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Vor 9 Stunden · v. t. e. The Han dynasty [a] was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and a warring interregnum known as the Chu–Han contention (206–202 BC), and it was succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period ...
Vor 9 Stunden · Etymology and other names Main article: Shiva Sahasranama According to the Monier-Williams Sanskrit dictionary, the word "śiva" means "auspicious, propitious, gracious, benign, kind, benevolent, friendly". The root words of śiva in folk etymology are śī which means "in whom all things lie, pervasiveness" and va which means "embodiment of grace". The word Shiva is used as an adjective in ...
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At its most basic, agroforestry is any of various polyculture systems that intentionally integrate trees with crops or pasture on the same land.An agroforestry system is intensively managed to optimize helpful interactions between the plants and animals included, and “uses the forest as a model for design." Agroforestry shares principles with polyc...
The term “agroforestry” was coined in 1973 by Canadian forester John Bene, but the concept includes agricultural practices that have existed for millennia.Scientific agroforestry began in the 20th century with ethnobotanical studies carried out by anthropologists. However, indigenous communities that have lived in close relationships with forest ec...
Benefits include increasing farm productivity and profitability, reduced soil erosion, creating wildlife habitat, managing animal waste, increased biodiversity, improved soil structure, and carbon sequestration. Agroforestry systems can provide advantages over conventional agricultural and forest production methods. They can offer increased product...
Trees in agroforestry systems can produce wood, fruits, nuts, and other useful products. Agroforestry practices are most prevalent in the tropics, especially in subsistence smallholdings areassuch as sub-Saharan Africa. Research with the leguminous tree Faidherbia albida in Zambia showed maximum maize yields of 4.0 tonnes per hectare using fertiliz...
Although originally a concept in tropical agronomy,agroforestry's multiple benefits, for instance in nutrient cycles and potential for mitigating droughts, have led to its adoption in the USA and Europe. The USDA distinguishes five applications of agroforestry for temperate climates, namely alley cropping, forest farming, riparian forest buffers, s...
This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (license statement/permission). Text taken from The State of the World’s Forests 2020. Forests, biodiversity and people – In brief, FAO & UNEP, FAO & UNEP.
