Determinants of Smallholder Maintenance of Crop Diversity in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains
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DOI: 10.1007/s10745-021-00248-7
Abstract: Smallholder farmers are important managers of global crop diversity. However, agricultural modernization is changing farming practices and raising questions about the socio-ecological factors that support crop diversity. In the context of the semi-arid High Atlas… read more here.
Keywords: atlas mountains; crop diversity; crop; high atlas ... See more keywords
Our shared global responsibility: Safeguarding crop diversity for future generations
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2205768119
Abstract: The resilience and sustainability of food systems depend on crop diversity. It is used by breeders to produce new and better varieties, and by farmers to respond to new challenges or demands and to spread… read more here.
Keywords: crop diversity; diversity; shared global; diversity used ... See more keywords
Mapping the Complex Crop Rotation Systems in Southern China Considering Cropping Intensity, Crop Diversity, and Their Seasonal Dynamics
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DOI: 10.1109/jstars.2022.3218881
Abstract: Crop rotation increases crop yield, improves soil health, and reduces plant disease. Mapping crop rotation is difficult because crop data from a single time point do not sufficiently represent the dynamics of a system. Studies… read more here.
Keywords: crop; southern china; crop diversity; crop rotation ... See more keywords
Does Crop Diversity Influence Household Food Security and Women’s Individual Dietary Diversity? A Cross-Sectional Study of Malawian Farmers in a Participatory Agroecology and Nutrition Project
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DOI: 10.1177/03795721221126787
Abstract: Background: Agroecological methods have the potential to impact nutrition and food security, however, to date there is limited research evaluating this approach. Objective: A 5-year participatory research project with farming households in north and central… read more here.
Keywords: food; crop diversity; nutrition; diversity ... See more keywords
The effects of crop diversity and crop species on biological diversity in agricultural landscapes: a systematic review protocol.
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DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15343.1
Abstract: Agricultural intensification is a well-known driver of biodiversity loss. Diversity of crop production over space and time reduces land use intensity and may mitigate impacts on biodiversity while contributing to growing demand for human food… read more here.
Keywords: diversity; ecology; crop diversity; diversity crop ... See more keywords
Harnessing Crop Diversity through Genetics, Genomics and Phenomics Approaches
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DOI: 10.3390/plants12081685
Abstract: Developing resilient cultivars ensuring adequate productions will be the agriculture industry's primary challenge in the coming decades to ensure food security, especially with climate change and a growing global population [...]. read more here.
Keywords: genomics phenomics; crop diversity; harnessing crop; diversity genetics ... See more keywords