Definition von cover crop im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
Any of several crops planted between others in order to prevent erosion and to improve soil quality (especially by adding nitrogen)
A crop, such as winter rye or clover, planted between periods of regular crop production to prevent soil erosion and provide humus or nitrogen. Fast-growing crop, such as rye, buckwheat, cowpea, or vetch, planted to prevent soil erosion, increase nutrients in the soil, and provide organic matter. Cover crops are grown either in the season during which cash crops are not grown or between the rows of some crops (e.g., fruit trees). See also green manure
as a protection to the soil in winter, as well as for the benefit of the soil when plowed under in spring