Cover cropping and no-tillage in corn
Abstract
This project quantifies how conservation practices — no-till and cover cropping — reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and build climate-smart corn systems for Mississippi's Blackbelt.
Period of Performance
2024 - PRESENT
Funding Agency
MSU (WRRI)
Methods
A plot-scale split-plot trial at Brooksville pairs weekly flux measurements with deep soil sampling to 1 m; field data drive DAYCENT simulations of carbon and nitrogen transformations and global warming potential.