Biodiversity is a cornerstone of human health and well-being. However, while evidence of
the contributions of nature to human health is rapidly building, research into how biodiversity …

Sustainable strategies for managing weeds are critical to meeting agriculture's potential to
feed the world's population while conserving the ecosystems and biodiversity on which we …

The intensive use of synthetic herbicides is questioned for many reasons. Bioherbicides, as
integrated weed management tools, however, have the potential to offer a number of …

In the context of a shift towards pesticide reduction in arable farming, weed management
remains a challenging issue. Integrated Weed Management currently recommends …

Ecosystem services have received increasing attention in life sciences, but only a limited
amount of quantitative data are available concerning the ability of weeds to provide these …

Ecological intensification (EI) is the enhancement of ecosystem services to complement or
substitute for the role of anthropogenic inputs in maintaining or increasing yields. EI has …

Weed control is a basic agricultural practice, typically achieved through herbicides and
mechanical weeders. Because of the negative environmental impacts of these tools …

Integrated weed management encourages long-term planning and targeted use of cultural
strategies coherently combined at the crop** system scale. The transition towards such …

Assuring future crop yields whilst minimising impacts of agriculture on the environment
requires that we adopt managements that replace pesticides by fostering pest regulation …

Consumers' preferences for products derived from genetic improvements and innovations in
plant breeding are often conditioned by technophobia and negative public imaginaries. The …