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Adoption potential of fruit-tree-based agroforestry on small farms in the subtropical highlands by Bellow, J. G, Hudson, R. F, Nair, P. K. R

“…Worldwide, fruit-tree-based agroforestry systems have been only modestly studied, although they are common on smallholder farms. Such systems based on apple…”
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Butterfly distribution in fragmented landscapes containing agroforestry practices in Southeastern Brazil by Francesconi, Wendy, Nair, P. K. R., Levey, Douglas J., Daniels, Jaret, Cullen, Laury

“…Agroforestry practices, such as Shaded Coffee and Homegardens, may provide habitat for forest butterflies and contribute to their conservation in fragmented…”
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Maintaining Genetic Resources of Peach Palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth): The Role of Seed Migration and Swidden-fallow Management in Northeastern Peru by Cole, David M, White, Timothy L, Nair, P. K. R

“…Knowledge of the effects of farmer practices on population genetic parameters of peach palm (Bactris gasipaes Kunth) is relevant to the improvement and…”
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Indigenous agroforestry systems in Amazonia : from prehistory to today by PRITCHARD MILLER, Robert, NAIR, P. K. R

“…Understanding the historical development of indigenous systems will provide valuable information for the design of ecologically desirable agroforestry…”
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Carbon sequestration studies in agroforestry systems: a reality-check by Nair, P. K. R.

“…Given the recognized role of agroforestry systems (AFS) in climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration, it is important to have rigorous and…”
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Silvopasture for reducing phosphorus loss from subtropical sandy soils by Michel, G.-A, Nair, V. D, Nair, P. K. R

“…Phosphorus (P) losses from sandy soils that are predominant in the 1.4 million ha of pastureland in Florida are a major cause of water pollution. We…”
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Nitrogen mineralization in a pecan (Carya illinoensis K. Koch)-cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) alley cropping system in the southern United States by Allen, S.C, Jose, S, Nair, P.K.R, Brecke, B.J, Nair, V.D, Graetz, D.A, Ramsey, C.L

“…Information on temporal and spatial patterns of N mineralization is critical in designing tree-crop mixed systems that could maximize N uptake while minimizing…”
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Alain Atangana, Damase Khasa, Scott Chang and Ann Degrande: Tropical agroforestry: Springer, 2014, ISBN 978-94-007-7722-4, DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-7723-1 by Nair, P. K. R.

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Interactions among cutting frequency, reserve carbohydrates, and post-cutting biomass production in Gliricidia sepium and Leucaena leucocephala by LATT, C. R, NAIR, P. K. R, KANG, B. T

“…The ability of trees and shrubs to coppice vigorously after being cut or pruned is of great importance in the management of agroforestry systems. In a study…”
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Acacia nilotica trees in rice fields : A traditional agroforestry system in central India by VISWANATH, S, NAIR, P. K. R, KAUSHIK, P. K, PRAKASAM, U

“…Time-tested, indigenous land-use systems can provide valuable information for the design of ecologically sustainable and socially acceptable agroforestry…”
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Reducing nutrient loss from farms through silvopastoral practices in coarse-textured soils of Florida, USA by Nair, V.D., Nair, P.K.R., Kalmbacher, R.S., Ezenwa, I.V.

“…Trees integrated into the range- and pasturelands of Florida could remove nutrients from deeper soil profiles that would otherwise be transported to water…”
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Classification of agroforestry systems by NAIR, P. K. R

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Morphological plasticity of cotton roots in response to interspecific competition with pecan in an alleycropping system in the southern United States by ZAMORA, D. S, JOSE, S, NAIR, P. K. R

“…A study was conducted in northwest Florida, USA, to investigate root development and morphology of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under pecan (Carya…”
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Farmers' Perspectives on the Role of Shade Trees in Coffee Production Systems: An Assessment from the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica by Andrea Albertin, Nair, P. K. R.

“…Interest in shade-grown coffee is now increasing because of declining coffee prices in the world market and an increasing trend toward "green consumerism." It…”
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Vibrational overtone spectra of o-fluorophenol and the “anomalous” order of intramolecular hydrogen bonding strengths by John, Usha, Kuriakose, Sunny, Nair, K.P.R.

“…The near infrared vibrational overtone absorption spectrum of liquid phase o-fluorophenol is examined in the region Δ v = 2, 3 and 4. The OH frequencies are…”
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Alley cropping of maize with calliandra and leucaena in the subhumid highlands of Kenya. Part 2. Biomass decomposition, N mineralization, and N uptake by maize by MUGENDI, D. N, NAIR, P. K. R, MUGWE, J. N, O'NEILL, M. K, SWIFT, M. J, WOOMER, P. L

“…A major challenge in developing agroforestry approaches that utilize tree-leaf biomass for provision of N to crops is to ensure synchrony between the N…”
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Do tropical homegardens elude science, or is it the other way around? by NAIR, P. K. R

“…The terms multistrata systems and homegardens, which are used synonymously for the purpose of discussion in this paper, represent a group of seemingly…”
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Development of a web-based application for agroforestry planning and tree selection by Ellis, Edward A., Nair, P.K.R., Jeswani, Sapna D.

“…Agroforestry is currently being promoted in the Southeast United States as a land use strategy that can provide additional products and income as well as…”
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Forest villages: an agroforestry approach to rehabilitating forest land degraded by shifting cultivation in Thailand by BOONKIRD, S. A, FERNANDES, E. C. M, NAIR, P. K. R

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The 1st World Congress of Agroforestry, Orlando, Florida, USA; 2004 by Nair, P. K. R.

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