Enhancing maize productivity in agroforestry systems through managing competition: lessons from smallholders’ farms, Rift valley, Kenya
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DOI: 10.1007/s10457-017-0169-3
Abstract: Understanding crop performance and productivity in relation to intercropped tree species, tree management and prevailing environmental conditions may assist farmers in managing agroforestry systems appropriately. Our study evaluated the management and spatial effect of six… read more here.
Keywords: rift valley; valley kenya; agroforestry systems; agroforestry ... See more keywords
Functions for aboveground biomass estimation derived from satellite images data in Mediterranean agroforestry systems
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DOI: 10.1007/s10457-018-0252-4
Abstract: Forest biomass has been having an increasing importance in the world economy and in the evaluation of the forests development and monitoring. The main goal of this study is the development of functions for the… read more here.
Keywords: biomass; satellite images; agroforestry systems; aboveground biomass ... See more keywords
Effects of land tenure and urbanization on the change of land use of cacao (Theobroma cacao) agroforestry systems in southeast Mexico
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DOI: 10.1007/s10457-019-00453-w
Abstract: Production of cacao and its products such as chocolate generate a global market. Despite demand, production has declined in a region historically important in the domestication of cacao in Mesoamerica. Chontalpa in southeast Mexico is… read more here.
Keywords: cacao agroforestry; land use; agroforestry systems; agroforestry ... See more keywords
Carbon stocks of a degraded soil recovered with agroforestry systems
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DOI: 10.1007/s10457-019-00470-9
Abstract: The use of agroforestry systems (AFS) for the recovery of degraded lands allows the diversification of biomass production and can increase the ecological, economic and social resilience of the restored areas. We evaluated a degraded… read more here.
Keywords: carbon; systems carbon; carbon stocks; degraded soil ... See more keywords
Economics and energy potential of traditional agroforestry systems under contrasting ecosystems in semi arid tropics
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DOI: 10.1007/s10457-020-00545-y
Abstract: In recent past agroforestry systems have been recognized as sustainable land use system over conventional agriculture. However, the major obstacle in up scaling of this tree based land use systems is the difficulty in quantification… read more here.
Keywords: system; economics; agroforestry systems; economics energy ... See more keywords
Insights into fruit tree models relevant to simulate fruit tree-based agroforestry systems
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DOI: 10.1007/s10457-024-00953-4
Abstract: Agroforestry, the integration of trees, crops, and animals, is expected to increase environmental sustainability of fruit production compared to traditional orchards. Virtual experiments with models would allow the performance and sustainability of these systems to… read more here.
Keywords: agroforestry; tree based; fruit tree; agroforestry systems ... See more keywords
Soil gross N2O emission and uptake under two contrasting agroforestry systems: riparian tree buffer versus alley-cropping tree row
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DOI: 10.1007/s10533-024-01141-3
Abstract: In addition to the removal of excess mineral nitrogen (N) via root uptake, trees in agroforestry systems may mitigate negative effects of high N fertilization of adjacent crops by enhancing complete denitrification of excess mineral… read more here.
Keywords: tree buffer; gross n2o; riparian tree; tree row ... See more keywords
Labelling in Mediterranean agroforestry landscapes: a Delphi study on relevant sustainability indicators
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DOI: 10.1007/s11625-020-00800-2
Abstract: In the face of unsustainable land-use changes including intensified agricultural production and land abandonment, agroforestry systems have the potential to support a diversity of social and ecological functions in agricultural landscapes. Mediterranean agroforestry landscapes have… read more here.
Keywords: mediterranean agroforestry; agroforestry landscapes; agroforestry systems; agroforestry ... See more keywords
Agroforestry Systems as Alternative Land-Use Options in the Arid Zone of Thal, Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1007/s11842-017-9372-3
Abstract: Agroforestry offers unique opportunities for increasing biodiversity, preventing land degradation, and alleviating poverty, particularly in developing countries, but factors explaining the adoption by farmers are not well understood. A survey of 524 farm households was… read more here.
Keywords: land; adoption; local name; agroforestry systems ... See more keywords
Comparative Analysis of Carbon Stocks in Home Garden and Adjacent Coffee Based Agroforestry Systems in Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1007/s11842-020-09439-4
Abstract: Agroforestry practices offer high potential of carbon (C) sequestration in developing countries. However, the roles of tropical agroforestry to mitigate climate change has only recently been recognized. Therefore, this case study was conducted to demonstrate… read more here.
Keywords: carbon; biomass; carbon stocks; agroforestry systems ... See more keywords
Forest and perennial herbland cover reduce microbial respiration but increase root respiration in agroforestry systems
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107790
Abstract: Abstract Agricultural land management practices have the potential to reduce carbon emissions from soils, especially when a reduction in microbial (heterotrophic respiration, RH) rather than root respiration (autotrophic, RA) is achieved. Soil RA and RH… read more here.
Keywords: respiration; hedgerow shelterbelt; agroforestry systems; root respiration ... See more keywords