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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Farms, Agricultural Production Systems > farming systems > agroforestry > multistrata agroforestry systems
Fields of Study > forestry > agroforestry > multistrata agroforestry systems
Forestry, Wildland Management > forestry > agroforestry > multistrata agroforestry systems
Preferred Term:

multistrata agroforestry systems

Definition:
An agroforestry system whose components (crops, trees, shrubs, livestock, wildlife, etc.) occupy distinct layers of the vertical structure of the community. An example is the production of coffee intercropped with bananas occupying the lowest strata, shaded by medium-sized fruit trees in the middle vertical strata, with an overstory of tall timber trees in the upper canopy strata.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
agroforestry
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/127350
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