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Dornburger Agroforstsystem

Lat: 11.643489, Lng: 51.014189
Thüringer Landesamt für Landwirtschaft und ländlichen Raum
Naumburger Str. 98, 07743 Jena, Thüringen

An agroforestry system established in 2007 for research purposes, consisting of 7 strips of poplars (Max variety); each strip is approximately 12 m wide and consists of 4 to 6 rows of poplars. In between, the system features a local crop rotation (rapeseed, wheat, barley)

Agroforestry system type:

Silvoarable system (woody and arable crops incl. intercropped permanent crops)

Size of agroforestry system area(s) (in ha):

50

Percentage of area under trees/shrubs (in %):

10

Establishment (date):

Mar 31, 2007

Site specifics:

  • landscape with few structures / landscaope elements

Farming sectors:

  • Arable farming
  • Fodder production
  • Livestock farming

Tree species:

  • Poplar (Populus spp.)

(Intended) use of trees:

  • production biofuel wood

Main crop types in the agroforestry system:

  • barley
  • rapeseed
  • common wheat

Motivation/rationale for establishing or maintaining agroforestry system:

    Interest in product sales / marketing:

    Yes