Yield, growth, and labor demands of growing maize, beans, and squash in monoculture versus the Three Sisters

Yield, growth, and labor demands of growing maize, beans, and squash in monoculture versus the Three Sisters

Societal Impact Statement Intercropping techniques like the Three Sisters, where maize, beans, and squash are grown in an intermixed arrangement, have sustained communities in the Americas for thousands of years and continue to be practiced around the world. In collaboration with the Catawba Indian...

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Main Authors: Ty Cryan, Olivia Musselman, Aaron W. Baumgardner, Sadie Osborn, Caroline J. Beuscher, Caitlin Stehn, Ariane Burt, Ramsey Chaaban, Alexis Lopez, Giles Lewis, Gabriela Mata, Milo Rothenberg, Ayelen Plascencia‐Marquez, Rani Greer, Rose Stremlau, Halle Murphy, Lia Rose Newman, Annie Merrill, Susana M. Wadgymar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Plants, People, Planet
Subjects:
companion planting
corn
cost–benefit analysis
intercropping
Native agriculture
polyculture
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10576
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