Agrivoltaic Systems and Crop Performance: A Review of Shading Response Across Species

Authors

  • Gumersindo Landaburu Department of Horticulture, Ribera del Duero Institute of Agricultural Data Science, Aranda, Spain Author
  • Bente Dalsgaard Centre for Crop Modelling, Sydfyn Centre for Digital Agriculture, Faaborg, Denmark Author
  • Hallur Gudbrandsdottir Centre for Agroclimatology, Fljotsdalur Centre for Digital Agriculture, Egilsstadir, Iceland Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22664748

Keywords:

Agrivoltaic Systems and Crop Performance; Agro-informatics; Precision agriculture; Evidence synthesis; On-farm technology

Abstract

There is real interest in agrivoltaic systems and crop performance right now, and real uncertainty about exactly where it delivers
the most value. We pull together the current evidence for agrivoltaic systems and crop performance, covering the methodological,
practical, governance and cost angles, with an eye on where practice has genuinely settled and where farms and advisors are still
largely working it out for themselves. Selective, context-specific adoption looks better supported by the evidence gathered here
than either broad rollout or blanket avoidance.

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2024-11-29