The role of legumes in climate smart cropping systems

The role of legumes in climate smart cropping systems - ResearchGate

The inclusion of legumes in an intercropping system plays a pivotal role in improving the chemical, biological, and physical properties of the ...

A comprehensive review on grain legumes as climate‐smart crops

Climate change (eCO2) has binary impact on water use efficiency (WUE) depending upon soil moisture content. In moderate drought condition eCO2 increase crop WUE ...

Legumes to reduce ecological footprints for climate-smart cropping ...

They play pivotal roles in the food system, production system and cropping system levels. Therefore, it might be worthwhile to introduce legumes into crop ...

Multiple benefits of legumes for agriculture sustainability: an overview

Food security, lowering the risk of climate change and meeting the increasing demand for energy will increasingly be critical challenges in ...

(PDF) Legumes to reduce ecological footprints for climate-smart ...

They play pivotal roles in the food system, production system and cropping system levels. Therefore, it might be worthwhile to introduce legumes into crop ...

Editorial: Legumes and their microbiome in climate change mitigation

Legume crops emit fewer greenhouse gases (such as carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide, compared to other nitrogen-fertilized crops), allow more sequestration of ...

Review on Legumes as Climate Smart Crops - Medium

A climate smart crop system requires small holder farmers to use quality seeds adapted to local climate and pests, diversify crop systems ...

Potential of legume-based cropping systems for climate change ...

Growing legumes in rotation with cereals can increase soil carbon (C) sequestration by 9–45 Mg C ha–1, and reduce greenhouse gases emissions by ...

Harnessing food legumes for climate-smart agriculture | ICARDA

Food legumes offer myriad benefits for sustainable smallholder production systems. When used in crop rotations or intercropping, they can ...

Adapting legume crops to climate change using genomic approaches

Due to their symbiotic nitrogen‐fixing characteristics, legumes have a crucial role in natural ecosystems as well as in sustainable farming through their ...

Legumes as a Cornerstone of the Transition Toward More ... - Frontiers

In Europe, livestock production systems represented 28% of land use in 2016 (European Environment Agency, 2019a). Also, feed and animal ...

Legumes in Cropping System for Soil Ecosystem Improvement

In the current context of climate change and global warming, incorporating legumes into crop rotation can help mitigate the negative effects of climate change ...

The role of legumes in farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa

Although the potential for alley cropping in this zone seems to be largely untested, the climate is ... change, with an increase of those that can tolerate ...

Climate Change Impacts on Legume Physiology and Ecosystem ...

Legumes are the second-largest family on Earth and rank second in importance regarding the current and past agricultural activities for humans. Legumes ...

Contribution, Utilization, and Improvement of Legumes-Driven ...

BNF enables legume crops to rely upon atmospheric nitrogen, which is essential in legume-based agricultural systems in which nitrogen fertilizers are limited as ...

Climate-smart cropping systems for temperate and tropical agriculture

Most of the adaptation and mitigation options are going in the same way but trade-offs will have to be addressed (e.g. increasing the part of legumes will be ...

Nature's pulse power: legumes, food security and climate change

Legume crops are also currently under-used compared to cereals in cropping systems, and yet intercropping and rotation of grain legumes with ...

Legumes for mitigation of climate change and the provision of ... - HAL

... crops in farming systems is one approach that can contribute to mitigating climate change. ... the role of legumes in Australian farming systems.

Effect of legume intercropping on N2O emissions and CH4 uptake ...

Intercropping with legumes is an important component of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in sub-Saharan Africa, but little is known about its ...

DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.79.16285 12280 CLIMATE SMART CROPS ...

The importance of legumes in cereal cropping systems. Central. Knowledge Bank, 2009. 2. Cordain L Cereal Grains: Humanity's Double-Edged Sword. World Rev ...