Figures (3)  Tables (1)
    • Figure 1. 

      Classes of cover crops.

    • Figure 2. 

      Applications of sensors for crop management.

    • Figure 3. 

      Mechanized cover crop farming equipment.

    • ClassCommon nameScientific name
      GrassesRyegrassLolium perenne
      RyeSecale cereal
      WheatTriticum aestivum
      TriticaleTriticosecale
      OatsAvena sativa
      BarleyHordeum vulgare
      Forage sorghumSorghum biocolor
      MilletPennisetum glaucum
      LegumesSoybeanGlycine max
      CowpeaVigna unguiculata
      Sunn hempCrotalaria juncea
      AlfalfaMedicago sativa
      CloversTrifolium spp.
      Faba beanVicia faba
      Hairy vetchVicia villosa
      LentilLens culinaris
      MedicsMedicago spp.
      PeaPisum sativum
      SerradellaOrnithopus sativus
      BrassicasMustardBrassica nigra
      KaleBrassica oleracea
      RapeseedBrassica napus
      RadishRaphanus sativus
      TurnipsBrassica Rapa
      Non-legume broadleavesBuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum
      PhaceliaPhacelia tenacetifolia
      SafflowerCarthamus tinctorius
      SunflowerHelianthus annuus
      SpinachSpinacia oleracea
      FlaxLinum usitatissimum

      Table 1. 

      Common cover crops and scientific names.