scholarly journals Shading: a traditional method of microclimate manipulation.

1984 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-86
Author(s):  
C.J. Stigter
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Method ◽  
Environmental Stresses ◽  
Traditional Farming ◽  
Low Input ◽  
Low Input Agriculture ◽  
Yield Capacity

Microclimate management and manipulation are among the methods which have traditionally been employed on small plots in low-input agriculture. Methods employed by smallholders to shade soil, seedlings, plants and crops to protect them from environmental stresses and to improve their yield capacity are described. Specific examples collected from Tanzanian practice, including maize, millet, wheat, potatoes and sunflowers grown under trees, are described as evidence of the use of shading methods in traditional farming. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

Refining breeding methods for organic and low-input agriculture: analysis of an international winter wheat ring test

Euphytica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 199 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 81-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Almuth Elise Muellner ◽  
Fabio Mascher ◽  
David Schneider ◽  
Gheorghe Ittu ◽  
Ion Toncea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Ring Test ◽  
Breeding Methods ◽  
Low Input ◽  
Low Input Agriculture

LOW-INPUT AGRICULTURE AS A GROUND WATER PROTECTION STRATEGY

1992 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 755-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penelope L. Diebel ◽  
Daniel B. Taylor ◽  
Sandra S. Batie ◽  
Conrad D. Heatwole
Keyword(s):  
Ground Water ◽  
Water Protection ◽  
Low Input ◽  
Protection Strategy ◽  
Low Input Agriculture

Willow biomass production under conditions of low-input agriculture on marginal soils

2011 ◽  
Vol 262 (8) ◽  
pp. 1558-1566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariusz J. Stolarski ◽  
Stefan Szczukowski ◽  
Józef Tworkowski ◽  
Andrzej Klasa
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Production ◽  
Low Input ◽  
Marginal Soils ◽  
Low Input Agriculture

Low-Input Agriculture as a Chance to Preserve Endangered Species of Segetal Flora

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Haliniarz ◽  
Sylwia Chojnacka ◽  
Ewa Kwiecińska-Poppe
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Calcareous Soils ◽  
Low Input ◽  
Rare And Endangered Species ◽  
Rare And Endangered ◽  
Low Input Agriculture ◽  
Segetal Flora

As a result of human activity, the rate of extinction of species is now 100 to 1000 times faster than under natural conditions [1]. According to the FAO, 75% of the genetic diversity of agricultural crops worldwide has been lost since 1990. In Poland, about 100 species of field weeds are in danger of extinction. Archaeophytes growing on heavy calcareous soils, which are characteristic of the Lathyro-Melandrietum noctiflori, Caucalido-Scandicetum, Kicxietum spuriae communities, and weeds associated with the cultivation of flax, are particularly endangered. Halting the loss of rural biodiversity is a priority for the EU’s environmental protection strategy. Research aimed at assessing the infestation status of the weed agrophytocoenoses, located on rendzinas in the Lublin Province (Poland), has been conducted since 1997. The research was carried out using the Braun-Blanquet phytosociological method. Lublin Province is located in the south-eastern part of Poland. Here, there are good conditions for agricultural production. Agricultural land covers 57.9% of the total area of the voivodeship, of which 99.3% is agricultural land suitable for a good standard of farming. In such favorable environmental conditions, agriculture in the Lublin Province is characterized by an unfavorable structure of farms: 55.6% of more than 180,000 farms are those with an area under 5 ha. Such a large fragmentation of farms results in a low profitability of the agricultural sector, which results from extensive farming. Research has shown that low-input agriculture is conducive to the preservation of rare and endangered species of segetal flora [2]. Muscari comosum—a critically endangered (ER) species under strict protection—were found on several sites in the study area. Several sites of Caucalis platycarpos and Galium tricornutum, also recognized as ER species, were found in heavy rendzinas. Moreover, numerous sites of such rare species as Adonis aestivalis, Anthemis tinctoria, Thymelaea passerina, Lysimachia arvensis, Chaenorhinum minus and Euphorbia exigua were also identified. Research on the state of the population of rare species is a key challenge for scientists, because only knowledge about this will provide a basis for future relevant actions aimed at maintaining biodiversity and restoring degraded ecosystems [The poster presentation].

A case study on the efficacy of root phenotypic selection for edaphic stress tolerance in low-input agriculture: Common bean breeding in Mozambique

2019 ◽  
Vol 244 ◽  
pp. 107612 ◽  
Author(s):  
James D. Burridge ◽  
Jill L. Findeis ◽  
Celestina N. Jochua ◽  
Magalhaes A. Miguel ◽  
Fridah M. Mubichi-Kut ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Common Bean ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
Phenotypic Selection ◽  
Low Input ◽  
Edaphic Stress ◽  
Low Input Agriculture ◽  
Selection For
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