{"id":196,"date":"2017-02-08T20:10:33","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T20:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/wimanlab\/?page_id=196"},"modified":"2017-02-08T20:11:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T20:11:00","slug":"cover-crops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/wimanlab\/research\/cover-crops\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover crops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many Willamette Valley hazelnut growers maintain bare ground orchards.\u00a0 The lack of vegetative cover on the orchard floor can lead to erosion, particularly in newly established orchards. \u00a0Ground cover could mitigate soil loss, and add nutrients to the soil (particularly nitrogen fixing plants such as clover), which in turn would benefit trees by not only providing the trees with essential nutrients, but also improving soil structure and drainage by increasing the organic matter content.\u00a0 When trees become old enough to produce nuts, well maintained cover crops could reduce the amount of mud picked up by harvesters\/sweepers during wet harvests.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-196 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"thumbnail\" href='https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2811\/files\/2017\/02\/covercropEnis.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2811\/files\/2017\/02\/covercropEnis.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2811\/files\/2017\/02\/covercropEnis.jpg 502w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2811\/files\/2017\/02\/covercropEnis-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-199'>\n\t\t\t\tCover crop site in &#8216;Enis&#8217; orchard\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"thumbnail\" href='https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2811\/files\/2017\/02\/covercropbarcelona.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2811\/files\/2017\/02\/covercropbarcelona.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2811\/files\/2017\/02\/covercropbarcelona.jpg 390w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2811\/files\/2017\/02\/covercropbarcelona-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-200'>\n\t\t\t\tCover crop site in &#8216;Barcelona&#8217; orchard \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"thumbnail\" href='https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2811\/files\/2017\/02\/erosiongroundcover.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2811\/files\/2017\/02\/erosiongroundcover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2811\/files\/2017\/02\/erosiongroundcover.jpg 576w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2811\/files\/2017\/02\/erosiongroundcover-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-198'>\n\t\t\t\tErosion in bare ground orchard\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"thumbnail\" href='https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2811\/files\/2017\/02\/flowercovermix.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2811\/files\/2017\/02\/flowercovermix.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2811\/files\/2017\/02\/flowercovermix.jpg 511w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2811\/files\/2017\/02\/flowercovermix-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-197'>\n\t\t\t\tMeasuring coverage of flower mix cover crop\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Ongoing research<\/h2>\n<p>In the fall of 2016 we planted 4 different cover crops at 6 sites in the Willamette Valley.\u00a0 The various sites vary in orchard age, tree variety, topography, and soil types.\u00a0 The cover crops include white and subterranean clover, creeping red fescue, and a flower mix of vetch, triticale and phacelia.\u00a0 We will evaluate cover crop vigor, soil nutrient levels, as well as harvest quality later this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Willamette Valley hazelnut growers maintain bare ground orchards.\u00a0 The lack of vegetative cover on the orchard floor can lead to erosion, particularly in newly established orchards. \u00a0Ground cover could mitigate soil loss, and add nutrients to the soil (particularly nitrogen fixing plants such as clover), which in turn would benefit trees by not only&hellip; 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