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The role of cover crops for cropland soil carbon, nitrogen leaching, and agricultural yields – a global simulation study with LPJmL (V. 5.0-tillage-cc)
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Member of the Leibniz
Association, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
Department of Agricultural Economics, Humboldt University of Berlin,
Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Germany
Susanne Rolinski
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Member of the Leibniz
Association, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
Jens Heinke
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Member of the Leibniz
Association, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
Werner von Bloh
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Member of the Leibniz
Association, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
Sibyll Schaphoff
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Member of the Leibniz
Association, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
Christoph Müller
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Member of the Leibniz
Association, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
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The study assesses impacts of grass cover crop cultivation on cropland during main-crop off-season periods applying the global vegetation model LPJmL (V.5.0-tillage-cc). Compared to simulated bare-soil fallowing practices, cover crops led to increased soil carbon content and reduced nitrogen leaching rates on the majority of global cropland. Yield responses of main crops following cover crops vary with location, duration of altered management, crop type, water regime, and tillage practice.
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