Ce numéro est constitué d’articles issus du colloque CIMS : Des Cultures Intermédiaires Multi-Services pour une production agroécologique performante, organisé le 4 octobre 2017 à Auzeville.National audienceCover crops have long been used for their ability to reduce erosion, reduce nitrate leaching and improve soil properties in general. Since the application of the European directive on nitrate in vulnerable zones, the use of cover crops has increased and, in a climate change context, there is a growing interest for their ability to increase soil organic carbon content. This practice is considered as fundamental in the “4 per 1000” initiative that was launched after the COP21. In this paper, we evaluate the potential of cover crops to incr...