cover crop
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈkʌvər krɑp/
- Specialized
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cultivo de cobertura
- After the main harvest, many choose to plant a cover crop to naturally enrich the soil with organic matter.
- planting cover crops
- winter cover crop
- rye cover crop
Now on the topic of kind of a a more unique cover crop like Harry Vetch, there's also sunflowers.
- Now on the topic of kind of a a more unique cover crop like Harry Vetch, there's also sunflowers.
Examples
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With 20,000 acres planted in Brassica cover crops, this effect increases nitrogen-use efficiency and decreases nitrogen losses across the region.
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For example, all farmers could plant riparian buffers to filter nutrients or cover crops to reduce leaching.
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This year what I have here is a cover crop of peas.
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For each pattern, they used equal amounts of each cover crop seed on each of the plots.
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The results show that farmers can generate income of $60 to $100 more per acre by using cover crops.
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The most important cropping change was the use of autumn cover crops.
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Instead of being cut and sold, the cover crops are plowed under to nourish the soil.
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Incorporating low lying cover crops like squash, however, can increase the soil's water holding capacity.
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The right side is planted with a ryegrass cover crop that has been fertilized.
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Deep-rooted cover crops sequester carbon, cycle nutrients, and draw nitrate from far down in the soil.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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4.7
A low plant that spreads to cover the ground and stop soil from washing away
How Protective
- Specialized
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4.1
- Specialized
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4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun-noun compound is compositionally transparent: 'cover' (to shelter/protect/cover) combined with 'crop' straightforwardly yields a crop planted to cover or protect the soil. While detailed agronomic functions (e.g., adding organic matter when plowed under) are specialized, a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the basic protective/covering purpose.
Etymology
Cover crop comes from the simple idea of planting a crop to cover the soil between main crops. These plants stop erosion and are later turned into the ground to add nutrients, so the term means a plant grown to 'protect' and 'improve' the soil.