Agroforestry: Reconciling Production with Protection of the Environment A Synopsis of Research Literature [PDF]
, 2010 This is a synopsis of research literature that investigates the potential of temperate agroforestry as a sustainable production system. Agroforestry is a concept of integrated land use that combines elements of agriculture and forestry.
Smith, Jo
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Farmers’ perceptions towards agroforestry systems in Babanosa Area, West Kordofan State
International Journal of Environment, 2015 This study was conducted in Eltemada, Boli and Umghoghai villages at Babanosa area in El-salam locality, South Kordofan State during 2012 and 2013. The objectives were to (1) identify and assess the most important agroforestry systems, (2) to investigate
Kamal Eldin Mohammed Fadl +1 more
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Evaluation of the Allelopathic Influence of Selected Multi-purpose Tree Species on Maize (Zea mays) under a Simulated Field Condition [PDF]
Tropicultura, 2001 Germination and growth response of maize (Zea mays) that was periodically watered with 200 ml of leaf leachates of three selected multipurpose tree species (MPTs) - Inga edulis, Anthonatha macrophylla and Dactyladenia barterii were evaluated under a ...
Adeorike, V., Ogburia, MN., Anegbeh, P.
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Kinerja dan Perspektif Usahatani Konservasi Alley Cropping di Indonesia
Forum penelitian Agro Ekonomi, 2016 Alley cropping as a soil conservation technology owning certain advantages over terracing, particularly in that : a) costs are lower, b) soil productivity can be maintained, and c) it may be applied on all soil conditions. A disadvantage of alley cropping relates to the time taken for soil erosion control to become effective.
Sri Hery Susilowati +2 more
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Economic profitability of agroforestry in nitrate vulnerable zones in Catalonia (NE Spain)
Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2019 The impact of agricultural practices and the excess application of nitrogen can negatively impact the environment and cause human health problems. In Spain, the liquid manure applied in areas of intensive agriculture is creating groundwater nitrate ...
Simone Blanc +7 more
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Improving crop productivity in agroforestry systems: low leaf respiration is a key trait [PDF]
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Rosati, A.
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Building resilient communities in Belize through climate-smart agricultural practices [PDF]
, 2020 Indigenous communities have always coexisted with nature. Their subsistence has had a dependence on the heightened stewardship of the natural environment, requiring that their farming practices evolve and adapt to today’s rapidly changing environment. As
Garcia, Christina +2 more
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Microbial Biomass Changes during Decomposition of Plant Residues in a Lixisol [PDF]
Tropicultura, 2003 A lixisol was amended with four different alley cropping species: Senna siamea, Leucaena leucocephala, Dactyladenia barteri and Flemingia macrophylla. Soil samples were incubated for 140 days at 25 °C and the soil microbial biomass was determined by the ...
Kachaka, SK., Merckx, R., Vlassak, K.
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Clover:cereal bi-cropping for organic farms (OF0173) [PDF]
, 2002 This is the final report of Defra project OF0173. The attached main report starts with a more detailed summary, from which this text is extracted. IGER, IACR and others developed a system for growing cereals, especially for whole crop silage, that ...
Clements, Dr R. O.
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Global Ecology and ConservationSilvoarable agroforestry systems (AFS) with short rotation coppice strips (CS) are novel land-use systems that combine fast-growing trees with croplands to simultaneously produce woody biomass and arable crops.
Jana Linnebank, Felix Zitzmann
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