Juglans regia (walnut) in temperate arable agroforestry systems: effects on soil characteristics, arthropod diversity and crop yield
| Autor: | Paul Pardon, Jan Mertens, Kris Verheyen, Tom Coussement, Victoria Nelissen, Annemie Elsen, Bert Reubens, Dirk Reheul |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Nutrient cycle biology Agroforestry Crop yield 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Soil carbon Plant litter biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Soil quality 040103 agronomy & agriculture Temperate climate 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Arable land Agronomy and Crop Science 010606 plant biology & botany Food Science Juglans |
| Zdroj: | Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 35:533-549 |
| ISSN: | 1742-1713 1742-1705 |
| Popis: | Agroforestry (AF) is considered to be a sustainable land use practice as it combines agricultural production with multiple beneficial effects such as carbon sequestration, enhanced nutrient cycling and increased biodiversity. Quantification of these beneficial effects in temperate arable fields is still limited, however, and most studies focus on one sole parameter (i.e., impact on crop productivity, soil quality, biodiversity, etc.). Combined effects are only rarely considered, resulting in a lack of integrated quantification. Here we assess the effect of rows of walnut trees (Juglans regia L.) on soil organic carbon (SOC), soil nutrient status, the presence of potentially beneficial ground-dwelling arthropods and on the yield and quality of neighboring arable crops. Significantly higher SOC and soil nutrient concentrations were found near the trees, which is assumed to be primarily a result of tree leaf litter input. Abundance of macro-detritivorous arthropods was increased in and near the tree rows, whereas only limited effects of tree presence were found on the presence of the predatory arthropod taxa under study. The yield of all crops under study was reduced as a result of tree presence, with the strongest reductions observed for grain maize and sugar beet near the trees ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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