Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Cover Crops

Table of Contents

1. Adaptation and Use of Cover Crops
• Cover Crop Functions
2. Choosing a Cover Crop
3. Cover Crop Types

Non-Legume Broadleaves

• Buckwheat
• Oilseed Radish
• Other Brassicas
• Marigold

Grasses

• Rye
• Winter Wheat
• Oats
• Barley
• Sorghum Sudan
• Ryegrass
• Pearl Millet
• Other (Corn, Fescue,Triticale)

Legumes

• Red Clover
• Alfalfa
• Sweet Clover
• Hairy Vetch
• Field Peas
• Other (Soybeans, White Clover, Crimson Clover, Berseem Clover)

---

Related Links

• Cover Crop Seed Suppliers
• Cover Crop Seeds Available
• Soil Management: Cover Crops
• Soil Management
• Soil Water Management
• Soil Health in Ontario
• Publication 75, Guide to Weed Control
• Midwest Cover Crop Council Cover Crop Decision Tool