Evaluate The Effect Of Harvest Date On Cover Crop Dry Matter Production And Residue Quality

Abstract

In the Aegean Region of India, Over the course of two growing seasons, the productivity and quality of cotton lint were studied, along with the effects of using various tillage techniques and winter cover crops. Compared to the first year, the second year saw a 40 % increase in the dry matter production of cover crop root residues in the conventional tillage system and a 60 % increase in the no tillage system. Soil organic matter output from residues was also shown to increase. The conventional tillage method yielded greater amounts of dry matter and organic matter in soil harvest leftovers than the no tillage approach. Both common vetch and hairy vetch combined with oats produced the greatest amount of dry matter and organic matter in soil harvest residues of any cover crop treatment. Cover crop densities varied by CC, SR, and year, with values between 131 and 854 plants m-2. Cover crop (CC) research over the long run is essential for developing efficient crop rotation plans. There was a strong relationship between the number of growing degree days (GDDs) and seasonal dry matter output.