Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Science › Cover crops could ease the shift from perennial seed to...
Science

Cover crops could ease the shift from perennial seed to annual crops

Cover crops could ease the shift from perennial seed to annual crops
Phys.org Tuesday 01 September 2026, 02:00 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

Transitioning an aging perennial forage seed stand into annual cropping can be difficult, particularly when the original crop persists or weeds establish after termination. Preliminary Canadian research suggests cover crops could help by suppressing regrowth and weeds, retaining biomass and cycling nutrients.

Transitioning an aging perennial forage seed stand into annual cropping can be difficult, particularly when the original crop persists or weeds establish after termination. Preliminary Canadian research suggests cover crops could help by suppressing regrowth and weeds, retaining biomass and cycling nutrients.
Canadian (ORG)
Originally published by Phys.org Read original →

Related Stories

ISIS-inspired teen pleads guilty to planning Sydney terror attacks

ISIS-inspired teen pleads guilty to preparing potential terror attack on Sydney Opera House In short: A teenage boy has pleaded guilty to preparing for a mass terror attack in Sydney the name of ISIS. The Sydney court heard the then 14-year-old was exposed to extremist material on social media. The boy remains on bail and will be sentenced next month.

ABC Australia 40m ago

New policy brief outlines how EU policies can better support sponge restoration

Europe's water and climate resilience is under increasing pressure, with degraded soils, drained catchments and the loss of wetlands intensifying droughts and contributing to more destructive floods. In response, the EU-funded projects SpongeBoost, SpongeWorks and SpongeScapes have published a joint policy brief, "Achieving Better Implementation of EU Policies by Restoring the Sponge Function." The brief provides recommendations to strengthen Europe's water and climate resilience by...

Phys.org 56m ago

Australian judge floats giving court-appointed expert access to Tesla's engineering systems

Australian judge floats giving court-appointed expert access to Tesla's engineering systems SYDNEY: An Australian judge said he may order Tesla to give an independent expert access to its internal engineering platforms as part of a class action against the Elon Musk-led carmaker, a move designed to bypass a drawn-out discovery process that has dogged the case. The lawsuit, filed in February 2025, alleges Tesla's Model 3 and Model Y vehicles suffer from "phantom braking" and that the...

Channel News Asia 1h ago

National survey measures full financial burden of community sport in Australia

The cost of playing community sports in Australia is far higher than previously understood, with a new national study led by Federation University finding families spend an average of $4,567 per child each year to keep their children playing sports.

Phys.org 1h ago