Impact of Cover Crop, Seeding Rate, and Planting Method on Weed Control in Cotton

Weed control in reduced tillage systems has been reported as a challenge in cotton production. The use of cover crops in conservation tillage offers many advantages such as weed suppression through physical and chemical allelopathic effects. A field study was initiated in the fall of 2013 at the Arkansas Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Fayetteville to determinate the adequate cereal rye seeding rate and planting method for optimum weed control and cotton yield.