State two disadvantages of Cover Cropping

In agriculture, cover crops are plants that are planted to cover the soil rather than for the purpose of being harvested.

​Cover crops manage soil erosion, soil fertility, soil quality, water, weeds, pests, diseases, biodiversity and wildlife in an agroecosystem—an ecological system managed and shaped by humans. Wikipedia

​Disadvantages of Cover Cropping

1. Cover crops compete with the desired crops for nutrients.
2. One may serve as alternate host of pests and diseases to the other.

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