Winter wheat is potential cover crop for Plains cotton growers

A simulation by Texas A&M scientists indicates that winter wheat is a feasible cover crop for cotton growers in the arid Plains, says geospatial hydrologist Srinivasulu Ale, one of the researchers. “We determined the wheat cover crop will not affect the soil water availability nor the yield for the succeeding cotton crop substantially under the simulated… » Read More

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