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Influence of reproductive ecology on feasibility of mass trapping Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).

Published online: 04 Apr 1992

Authors: Quiring, D. T. & Timmins, P. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Laboratory and field experiments were carried out in Ontario, Canada, in 1985-86 on Diabrotica virgifera virgifera. Most males emerged from pupae at t...

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Undersowing oats with clovers supports pollinators and suppresses arable weeds without reducing yields.

Published online: 19 Aug 2023

Authors: Boetzl, F. A. & Sundahl, A. D. & Friberg, H. & Viketoft, M. & Bergkvist, G. & Lundin, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sustainable food production requires agriculture to conserve biodiversity and facilitate ecosystem services to maintain productivity levels while redu...

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Assessing the phylogenetic host breadth of millet pathogens and its implication for disease spillover.

Published online: 07 Apr 2021

Authors: Ssebuliba, E. & Davies, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Increasing agriculture intensification has led to dramatically improved crop yields; however, this shift in agricultural practice has been accompan...

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Neighbour effects in the genus Avena. 2. Comparison of weed species.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Trenbath, B. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of the presence of a crop on weed growth were compared using Avena fatua, A. ludoviciana and A. sativa as weed indicator species and A. sa...

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Soil biota is decisive for overyielding in intercropping under low phosphorus conditions.

Published online: 21 Sep 2022

Authors: Qiao Xu & Bei ShuiKuan & Wang GuangZhou & Li ChunJie & Li HaiGang & Zhang JunLing & Zhang FuSuo

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cereal/legume intercropping typically increases crop yield; however, the mechanisms through which soil microbes mediate overyielding in intercropping ...

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Does provision of supplementary food to grey partridges Perdix perdix help their over-winter survival on upland hill farms in Northern England?

Published online: 01 Aug 2023

Authors: Warren, P. & Hornby, T. & Baines, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Grey partridge populations in the UK have declined dramatically since 1970. These birds are mainly associated with lowland cereal farms, but they are ...

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Food production vs. biodiversity: comparing organic and conventional agriculture.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Gabriel, D. & Sait, S. M. & Kunin, W. E. & Benton, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A substantial proportion of the global land surface is used for agricultural production. Agricultural land serves multiple societal purposes; it provi...

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Science to support climate-smart agricultural development: concepts and results from the MICCA pilot projects in East Africa.

Published online: 04 May 2016

Authors: Rosenstock, T. S. & Mpanda, M. & Kimaro, A. & Luedeling, E. & Kuyah, S. & Anyekulu, E. & Freeman, O. E. & Thiong'o, M. & Abwanda, S. & Mutuo, P. & Mativo, J. & Shaba, S. & Kirui, J. & Franzel, S. & Neufeldt, H. & Shepherd, K. & Neely, C.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This document reports on the concepts driving the scientific activities of FAO's Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture Programme's pilot project...

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