Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Forestry

Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems

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Abstract editorial illustration accompanying the article: Trees on farms show strong soil benefits, but broader gains remain unclear

Trees on farms show strong soil benefits, but broader gains remain unclear

An umbrella review of temperate agroforestry found that more than 65% of assessments reported significantly positive effects on soil carbon and several measures of soil quality. But evidence for productivity and other benefits was more variable, and major gaps remain, including a lack of meta-analyses on cultural benefits.

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