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Cover Crops for Sustainable Farming

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  1. Eric Justes

    1. UMR AGIR Inra-INP Toulouse, Castanet Tolosan Cedex, France

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  • There is no similar book studying precisely the role of cover crops in leaching nitrate in such a large range of agronomic conditions

  • The book shows how a multidisciplinary approach can succeed in describing the multiple ecosystem services provided by a single practice, i.e. setting up cover crops

  • The study is a clear example of how a simulation approach can address a complex problem and help policymakers decision

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Study Context and Methodology

    • Eric Justes, Julie Constantin, Caroline Dürr, Carole Hermon, Christine Le Bas, Catherine Mignolet et al.
    Pages 1-12

  3. Main Lessons Drawn from the Analysis of the Literature

    • Eric Justes, Nicolas Beaudoin, Patrick Bertuzzi, Raphaël Charles, Julie Constantin, Carolyne Dürr et al.
    Pages 13-39

  4. Main Lessons Drawn from the Simulation Study

    • Eric Justes, Julie Constantin, Nicolas Beaudoin, Carolyne Dürr, Bruno Mary, Laurent Ruiz
    Pages 41-81

  5. Conclusions and Outlook

    • Eric Justes
    Pages 83-88

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 89-95
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About this book

This study, based on a literature review and simulations, shows the efficiency of cover crops at catching nitrate in most agriculture situations. It also analyzes both the negative impacts they can have and the ecosystem services they can provide. The introduction of a cover crop between two main crops helps catch the soil mineral nitrogen before the period of drainage and consequently reduces nitrate leaching and nitrate concentration in the drainage water. This study allows quantifying the efficiency of cover crops at catching nitrate and optimizing their implantation conditions over a large range of French pedoclimatic conditions. The presence of high nitrate levels in surface and ground waters, due to excessive nitrogen fertilization and natural production of nitrate by soil organic matter mineralization, is a double challenge for public health and environment protection.
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Keywords

  • Cover crops
  • Nitrate leaching
  • Water pollution
  • Ecosystem services
  • Crop simulation
  • water quality and water pollution
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Editors and Affiliations

  • UMR AGIR Inra-INP Toulouse, Castanet Tolosan Cedex, France

    Eric Justes

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