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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

Omics Insights Into the Effects of Highbush Blueberry and Cranberry Crop Agroecosystems on Honey Bee Health and Physiology

PROTEOMICS, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are vital pollinators in fruit‐producing agroecosystems like highbush blueberry (HBB) and cranberry (CRA). However, their health is threatened by multiple interacting stressors, including pesticides, pathogens, and nutritional changes.
Huan Zhong, Yuming Shi, Aleksandra Kozlova, Renata Moravcova, Jason C. Rogalski, Aidan Jamieson, Lance Lansing, Kyung‐Mee Moon, Xiaojing Yuan, Amanda S. Gregoris, Heather Higo, Julia Common, Ida M. Conflitti, Mateus Pepinelli, Lan Tran, Morgan Cunningham, Hosna Jabbari, Syed Abbas Bukhari, Sarah K. French, Rodrigo Ortega Polo, Shelley E. Hoover, Stephen F. Pernal, Pierre Giovenazzo, M. Marta Guarna, Amro Zayed, Leonard J. Foster   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF SYNTHETIC AND BOTANICAL INSECTICIDES AGAINST SUCKING INSECT PEST AND THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES ON COTTON CROP

Journal of Mountain Area Research, 2016
The Synthetic and botanical insecticides are relatively safer for environment and beneficial insects. The study was conducted in Rahim Yar Khan during the cotton cropping season 2014 to evaluate the comparative efficacy of two Synthetic insecticides i.e.
M. A. Baker, A. H. Makhdum, M. Nasir, A. Imran, A. Ahmad, F. Tufail   +5 more
doaj  

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

Invertebrate community structure predicts natural pest control resilience to insecticide exposure [PDF]

, 2020
Arran Greenop, S. M. Cook, Andrew Wilby, Richard F. Pywell, Ben A. Woodcock   +4 more
openalex   +1 more source

Hurdles to overcome to achieve biostimulant‐driven, low chemical input crop production

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Crop production requires considerable chemical inputs that result in significant greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental costs. Biostimulants are natural agents, such as microorganisms or seaweed, applied to plants and soil to stimulate plant growth and reduce chemical inputs. Biostimulant use is rapidly increasing globally, but hurdles remain,
Wolfram Buss, Katharina Belt, Zaw Hein, Arumdriya Putri, Shuoyang Zhu, Hana Suwandari, Alison R. Bentley   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physiological selectivity of insecticides to adult of Doru luteipes (Scudder, 1876) (Dermaptera: Forficulidae)

Revista Ciência Agronômica
Doru luteipes (SCUDDER, 1876) is considered one of the best natural enemies of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), feeding on their eggs and small caterpillars. For its conservation it is necessary to use
Ana Carolina Maciel Redoan, Geraldo Andrade Carvalho, Ivan Cruz, Maria de Lourdes Corrêa Figueiredo, Rafael Braga da Silva   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

An integrated social and natural sciences case study for the reuse of organic wastes as soil amendments

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Reusing organic waste materials, such as animal manure, as soil amendments reduces water and fertiliser demand, contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. However, organic wastes may contain contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), posing potential ecosystem and human health risks. Despite the importance of this issue, there is a lack
Felicity C. T. Elder, Jose‐Luis Fajardo‐Escoffié, Laura Carter, Emily K. Durant, Katie J. Field, John Nightingale, Brett Sallach, Andrea‐Lorena Garduño‐Jiménez   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Controlling banana bunchy top disease in Benin: Crop protection strategies with socio‐economic perspectives

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Banana and plantain are vital for food security and income in West Africa, yet banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) threatens production. This study combined remote sensing, field surveys, modelling and socio‐economic analysis to assess BBTV spread and control strategies in Benin.
Renata Retkute, Martine Zandjanakou‐Tachin, Bonaventure Aman Omondi, Ulrich Roland Agoi, Yaovi Marc Vodounou, Hermine Akofodji, Evrard Akpla, Laurence Dossou, Emiline Médénou, Alban Etchiha, Alphonse Attadéou, P. Lava Kumar, John E. Thomas, Christopher A. Gilligan   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Natural enemy enhancement and botanical insecticide source: a review of dual use companion plants [PDF]

, 2019
Blankson Wadie Amoabeng, Anne C. Johnson, Geoff M. Gurr   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source