In response to the sustainability issues that agriculture faces in advanced economies,
agroecology has gained increasing relevance in scientific, political, and social debates. This …

It is now essential to reduce the negative impacts of weed management and especially
herbicide use. Weed-suppressive crop species/varieties hold promise for integrated and …

The carry-over effect of cover crops on weeds and crop productivity in the subsequent crops
has been related to cover crop composition and cover crop termination methods but their …

CONTEXT Crop diversification has been proposed as a promising strategy for transitioning
towards sustainable agricultural systems by leveraging biological processes and controls …

Weeds usually penalize crop yields by competing for resources, such as water, light,
nutrients, and space. Most of the studies on the crop-weed competition domain are limited to …

While many pesticides are detrimental to human health and the environment, drastically
reducing their use and risks in agriculture has been set as a key target for global …

Interactions among plants have been long recognized as a major force driving plant
community dynamics and crop yield. Surprisingly, our knowledge of the ecological genetics …

The increasing incidence and intensity of extreme climate events are a major threat to global
crop production. Sugarcane represents the main source of sugar and ethanol in tropical and …

To reduce herbicide use, different avenues of biological weed regulation are currently
investigated. Among these, weed seed predation by carabid beetles appears promising …

Promoting plant diversity through crop mixtures is a mainstay of the agroecological
transition. Modelling this transition requires considering both plant–plant interactions and …