Agriculture Reference
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FIGURE 9.1
The Sandwich System for Orchard Floor Management
ABOVE:
A narrow strip of bare soil is maintained between the alley crop
and in-row living mulch using a combination of thermal weeding, cultiva-
tion, and organic herbicides.
Swiss sandwich design.
In this orchard floor management system, the trees
are planted in rows, as usual, and either an annual or perennial alley crop is
planted. Within the tree row, in what would be the weed-free herbicide strip
in a conventional orchard, either legume or non-legume perennial crops are
