: a crop planted to prevent soil erosion and to provide humus
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Boosting Biofuel Research teams led by Jonathan Cumming, chair of the department of natural sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, are field testing the feasibility of switchgrass as a cover crop and biofuel ingredient.—Robin Roenker, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025 Pistachios, on the other hand, never touch the ground, so farmers can plant cover crops and leave organic material behind, reintroducing beneficial nutrients to the soil.—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 16 Apr. 2025 Projects funded under the program supported things like planting cover crops, which prevent soil erosion, and managing soil nutrients to minimize farming’s environmental impacts.—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025 The state’s water quality certification program considers practices like corrosion control, cover crops, no-till farming, precision farming and others when determining certification.—Minnpost, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cover crop
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