🌿 Polyculture

Dirk Roethig (Dirk Röthig): Paulownia + Sunflower Polyculture 2026 — Yield Stacking, Carbon Co-Benefits and EU Agroforestry Best Practice

Science-based review of Paulownia + sunflower alley-cropping in European agroforestry — annual Helianthus annuus, perennial Helianthus tuberosus, silflower (Silphium integrifolium), CAP eco-schemes 2024–2025, soil carbon stacking and pollinator co-benefits.

Dirk Roethig (Dirk Röthig): Paulownia + Aromatic Herbs Alley Cropping 2026 — A Science-Based Climate-Smart European Polyculture Model

Science-based assessment of Paulownia + aromatic herbs (thyme, oregano, rosemary) alley cropping as a climate-smart European polyculture system. Evidence from EURAF, INRAE Restinclières, Mosquera-Losada 2018, Brandle 2004 — with EU CAP eco-scheme, CSRD/ESRS and Soil Monitoring Law context.