Welcome to the Agroecologist Incognito blog. I am an agroecologist by training, and with this blog I hope to make an independent contribution to the discourse on agroecology and sustainable agriculture.
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think like a weed
What is a weed? The easy definition is a plant out of place, but hidden in that definition is an entire plant lifestyle. After all, you don’t find yourself hoeing roses and redwoods out of your lettuce patch. Some plants just do not fit the description of “weedy”. The key is disturbance. A mature forest …
sadness
It’s rainy season where I live. The first rains bring up carpets of green in the fields, and they make me feel contented. After a bit, though, some of the fields start turning yellow. In Russian, the word yellow has the connotation of sadness. Those green carpets are volunteer plants. Farmers see problems when they …
a fish in water
The search for less-toxic agents for disease control in crops has led many researchers to take up investigations into more natural solutions. By the end of the twenty-teens, the hot topic in plant protection was preparations of beneficial microbes. Certain species of bacteria and fungi with names like Bacillus and Trichoderma were marketed for organic …