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Because ground cover categories of rock or leaf litter alone were rare, we combined these groups together with ' leaf and rock ' in our analyses.
When it was not possible to count the number of plant individuals, an estimate of the percentage was taken, especially for ground cover.
It is interesting to note that there was a significant negative relationship between beetle numbers and the percentage of ground cover (see table 4).
Attention to sowing at the correct soil moisture there resulted in good stands early on and full ground cover by the time flag leaves emerged.
A light interception method for measuring row crop ground cover.
A mixture of crops with different life cycle durations extends the period of ground cover and thereby decreases the potential for soil erosion.
This is associated with the relatively slow development of ground cover in maize compared to the more vigorous peas.
To reduce soil erosion, the establishment of early ground cover is highly desirable, showing the importance of rapid canopy growth in improved varieties.
