[HTML][HTML] The deployment of intercropping and agroforestry as adaptation to climate change

AJ Burgess, MEC Cano, B Parkes - Crop and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Food security is threatened by the combined pressures of increasing populations and
climate change. Agricultural land is vulnerable to overexploitation and environmental …

The ecology of predatory hoverflies as ecosystem-service providers in agricultural systems

N Rodríguez-Gasol, G Alins, ER Veronesi, S Wratten - Biological Control, 2020 - Elsevier
The main contemporary challenge for agriculture is to meet the food demands of the
increasing world population while becoming more environmentally sustainable. One way to …

Exploring the kairomone-based foraging behaviour of natural enemies to enhance biological control: a review

PM Ayelo, CWW Pirk, AA Yusuf, A Chailleux… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Kairomones are chemical signals that mediate interspecific interactions beneficial to
organisms that detect the cues. These attractants can be individual compounds or mixtures …

Semiochemicals, semiophysicals and their integration for the development of innovative multi-modal systems for agricultural pests' monitoring and control

R Nieri, G Anfora, V Mazzoni… - JOURNAL OF …, 2021 - openpub.fmach.it
An international journal Editor-in-chief Volume 19, 2021 SPECIAL ISSUE Page 1 1 Journal of
Mediterranean Ecology vol. 19, 2021 - SPECIAL ISSUE An international journal Editor-in-chief …

Organic control strategies for use in IPM of invertebrate pests in apple and pear orchards

B Shaw, C Nagy, MT Fountain - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Reductions in the numbers of chemical plant protection products that are
approved and a move towards organic production has changed the way growers produce …

Effects of Methyl Salicylate on Host Plant Acceptance and Feeding by the Aphid Rhopalosiphum padi

V Ninkovic, R Glinwood, AG Ünlü, S Ganji… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Methyl salicylate (MeSA) is a volatile shown to act as an inducer of plant defense against
pathogens and certain herbivores, particularly aphids. It has been shown to have potential …

Legume-based inter-cropping to achieve the crop, soil, and environmental health security

A Kumawat, SD Bamboriya, RS Meena, D Yadav… - Advances in Legumes …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, the increased pressure of food and nutritional insecurity, land degradation,
climate change, continuous declining soil fertility, and low and stagnant crop productivity has …

Long-term maize-Desmodium intercropping shifts structure and composition of soil microbiome with stronger impact on fungal communities

AD Mwakilili, KS Mwaikono, SL Herrera, CAO Midega… - Plant and Soil, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Push–pull is an intercropping technology that is rapidly spreading among
smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The technology intercrops cereals with …

New slow release mixture of (E)‐β‐farnesene with methyl salicylate to enhance aphid biocontrol efficacy in wheat ecosystem

J Liu, X Zhao, Y Zhan, K Wang… - Pest Management …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Semiochemical use is a promising way to reduce damage from pests by improving natural
control in agro‐ecosystems. The aphid alarm pheromone (E)‐β‐farnesene (EβF) and …

The endophyte Trichoderma asperellum M2RT4 induces the systemic release of methyl salicylate and (Z)-jasmone in tomato plant affecting host location and …

A Agbessenou, KS Akutse, AA Yusuf… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The use of endophytic fungi has dramatically increased plant performance through the
enhancement of plant protection against abiotic and biotic stressors. We previously …