Tag: Polyculture
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What is polyculture’s contribution to biodiversity?
/Survey for growers investigating if small-scale diverse horticultural systems (polycultures) can contribute to biodiversity and nature conservation in the wider landscape.
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Cover crop mixtures increase agroecosystem services
/ | Leave a CommentPlanting a multi-species mixture of cover crops – rather than a cover crop monoculture – between cash crops, provides increased agroecosystem services, or multifunctionality, according to researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
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