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Agroforestry Systems for Soil Health Improvement and Maintenance

Shah FahadDepartment of Agronomy, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, PakistanS. B. ChavanICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati 413115, IndiaA. R. ChichaghareDepartment of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680656, IndiaA. R. UthappaICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Ela, Old Goa 403402, IndiaManish KumarICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal 132001, IndiaVijaysinha KakadeICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati 413115, IndiaAliza PradhanICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati 413115, IndiaDinesh JingerICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Vasad 388306, IndiaGauri RawaleDepartment of Forestry, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, IndiaDinesh Kumar YadavICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati 413115, IndiaVikas KumarDepartment of Agriculture, Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur 303012, IndiaTaimoor Hassan FarooqCollege of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT), Changsha 410004, ChinaBaber AliDepartment of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, PakistanAkshay Vijay SawantDepartment of Forest Product and Utilization, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680656, IndiaShah SaudCollege of Life Science, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, ChinaShouyue ChenCollege of Resources and Environment, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, ChinaPéter PoczaiBotany Unit, Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 7, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland

2022en

ABI

Аннотация

Agroforestry integrates woody perennials with arable crops, livestock, or fodder in the same piece of land, promoting the more efficient utilization of resources as compared to monocropping via the structural and functional diversification of components. This integration of trees provides various soil-related ecological services such as fertility enhancements and improvements in soil physical, biological, and chemical properties, along with food, wood, and fodder. By providing a particular habitat, refugia for epigenic organisms, microclimate heterogeneity, buffering action, soil moisture, and humidity, agroforestry can enhance biodiversity more than monocropping. Various studies confirmed the internal restoration potential of agroforestry. Agroforestry reduces runoff, intercepts rainfall, and binds soil particles together, helping in erosion control. This trade-off between various non-cash ecological services and crop production is not a serious constraint in the integration of trees on the farmland and also provides other important co-benefits for practitioners. Tree-based systems increase livelihoods, yields, and resilience in agriculture, thereby ensuring nutrition and food security. Agroforestry can be a cost-effective and climate-smart farming practice, which will help to cope with the climate-related extremities of dryland areas cultivated by smallholders through diversifying food, improving and protecting soil, and reducing wind erosion. This review highlighted the role of agroforestry in soil improvements, microclimate amelioration, and improvements in productivity through agroforestry, particularly in semi-arid and degraded areas under careful consideration of management practices.

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DOI: 10.3390/su142214877

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