Manage for root rot in cover crops with pulses

Sue Roesler
Jan 31, 2024
Jan 31, 2024

Frankie Crutcher, MSU EARC plant pathologist, talks about cover crop mixes and pulses.

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Producers are increasingly planting cover crops to improve soil quality, help manage weeds or pests, and provide livestock forage – but is root rot a possibility when pulses, specifically peas and lentils, are added to improve the nutrition of the mix?

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