Ecological Strategies for Legume Production on Extensive Green Roofs Under Heat and Nutrient Stress
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Abstract
ABSTRACT Urban agriculture on extensive green roofs presents opportunities for sustainable food production but is challenged by shallow substrates, nutrient limitations and heat stress. Ecological strategies such as companion planting and organic amendments may help alleviate these constraints, yet their effectiveness across plant life stages remains unclear. In this study, we examined the effects of Sedum L. (Crassulaceae) companion planting and vermicompost amendments on the performance of bush bean ‘Contender’, Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Fabaceae) grown in 56 green roof modules. We measured plant and leaf traits across three phenological stages (pre‐flowering, flowering and pod filling) to assess how treatments influenced physiological responses, morphology and trait correlations under stressful rooftop conditions. Vermicompost application significantly influenced leaf level traits, enhancing water use efficiency, photosynthetic function and leaf morphology across stages, whereas Sedum planting had limited direct effects. Trait correlations revealed that stress amelioration strategies reduced coupling among physiological, morphological and chemical traits, indicating improved plant health and resilience. While nutrient amendments were most beneficial in early growth stages, Sedum companion planting appeared to support plants during later phenological stages. These findings highlight the importance of integrating ecological strategies into rooftop farming, with nutrient additions aiding crop establishment and companion planting contributing during yield formation. More broadly, this work emphasises the potential of combining ecological principles with urban design to optimise crop performance in resource limited and stressful green roof environments, thus supporting urban agriculture in sustainable food systems.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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