Cover Crop

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006825",
  "term": "Cover Crop",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A crop that provides temporary protection for delicate seedlings and/or provides a canopy for seasonal soil protection and improvement between normal crop production periods. Except in orchards where permanent vegetative cover is maintained, cover crops usually are grown for one year of less. When plowed under and incorporated into the soil, cover crops are also referred to as green manure crops.\n\n2. A crop that provides temporary protection for delicate seedlings and/or provides a cover canopy for seasonal soil protection and improvement between normal crop production periods.\n\n3. A crop grown between periods of regular production of the main crop for the purposes of protecting the soil from erosion and improving soil productivity, health and quality\n\n4. Small grain crop, such as oats, wheat, or barley, not grown for harvest.\n\n5. A crop that provides temporary protection for delicate seedlings or provides a cover canopy for seasonal soil protection and improvement between normal crop production periods.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "USDA National Agricultural Library Glossary",
    "40 CFR 503.9 (CFR 2013)",
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cover-crop/"
}