Publication Date
1993
Location
New Zealand
Description
A range of possibilities for increasing long-term sustainability of cropping systems in the mediterranean environment of central Italy is presented, supported by experimental evidence on the use of subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum) as living mulch and green manure in a common cash crop rotation (wheat-sunflower). The annual self-regenerating legume proved to have potential for inducing a significant shift towards a less energy-intensive management of such.a specialised cropping system, and also provided innovative and flexible patterns of crop sequences. Tillering capacity of wheat turned out to be a crucial element for sub clover living mulch to act successfully on grain yield. Sub clover green manuring positively affected the yield of the following sunflower. Sub clover as a cover crop provides scope for minimising cultivation, fertiliser nitrogen and herbicide inputs.
Citation
Caporali, F; Campiglia, E; and Paolini, R, "Prospects for More Sustainable Cropping Systems in Central Italy Based on Subterranean Clover as a Cover Crop" (1993). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 9.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session60/9)
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Prospects for More Sustainable Cropping Systems in Central Italy Based on Subterranean Clover as a Cover Crop
New Zealand
A range of possibilities for increasing long-term sustainability of cropping systems in the mediterranean environment of central Italy is presented, supported by experimental evidence on the use of subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum) as living mulch and green manure in a common cash crop rotation (wheat-sunflower). The annual self-regenerating legume proved to have potential for inducing a significant shift towards a less energy-intensive management of such.a specialised cropping system, and also provided innovative and flexible patterns of crop sequences. Tillering capacity of wheat turned out to be a crucial element for sub clover living mulch to act successfully on grain yield. Sub clover green manuring positively affected the yield of the following sunflower. Sub clover as a cover crop provides scope for minimising cultivation, fertiliser nitrogen and herbicide inputs.
