Posts Tagged: nitrous oxide

Nitrous oxide and cover crops in California vineyards

Cover crops have become a popular tool in vineyard floor management, and winegrowers utilize cover crops for a variety of reasons. Maintaining plant coverage of soil for as much of the season as possible helps limit soil erosion. Competition between cover crops and vines can be used to limit vine access to water and nutrients, helping control vine vigor. Incorporation of cover crops into the soil can increase soil organic matter and increase the amount of water soil can hold. Cover crops are...

Growers and researchers come together for workshop on tomato nitrogen management

The Solution Center for Nutrient Management brought together growers, advisors and university researchers for a breakfast meeting to discuss nitrogen management in processing tomatoes. A number of growers attended to share their experiences and learn about research including a new protocol for accurate soil nitrate sampling, and the latest updates on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions research. Cooperative Extension Specialist Daniel Geisseler also presented the CDFA-FREP website that...

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