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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Multifunctional Woody Polycultures"”.
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Multifunctional woody polycultures and their influence on soil organic carbon
Adoption of woody perennial (WP) polycultures on previously row-cropped soils and marginal lands could enhance a variety of ecosystem services including food production, habitat for biodiversity, and carbon (C) sequestration. Soil organic matter fractions (particulate organic matter [POM], and …
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The design and implementation of multifunctional woody polycultures: Landowner preferences and pathways to improve agricultural conservation
… lands logically supports agroforestry and other multifunctional approaches as a means to combine production and conservation. However, such approaches can be complex and difficult to design, contributing to the limited adoption in the United States. Multifunctional woody polycultures (MWPs), a …
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The growth and productivity of ribes nigrum under various levels of shade and the implications for multifunctional woody polycultures
… systems for agricultural production focusing on polycultures of perennial crops, a major gap in research is found in the understory layers of these systems. The understory is a unique habitat with intense plant competition for nutrients and water, and most importantly, light. While much is known …
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Evaluation of life cycle assessment methodology for multiple agroecosystems
… of waterways. Land use transition to multifunctional woody polyculture (MWP) agroecosystems has been proposed as a potential strategy for mitigating these harmful impacts while still yielding high value crops. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has the potential to meaningfully capture these …