Table 1.10-3. Seeding rate and aboveground biomass production of cover crops broadcast into standing soybean crop at time of first leaf drop (Lancaster County, 1999-2001).
| Cover crop | Seeding rate (lbs/A) |
Dry matter production (T/A) |
Soybean yield (Bu/A) |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Rape data for 2000 and 2001 only. Data from the Penn State Southeast Research and Extension Center, Landisville. | |||
| Rye | 156 | 2.0 | 44.8 |
| Ryegrass | 30 | 0.9 | 39.4 |
| Summer oats | 156 | 0.2 | 39.7 |
| Winter wheat | 160 | 1.4 | 45.4 |
| Rape* | 12 | 0.3 | 41.4 |
| No cover crop | 37.3 | ||