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lherie rile. Cuban dmxide ean be supplied by
eornpoaring or by housing anrrnals in greenhouses
where llghl is more lliansiilnelenl
ll rollows lhal lhe siirnrner periods ol lhe nigh
lalilrides are ideal [m lriornass prodllerion, whlle
eoiiarorial regions evolve lnornass nrainly as a resiill ol
a yearenriind llnell-leaenll growlh and perenrnal erops,
The ideal nf sleady low lighl/low lernprrnliire
mndlhom rnay ire ar lrrnes achwved belvw lhe closed
loresls or lroprral rnnirnlarns, lain rhese sires are very
lrnnled in erlenl, and earbon dioxide eoneenlralion is
also low, lziee, lor example, y elds 4—5 limes berm rn
lernpems areas lhan in lmpKaI ones, alrlrrrllgli lip m
lhieo cmps per year in llle impies helps lo inerease loeal
yields over rhe year.
ll shenrld lre leasilrle lo assisl lmplu! mp yields by
spacing permeable-crowned lrees lhrnirglroiil oops lo
rednee boll. lrghr and lerriperarliie, e.g. using pmsonrs
nees wl|h rnillel erops in lndia, or parrrallyesnading
(am in Hamil Grass gmwlh in lernperale areas also
increases wllh shellerbell, blfl lhrs rnay relleel rhe
warmer eonolllioris and Ink iil mhamul Wind damage
lhal siren lrees as ragasasle pro e Trials ol
lrglielransnnlling or min<mwncd palrris and legiirne
lies would quickly ihow resiills, and lhere are a good
many observarrons rosiiggesl lhal lrl walorls sirlllerenll
(mp5 nnder legirnnnrriis lrees do rniieh bell" in lhe
noplis lhan a (mp slanding on nsown.
l-arl ol llrre prolrleni ' lropiss (bolh lor liloinass
prodirmori and niilririonl is lhal noneadapled
lernperale erops are perslslenrly grown lnere lriie
mapleal planls ean nor only sland nnien higher levels or
lighl oelore salumfiun, lriil ean also niainrain
pholosynlhesrsal low lo lumearlxrn dloxlde.
ln sirrnrnary, we do run haye lo aerepl lne rlirnalie
laelors ola sile as iinehangenole any mam lhnn we do
ils lreelessness or sole 0' sorl erosion By sensible
plusz-nl ol our design componenls, we ran male
myriad sinall dillerences in local ellnialle enecrs on any
SHE In the lei-hniral lield, we ran ereale iiseliil
eonyersions of energy lrorn ineoniing energy llirxes
Sud! as wind and slrii and produce energy lor lhe srle
ln rhe pallernlng ol a srle wulh lrees. ponds, earlh
sysrenis, or nedgerows. we ean acuvely rnpderne lor
beller elirnane eondilions. or lo eliniinale spine local
liinlling Inna!
REFERENCES
Chang lenerlir, Clmmll'nml Agrrnrllrre, Aldll'lz Pub
Co. cnleago, lose,
chorley, RJ ledJ, Wnlir, ml. and Man, Merhiien dr
Co, Landon, I969,
Cox,Ceoi-ge w, and Michael D Alkins, Agrrslrllyral
geology, w, H. Freeman k Cu , San Fransism. lava
Dalilaenrnire, Realm r, Prams and Ellwmnmtm, wiley
lnlernalional, m4
Eyre, s. K, Wurld Vepernrlirrr pallerrn, Macmillan,
London. 197!
Gasxell. 1 F, Physreso/rlinsarm, wiirld plsflenre
Libnry, lharnes dr Hiidson, London, lwn
Ceiger, Kudoll, m Chrmm Near me Gmund, Harvard
Umvflsifv Press. 1965.
Holloml, Ingrid, lultwmmglk Warmer, Davrd dr
Charles, Newlon Abbot, UK
larnes, p E , oilllrrieo/Ceogrnrilry. cinn 1. Ca, noslon,
ml
anrartha, s.r, An lrrrrddilrriorr In Chmlrr Micrawrlill
New ank, lea.
twirlale, c, K, Stvununl Land/arms, Australun
Nailonal Unnerslry Press, Canberraalislralla
Slarl oi lhe L H Hailey Honol-iiiin, Cornell Univttsfly,
Harms Third rr Mame dlmmmv a) 1hr planrs cultivated in
lhl' urirred Stan's and Canada, Maernillrn Publishing C0,.
mo.
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DESIGNER'S CHECKLIST
cherll dala on average rainlrll, lernperirirre, and mud
speed and diredlan lor [he region when (mind by
earnlaeong lhe Buman ol Meleorologyl
Assenaln «he general hardiness zone fur plnnls and
aniinalr Thu is based on reniperariire, wllh [ml being
llhe liniillng laelor Make a survey ol me plams rhar
grew in llie area, noling sperral errellrnslanees
surrounding planls lhar are 'maygrml'; whal is lhe
lechniqire or inrrroellniale rhal allows lnern lo yaw?
rind oiil alsoiir llood loearlons 2nd periodieiry, rain
rnlerlsny. rernpernnire exlrernes, and me manna: i—rlnlall
parrern. Allow lar exlmes leg no rain in snrnrnerl
when designing,
Consider mull preripilalion lsnow, hail, rain, log,
eondensalion, and dewlso lhal yniirdeslgn ean lneliiae
ways In lrap and slore inoisriire ldry elirnalesl or wrys
lo dispose dl loo rniieh rnolsriirelwelelinialesl
Consider lrglrl irnilnlrilily, especrally or. foggy roasrs:
lighl becomes llielirni rig laelrir lnr flowering planls
Communal elirnalrs rnean inore lernperariire
errlreines, while i-irarrlinie elrinales bulky severe near or
sold
Alliliide erleers ipproriinalely every IUD in ol
alriliide is zquivllzm lo I 0! lalilude, so llial a vamly
a! plinlssan be grown il lhe properly eonlarns llills and
liars, ln lh:§ub—(mpl§,ev¢l\ lunperale—area planlsean
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