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soil, best4soil, green manure, cover crops   2020. August 24. Media

Green manures & cover crops for a healthy soil

The use of cover crops and green manures has some potential to control soil-borne diseases of field and horticultural crops. 

But as their immediate efficacy is lower compared to more radical methods, such as chemical soil disinfestation or heat treatments, they have to be used in a more preventive and strategic manner. Which are these methods? Watch the Best4Soil video below.

Read the factsheet to know more about nematode-resistant cover crops and also fast growing species which can help in weed control: https://www.best4soil.eu/factsheets/9

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