The mesoamerican milpa system: Traditional practices, sustainability, biodiversity, and pest control

Biological Control, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 198, P. 105637 - 105637

Published: Oct. 18, 2024

Language: Английский

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Oilseeds in intercropping systems: Strategies to increase oil quality and fatty acid profile, a review

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17, P. 101229 - 101229

Published: June 9, 2024

The purpose of intercropping is to promote positive biological interactions between plants. ecological principles that govern can be relevant across various species combinations and environments. However, it's important assess each case individually, as the application context-dependent. Due lack data insufficient research on oilseed system, this review article was conducted identify new opportunities strengthen with other companion Three main sources were used gather from cultivation in systems investigated review: 1) A search 20 databases for agricultural science 2) a web 3) 100 journals science. total number studies Table 3 25, 4, there 4 studies. Of 29 studies, 9 China, Iran, Canada, 2 North America, United States 1 India, Nigeria, Mexico, Australia, Turkey Brazil (Table 3), Poland China 4). Intercropping are essential reducing hunger since intercropping, particularly cereals legume/oil seed blends, supply significant share family's calorie needs. Oilseeds crops intercrops appear, especially legumes, may contribute sustainable food lead increased sustainability resilience. This study has highlighted performance, efficiency resource use, importance Land equivalent ratio most indicator evaluating increasing content quality oil fatty acid oilseeds legumes accompanying

Language: Английский

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Strip‐cropping legacy enhances potato plant defence responses to aphids via soil‐mediated mechanisms

Functional Ecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 38(12), P. 2679 - 2692

Published: Oct. 7, 2024

Abstract Intensive agriculture often comes at the expense of soil health. A shift towards practices that foster health will support yield and defences against pests diseases. Growing crops in monoculture is standard modern agriculture, though strip‐cropping, which different are planted strips, a promising strategy transition sustainable agriculture. Increasing crop diversity hypothesized to positively influence arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), thereby enhancing health, but mechanisms by AMF‐plant symbioses contribute higher yields reduced pest populations strip‐cropping systems remain unclear. We used green‐house experiment with potato plants explore legacy effects mono‐cropping versus systems, AMF inoculation aphid infestation on root colonization, induction plant (untargeted LCMS‐based metabolomics), population size yield. found grown had colonization than soil. Potato also shoot nitrogen content, increased solamargine levels, populations. was only enhanced addition commercial soils. metabolites were affected soil, including jasmonic acid (JA) derivatives. Structural equation models revealed directly negative direct effect JA precursor OPC‐8, hydroxyJA‐glucosides, indicating complex soils JA‐inducible defences. Indirect benefits tuber mediated their positive content. Our results emphasize potential enhance field. show alter metabolome ways suppress Strip‐cropping result diversity, neighbour edge resulting from management practices. While supresses still need be identified, our study underscores for control via processes. Read free Plain Language Summary this article Journal blog.

Language: Английский

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Intercropping: ecosystem functioning and sustainable agriculture

Plant and Soil, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 2, 2024

Language: Английский

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