01693naa a2200241 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400510006010000190011124500760013026000090020652010430021565000110125865000260126965000090129565000100130465000160131465300140133065300110134465300120135570000190136777300650138612005182022-06-06       2007    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1080/019041607015549972DOI1 aBALIGAR, V. C.  aAgronomy and physiology of tropical cover crops.h[electronic resource]  c2007  aCover crops are important components of a sustainable crop production system. They can be planted with plantation crops such as cacao, coffee, banana, rubber, and oil palm or in rotation with cash crops. Their use in a cropping system is mainly beneficial for soil and water conservation, recycling of nutrients, control of pests and improved microbiological activities. However, beneficial effects depend on the selection of appropriate cover crops and their management. Hence, understanding their agronomy and physiology is fundamental for their use in sustainable cropping systems. Growth and development of a crop (physiological aspects) is determined genetically as well as influenced by environmental variables. This information can be useful in improving production of these crops and, consequently, their incorporation in farming systems, wherever it is possible. There are hundreds of tropical cover crops and, therefore, it is not possible to include all of them in one article. Hence, selected cereals and legumes are included.  aLegume  aSistema de Produção  aSolo  aSorgo  aTemperatura  aCobertura  aCowpea  aCultivo1 aFAGERIA, N. K.  tJournal of Plant Nutritiongv. 30, n. 8, p. 1287-1339, 2007.