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Effects of Living Grass Mulch on Soil Properties and Assessment of Soil Quality in Chinese Apple Orchards: A Meta-Analysis [PDF]

Agronomy, 2022
Soil degradation has exacerbated the gap between crop yield and increasing food demands, and unreasonable field management is one of the main reasons for soil degradation.
Chunxia Wang, Dianyu Chen, Xiaotao Hu
exaly   +4 more sources

Control of <i>Cydia pomonella</i> (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in apple orchards using the mating disruption technique. [PDF]

PeerJ
The codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), is a major, economically important pest of apple orchards in Türkiye. This study was conducted with the objective of evaluating the efficacy of the mating disruption technique in ...
Kutalmış A, Ögür E.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Landscape Enhancements in Apple Orchards: Higher Bumble Bee Queen Species Richness, but No Effect on Apple Quality. [PDF]

Insects, 2021
Bumble bees are among the most effective pollinators in orchards during the blooming period, yet they are often threatened by the high levels of pesticide use in apple production. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of landscape enhancements (e.g.,
Gervais A, Bélisle M, Mazerolle MJ, Fournier V.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Molecular Resistance Mechanisms of European Earwigs from Apple Orchards Subjected to Different Management Strategies. [PDF]

Insects, 2023
To date, apple orchards are among the most treated crops in Europe with up to 35 chemical treatments per year. Combining control methods that reduce the number of pesticide treatments is essential for agriculture and more respectful of the environment ...
Fricaux T, Le Navenant A, Siegwart M, Rault M, Coustau C, Le Goff G.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Why apple orchards are shifting to the higher altitudes of the Himalayas? [PDF]

PLoS One, 2020
Apple cultivation is one of the most important sources of livelihood in Indian side of the Himalayas. The present study focuses on the apple orchards of Himachal Pradesh, a state within the Himalayan Mountains, a major apple producers of India.
Sahu N, Saini A, Behera SK, Sayama T, Sahu L, Nguyen VT, Takara K.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Host range expansion of Helicoverpa armigera to apple orchards in the Himalayan region. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Helicoverpa armigera is an important polyphagous pest of agriculture worldwide. In the current study, the pest has been found to diversify its host range to apple in Himachal Pradesh (India). Currently, H.
Singh C, Verma SC, Sharma PL, Daroch RK, Chandel VGS, Chandel RS, Sharma V, Semwal A, Chauhan O.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Contribution of Surrounding Margins in the Promotion of Natural Enemies in Mediterranean Apple Orchards. [PDF]

Insects, 2019
(1) Habitat management can enhance beneficial arthropod populations and provide ecosystem services such as biological control. However, the implementation of ecological infrastructures inside orchards has a number of practical limitations.
Rodríguez-Gasol N, Avilla J, Aparicio Y, Arnó J, Gabarra R, Riudavets J, Alegre S, Lordan J, Alins G.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Geostatistical spatial mapping of soil potassium fractions and targeted fertilization strategies for improving apple productivity and fruit quality in highland orchards. [PDF]

BMC Plant Biol
Potassium (K) deficiency has emerged as a critical constraint for sustainable apple production in highland regions, yet spatial variability of soil K status and site-specific fertilization responses remain poorly characterized.
Niaz M, Siddque MT, Khan KS, Hafiz IA, Iqbal M, Hussain Q, Yousra M, Ahmed H, Kamal A, Abdelmohsen SAM, Muminov M, Naseem MT.   +11 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Analysis of Soil Fungal Community in Aged Apple Orchards in Luochuan County, Shaanxi Province

Agriculture, 2022
The Luochuan area is an important area for apple production in China. With the renewal and transformation of aged apple orchards, the occurrence of apple replant disease (ARD) was inevitable and has seriously affected the sustainable development of ...
Xin Xu, Weitao Jiang, Gongshuai Wang, Fengxia Ding, Qianjin Li, Ruolan Wang, Xuesen Chen, Xiang Shen, Chengmiao Yin, Zhiquan Mao   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physiological stress and higher reproductive success in bumblebees are both associated with intensive agriculture [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Free-living organisms face multiple stressors in their habitats, and habitat quality often affects development and life history traits. Increasing pressures of agricultural intensification have been shown to influence diversity and abundance of insect ...
Tatjana Krama, Ronalds Krams, Maris Munkevics, Jonathan Willow, Sergejs Popovs, Didzis Elferts, Linda Dobkeviča, Patrīcija Raibarte, Markus Rantala, Jorge Contreras-Garduño, Indrikis A. Krams   +10 more
doaj   +2 more sources