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A review of high nature value farming systems in Europe: Biodiversity, ecosystem services, drivers, innovations and future prospects

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Farming systems of high natural and cultural value represent approximately 30% of farmlands in the European Union and are associated with a high species and habitat diversity and/or the presence of species of European conservation concern. This study aims to synthesize the existing knowledge on the assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem ...
Elsa Varela, Marion Jay, Lukas Flinzberger, Chaima Mobarak, Tobias Plieninger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel partitivirus conferring hypovirulence by affecting vesicle transport in the fungus Colletotrichum

mBio
Colletotrichum spp. are economically important phytopathogenic fungi that cause anthracnose in a variety of plant species worldwide. Hypovirulence-associated mycoviruses provide new options for the biological control of plant fungal diseases.
Jun Zi Zhu, Ze Lan Qiu, Bi Da Gao, Xiao Gang Li, Jie Zhong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bushmeat consumption frequency and preferences among rural households in a West African savanna landscape: Implications for food security and conservation

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey, James McNamara, E. J. Milner‐Gulland, Yaa Ntiamoa‐Baidu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Underground Inter-Nest Tunnels of Red Imported Fire Ants, Solenopsis invicta: Physical Features and Associations with Colony and Environmental Factors

Insects
While foraging tunnels of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, have been well studied, much less is known about the tunnels constructed between neighboring nests, despite their perceived importance in intra-colony exchange and collaboration. In
Meihong Ni, Juli Lu, Xinyi Yang, Yiran Zheng, Yuan Wang, Mingxing Jiang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Engineering nucleotide‐binding leucine‐rich repeat immune receptors to achieve broad‐spectrum disease resistance in plants

New Plant Protection, EarlyView.
Yan Wang, Yuzhen Mei, Fangfang Li
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying knowledge barriers to agroforestry adoption and co‐designing solutions to them

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Compared to monocultures, agroforestry can promote biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and climate resilience, whilst maintaining or enhancing production and profits. Despite this, uptake in temperate regions remains low. Knowledge gaps amongst land managers are a primary barrier to uptake, but little is known about which aspects of ...
Amelia S. C. Hood, Verena Scherfranz, Rosy E. Scholes, Erika Degani, Tom Staton, Alexa Varah, Lena Schaller, Alice L. Mauchline   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

COTGAME: Cotton Insect Pest Management Simulation Game [PDF]

, 1988
An interactive version of the Cotton and Insect Management (CIM) model was developed to aid individuals in improving their insect pest management decision making skills.
Akbay, Kunter S., Brown, L. G., McClendon, R.W.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Cultivating biodiversity: When conservation in agricultural landscapes embodies farmers' values

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Efforts to conserve biodiversity in agricultural landscapes across Europe remain insufficient, as biodiversity further declines. This is sometimes ascribed to conservation policy failing to address the meanings and values that farmers attribute to the social and ecological contexts shaping their decisions influencing biodiversity.
Maria L. Kernecker, Nina Hagemann, Anna F. Cord, Julian Wendler, Andrea Knierim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers’ knowledge and perceptions of potato pests and their management in Uganda. [PDF]

, 2016
As we initiate entomological research on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Uganda, there is need to understand farmers’ knowledge of existing insect pest problems and their management practices.
Kroschel, J., Okonya, J.
core  

Revitalizing endangered mycocultural heritage in Mesoamerica: The case of the Tlahuica‐Pjiekakjoo culture

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The preservation and revitalization of mycocultural heritage, developed over centuries of human‐mushroom interaction, contributes to safeguarding both natural ecosystems and the promotion of sustainable rural development, one of the biggest global challenges currently faced by humankind.
Elisette Ramírez‐Carbajal, Magdalena Martínez‐Reyes, Olivia Ayala‐Vásquez, Rodríguez‐Evangelista Fabiola, Mayra Lagunes Reyes, Faustino Hernández‐Santiago, Mónica Rangel Villafranco, Fuqiang Yu, Jesús Pérez‐Moreno   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source