K-State: Cover crops reduce erosion, fertilizer management cuts phosphorus losses from farm fields

Researchers call diverse conservation practices a ‘1-2 punch’

  • K-State researchers have discovered that cover crops may be a site-specific tool for managing phosphorus runoff.
    K-State researchers have discovered that cover crops may be a site-specific tool for managing phosphorus runoff.
    MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University researchers are finding mounting evidence to indicate the importance of pairing cover crops with improved fertilizer management for controlling phosphorus runoff from farm fields. But in something of a surprise discovery, recent research has found that cover crops increase the dissolved phosphorus in runoff, which they say heightens the impo...

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