Physiological and agronomic approaches for improving water-use efficiency in crop plants

M Farooq, M Hussain, S Ul-Allah… - Agricultural Water …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Water is the lifeline for crop production worldwide. However, the changing climate is causing
erratic rains and frequent episodes of drought, and a continuous decline in freshwater …

The potential of cover crops for weed management: a sole tool or component of an integrated weed management system?

M Fernando, A Shrestha - Plants, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Cover crops are an important component of integrated weed management programs in
annual and perennial crop** systems because of their weed suppressive abilities. They …

[HTML][HTML] Legume cover crops as one of the elements of strategic weed management and soil quality improvement. A review

A Kocira, M Staniak, M Tomaszewska, R Kornas… - Agriculture, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The benefits of conservation practices increased the interest of farmers in the cultivation of
cover crops (CCs). This review aims to present and analyze the state of the art on the …

Biodiversity-based options for arable weed management. A review

S Petit, S Cordeau, B Chauvel, D Bohan… - Agronomy for …, 2018‏ - Springer
In the context of a shift towards pesticide reduction in arable farming, weed management
remains a challenging issue. Integrated Weed Management currently recommends …

The FLORSYS crop-weed canopy model, a tool to investigate and promote agroecological weed management

N Colbach, F Colas, S Cordeau, T Maillot… - Field Crops …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Crop diversification, both in time and in space, is essential for agroecological pest
management. Process-based weed dynamics models are valuable tools to investigate this …

Can agricultural practices that mitigate or improve crop resilience to climate change also manage crop pests?

EG Murrell - Current opinion in insect science, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•Climate change effect-mitigating farming practices may also facilitate pest
control.•Practices can be used to control pest abundance and natural enemy …

Connected carabids: Network interactions and their impact on biocontrol by carabid beetles

SE De Heij, CJ Willenborg - BioScience, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
Carabid beetles can greatly contribute to biocontrol in agroecosystems, reducing both insect
pests and weed seeds. However, insect foraging and feeding behavior can be highly …

[HTML][HTML] Soil arthropods in the douro demarcated region vineyards: General characteristics and ecosystem services provided

F Gonçalves, C Carlos, L Crespo, V Zina, A Oliveira… - Sustainability, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Viticulture is one of the oldest and most profitable forms of agriculture; it is also one of the
most intensive farming systems. As intensive cultivation threatens the environment, there is …

Factors that influence the level of weed seed predation: A review

V Sarabi - Weed Biology and Management, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Herbicides applied alone have failed to reduce weed populations in agricultural
ecosystems. The use of this management strategy has followed other problems such as …

Do soil management practices affect the activity density, diversity, and stability of soil arthropods in vineyards?

F Gonçalves, C Nunes, C Carlos, Á López… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Arthropods are important components of the soil fauna in improving soil quality and its
structural properties. Arthropods are also very sensitive to soil management practices. Thus …