Legume Science and Practice 2

Legume Science and Practice 2 On 1st-3rd September 2021 A three day virtual conference Legumes have the potential to play a substantial role in sustainable agriculture, as a resource for pollinators and birds, in intercropping regimes, providing break crops in rotations, enhancing soil nitrogen levels, accessing soil phosphorous and promoting soil biodiversity. The overall GHG […]

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Legume Science and Practice 2

On 1st-3rd September 2021

Legumes have the potential to play a substantial role in sustainable agriculture, as a resource for pollinators and birds, in intercropping regimes, providing break crops in rotations, enhancing soil nitrogen levels, accessing soil phosphorous and promoting soil biodiversity. The overall GHG emissions associated with legume foods are low whilst products are highly nutritious and many raw legumes products can be readily stored for long periods without spoilage. As such their role in sustainable food production and security is growing. This is the second Legumes conference organised by the AAB ‘Cropping And The Environment (CATE)’ specialist group. We have brought together delegates from a broad spectrum of disciplines to explore the role of legumes in sustainable agriculture, with an emphasis on ecosystem service. This is an extremely international event and we are delighted to host an entire day of talks on ‘Legumes in Africa’. Excitingly, a special issue of ‘Annals of Applied Biology’ will be associated with this event. Offers of review, research or opinion papers are encouraged for publication in the January 2022 edition of Annals. This issue will be free-to-access so will maximise the visibility of your research. This edition will be guest-edited by experts, such as Kairsty Topp (SRUC, Edinburgh, UK), Christine Watson (SRUC, Aberdeen, UK) and Joëlle Fustec (USC LEVA, ESA, INRAE, France). Submissions are required by mid-September 2021 (Please highlight your submissions as ‘Legumes 2 Conference Paper’)   Download programme   ___

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