Rooted Solutions: Research explores perennial groundcovers in corn and soy systems
By Marie Flanagan, NCR-SARE
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Kentucky bluegrass perennial groundcover is planted on 7.5-inch rows that had been recently strip-tilled to make a competition-free planting zone for the corn crop.
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Corn with a Kentucky bluegrass perennial groundcover, is shown early, left, and late, right, during the growing season.
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Kentucky bluegrass perennial groundcover is planted on 7.5-inch rows that had been recently strip-tilled to make a competition-free planting zone for the corn crop.