KnowraCover cropLinked fromLinked fromThe 45 pages that link to Cover crop, each with the reason it gives.All 45Broader topic 6Related 34Narrower topic 1Compared with 4HerbicideCompared with: Dense cover crops can suppress weeds before herbicides are needed.FallowCompared with: Unlike bare fallow, cover crops keep living roots and surface cover on the land.Agricultural pollutionCompared with: Cover crops reduce erosion and can capture nutrients that would otherwise escape fields.Plastic mulchCompared with: Living cover can suppress weeds and conserve soil without leaving a synthetic film.