Agricultural Diversification

• Pubblicazione: Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022; Basel : , : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, , 2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Environmental economics; Research & information: general
• Soggetto non controllato: aboveground mass; accumulate growing degree days; agricultural diversification; agricultural sustainability; archipelago; arthropod; big blue stem; biochar; biodiversity; black medick; black tiger shrimp; blades; blue prawn; Cave in rock; city region; claypan; convolutional neural network; crop diversification; crop rotation; cropping systems; diversification; eco-economic benefit; economic efficiency; Egyptian clover; experimental design; externality; farming systems; food modelling; food planning; food security; food self-sufficiency; foodshed; forbs; grain yield; grape production; grapevine yield; grass regrowth; growth stages; HHI-Index; intercropping; leaf sheaths; legumes; light competition; lupin; medicinal and aromatic plants; millet and sorghum; mixed cropping; mixed-species plantation; monocultivar; must quality; n/a; nitrogen; nutrients; on-farm biodiversity indicators; perennial cropping systems; phyllochron; Poland; regional food system; rice; salinity intrusion; self-reliance; small farms; soil; soil respiration; soil salinity; soybean; Sub-Saharan Africa; sunflower husk; transfer learning; triticale; weeds; white clover; white-legged shrimp
• Persona (resp. second.): FrancavigliaRosa; FarinaRoberta; Álvaro-FuentesJorge; HortaRaúl; Di BeneClaudia
• Sommario/riassunto: Agricultural diversification can occur in many forms (e.g., genetic variety, species, structural) and can be created temporally and over different spatially scales (e.g., within crop, within field, and landscape level). Crop diversification is the practice of growing more than one crop species within a farming area in the form of rotations (two or more crops on the same field in different years), multiple crops (more than one crop in the same season on the same field) or intercropping (at least two crops simultaneously on the same field).Various cropping strategies and management practices, such as diversification of cropping systems by crop rotation, conservation tillage, and the use of cover crops, have been promoted to enhance crop productivity and ecosystem services. However, the opportunities and means differ among regions and the actual effects of diversification on cropping system sustainability still need more investigation.This Special Issue covers the state-of-the-art and recent progress in different aspects related to agricultural diversification to increase the sustainability and resilience of a wide range of cropping systems (grassland, horticultural crops, fruit trees) and in a scenario of environmental challenges due to climate change: Crop production and quality; Impact of crop diversification on soil quality and biodiversity; Environmental impact and delivery of ecosystem services by crop diversification.
• Titolo autorizzato: Agricultural Diversification
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910566459903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II