advantages of undersowing in a pasture establishment

ADVANTAGES OF UNDERSOWING IN A PASTURE ESTABLISHMENT

​What is undersowing?

​Pastures are typically sown either directly or in combination with a cover-crop (also called undersowing; the practice of sowing pasture seed simultaneously with a crop that is intended for grain production in the first year)

Advantages of Undersowing

1. Nutrient storage and protection
2. Increased biological activity
3. Humus formation
4. Erosion protection
5. Soil coverage through the winter
6. Breaking up crop rotation
7. Use of forage (under sowed crop)
8. Increases accessibility during harvesting of the cover crop

works cited

• ​dsvsaaten (Director). (27 Jul 2015). Maize undersown crops - how it works! [Motion Picture]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgTg87BEQeY.
• Jeff I. McCormick A C, R. C. (2014, OCT. 07). A review of pasture establishment by undersowing with special reference to the mixed farming zone of south-eastern Australia. Retrieved 04 06, 2019, from Crop and Pasture Science: http://www.publish.csiro.au/CP/CP14049