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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Agroforestry Systems"”.
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Birds in coffee agroforestry systems of West Lampung, Sumatra
In the Sumberjaya district of West Lampung, Indonesia, there has been widespread replacement of rainforest by robusta coffee. However, few studies have explored the relationship between birds and coffee gardens in Southeast Asia. This study examines the use of coffee gardens and other habitats by …
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Characterization of black walnut (Juglans nigra) cultivars for agroforestry systems
… will accelerate the expansion of temperate agroforestry. Since the mid-19th century, European timber plantations have taken advantage of the late-leafing habit of walnut (Juglans spp.) to grow a spring grain crop between the tree rows. A parallel but underutilized opportunity in North …
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Sequestration and Characterization of Soil Organic Carbon for Shelterbelt Agroforestry Systems in Saskatchewan
… (CO₂) is contributing to global climate change. Agroforestry systems, such as shelterbelts, can contribute to the mitigation of increasing CO₂ levels, through carbon (C) sequestration in plant biomass and soils. However, little information is available on the storage and dynamics of soil organic …
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Assessment of potential agroforestry systems for Kafuta: A village in the Western Division of The Gambia
… Resource Conservation ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS FOR KAFUTA: A VILLAGE IN THE WESTERN DIVISION OF THE GAMBIA Committee Chair: John Goodburn Extensive interviews with a sample of 21 government and non-governmental workers in the natural resource field, as well as random surveys …
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Assessment of potential agroforestry systems for Kafuta: A village in the Western Division of The Gambia
… Resource Conservation ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS FOR KAFUTA: A VILLAGE IN THE WESTERN DIVISION OF THE GAMBIA Committee Chair: John Goodburn Extensive interviews with a sample of 21 government and non-governmental workers in the natural resource field, as well as random surveys …
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The financial feasibility of tree-planting under agroforestry: a case study from the Groundnut Basin of Senegal
Agroforestry is a new term for an old practice of resource management which includes the planting of trees and agricultural crops on the same piece of land, either simultaneously or sequentially. In Senegal, this new approach has been praised, mainly because it came along at a time when private …
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Agroforestry in the Temperate Landscape: Precedent, Practice, and Design Proposal
Temperate agroforestry systems are an important area of research and practice in Eastern North America with the goal of creating more diverse, productive, and environmentally sound agricultural landscapes by using trees as key crops. There is extensive published research on contemporary temperate …
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Productivity, Carbon Sequestration, Nutrient Accumulation, And Species Interactions In Perennial Biomass Alley Cropping Systems
Perennial biomass production in agroforestry systems has been promoted as a strategy to increase productivity and ecosystem services from marginal agricultural lands. However, little is known about appropriate species combinations and production potential for biomass crops in agroforestry systems. …
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Conservation biological control in a multi-strata agroforestry system
Polyculture agroforestry is a new sustainable agriculture system modelled on the plant structural and species diversity of native oak savanna. Advocates of the system claim that it will advance conservation goals by providing ecosystem services like habitat provision and carbon sequestration, but …
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TREE PLANTING STRATEGIES AS NATURE-BASED SOLUTION FOR THE PROVISION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
… interventions such as urban afforestation and agroforestry, are increasingly promoted as effective strategies to enhance biodiversity, mitigate climate change, and improve regulating ecosystem services. However, the outcomes of tree planting practices are highly context-dependent and may …
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A Systems Approach to Modelling the Effects of Climate Change on Agroforestry: A Case Study in Western Tanzania
… modes of agricultural adaptations, such as agroforestry, that these farmers can easily adopt to improve their resiliency to the effects of climate change. System dynamics modelling is a cost-effective tool to simulate the long-term behaviour of agroforestry systems under future climate …
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Evolución de gobernanza de las cadenas de suministro y las relaciones alimentarias en Ecuador. Impactos socioeconómicos, nutricionales y ambientales en territorios amazónicos
… third article analyses an indigenous post-cacao agroforestry system in Rukullakta (Napo, Ecuador), detailing the food, monetary, energy, and socio-environmental characteristics of the diet. Taken together, these three articles show that Ecuador's food system has a persistent dual agrarian …
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CENÁRIO DA AGRICULTURA ORGÂNICA NO SEMIARIDO BRASILEIRO
… of agrochemical use, both in agriculture and agroforestry systems. Sequentially, the semi-arid regions of Ceará and Pernambuco also have large contributions to organic indexes, mainly due to the higher number of establishments that receive technical guidance occasionally and regularly. On the …
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Tree Tenure in Agroforestry Parklands: Implications for the Management, Utilisation and Ecology of Shea and Locust Bean Trees in Northern Ghana
The management and utilisation of resources in agroforestry systems are influenced by both land and tree tenure systems, especially where land and tree tenure are distinct, and rights to one do not necessarily lead to rights over the other. Most academic research has examined the impact of land …
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Nitrogen Dynamics of the Acacia Senegal Agroforestry System in the Sudan
… types dominated by the Genus<em> Acacia</em>. Agroforestry systems evolved, the most notable of which is Acacia senegal agroforestry system (ASAS). It yields gum acacia, fuel and fodder and improved soil N, P, and pH and stability against erosion.</p> <p>This study investigated the climatic, …
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The double life of an insect pathogen: Metarhizium as a plant symbiont and its genetic diversity in coffee agroecosystems
… are very sparse, especially in tropical ecosystems. Also, considering the ability to form mutualistic association with plants, no Metarhizium’s specific molecular method is available to detect and quantify association in plant root systems. Given this, in this thesis we focused in the …
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Intensification of agriculture and livestock based on low carbon technologies in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest
… as Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forest (ICLF) or Agroforestry Systems (AFS), can support increased agricultural production while recovering and preserving the environment. In view of this, we identified in the Amazon, the pattern of land use by farmers who adopt sustainable technologies, …
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Moths & Legends The contribution of chitoumou, the edible caterpillar Cirina butyrospermi, to food security, agriculture and biodiversity in a low-intensity agroforestry system
… of edible insects in existing agricultural systems to mitigate these problems, with a focus on the role of chitoumou (Cirina butyrospermi), the commonly consumed shea caterpillar harvested from agroforestry systems in Burkina Faso, West Africa. I begin this thesis with a review of the role …
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Evaluating dry woodlands degradation and on-farm tee management in kenyan drylands
… 3) To assess the potential for adoption of agroforestry to supply wood for charcoal production, and; 4) To evaluate the potential for recovery of the degraded woodlands through sustainable harvesting of wood for charcoal production. The findings based on the four objectives were compiled …
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A physiological basis to crop improvement and agronomic development
… in an agronomic perspective in alley cropping systems associated with adjacent N₂ fixing trees, in terms of hydraulic redistribution, N availability and crop yields. In this thesis, the proxy-based approach to crop selection was defined as a surrogate-based (proxy and surrogate used …
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