We have completed the first year of an experiment designed to compare cover crop mixtures and three nitrogen (N) application rates in Shorter, AL. The cover crop mixtures tested were: 1) fallow; 2) Mixture 1 (Rye – 30 lb/ac + Crimson Clover – 10 lb/ac; 3) Crimson Clover – 20 lb/ac; 4) Mixture 2 (Rye – 30 lb/ac + Crimson Clover – 20 lb/ac; and 5) Rye – 90 lb/ac. The corresponding N rates, applied to the corn, were 150 lb N/ac, 200 lb N/ac, and 250 lb N/ac. A 0 lb N/ac was also included for uptake and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) calculations.
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