The challenge to sustain food security while halting the loss of biodiversity and soil quality
might be achieved by a transformation in agriculture from high-input management of annual …

There is increasing interest in perennial crops to build soil carbon (C), but the mechanisms
underlying soil C accrual in perennial croplands remain unclear, especially over time in the …

The crop rotation is a farm-scale management choice that dictates agronomic output,
ecological impacts, and farm viability. Rotations have become less diverse recently. Re …

Modern domestication efforts have occurred in a wide range of species. These efforts have
led to different levels of change from the initial wild populations and market success. In this …

Among plants, there is considerable variation in lifespan: annuals live less than one year,
whereas perennials live for several years, with the longest-living perennial having survived …

Global food systems are under increasing pressure. There is an increasingly stochastic
climate with future projections showing declines in major food crop production across the …

Intermediate wheatgrass (IWG) is a novel perennial crop that can be used for forage and
grain production. Recent studies have demonstrated it's potential to provide valuable …

Environmental concerns from modern agricultural systems and projected increases in
drought put crops at risk. Perennial agriculture, which relies on perennial crops, and …

Agricultural resilience over time has been adapting its recovery capacity to different weather
changes to offer a guarantee of food security. These crops take advantage of biodiversity …