Does Herbicide Use in the Preceding Crop Influence Cover Crop Establishment?

Does Herbicide Use in the Preceding Crop Influence Cover Crop Establishment?

Cover crops can suffer effects of herbicide carry over due a use of residual herbicide in previous crop. The objective of this study is determinate which herbicide applied in different stages of a crop, could cause injury to cover crops planted in the fall. A field study was conducted at Agriculture park-university of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Treatments consisted of 9 different residual herbicides applied at different growth stage. 8 cover crops were planted just after harvesting and stand accounts and injury is being evaluated. Data are being statistically analyzed.