Living mulches in apple orchards: lessons learned from the CORE organic Project DOMINO

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- DOMINO
- DOMINO: Project partners
- Improving biodiversity and reducing dependence on external inputs
- Vegetal biodiversity to redesign the farming system: Towards multidimensional cultivated ecosystems
- DOMINO network: A wide range of climatic situations
- 44 herbaceous species tested as ground-covers on the tree-rows
- Using ground covers on the tree-rows: What learnings?
- Using ground covers on the tree-rows: Species plasticity to local biotope
- Using ground covers on the tree-rows: advantage of local flora
- Using ground covers on the tree-rows: weeding needed!
- Using ground covers on the tree-rows: potential interests for pest control...
- Using ground covers on the tree-rows: . . . and on soil nutrients uptakes
- Using ground covers on the tree-rows: But only if it works!
- Using ground covers on the tree-rows: One important point: be careful to the costs!
- Using ground covers on the tree-rows: Some recommendations
- What about cash crops?
- What about cash crops? Interests
- What about cash crops? Two important conditions
- What about cash crops? Suggestions