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Weed suppression in alley cropping in Hungary - The benefits of mulching with herbaceous biomass

Why use mulch?

Mechanical weed management can be problematic because of eg. space availability and risk of tree damage. The costs of weed control per area is, therefore, higher than in large scale monocultures. Use of herbicides is not recommended, due to potential damage to the trees. Straw cover is a possible method of weed control, but its effectiveness depends on local circumstances (e.g. it is not effective in windy areas). Further, its removal is required during winter as it attracts rodents.

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"The Heather-Farm": From an Old Tradition to Sustainable Modern Agriculture in France

The Heather-Farm is an estate in Limousin in Central France. According to old documents and pictures, after the clearing of large forest areas in the Middle Ages, there were not many trees in the hilly landscape of that region until the 18th century.

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Xeromero valonia oak forest/silvopastoral system (West Greece)

Clover ley and apple trees

Silvopastoral system in Poland

Typical landscape of Montado with Holm oak (Quercus rotundifolia)

Wild asparagus in traditional olive orchard at CRA OLI Spoleto, Italy

Willow coppice, Netherlands

Fattening pigs in willow Research Centre Foulum

Sheep in Apple Orchards Loughgall

Agroforestry with willow used as medicinal fodder

Silvoarable agroforestry under cork oak (Quercus suber)

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