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Multifunctionality Of Sown Grassland Is Enhanced By Combining Four Complementary Species, M. Suter, O. Huguenin-Elie, Andreas Lüscher
Multifunctionality Of Sown Grassland Is Enhanced By Combining Four Complementary Species, M. Suter, O. Huguenin-Elie, Andreas Lüscher
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
We investigated species diversity effects and multifunctionality in an intensively managed grassland. A diversity experiment was set up with monocultures and mixtures comprising Lolium perenne, Dactylis glomerata, Trifolium pratense, and Trifolium repens, and was maintained for three years at 150 kg∙N∙ha-1∙ year-1. Ten functions were measured that represented i) forage production (aboveground biomass yield (μ), standard deviation of yield (σ), temporal stability (μ/σ), weed biomass), ii) N cycling (symbiotic-N2-fixation, N efficiency, NO3 in soil solution), and forage quality (crude protein content (CP), organic matter digestibility …
A Year In Syntropy: Exploring Syntropic Agriculture, Ajah Eills
A Year In Syntropy: Exploring Syntropic Agriculture, Ajah Eills
College Honors Program
Syntropic agriculture is a form of sustainable agriculture that originated in Brazil around 25 years ago. Although it has since spread throughout Brazil and Australia, there has yet to be a comprehensive study of the driving scientific principles behind syntropy. For my thesis, I conducted literature research and interviews with farmers, with the goal of describing the ecological principles on which syntropy is based, including its primary goal to improve soil health. Much of my thesis contrasted syntropic agriculture with conventional agriculture as practiced in the United States today, but I also explored the differences between syntropic agriculture and other …
Sustainable Agricultural And Rural Development In Semi‐Arid Environment When Supplementing Rainfall With 200 Mm Irrigation Water Per Year, Benzarti Jalila, Ben Youssef Salah
Sustainable Agricultural And Rural Development In Semi‐Arid Environment When Supplementing Rainfall With 200 Mm Irrigation Water Per Year, Benzarti Jalila, Ben Youssef Salah
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
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