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Open‐land‐derived agroforestry and effects of abandonment of management of the main crop on ecosystem services and woody plant diversity

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Tropical forests are rapidly declining. One promising strategy to reverse the loss of tropical forest is the establishment of agroforestry on open land. We combined interviews with biodiversity surveys to learn general lessons from success and nonsuccess stories of the establishment of open‐land‐derived coffee agroforests in one of the world's ...
Lucas M. Fonzaghi, Kristoffer Hylander, Thiago S. de Melo, Ayco J. M. Tack   +3 more
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Optimizing the releasing strategy used for the biological control of the sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis by Trichogramma galloi with computer modeling and simulation

Scientific Reports
One of the challenges in augmentative biological control programs is the definition of releasing strategy for natural enemies, especially when macro-organisms are involved.
Adriano Gomes Garcia, Eric Wajnberg, José Roberto Postali Parra   +2 more
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Which artificial larval diet is better for Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) rearing?

Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2022
Background There is an increasing demand for biological agents for integrated pest management programs, requiring a constant supply of insects in terms of quantity and quality.
Bruno Aguiar Maset, Clarice Garcia Borges Demetrio, Luís Anselmo Lopes, Maria de Lourdes Zamboni Costa, Victor Wilson Botteon, Thiago de Araújo Mastrangelo   +5 more
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Déterminants de l'hétérogénéité temporelle et spatiale de la pression de foreurs de tige sur maïs dans une région agricole du Kenya [PDF]

, 2011
This study is integrated in a context of research on ecosystem services on pest regulation. In the context of high population rural area in mid altitude Kenya, smallholders have diversified production systems and intensification is based on labor.
Harignordoquy, Miren
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Toxicity of aqueous extracts of Ilex paraguariensis A.St.‐Hil. about Euphorbia heterophylla L.

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Aqueous extracts of Ilex paraguariensis A.St.‐Hil. strongly inhibit Euphorbia heterophylla L. germination and early seedling growth, but show mild phytotoxicity on mature plants, paradoxically promoting biomass via antioxidants. Abstract BACKGROUND The escalating challenge of herbicide‐resistant weeds, exemplified by Euphorbia heterophylla L.
Tamara Alberton da Silva, Ikram Bashir, Ana Caroline Giacomin, Jéssica Adriane Barth, Marina Chiapperin, Fabieli Zanotelli de Oliveira, Camila Thaís Scheibler, Fernanda Bruxel, Elisete Maria de Freitas   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

RNA interference in crop protection: opportunities and challenges during the transition to commercialization

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
RNA interference (RNAi) technologies, host‐induced gene silencing (HIGS) and spray‐induced gene silencing (SIGS), potentially offer sustainable crop protection. However, efficacy, costs, regulatory clarity, and socio‐environmental impacts require further evaluation for broader use.
Elisabetta Sergi, Anna Narduzzo, Alessandra Di Canito, Francesco Favaretto, Luca Nerva, Walter Chitarra, Lucia Bologna, Jacopo Bacenetti, Giuliana Maddalena, Simona Masiero, Ileana Vigentini, Gabriella De Lorenzis, Silvia Laura Toffolatti   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic injury level for sugarcane caused by the spittlebug Mahanarva fimbriolata (Stål) (Hemiptera:Cercopidae) Nível de dano econômico em cana-de-açúcar causado pela cigarrinha das raízes Mahanarva fimbriolata (Stål) (Hemiptera:Cercopidae)

Scientia Agricola, 2008
The sugarcane spittlebug, Mahanarva fimbriolata (Stål), is currently one of the most important pests of the sugarcane crop in Brazil. In spite of its economic importance, advances in the management of this pest have been limited by the lack of ...
Leila Luci Dinardo-Miranda, João Paulo Pivetta, Juliano Vilela Fracasso   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organic Farming Technologies and Practices Followed by the Farmers [PDF]

, 2016
The study mainly focused on organic farming technologies and practices followed by the farmers for coconut, millets, sugarcane and turmeric. The study was conducted in Coimbatore, Erode and Dharampuri districts of Tamil Nadu.
Elavarasi, M., Ponnusamy, K.A.
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Leaf penetration by endophytic Metarhizium brunneum enables infection of Phthorimaea absoluta in tomato mines while inducing the crop defense system

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Spraying Metarhizium brunneum on tomato plants controls heterogeneous and upcoming Phthorimaea absoluta populations by infecting larvae within mines and priming plant induced systemic defences. Abstract BACKGROUND The endophytic entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum Petch EAMa 01/58‐Su shows strong potential for managing Phthorimaea absoluta, a ...
Esther Aguilera Cuenca, María José García del Rosal, Fabián García Espinoza, Enrique Quesada Moraga, Irene Magdalena Rodríguez Gómez, Meelad Yousef Yousef   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insect pest control in agriculture. Changing scale: from field to landscape [PDF]

, 2013
Over the last 20 years, insect pest pressure on agriculture has been increasing. This growing pressure is explained by the expansion of monocropping and the intensification of farming practices, which are altering landscapes and reducing biodiversity. It
Goebel, François-Régis
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