Modeling Cereal Rye Cover Crop Impacts on Soil Erosion, Nutrient Losses, and Crop Yields Across U.S. Corn and Soybean Production Areas
Cover crops are increasingly promoted to improve soil health, reduce nutrient losses, and enhance water quality, yet their large-scale performance across diverse climatic and soil conditions remains insufficiently quantified. We hypothesized that cereal rye cover crop adoption would reduce sediment and nutrient losses,...