Modification of the microclimate and water balance through the integration of trees into temperate crop** systems

SR Jacobs, H Webber, W Niether, K Grahmann… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change scenarios predict an increased occurrence of droughts and heatwaves, as
well as extreme rainfall events in Central Europe. Alley crop**, which is the inclusion of …

Agroforestry potential for adaptation to climate change: a soil‐based perspective

V Rolo, D Rivest, É Maillard… - Soil Use and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural systems face several challenges that threaten their capacity to feed the world
while maintaining a healthy and functional environment. Climate change, together with soil …

Temporal stability of grassland soil moisture utilising sentinel-2 satellites and sparse ground-based sensor networks

R Basu, E Daly, C Brown, A Shnel, P Tuohy - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
Soil moisture is important for understanding climate, water resources, water storage, and
land use management. This study used Sentinel-2 (S-2) satellite optical data to retrieve …

[HTML][HTML] Functional groups of leaf phenology are key to build climate-resilience in cocoa agroforestry systems

I Abdulai, M Hoffmann, H Kahiluoto, MA Dippold… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2025 - Elsevier
Agroforestry has the potential to enhance climate change adaptation. While benefits from
agroforestry systems consisting of cash crops and shade trees are usually attributed to the …

Productivity, Morphology and Chemical Composition of Brachiaria spp. Ecotypes, under Two Solar Illumination Intensities, in Yucatan, Mexico

RB Torres-Lugo, FJ Solorio-Sánchez… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
There are mixed reports about the advantages and disadvantages of the presence of shade
produced by trees over the understory-growing grasses; thus, it is urgent to test grass …

[HTML][HTML] Validation and parametrization of the soil moisture index for stomatal conductance modelling and flux-based ozone risk assessment of Mediterranean plant …

T Carrasco-Molina, R Marzuoli, V Calatayud… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Mediterranean region chronically experiences high levels of tropospheric ozone (O 3)
that can affect the health of vegetation. However, limiting plant growing conditions, such as …

Influence of agroforestry systems on earthworm diversity and soil properties in a Sudano-Sahelian landscape

A Zoungrana, M Cissé, M Traoré, C De Cannière… - Geoderma …, 2024 - Elsevier
Agroforestry systems promote a range of ecological base management to support
sustainable agriculture. However, the influence of agroforestry management on soil …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing Groundwater Recharge Through Nature-Based Solutions: Benefits and Barriers

MM Kebede, M Kumar, MM Mekonnen, TP Clement - Hydrology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Nature-based solutions (NbSs) for water involve using or mimicking natural processes to
contribute to the improved management of water. Although NbSs are gaining a significant …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of Chloroleucon acacioides trees as an alternative feed supplement for grazing ruminants in a tropical silvopastoral system

VS Ovani, S Pérez-Márquez, BTN da Silva… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Chloroleucon acacioides (Ducke) Barneby & JW Grimes is a nitrogen-fixing legume
common in several Brazilian states that produces fruit during the dry season when tropical …

[PDF][PDF] WATER MANAGEMENT IN AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS: STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABILITY

T Verma, S Chauhan - Advances in Forestry and Agro-forestry - researchgate.net
Agroforestry uses perennial vegetation, little machinery, and little or no chemicals, it
increases soil, water, land productivity. The advantages go beyond the confines of the farm …