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Is understory vegetable production in smallholder Agroforestry Systems a viable option?

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Farmers in Nanggung, West Java traditionally cultivate vegetables under full sunlight. Few farmers (11%) have experience with intercropping vegetables and tree crops. An on-farm trial was implemented to evaluate the production of seven commercial vegetable species under three light levels as the treatment in a nested design.

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