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Is the Future of Agriculture Perennial? Imperatives and Opportunities to Reinvent Agriculture by Shifting from Annual Monocultures to Perennial Polycultures
Non-technical summary. Modern agriculture is associated with numerous environmental predicaments, such as land degradation, water…
Read MoreTwo contrasting laboratory methods improve Silphium integrifolium Michx. germination rate to agronomically acceptable levels
Abstract Organic dormancy, the inability to germinate under favorable conditions, is a common problem in…
Read MoreTransforming human life on our home planet, perennially
The development of agriculture is one of the key fault lines in human history, the…
Read MoreStrategies, Advances, and Challenges in Breeding Perennial Grain Crops
Abstract: The development of new perennial crop species is gaining momentum as a promising approach…
Read MoreDevelopment and Evolution of an Intermediate Wheatgrass Domestication Program
Abstract: Ecological intensification of agriculture is a proposed strategy to enhance the production of food…
Read MoreThe Performance of Early-Generation Perennial Winter Cereals at 21 Sites across Four Continents
Abstract: A network of 21 experiments was established across nine countries on four continents and…
Read MoreManaging for Multifunctionality in Perennial Grain Crops
Abstract: Plant breeders are increasing yields and improving agronomic traits in several perennial grain crops, the…
Read MorePerennial Grain Legume Domestication Phase I: Criteria for Candidate Species Selection
Abstract: Annual cereal and legume grain production is dependent on inorganic nitrogen (N) and other fertilizers…
Read MoreEffect of Puccinia silphii on Yield Components and Leaf Physiology in Silphium integrifolium: Lessons for the Domestication of a Perennial Oilseed Crop
Abstract: New crops with greater capacity for delivering ecosystem services are needed to increase agricultural sustainability….
Read MoreProgress and Bottlenecks in the Early Domestication of the Perennial Oilseed Silphium integrifolium, a Sunflower Substitute
Abstract: Silflower (Silphium integrifolium Michx.) is in the early stages of domestication as a perennial version…
Read MoreDevelopment of Perennial Grain Sorghum
Abstract: Perennial germplasm derived from crosses between Sorghum bicolor and either S. halepense or S….
Read MoreEnergy, water and carbon exchange over a perennial Kernza wheatgrass crop
Abstract: The ecological impacts resulting from global warming and conventional agricultural practices are predicted to…
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