Agriculture Reference
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FIGURE 7.5
ABOVE:
Use small squares (2×2 feet to 3×3 feet) of weed barrier fabric
to maintain a vegetation-free zone around individual trees.
Perennial alley crops.
Bare alleyways create problems in the form of soil
erosion, soil compaction, dust, loss of organic matter, and poor access during
wet weather. For mature orchards where irrigation water and/or rain are ad-
equate for both the orchard crops and alley crop, permanent alley crops can
