Perennial Crops
Natural ecosystems feature perennial plants. So does our approach to regenerative agriculture.
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Ecological Intensification
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Cultural Transformation for the Perennial Good: A Weekend with Wes Jackson
The Land Institute co-founder, Wes Jackson, and Director of Ecosphere Studies, Aubrey Streit-Krug present a workshop at Esalen Institute that taps into the pioneering research of Wes Jackson and The Land Institute’s extensive work with Natural Systems Agriculture to engage in lively discussions as we collectively plot a more resilient future.
February 28, 2020 | 8:30 pm
Esalen Institute
Harvest Letter 2019
Autumn 2019 Dear Friends, This week temperatures in Central Kansas are expected to plunge into the teens. I am always amazed at how quickly my memory of summer fades in the face of freezing fall…
Scientific Publications
Benefits of Native Mycorrhizal Amendments to Perennial Agroecosystems Increases with Field Inoculation Density
Perennial polyculture cropping systems are a novel agroecological approach used to mirror some of the ecological benefits provided by native perennial ecosystems including increased carbon and nitrogen storage, more stable…
Integrating multipurpose perennial grains crops in Western European farming systems
Western European agriculture is largely defined by the high level of productivity of its cereal grain production. Such productivity is largely a result of farm specialization and intensification. This approach…
Genome mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL) controlling domestication traits of intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium)
Abstract Allohexaploid (2n = 6x = 42) intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium), abbreviated IWG, is an outcrossing perennial grass belonging to the tertiary gene pool of wheat. Perenniality would be valuable option for grain production,…