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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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

shade agroforestry systems

Definition:
An agroforestry system where the trees in the overstory provide shade to shade-loving crops growing in a lower strata, such as Vanilla growing on native timber species.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
agroforestry
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/131643
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RDF/XMLCreated 2009-08-17, last modified 2014-08-29