Our latest research on cover cropping, soil microbiomes, and plant pest defense in cash crops is now live 👇👇👇Congratulations to lead author Zoe Economos, and the authorship team @urielmenalled.bsky.social, Sarah Pethybridge, Matt Ryan, and Clare Casteel. Thank you for including me on the project!
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Cereal rye (Secale cereale) and canola (Brassica napus) cover crops reduce dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) herbivore damage
Cereal rye and canola cover crop treatments reduced dry bean insect damage through changes in the soil. However, the impact on plant defenses varied with the cover crop species and accross locations.
