Balancing disturbance and conservation in agroecosystems to improve biological control

JF Tooker, ME O'Neal… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Disturbances associated with agricultural intensification reduce our ability to achieve
sustainable crop production. These disturbances stem from crop-management tactics and …

Current production of bioherbicides: mechanisms of action and technical and scientific challenges to improve food and environmental security

ER Bordin, A Frumi Camargo, FS Stefanski… - Biocatalysis and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Modern agriculture is threatened by the possibility of nutrient losses, largely attributable the
presence of competing weeds in these spaces. The challenge is to manage these weeds …

Pervasive exposure of wild small mammals to legacy and currently used pesticide mixtures in arable landscapes

C Fritsch, B Appenzeller, L Burkart, M Coeurdassier… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Knowledge gaps regarding the potential role of pesticides in the loss of agricultural
biodiversity worldwide and mixture-related issues hamper proper risk assessment of …

Farm management and landscape context shape plant diversity at wetland edges in the P rairie P othole R egion of C anada

DA Kirk, JA Martínez‐Lanfranco… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Evaluating the impacts of farming systems on biodiversity is increasingly important given the
need to stem biodiversity loss, decrease fossil fuel dependency, and maintain ecosystem …

Herbicide exposure alters the effect of the enthomopathogen Beauveria bassiana on immune gene expression in mealworm beetles

ML Vommaro, C Zanchi, T Angelone, A Giglio… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Concerns have grown worldwide about the potentially far-reaching effects of herbicides on
functional biodiversity in agroecosystems. Repeated applications over time can lead to …

Triazine herbicide and NPK fertilizer exposure: accumulation of heavy metals and rare earth elements, effects on cuticle melanization, and immunocompetence in the …

A Naccarato, ML Vommaro, D Amico, F Sprovieri… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increasing use of agrochemicals, including fertilizers and herbicides, has led to
worrying metal contamination of soils and waters and raises serious questions about the …

How to promote multifunctionality of vegetated strips in arable farming: A qualitative approach for Germany

L Schütz, B Wenzel, T Rottstock… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vegetated strips are in the focus of many stakeholders of agroecosystems and are part of
several agri‐environmental schemes in Germany. Stakeholders have different expectations …

The relative effects of forest amount, forest configuration, and urban matrix quality on forest breeding birds

A Shoffner, AM Wilson, W Tang, SA Gagné - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Urbanization modifies landscape structure in three major ways that impact avian diversity in
remnant habitat: habitat amount is reduced and habitat configuration and matrix quality are …

Assessment of risks to listed species from the use of atrazine in the USA: a perspective

PN Smith, KL Armbrust, RA Brain, W Chen… - Journal of Toxicology …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Atrazine is a triazine herbicide used predominantly on corn, sorghum, and sugarcane in the
US. Its use potentially overlaps with the ranges of listed (threatened and endangered) …

Weeds Hosting the Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe): Management Implications in Agroecological Systems

LF Rocha, KL Gage, MF Pimentel, JP Bond… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
The soybean cyst nematode (SCN; Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) is a major soybean-yield-
limiting soil-borne pathogen, especially in the Midwestern US. Weed management is …