Monoculture system

Gamliel A, Stapleton JJ (1997) Improvement of soil solarization by volatile compounds generated from organic amendments. Phytoparasitica 25(S) 315-385 Gamliel A, Hadar E, Katan J (1989) Soil solarization to improve yield of gypsophila in monoculture systems. Acta Hortic. (ISHS) 255 131-138... 

A sound crop rotational system is of basic importance to the organic farmer. It reduces the risk of diseases and pests associated with monoculture, gives better control of weeds, spreads the labour requirements more evenly over the year, reduces the financial risk if one crop yields or sells badly and provides more interest for the farmer. For instance, take-all is a disease that cannot even be controlled chemically. Winter crops are more susceptible to take-all than spring sown crops and wheat is more susceptible than barley, so the safest position for winter wheat is immediately after a break crop. 

Crop rotation is a system where different plants are grown in a defined sequence. The well-designed crop rotation is the basis of the success in organic farming. Continuous monoculture is unacceptable due to the increased pressure of weeds and pathogens and difficulties with maintaining soil fertility. Diversity of crops in... 

We use trees to meet our paper needs because they are abundant and renewable—for every tree cut down, a new one can be planted. However, growing and harvesting trees has some significant drawbacks. Timber takes decades to mature. This time frame is already not fast enough to keep up with our increasing demand. Also, replanting timber does not re-create a forest. Timber is typically replanted as a monoculture suited primarily for industrial needs. A true forest is a more evolved system of many species that thrive in one another s presence. 

Usually, monoculture is practiced as a component of an intensively managed system, in which many envi-... 

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