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| being a legume, clover benefits plants by doing this |
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| benefits of organic matter on the surface |
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-prevents erosion
-suppresses weeds |
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| can soil organic matter act as N pool? |
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| yes, if we do really good job with soil |
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| clover is in this group of plants |
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| dead clover releases this |
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| disadvantage of using tillage equipment to control weeds |
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| can take out some crops and reduce yield |
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| when soils like to break apart; this describes the soils here |
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| how N fertilization can be bad for the environment |
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| because it leads to the production of nitrous oxide, which is a far more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2 |
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| how clover can drive up cost of production |
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| by incurring extra cost for water |
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| how to control weeds w/o herbicides |
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| organic matter does this to the color of topsoil |
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| roots from clover do this to soil |
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| soil falls apart when there's a lack of... |
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| something to worry about in organic operations |
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-solid stand of clover, then dead rows to plant corn
-herbicides onnly on dead rows
-dead clover releases N and other nutrients
-the only solid runoff from living mulch is organic matter
-living mulch has better environmental consequences because of less sediment runoff |
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| compacted clay below the topsoil A horizon |
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| the benefits of soil organic matter regarding water |
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-improves water retention
-improves drought resistance |
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| the only solid runoff from living mulch |
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| this happens when there's a lack of soil structure |
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| this horizon is compacted clay |
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| tilling the soil disrupts... |
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| we need to regenerate organic matter to regenerate... |
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| we need to regenerate this to regenerate topsoil |
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| what dead roots contribute |
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| organic mattter to the topsoil A horizon |
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| why living mulch has better environmental consequences |
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| why tall fescue can be bad |
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| can harbor some fungus that produces derivitives of LSD |
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