Cover crop, soil erosion and weed control
Koronivia grass is a good cover crop because of its rhizomatous and creeping habit. It establishes quickly and remains a good cover grass under heavy grazing. It has also some potential in competing with weeds (FAO, 2010; Cook et al., 2005)
Nitrification control
Koronivia grass roots contain brachialactone, a chemical compound which is involved in biological nitrification inhibition. Koronivia grass would thus help reducing N2O emissions from the soil and could have an important role in climate change mitigation (Subbarao et al., 2009).