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International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2017 Perennial grain crops may play an important role in environmentally sound and socially just food systems for Africa. We study the future possibility of integrating perennial grains into Malian farming systems from the perspective of agroecology, and more
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What is the prospect of a perennial grain revolution of agriculture? [PDF]
Global SustainabilityNon-technical summary Agriculture has been dominated by annual plants, such as all cereals and oilseeds, since the very beginning of civilization over 10,000 years ago. Annual plants are planted and uprooted every year which results in severe disturbance
Lennart Olsson +12 more
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Nutritional Quality of Early-Generation Kernza Perennial Grain
AgricultureGrain from improved varieties of the perennial grass Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D.R. Dewey is marketed under the trade name Kernza (common name intermediate wheatgrass, IWG). While a growing body of evidence is available on the nutritional
Evan B. Craine, Lee R. DeHaan
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Unraveling the genetic components of perenniality: Toward breeding for perennial grains [PDF]
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, 2022 Social Impact StatementAlthough tremendously successful at feeding humanity, row crop agriculture based on annuals contributes to numerous ecosystem dis‐services, ranging from soil degradation and aquatic eutrophication to greenhouse gas production. In contrast, perennial grain crops (which produce harvests for multiple seasons from single plantings ...
Wen Qian Kong +11 more
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022 The UN's Sustainable Development goal of Zero Hunger encompasses a holistic set of targets that range from ending hunger by 2030, to increasing environmental sustainability and resilience of food production.
Timothy E. Crews +4 more
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Breeding Perennial Grain Crops [PDF]
Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 2002 Referee: Ms. Peggy Wagoner, Rodale Institute, 611 Siegfriedale Road, Kutztown, PA 19530-9749 One-third of the planet's arable land has been lost to soil erosion in recent decades, and the pace of this degradation will increase as the limits of our food production capacity are stretched.
T. S. Cox +8 more
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Progress Towards Perennial Grains for Prairies and Plains [PDF]
Outlook on Agriculture, 2022 Perennial grain crops have been proposed as environmentally sustainable alternatives to annual grain crop systems that currently dominate the world's major breadbaskets. Proponents emphasize the potential of perennial grains to mimic natural systems and thereby reduce soil erosion, nutrient losses, and degradation of soil quality although need for ...
K.G. Cassman, D.J. Connor
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Grain Yield Potential of Intermediate Wheatgrass in Western Canada
Agriculture, 2023 Intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium; IWG) is a temperate perennial grass capable of performing in dual-purpose perennial grain cropping systems. It is valued for its ecosystem services and forage yield and quality that can be utilized in many
Patrick M. LeHeiget +3 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Sainfoin (Onobrychis spp.) is a perennial forage legume that is also attracting attention as a perennial pulse with potential for human consumption. The dual use of sainfoin underpins diverse research and breeding programs focused on improving sainfoin ...
Ebrar Karabulut +17 more
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PERENNIAL GRAINS FOR AFRICA: POSSIBILITY OR PIPEDREAM? [PDF]
Experimental Agriculture, 2018 SUMMARYPerennial grain crops have been proposed as a transformative approach to agriculture. Replacing annual staple crops with perennialized growth types of the same crops could provide environmental services, improve labour efficiency and weather resilience, reduce seed costs and produce livestock fodder or fuelwood production.
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