02353cam a2200397 4500 2886934088 TxAuBib 20260718120000.0 ||||||s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781835455043 1835455042 896a73bf-3299-40a3-8542-2a84aaab0f32 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 13538982 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Bowles, Tim. Cropping system diversification effects on yield, yield stability and risk [Bridges eBook]. Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2026. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Yield stability. Climate change. Crop Diversity. crop rotation. intercropping. HTML:<p>This chapter examines how cropping system diversification, such as crop rotation and intercropping, affects yield, yield stability and risk. Based on both observational studies and long-term field experiments, the chapter discusses how cropping system diversification not only generally increases yields, but also increases yield stability (across multiple metrics) and mitigates general and specific risks associated with climate stressors. Mechanisms underlying these effects vary with scale and include complementarity, facilitation (including via enhanced soil health), and the portfolio effect. Diversifying cropping systems will require creating enabling conditions and dismantling structural barriers, including integrating the value of risk reduction into agricultural finance and insurance systems. The chapter also reviews future research needs which include multiple metrics of whole system functioning and actuarially-sound information on risk reduction from diversified cropping systems.</p>. Technology. Nonfiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-09-14 20:00:03. Bybee-Finley, K.Ann. Muller, Katherine E. White, Kathryn E. Cavigelli, Michel A. Schomberg, Harry H. Han, Eunjin. Viens, Frederi. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=896a73bf-3299-40a3-8542-2a84aaab0f32&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)