| dc.contributor.author | Kurth, Anastasia | |
| dc.description.abstract | Annual cropping systems offer many challenges in terms of biodiversity and environmental impact, especially with respect to shifting climate and the increased demand for food and fuel. This study was conducted to determine if the addition of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and/or winter camelina (Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz) to annual crop rotations including sunflower (Helianthus annus L.), wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), or soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] would increase cropping system agronomic resiliency and arthropod biodiversity. Evaluations of ten crop sequences at Prosper and Hickson, ND took place in 2022-2023. Analysis through life cycle assessment (LCA) was completed to quantify the carbon intensity (CI). Relaying soybean into winter camelina achieved lower total oilseed yield; however, the double crop with sunflower and winter camelina yielded more oil than the respective monocrops. Systems including alfalfa had the lowest CI value. Winter camelina introduced beneficial and pollinator arthropods early in the season. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU policy 190.6.2 | en_US |
| dc.title | Integrating alfalfa and winter camelina into wheat-sunflower-soybean rotations enhances biodiversity and cropping system resilience | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-10-31T18:00:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-10-31T18:00:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-07 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/34012 | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | en_US |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Plant Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Berti, Marisol | |
