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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…
Read MoreIntegrating multipurpose perennial grains crops in Western European farming systems
Western European agriculture is largely defined by the high level of productivity of its cereal…
Read MoreGenome 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…
Read MoreBuilding a botanical foundation for perennial agriculture: Global inventory of wild, perennial herbaceous Fabaceae species
Agroecosystems are constantly evolving to meet the needs of a growing population in a sustainable…
Read MoreCover crop species affect mycorrhizae-mediated nutrient uptake and pest resistance in maize
Abstract: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can increase plant nutrient uptake and chemical defense production, both…
Read MoreReduced nitrate leaching in a perennial grain crop compared to maize in the Upper Midwest, USA
Abstract: Global expansion of high-input annual grain crops and associated nitrogen (N) fertilizer use can…
Read MoreIs 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 pollution,…
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 MoreNitrogen use efficiency is regulated by interacting proteins relevant to development in wheat
Summary: Wheat (Triticum aestivum) has low nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). The genetic mechanisms controlling NUE…
Read MoreManaging Crops for Climate Change Can Also Manage Pests
The impacts of climate change are already being felt by farmers in many parts of…
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