agroforestry plantation Articles
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Policy interventions needed to manage bacterial build-up in municipal effluent irrigated agroforestry plantations
Mortality of total enteric bacteria, Escherichia coli, other coliforms and Salmonella spp. was monitored under municipal effluent irrigated agroforestry plantations via periodic field and in vitro studies. The results of the field study showed no significant differences among agroforestry systems in any of the monitored bacterial populations. Microbial populations were higher in summer (January ...
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5 lessons for sustaining global forests
As the old adage suggests, it is important to see the forests for more than just the trees. While an estimated 500 million people depend directly on forests for their livelihoods, the entire world depends on them for food, water, clean air, and vital medicines. Forests also absorb carbon dioxide, making them critical to curbing climate change. Despite some encouraging anti-deforestation efforts ...
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