Apr 13, 2019 · Bare soil washes away and pollutes streams and rivers. Tilling the soil releases vast amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Jackson imagined a totally different style of farming.

Apr 20, 2023 · Launching today, ESA’s WorldCereal is the world’s first dynamic system capable of providing seasonally updated crop information to help monitor agricultural production across the globe.

Mar 11, 2019 · This student study of a four-year research project found cover crops may significantly improve soil aggregation and particulate organic matter concentration in the short-term, which suggests the potential for cover crops storing soil carbon in the long term.

In the process, WorldCereal also released a fully open, harmonized database of in-situ reference data related to land cover, crop type and irrigation. Discover more about the objectives and achievements of WorldCereal Phase I on this dedicated web page or check out the video below.

Sep 18, 2022 · But today the field is dotted with a grass like grain called cereal rye. It's a cover crop which goes in during the winter months. What that does is it helps hold the carbon dioxide or the...

Feb 1, 2023 · Here, we synthesized research and conducted a systematic review to (a) advance our understanding of the cover crop mediated influences on Earth's biosphere (crop yield, weed suppression, plant pathogens, and wildlife), atmosphere (greenhouse gas emissions and wind erosion), lithosphere (carbon (SOC) sequestration, soil microbial communities ...

Cover crops increase soil organic matter, and improve soil fertility by capturing excess nutrients after a crop is harvested. They also raise soil mois-ture holding capacity, help prevent soil erosion, limit nutrient runof, reduce soil compaction, and can even help suppress some pests.

May 1, 2024 · To keep the focus of the study both manageable and meaningful, the selection of literature was centred on experimental studies focusing on cereal rotations including cover crops in temperate climates and including appropriate control for pairwise comparisons.

Nov 5, 2024 · Cover crops, which are grown between maize and soybean, primarily to reduce erosion and generate plant N uptake during fallows, have been widely tested as an N 2 O emission-reduction practice.

Feb 1, 2016 · Since the dawn of agriculture, the world’s soils are estimated to have lost billions of metric tons of carbon to the atmosphere. Researchers are now looking at ways to recarbonize the global soil pool using methods such as cover cropping, no …