U.S. cereal rye winter cover crop growth database
Creators: name: Huddell, Alexandra
name: Thapa, Resham
name: Marcillo, Guillermo
name: Abendroth, Lori
name: Ackroyd, Victoria
name: Armstrong, Shalamar
name: Asmita, Gautam
name: Bagavathiannan, Muthukumar
name: Balkcom, Kipling
name: Basche, Andrea
name: Beam, Shawn
name: Bradley, Kevin
name: Canisares, Lucas
name: Darby, Heather
name: Davis, Adam
name: Devkota, Pratap
name: Dick, Warren
name: Evans, Jeffery
name: Everman, Wesley
name: Almeida, Tauana Ferreira De
name: Flessner, Michael
name: Fultz, Lisa
name: Gailans, Stefan
name: Hashemi, Masoud
name: Haymaker, Joseph
name: Helmers, Matthew
name: Jordan, Nicholas
name: Kaspar, Thomas
name: Ketterings, Quirine M.
name: Kladivko, Eileen J.
name: Kravchenko, Alexandra
name: Law, Eugene
name: Lazaro, Lauren
name: Leon, Ramon
name: Liebert, Jeffrey
name: Lindquist, John
name: Loria, Kristen
name: McVane, Jodie
name: Miller, Jarrod
name: Mulvaney, Michael
name: Nkongolo, Nsalambi
name: Norsworthy, Jason
name: Parajuli, Binaya
name: Pelzer, Christopher
name: Peterson, Cara
name: Poffenbarger, Hanna
name: Poudel, Pratima
name: Reiter, Mark
name: Ruark, Matt
name: Ryan, Matthew
name: Samuelson, Spencer
name: Sawyer, John
name: Seehaver, Sarah
name: Shergill, Lovreet
name: Upadhyaya, Yogendra
name: VanGessel, Mark
name: Waggoner, Ashley
name: Wallace, John
name: Wells, Samantha
name: White, Charles
name: Wolters, Bethany
name: Woodley, Alex
name: Ye, Rongzhong
name: Youngerman, Eric
name: Needelman, Brian A.
name: Mirsky, Steven B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: winter cover crop
Sustainable agriculture

description: Winter cover crop performance metrics (i.e., vegetative biomass quantity and quality) affect ecosystem services provisions but vary widely due to differences in agronomic practices, soil properties, and climate. Cereal rye (Secale cereale) is the most common winter cover crop in the United States due to its winter hardiness, low seed cost, and high biomass production. We compiled data on cereal rye winter cover crop performance metrics, agronomic practices, and soil properties across the eastern half of the United States. The dataset includes a total of 5,695 cereal rye biomass observations across 208 site-years between 2001–2022 and encompasses a wide range of agronomic, soil, and climate conditions. Cereal rye biomass values had a mean of 3,428 kg ha−1, a median of 2,458 kg ha−1, and a standard deviation of 3,163 kg ha−1. The data can be used for empirical analyses, to calibrate, validate, and evaluate process-based models, and to develop decision support tools for management and policy decisions.
description: Funding provided by: Natural Resources Conservation ServiceCrossref Funder Registry ID: https://ror.org/03j7rgg33Award Number: NR21-13G022
Funding provided by: National Institute of Food and AgricultureCrossref Funder Registry ID: https://ror.org/05qx3fv49Award Number: 2019-68012-29818
Funding provided by: National Institute of Food and AgricultureCrossref Funder Registry ID: https://ror.org/05qx3fv49Award Number: MD-ENST-22008
Funding provided by: Agriculture and Food Research Institute*Crossref Funder Registry ID: Award Number: 2018-68011-28372
Funding provided by: United States Department of AgricultureCrossref Funder Registry ID: https://ror.org/01na82s61Award Number: 8042-22000-16600D
Funding provided by: Wisconsin Fertilizer Research Council *Crossref Funder Registry ID: Award Number: 276-14