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Cover crops can be broadly defined as any non-cash crop grown in addition to the primary cash crop. They have the potential to increase soil organic matter (SOM), protect the soil from erosion, improve soil structure and water infiltration, increase soil fertility, and break pest and disease cycles.
We have compiled information on California native plants in this database for growers to learn about the attributes of various native species for use as possible cover crops.
Cover crops have many benefits. They have the potential to increase soil organic matter, protect the soil from erosion, improve soil structure and water infiltration, increase soil fertility, and break pest and disease cycles.
Cover crops have many potential benefits, but there are also important challenges and management implications to consider when deciding whether to use cover crops.
Oak Restoration on Tribal Lands Decision Flow Chart by Chris McDonald "How to collect,store and plant Acorns by the California Oak Foundation Turn an Acorn into an Oak by CNPS Living among the Oaks: A management Guide for Woodland Owners and Managers Goldspotted Oak Borer Shot Hole Borer Native Ame...
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Plant Disease Diagnosis Plant diseases can cause significant loss of crop yields and quality; identification and management of plant diseases are therefore of paramount importance to small-scale and specialty crops producers.
The Sustainable Agriculture Tool Lending Library is a partnership between the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE), organization 2, organization 3, and organization 4 that lends out farming equipment in an effort to diffuse the costs of effective but expensive equipment.
