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Agroforestry and enhanced rock weathering: A dual strategy for sustainable cacao

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Cacao production is both economically vital and environmentally intensive, presenting a major sustainability challenge as a crop largely cultivated by smallholder farmers in climate‐vulnerable regions. This review synthesises evidence that integrating agroforestry with enhanced rock weathering (EW) may significantly reduce emissions from cacao ...
Isabella L. Steeley, Edson S. França, Dimitar Z. Epihov, Noah J. Planavsky, David J. Beerling   +4 more
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Divergent responses of forest canopy height to environmental conditions across China

Ecological Indicators
As major components of terrestrial ecosystems, forest ecosystems play an important role in sequestering carbon and hence mitigating climate change. Canopy height is a crucial factor characterizing the structure and function of forest ecosystems, yet the ...
Xiang Pan, Junjie Ji, Kailin Gao, Tao Wei, Mingzhu He, Xiaohan Zhang   +5 more
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Made in the shade: Leaf responses of native wildflowers to single‐axis photovoltaic solar energy

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As solar energy expands globally, balancing renewable power generation with biodiversity and ecosystem health has become an urgent challenge. This study investigated how native wildflowers respond at leaf level to the unique microclimates created by rotating solar panels in California's Central Valley.
Yudi Li, Troy Magney, Alona Armstrong, Rebecca R. Hernandez   +3 more
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Remote-Sensing-Combined Haplotype Analysis Using Multi-Parental Advanced Generation Inter-Cross Lines Reveals Phenology QTLs for Canopy Height in Rice. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci, 2021
Ogawa D, Sakamoto T, Tsunematsu H, Kanno N, Nonoue Y, Yonemaru JI.   +5 more
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Integrating indigenous crops in agroforestry systems: Lesser yam and teak mixed systems are more profitable than monocultures in Indonesia

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Major staple crops are often introduced and cultivated in monocultures. Yams are staple crops native to the majority of low‐ and middle‐income countries and can provide an alternative to introduced staple crops. We showed that lesser yams cultivated together with teak trees (planted at the border of the farm) are more profitable than lesser yam ...
Budiadi, Sawitri, Enggal Primananda, Aqmal Nur Jihad, Marco Campera, Rika Bela Rahmawati   +5 more
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Controlling banana bunchy top disease in Benin: Crop protection strategies with socio‐economic perspectives

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Banana and plantain are vital for food security and income in West Africa, yet banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) threatens production. This study combined remote sensing, field surveys, modelling and socio‐economic analysis to assess BBTV spread and control strategies in Benin.
Renata Retkute, Martine Zandjanakou‐Tachin, Bonaventure Aman Omondi, Ulrich Roland Agoi, Yaovi Marc Vodounou, Hermine Akofodji, Evrard Akpla, Laurence Dossou, Emiline Médénou, Alban Etchiha, Alphonse Attadéou, P. Lava Kumar, John E. Thomas, Christopher A. Gilligan   +13 more
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An interdisciplinary review of the interplay of conflict, socio‐economic factors, and land cover and vegetation dynamics in Colombia

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Colombia's forests play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change, but they are currently facing severe degradation, particularly after the 2016 Peace Agreement. Our literature review highlights a growing research interest in this topic and demonstrates how interdisciplinary approaches combining diverse methods can enhance
Estefanía Muñoz, Jesús A. Anaya, Nicola Clerici, Lina M. Estupinan‐Suarez, Isabel Lopera, Solveig Richter, Alejandro Salazar, Carlos A. Sierra, Andrés Tangarife‐Escobar, Miguel D. Mahecha, David Montero, Pablo Palacios‐Rodríguez, Pablo Ramos, Santiago Botía   +13 more
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Using dendroclimatic analysis of exotic deciduous conifers in an arboretum to document tree growth in response to climate change, Northeast Ohio, USA

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Rising temperatures and wetter conditions in the Midcontinent of North America are influencing climate responses in trees. Dendroclimatological analyses of four exotic deciduous conifer species from Secrest Arboretum, Northeast Ohio help identify past, present and future climate‐tree interactions.
Gregory Wiles, Nicholas Wiesenberg, Srushti Chaudari, Wenshuo Zhao, Mazvita Chikomo, Benjamin Gaglioti, Meagen Pollock   +6 more
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Open‐land‐derived agroforestry and effects of abandonment of management of the main crop on ecosystem services and woody plant diversity

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Tropical forests are rapidly declining. One promising strategy to reverse the loss of tropical forest is the establishment of agroforestry on open land. We combined interviews with biodiversity surveys to learn general lessons from success and nonsuccess stories of the establishment of open‐land‐derived coffee agroforests in one of the world's ...
Lucas M. Fonzaghi, Kristoffer Hylander, Thiago S. de Melo, Ayco J. M. Tack   +3 more
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Development and adoption of Kernza—A perennial grain crop for sustainable agriculture

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Annual cereal grains account for ~50% of human food calories, but cultivation of these crops has resulted in major environmental and social issues worldwide. For nearly three decades, researchers have been breeding intermediate wheatgrass—a perennial cool‐season grass—to serve as the world's first commercial‐scale perennial grain crop to improve ...
Jessica L. Gutknecht, James A. Anderson, George Annor, Prabin Bajgain, Timothy E. Crews, Colin Cureton, Lee DeHaan, Erin Meier, Tessa Peters, Valentín Picasso, Evelyn C. Reilly, Aaron Reser, Tara Ritter, Aubrey Streit Krug, Nicole Tautges, Jacob M. Jungers   +15 more
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