-Scale Organic Vegetable Farms
   on California’s Central Coast

Appendices

1. Cover Crop Seeding Rate and Depth Chart 293


2. Carbon to Nitrogen Ratios and Percent 294
   Nitrogen of Various Cover Crops

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