Rice Bund Management by Filipino Farmers and Willingness to Adopt Ecological Engineering for Pest Suppression DOI Creative Commons
Finbarr G. Horgan,

Angelee Fame Ramal,

James M. Villegas

et al.

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(8), P. 1329 - 1329

Published: Aug. 9, 2024

Ecological engineering is defined as the design of ecosystems for benefit human society and environment. In Asia, ecological rice fields by establishing vegetation on bunds/levees natural enemies has recently gained traction; however, its success depends farmers’ willingness to implement changes. We surveyed 291 farmers in four regions Philippines assess their bund management practices establish that restores regulatory ecosystem services pest management. During pre- post-open field day (OFD) interviews, we assessed perceptions sought advice concerning vegetation. Over 60% grew crops or allowed weeds bunds. Vegetables were grown a source extra food income, flowers Among remaining farmers, try increased from 36 74% after OFDs. Furthermore, OFDs, willing increasingly (from 2.6 15%) cited reason grow vegetables bunds, almost exclusively focused growing rather than adapt system. While 46.5% who bunds applied insecticides, only ca 20% indicated they would do so if needed. Farmers had differing opinions how be incorporated into farms. This range options could encouraged wherever recognize potential harm pesticides biodiversity restoration value diversified farm habitat.

Language: Английский

Screening suitable legumes for living mulches to support nitrogen dynamics and weed control in a durum wheat-forage sorghum crop sequence DOI Creative Commons
Federico Leoni, Mariateresa Lazzaro, Stefano Carlesi

et al.

Field Crops Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 307, P. 109246 - 109246

Published: Jan. 5, 2024

Relay intercropping of service legumes (living mulch) is a valuable agroecological practice to support nutrient availability, yield and non-chemical weed control in crops sequence, if suitable are chosen. This study tested the suitability eight legume living mulches for relay durum wheat (Triticum Desf.) evaluating their effects on subsequent forage sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Mediterranean low-input cereal-based cropping system. Legumes include perennial (Medicago sativa, Medicago lupulina, Trifolium repens, Hedysarum coronarium), annual (Trifolium incarnatum, resupinatum) self-seeding subterraneum, polymorpha) species. A plot experiment repeating two times wheat-sorghum crop was carried out Central Italy assess agronomical economic performance associated sorghum. The were undersown already developed late winter. They maintained after harvest used as green manure by biomass chopping plowing following spring at sowing time. None intercropped affected N uptake or grain protein content companion with respect (wheat sole crop). In before sowing, input from residues assessed it sensibly changed according species, ranging 1.2 (T. incarnatum) 182 kg ha−1 (H. coronarium). treatments significantly ranged 20.2 172.6 ha−1. Without use additional external nitrogen input, average dry production preceded H. coronarium (13.3 t ha−1), T. repens (11.8 subterraneum (11.0 ha−1) M. sativa (9.3 line productive level under conventional conditions. Biomass reduced total 65% compared control. sorghum, preceding such resupinatum incarnatum promoted dicotyledonous growth. best sequence conditions this agronomic evaluation. These able increase soil allowing reduce fertilization while optimizing production. When gross income calculated system level, most provide positive balance.

Language: Английский

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Multidimensional Perspective of Sustainable Agroecosystems and the Impact on Crop Production: A Review DOI Creative Commons
Z. Adams, Albert Thembinkosi Modi, Simon Kamande Kuria

et al.

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(6), P. 581 - 581

Published: March 9, 2025

Agroecosystems form a natural ecosystem component, allowing the proper classification of regional biome at global scale. It is important to view agroecosystems from micro-environmental perspective given that they are characterised by combination factors, including interaction soil–plant–atmosphere conditions, which largely responsive human management practices. The published literature generally provides limited explanation multidimensional nature agroecosystems. In combination, agroecosystem practices promote efficient water use and nutrient cycling in defence regenerative agriculture ethos. Sustainable can be combined explain how mitigate risks biodiversity. This study aims present review predominant advances sustainable crop production agroecosystem. A hybrid methodology data mining interpretation was used establish meaning relationships major research areas have emerged over time dominate narrative definition Crop diversification, soil management, integrated pest resource precision were selected using document summarisation entity relation modelling generate between various components based on existing literature. finding confirmation comparable applications different regions, whose enhanced recent summation. concludes separable impact. However, it reasonable recommend need for future into their integration implementation interpretation.

Language: Английский

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Co-designing innovative cropping systems with stakeholders DOI Creative Commons

Elisa Marraccini,

Nicola Silvestri, Julie Ingram

et al.

Italian Journal of Agronomy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 18(4)

Published: March 19, 2024

Over the last decades, farmers have been subject to impacts of a number driving forces acting at global level, which substantially modified structure and organization cropping systems [...].

Language: Английский

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Intercropping as a Strategy for Weed Management in Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) DOI Creative Commons
Ángel M. Villegas-Fernández,

Ahmed A. Amarna,

Juan Moral

et al.

Agronomy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(6), P. 1170 - 1170

Published: May 30, 2024

Faba bean is an important legume crop worldwide, which grown both for food and feed. As many crops, postemergence weed control difficult. The aim of this work was to assess the potential intercropping in management by assessing effect mixing faba with different crops (wheat, barley, pea) on weeds South Spain. Four field trials were conducted over four consecutive seasons, results found that addition alternate barley achieved high levels control, coverage biomass (92.7% 76.6%, respectively). Intercropping wheat did not reduce but decrease 46.1% as compared monocrop. pea provide significant reductions or biomass. diversity community altered combinations tested. Additional experiments under controlled conditions carried out determine possible role allelopathy suppression. A strong allelopathic entailing a reduction number plants detected including Sinapis arvensis, Polypogon monspeliensis, Matricaria camomilla, Medicago truncatula. It can be concluded excellent strategy Southern

Language: Английский

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Rice Bund Management by Filipino Farmers and Willingness to Adopt Ecological Engineering for Pest Suppression DOI Creative Commons
Finbarr G. Horgan,

Angelee Fame Ramal,

James M. Villegas

et al.

Agriculture, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(8), P. 1329 - 1329

Published: Aug. 9, 2024

Ecological engineering is defined as the design of ecosystems for benefit human society and environment. In Asia, ecological rice fields by establishing vegetation on bunds/levees natural enemies has recently gained traction; however, its success depends farmers’ willingness to implement changes. We surveyed 291 farmers in four regions Philippines assess their bund management practices establish that restores regulatory ecosystem services pest management. During pre- post-open field day (OFD) interviews, we assessed perceptions sought advice concerning vegetation. Over 60% grew crops or allowed weeds bunds. Vegetables were grown a source extra food income, flowers Among remaining farmers, try increased from 36 74% after OFDs. Furthermore, OFDs, willing increasingly (from 2.6 15%) cited reason grow vegetables bunds, almost exclusively focused growing rather than adapt system. While 46.5% who bunds applied insecticides, only ca 20% indicated they would do so if needed. Farmers had differing opinions how be incorporated into farms. This range options could encouraged wherever recognize potential harm pesticides biodiversity restoration value diversified farm habitat.

Language: Английский

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