Living Mulches For Sustainable Cropping Systems: A Step Towards ‘Regenerative Organic’ Agriculture In The UK?
Written by Dominic Amos, Crops Researcher at the Organic Research Centre As based on information found on Agricology (www.agricology.co.uk)Reducing tillage and chemical inputs can be beneficial for soil and the environment, so could a permanent clover understorey acting as a ‘living mulch’, moving towards a perennial soil cover, offer a practical solution to reducing inputs …