%0 Journal Article
%T Black Walnut Alley Cropping Is Economically Competitive with Row Crops in the Midwest USA
%J The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America - Wiley Online Library
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.1500
%X Row crops dominate the Midwest USA and degrade many ecological functions. Black walnut (Juglans nigra) forestry and alley cropping are alternative land©\uses that can enhance productivity and restore ecosystem services. To test whether profitability could drive adoption of these alternatives, we used a high©\resolution spatial analysis to identify where they can outcompete row crops. We show that alley cropping could be more profitable than row crops on 23.4% of Midwestern cropland. Contrary to the common assumption that agricultural alternatives should be adopted on ˇ°marginalˇ± cropland, results suggest that integrating trees could increase profitability on both marginal and productive cropland. These photographs illustrate the article ˇ°Black walnut alley cropping is economically competitive with row crops in the Midwest USAˇ± by Kevin J. Wolz and Evan H. DeLucia published in Ecological Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.182
%U https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/bes2.1500