The use of legume cover crops in no-tillage broccoli and cabbage production

dc.contributor.authorSeward, David L.en
dc.contributor.committeechairMorse, Ronald D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMcDaniel, Alan R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDerr, Jeffrey F.en
dc.contributor.departmentHorticultureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:49:32Zen
dc.date.adate2012-11-14en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:49:32Zen
dc.date.issued1985-04-15en
dc.date.rdate2012-11-14en
dc.date.sdate2012-11-14en
dc.description.abstractField experiments were conducted in 1983 and 1984 to compare conventional tillage (CT) versus no-tillage (NT) production of broccoli and cabbage. The tillage treatments were applied in combination with four rates of applied nitrogen fertilizer and three cover crops: hairy vetch (<u>Vigia villosa</u> Roth), Austrian winter pea (<u>Fisum arvenu</u> L.), and cereal rye (<u>Secale cereale</u> L.). Transplants of 'Premium Crop' broccoli (<u>Brassica oleracea</u> var. <u>italica</u> Plenck) and 'Market Prize' cabbage (<u>Brassica oleracea</u> var. <u>capitata</u> L.) were set with a locally adapted NT vegetable planter. None of the variables studied affected the final plant stand. Yield and head size with NT were equal to or greater than CT. Soil moisture was higher under NT plots throughout the growing season. Yield and head size with the two legume covers were equal to or greater than those with the rye cover. Yield and head size tended to increase as applied N was increased, although differences were not always significant. The data, although not conclusive, indicate that the legume cover crops provided additional nitrogen for the cole crops.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentvii, 45 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
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dc.identifier.otheretd-11142012-040031en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11142012-040031/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/45643en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1985.S482.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 12937143en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1985.S482en
dc.subject.lcshCabbage -- Field experimentsen
dc.subject.lcshCover crops -- Field experimentsen
dc.subject.lcshNo-tillage -- Experimentsen
dc.titleThe use of legume cover crops in no-tillage broccoli and cabbage productionen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineHorticultureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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