Journal of Soil and Water Conservation,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
73(6), P. 669 - 681
Published: Jan. 1, 2018
Conservation-oriented
land
practices
have
long
been
a
strategy
for
mediating
the
environmental
issues
resulting
from
conventional
agriculture.
However,
there
is
limited
economic
support
and
incentive
landowners
to
transition
sensitive
marginal
lands
that
need
mitigation
most.
To
improve
this
approach,
information
tools
built
out
of
landowner
preferences
may
help
facilitate
successful
long-term
adoption
diverse
systems
achieve
production
conservation
goals,
such
as
Multifunctional
Perennial
Cropping
Systems
(MPCs).
Previous
work
has
recognized
MPCs
potential
providing
both
ecosystem
services
perennial
crops
fruits,
nuts,
grasses
on
would
otherwise
consider
marginal.
prioritize
efforts
implementation
provide
tailored
landowners,
study
introduces
suitability
model
identifies
based
soil
erosion,
crop
productivity,
other
traits
are
important
landowners.
Information
provided
by
tool
can
inform
management
decisions.
The
were
spatially
analyzed
using
geographic
system
(GIS)
parameterized
encode
magnitude
each
variable9s
effect
suitability.
Applied
in
Upper
Sangamon
River
watershed,
central
Illinois,
we
identified
18,685
ha
highly
suitable
cropland
MPCs.
An
8.5
m
spatial
resolution
allowed
identification
subfield
areas,
addition
locating
target
regions
extensive
occurrences
high
distribution
areas
was
often
located
where
productivity
low
topographic
erosion
high.
For
26,743
cropland,
estimated
be
greater
than
loss
standard,
particularly
northeastern
section
watershed
higher
relief
peri-urban
or
riparian
surrounding
cropland.
In
scenario
which
implement
regions,
simulated
reduced
56%
across
watershed.
provides
simple
effective
identifying
priority
implementation,
giving
researchers
actionable
upon
strategies
Nitrogen,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
5(1), P. 106 - 143
Published: Feb. 5, 2024
Nitrogen
(N)
is
the
most
limiting
nutrient
for
production
of
vegetable
crops,
but
anthropogenic
sources
pose
risks
due
to
its
transformation
into
several
reactive
forms
and
movement
throughout
environment.
The
bulk
N
research
date
improve
Use
Efficiency
(NUE)
has
followed
a
reductionist
factorial
approach
focused
on
synthetic
application
rates
crop
growth
response,
under
monocultures.
increased
adoption
diversified
cropping
systems,
organic
sources,
alternative
management
practices
makes
it
more
challenging
unravel
form
transformation,
movement,
uptake
dynamics,
in
time
space.
Here,
based
selected
review
recent
literature,
we
propose
holistic
highlight
key
variables
as
well
multilevel
system,
genetic,
environmental,
ecological,
socioeconomic
interactions
cycle
NUE.
best
strategies
NUE
include
both
inorganic
rate
calibration
studies,
germplasm
selection,
rotations,
identification
x
interactions,
pest
water
management.
Agroecological
that
may
vegetational
diversification
space,
integrated
crop–livestock
conservation
tillage,
amendment
inputs,
legume-based
landscape
Landscape Ecology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
36(8), P. 2235 - 2257
Published: June 26, 2021
Abstract
Context
Agroecology
combines
agronomic
and
ecological
concepts.
It
relies
on
the
enhancement
of
biodiversity
related
ecosystem
services
to
support
agricultural
production.
is
dependent
biological
interactions
for
design
management
systems
in
landscapes.
Objectives
We
review
role
landscape
ecology
understand
promote
biodiversity,
pest
regulation
crop
pollination
designing
“agroecology
landscapes”.
illustrate
use
methods
supporting
agroforestry
as
an
example
agroecological
development,
we
propose
pathways
implement
agroecology
at
scale.
Methods
The
state
art
how
contributes
development
summarized
based
a
literature
review.
Results
requires
thinking
beyond
field
scale
consider
positioning,
quality
connectivity
fields
semi-natural
habitats
larger
spatial
scales.
temporal
organisation
elements
mosaic
interact.
Understanding
this
interaction
pre-requisite
promoting
patterns
mechanisms
that
foster
service
provision.
Promoting
practices
individual
farm
borders
can
be
rooted
bottom-up
approach
from
lighthouse
farms
networks
amplify
adoption
Conclusions
Achieving
landscapes
composed
following
understanding
patterns,
determine
boost
functioning
improve
scale,
involving
farmers
context-specific
approach.
European Journal of Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
142, P. 126684 - 126684
Published: Nov. 17, 2022
The
implementation
of
alley
cropping
in
orchards
has
been
suggested
as
a
sustainable
strategy
to
increase
farmer
revenues
by
crop
diversification,
enhance
soil
organic
matter
(SOM)
and
fertility,
water
retention,
overall
biodiversity,
contribute
climate
change
mitigation.
Thus,
the
objective
this
study
was
assess
if
with
annual
crops
can
i)
mitigate
greenhouse
gas
(GHG)
emissions,
ii)
C
sequestration
semiarid
Mediterranean
irrigated
citrus
orchard,
iii)
land
productivity.
For
this,
two
different
treatments
were
established:
conventional
mandarin
monoculture
(MC)
no
cropping;
diversified
barley/vetch
fava
bean
(DIV).
Measurements
CO2
N2O
emissions
periodically
performed
(every
7–20
days)
during
years.
Soil
emission
rates
followed
moisture
trend,
showed
significant
differences
between
treatments.
As
an
average,
147
mg
m-2
h-1
MC
196
DIV.
not
correlated
nor
temperature,
average
values
0.026
−
0.002
Alley
did
significantly
total
nitrogen
years'
time.
With
regard
production,
yield
treatments,
but
contributed
complementary
commodities
main
cash
crop,
increasing
effect
on
GHG
at
short-term,
increased
productivity
owing
new
grown
alleys.
These
results
confirm
that
under
climate,
long
periods
are
needed
efficiently
potential
practices
orchards.
Geoderma Regional,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
34, P. e00659 - e00659
Published: June 10, 2023
The
interest
in
agroforestry
systems
has
increased
considerably
recent
years.
are
more
resilient
to
climate
change
and
offer
advantages
related
soil
health
biodiversity.
Although
the
aboveground
impacts
of
well
known,
knowledge
concerning
root
growth
trees
remains
limited.
This
study
tested
applicability
a
non-destructive
investigation
method,
ground
penetrating
radar
(GPR),
detect
tree
roots.
We
mapped
two
80-year-old
pear
cropland
investigated
impact
tilled
no-tilled
management
on
system
architecture
especially
deeper
soils
(>0.6
m).
mapping
method
was
successful,
we
determined
main
roots
up
depth
0.75
m.
In
addition,
found
tillage
significantly
impacted
distribution.
Tillage
removed
almost
completely
0.4
bulk
present
at
0.6
m
(83%
roots)
section,
while
it
0.3
0.55
(74%)
section.
Detected
indicated
an
overcompensation
by
additional
section
that
were
not
formed
without
tillage.
Overall,
rooting
deeper,
below
managed
therefore
colonise
different
layers.
Thus,
potential
volume
water
nutrient
intake
enlarged,
which
might
enhance
resilience
combined
production
systems.
our
approach
presents
for
future
continuous
monitoring
their
development.
