Aspen-triticale alleycropping system: effects of landscape position and fertilizer rate

W.L. Headlee; R.B. Hall; Ronald S. Zalesny Jr.

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Aspen-triticale alleycropping system: effects of landscape position and fertilizer rate

Informally Refereed

Authors:

W.L. Headlee, R.B. Hall, Ronald S. Zalesny Jr.

Year:

2010

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Fifth international poplar symposium: Poplars and willows: from research models to multipurpose trees for a biobased society; 2010 September 20-25; Orvieto, Italy. IUFRO: 129.

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Abstract

Short-rotation woody crops offer several key advantages over other potential bioenergy feedstocks, particularly with regard to nutrient inputs and biomass storage. However, a key disadvantage is a lack of income for the grower early in the rotation. Alleycropping offers the opportunity to grow annual crops for income while the trees become established.

Keywords

Alleycropping, fertilising, biomass production

Citation

Headlee, W.L.; Hall, R.B.; Zalesny, R.S. Jr. 2010. Aspen-triticale alleycropping system: effects of landscape position and fertilizer rate. In: Fifth international poplar symposium: Poplars and willows: from research models to multipurpose trees for a biobased society; September 20-25 2010; Orvieto, Italy. IUFRO: 129.