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Above- and below-ground competition between intercropped winter wheat Triticum aestivum and white clover Trifolium repens.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Thorsted, M. D. & Weiner, J. & Olesen, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intercropping of white clover and cereals has recently been promoted for low-input farming systems because it offers several benefits for sustainabili...

Floral interventions enhance flower visitor communities and pollination services in Moringa plantations.

Published online: 17 Apr 2024

Authors: Dhandapani, S. & Manikandan Pakkirisamy & Ranjith Rajaraman & Garratt, M. P. D. & Potts, S. G. & Rengalakshmi Raj & Malarvannan Subramanian & Senapathi, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

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The effects of crop type, landscape composition and agroecological practices on biodiversity and ecosystem services in tropical smallholder farms.

Published online: 12 Nov 2023

Authors: Vogel, C. & Poveda, K. & Iverson, A. & Boetzl, F. A. & Mkandawire, T. & Chunga, T. L. & Küstner, G. & Keller, A. & Kerr, R. B. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the tropics, smallholder farming characterizes some of the world's most biodiverse landscapes. Agroecology as a pathway to sustainable agriculture ...

Optimizing breeding strategies and crop management for enhancing legume ecosystem services in organic farming.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Suso, M. J. & Mateos, C.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Legumes may facilitate the diversification on the agroecosystem both directly, e.g. via growing legumes in association with cereals, and indirectly by...

Environmental context and herbivore traits mediate the strength of associational effects in a meta-analysis of crop diversity.

Published online: 09 Nov 2023

Authors: Hahn, P. G. & Cammarano, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Crop diversification offers a promising solution to meet expanding global food demands while maintaining ecosystem services. Diversification strategie...

Third and fourth trophic level composition shift in an aphid-parasitoid-hyperparasitoid food web limits aphid control in an intercropping system.

Published online: 15 Feb 2022

Authors: Jeavons, E. & Baaren, J. van & Ralec, A. le & Buchard, C. & Duval, F. & Llopis, S. & Postic, E. & Lann, C. le

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding how resource diversification affects ecological interactions, food web structure and ecosystem functioning is essential in both fundamen...

Close to the edge: spatial variation in plant diversity, biomass and floral resources in conventional and agri-environment cereal fields.

Published online: 27 Nov 2024

Authors: Sutcliffe, L. M. E. & Schellenberg, J. & Meyer, S. & Leuschner, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Non-crop (segetal) plants in arable systems are commonly perceived simply as 'weeds', that is, harmful at worst and undesirable at best. The increase ...

Assessment of measures to reduce the water footprint of cotton farming in India.

Published online: 05 Oct 2016

Authors: Pahlow, M. & Krol, M. S. & Hoekstra, A. Y.

Content type: Bulletin

Based on the findings presented in this report, general recommendations regarding measures and strategies to decrease the water footprint (WF) of cott...

On the analysis of competition within two-species mixtures of plants.

Published online: 28 Oct 1985

Authors: Firbank, L. G. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agrostemma githago and wheat cv. Sicco were grown in 1981 in monocultures and 1:1 mixtures at total densities of 16, 40, 120, 400 or 1200 seeds/m². A ...

Effects of plant density on the growth, reproduction and survivorship of cucumbers in monocultures and polycultures.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Bach, C. E. & Hruska, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The growth, reproduction, and survival of cucumbers were studied in experimental plots with two spacings (56 and 77 cm between plants) and two diversi...

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