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Influence of two agroforestry systems on the nitrification potential in temperate pastures in Brittany, France
Background and aimsAgroforestry, whereby trees are associated with crops and/or livestock, is expected to mitigate nitrogen (N) losses from...
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Alley Crop** System in Degraded Land of Central India: Evaluation of Crop Performance, Economic Benefit and Soil Nutrients Availability
Hedgerow or alley crop** is being advocated for sustainable land productivity and improved soil health in the develo** world. The suitable...
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Are agroforestry systems more productive than monocultures in Mediterranean countries? A meta-analysis
Agroforestry is gaining interest due to its potential in enhancing climate resilience and sustainability of farming systems. In this meta-analysis,...
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Plant-to-Plant (Tree–Crop) Interactions in Agroforestry Systems
Plant component interactions refer to the effect of one plant (component) on another or the whole system. In agroforestry systems (AFS), since the...
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Agroforestry for Restoring and Improving Soil Health
Globally, sustainable agricultural systems must be better understood as evidenced by concerns about food security, environmental degradation, and...
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The Need for Sustainable Agricultural Land-Use Systems: Benefits from Integrated Agroforestry Systems
This chapter introduces the different agroforestry systems (AFSs) as part of the diversification of agricultural landscapes and gives examples of...
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Soil Biodiversity and Litter Decomposition in Agroforestry Systems of the Tropical Regions of Asia and Africa
This chapter gives an overview of the agroforestry practices and their role in improving soil biodiversity, soil ecosystem functions and services,...
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Subcanopy light availability, crop yields, and managerial implications: a systematic review of the shaded crop** systems in the tropics
Agroforestry systems (AFS) represent combinations of trees, arable crops, and/or pastures. Being assemblages of diverse life-forms, they exhibit...
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The Owita agroecosystem: a promising traditional land management system for sustainable farming in Sri Lanka
The Owita agroecosystem is a unique peri-urban land-use system. Typically it is a narrow strip of land with vegetation located between lowland paddy...
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Adoption of agroforestry technologies: a case study from central highlands of Ethiopia
This study analyzed adoption of agroforestry technologies in the central highlands of Ethiopia. A binary logistic regression model was used based on...
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Climate Change Mitigation Through Agro-Forestry Improves Natural Resource and Livelihood Security
It is commonly known that human activity has a stronger impact on climate change than ever before. Deforestation and forest degradation lead to an...
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Potentials and Opportunities of Agroforestry Under Climate Change Scenario
Agroforestry, a centuries-old technique, is the deliberate mixing of perennials with food crops and/or animals, either concurrently or sequentially....
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The ESSU concept for designing, modeling and auditing ecosystem service provision in intercrop** and agroforestry systems. A review
Duru et al. (Agron Sustain Dev 35:1259-1281, 2015) highlighted a missing tool for studying and improving the performance of crop** systems in the...
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Soil Nutrient Dynamics and Cycling Under Agroforestry
Agroforestry is the sustainable integration of trees with other agricultural components for multiple benefits. Water, light, and nutrients are...
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Small-scale traditional maize farming fosters greater arthropod diversity value than conventional maize farming
AbstractGlobally insects are in decline, with the transformation of natural areas for agriculture one of the most important drivers of this decline....
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Concept of Farming System in Relation to Conservation of Natural Resources
The concept of farming systems plays a crucial role in the conservation of natural resources by emphasizing a holistic and integrated approach to...
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Diversified crop** systems with complementary root growth strategies improve crop adaptation to and remediation of hostile soils
Background and aimsHostile soil conditions have a global impact on crop production. While root traits of individual plant species adapted to specific...
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Replenishing Marginal Soils Through Use of Agroforestry Systems in Southern Africa: A Case Study of Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp) Improved Fallows in South Africa
Soil fertility degradation is occurring in almost all terrestrial biomes and agroecologies in southern African (SA) countries. However, its impact is...
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Tropical Alley Crop** and Improved Fallows
Alley crop** is an agroforestry practice of growing an arable crop between rows of trees or perennial shrubs. In tropical alley crop**, the...
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Seasonal feeding habits of the Iberian bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula iberiae in northwestern Spain
The first comprehensive approach to the feeding ecology of Iberian bullfinches Pyrrhula pyrrhula iberiae is presented here. The target population...
