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❇️ #Rest-grazing in spring ➡️ #SoilMicrobialCommunity🟰 Effect❓
Place: #AlpineGrasslands
Results:
1️⃣ Increased #AbovegroundBiomass ➡️ Improved #PlantDiversity;
2️⃣ Increased #SoilOrganicCarbon ➡️ restored #SoilProperties.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtae110

Map of the study area, experimental layout and before and after rest-grazing of StM and SwM.

Correlation between soil microorganisms of (a, f) Total PLFAs, (b, g) Act, (c, h) Bacteria, (d, i) Fungi, (e, j) AMF and above-/below-ground biomass in StM and SwM in different years of rest-grazing.

Yanhui Hou et al. found that #Drought can simultaneously decreased #AbovegroundBiomass, #BelowgroundBiomass and #TotalBiomass, and weakens the positive effect of #PlantDiversity on #CommunityBiomass.
Details: https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtae059

@ArtseaGardener @ahermitforhire I really love to use all 3 of these entities, but view them as different in main purposes. #JohnnySeeds is for things I want to grow in large quantities outside, to replace grocery store staples. #Fedco is for diversity of tastes and colors, at good & ethical prices, that's stable in it's general midrange production. The experimental network is where I find the niche items that I can use & mix around for my #DisabilityAccessibility needs, as I try different growing methods with their items.

#DecoupledAquaponics #PlantDiversity #Gardening #Seeds #SustainableAgriculture

Are you thinking about creating a #FoodForest here in #NewZealand? Here are the steps you need to take to successfully plan and grow your own #EdibleForestGarden.

by Dana at Piwakawaka Valley Homestead

"Reasons to use Permaculture principals to design your Food Forest

- Permaculture is a fantastic way to reduce your workload, particularly on lifestyle blocks.

- Permaculture design reduces workload by mimicking natural systems, natural systems maintain themselves, so that you don’t have to.

- Permaculture can save money. Successful permaculture properties operate as a closed loop, requiring few products to be bought in to maintain it. Ideally all your fertility will be made or grown on site.

- To provide resilience from natural disasters. Permaculture landscapes mitigate against flood events, resist the effects of drought, provide food security, enhance habitat for animals /birds / insects, process their own waste (turning it into a valuable resource), and provide can even fuel in winter if you have enough space to add a woodlot.

- Reduce exposure to chemicals in the environment. Permaculture and organics go hand in hand – an organically managed property will be free from the potential harmful effects of chemical pesticides, herbicides and fungicides.

"Here are the steps you need to take to successfully plan and grow your own edible forest garden...."

#SolarPunkSunday #FoodForests
#SustainableAgriculture #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty #OrganicGardening #GardeningWithoutPesticides
#Gardening #CommunityAgriculture
#Monoculture #PlantDiversity
#BigFood #BigAg #WebOfLife #Polyculture

10 incredible #UrbanFoodForests from around the world

"If we take a moment to observe nature we realize that a woodland doesn’t require artificial interventions to remain flourishing." – Picasso Food Forest

Climate Society
14th June 2022

"Everywhere around the world cities are facing the challenge of providing their growing population with fresh, local food. Instead of buying food cultivated in monocultures hundreds of miles away from home, both farmers as well as engaged citizens are turning to a radically different approach. They are transforming school yards, parking lots and even boats into edible food forests.

"Food forests are the complete opposite of our industrial agricultural model. Instead of large-scale monocrops covered in harmful pesticides, food forests are diverse ecosystems, mimicking natural forests. The different layers of a food forest, ranging from tall fruit and nut trees to fruit bearing shrubs and bushes, vines, roots and other ground-hugging plants, offer a variety of fresh, local, organic produce.

"Especially for city dwellers, these urban food forests provide a huge opportunity. Rather than depending on the heavily industrialized food system, it enables people in cities to gain access to healthy and sustainable nutrition. In addition, by actively participating in taking care of a food forest, the connection to both nature and community gets an instant boost.

"These ten inspiring examples of food forests prove that it is possible to provide inhabitants of urban areas with food that is good for both people and planet."

#SolarPunkSunday #FoodForests #SustainableAgriculture #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty #OrganicGardening #GardeningWithoutPesticides #Gardening #CommunityAgriculture #Monoculture #PlantDiversity #BigFood #BigAg #FoodSovereignty #WebOfLife #Polyculture

Community #SeedBanks revive diversity in #India’s Kolli Hills

By Tamilarasi Krishnan on 24 September 2024

"Many farmers are now struggling with the high costs of seeds, as the traditional practice of saving a portion of the harvest specifically for seed has largely vanished with the growth of open seed markets. Here, commercially produced varieties offer huge yields but high licensing restrictions, meaning that farmers often cannot save seed as they might have done in the past, because they do not own it.

"Numerous activists, such as the renowned Vandana Shiva, have voiced concerns over the proliferation of private seed banks in India. Shiva argues that seed monopolies could lead to a loss of diversity, increased seed costs, and a rise in chemical use in seed production. Her advocacy emphasizes the importance of community seed banks in preserving agricultural diversity and supporting local farmers.

"Despite the dominance of private seed companies, numerous community-based seed banks are now thriving across India, helping farmers to get access to lost varieties without paying high charges. One notable example is the seed bank initiative in Kolli Hills, Tamil Nadu, which demonstrates the potential of local solutions using native seeds to prevent private firms from dominating the local market.

"The Kolli Hills region is home to the Mayalali tribes, who have been cultivating traditional millet varieties with the support of community seed banks. The initiative began in 2009 with the establishment of a single seed bank. Today, there are seven such banks operating across the region. These seed banks have successfully conserved over 20 varieties of millet that had not been previously cultivated for nearly a decade."

#SustainableAgriculture #SeedBanks #SeedSaving #SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #FoodSovereignty #BigAg #PlantDiversity #TraditionalPlantVarieties #NonGMO #HierloomPlants #HierloomSeeds #CommunityAgriculture

🌍 The findings point towards mixed forest plantations as a valuable strategy for enhancing ecosystem productivity and tackling climate change. A diverse mix of tree species offers significant benefits above and below ground. (8/8)

👉 https://botany.fyi/o8pzk9

#SustainableForestry #ClimateSolutions #ClimateAction #Biodiversity #ForestScience #ForestDynamics #RootEcology #SoilHealth #CarbonSequestration #PlantDiversity #ForestEcology

🌿Join us to learn about the newly published paper ‘Early overyielding in a mixed deciduous forest is driven by both above- and below ground species-specific acclimation’ in @AnnBot by Ramona Werner and co-authors. 🧵 (1/8)

👉 https://botany.fyi/o8pzk9

#AoBpapers #SustainableForestry #ClimateSolutions #ClimateAction #Biodiversity #ForestScience #ForestDynamics #RootEcology #SoilHealth #CarbonSequestration #PlantDiversity #ForestEcology

Early overyielding in a mixed deciduous forest is driven by both above- and below ground species-specific acclimation

New publication: #Vegetation dynamics following three decades of trophic #rewilding in the mesic grasslands of #Oostvaardersplassen. #biodiversity #darkdiversity #grazing #largeherbivores #plantdiversity #reintroductions #restoration
https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12805

'This #wheat was derived from wild varieties that were originally domesticated and cultivated in the Fertile Crescent in the Middle East, 10 000 years ago. Many of these varieties and their genes have disappeared over the millennia...' https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jul/14/goldmine-collection-of-wheat-from-100-years-ago-may-help-feed-the-world-scientists-say #foodhistory #plantdiversity

New NIOO publication: #Dutch #landscapes have lost insect-pollinated plants over the past 87 years.
#biodiversityloss #insectdecline #plantdiversity #pollinators
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14649

“More plants will go extinct if we do nothing, says researcher”
#plantdiversity #biodiversity

https://flip.it/s4duWb

"During the ice ages of the Pleistocene, the Florida peninsula regularly grew to twice its current size as glaciers expanded near the planet’s poles, only to be reduced to a series of islands as melting ice returned to the sea during warm periods. All told, glaciers advanced and retreated 17 times, and according to a new study, the resulting environmental instability may have contributed to the incredible plant diversity found in Florida today".
#plantdiversity #glaciers
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/973856

Actualización y mejora del mapa predictivo de riqueza de especies de plantas vasculares a escala global.

Mapa y descarga de datos 🗺️ https://gift.uni-goettingen.de/shiny/predictions/

Paper 📰 https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.18533

#PlantDiversity

Global models and predictions of plant diversity based on advanced machine learning techniques Lirong Cai et al. 2022 @lrcai @BioGeoKreft
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/nph.18533 #NewPhytologist #PlantDiversity #MachineLearning

#Introduction 🌻
I'm an #AssociateProfessor at University of Memphis with interests in the evolution of #plantdiversity #biodiversity across biological scales. The team and I #Mandelians (name def not my doing 😅 ) work at the interface of #population genetics and #phylogenetics in the field, the greenhouse, and the lab. We mostly study #sunflowers #Asteraceae #Compositae but all with #DNA are welcome
https://blogs.memphis.edu/jmandel/

Hi everyone! Just migrated over from mastodon.online to join the #ecoevo world! Here are some hashtags!

#genetics #bioinformatics #genomics #plants #plantdiversity #cropwildrelatives #ipomoea #rumex #hesperis #polyploids #gardening #Toronto #rockclimbing #Yiddish #Reconstructionism #specfic #fantasy #scifi #solarpunk #sustainability #donuteconomics #nonbinary #lgbtq #lgbtqinstem #queerstem #library #mending #maintenance #sourdough #cheese #biology #startrek #halloween

First post on the tusked site! No pressure. Just a heap of hashtags with stuff I'm interested in right now.
#genetics #bioinformatics #genomics #plants #plantdiversity #cropwildrelatives #ipomoea #rumex #hesperis #polyploids #gardening #Toronto #rockclimbing #Yiddish #Reconstructionism #specfic #fantasy #scifi #solarpunk #sustainability #donuteconomics #nonbinary #lgbtq #lgbtqinstem #queerstem #library #mending #maintenance #sourdough #cheese #biology #startrek #halloween

#PlantDiversity

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