Chapter 12
Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems · 4 exercises
Problem 1
What factors may have impacted seed before a farmer buys it for planting? How may these influences affect the performance of the seed once it is planted?
2 step solution
Problem 2
What are some ways that a farmer can manage an agroecosystem in a highly variable environment other than trying to control or homogenize the conditions that create the heterogeneity?
7 step solution
Problem 3
What are some of the disadvantages for a farmer who chooses to deal with or adapt to (rather than overcome) spatial and temporal heterogeneity in the agroecosystem?
7 step solution
Problem 4
What are some ways in which a farmer can successfully compensate for a limiting factor by altering or managing one or several other factors, and thus contribute to the sustainability of a farming system?
4 step solution