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    Landscape structure influences natural pest suppression in a rice agroecosystem

    Agricultural landscapes are constantly changing as farmers adopt new production practices and respond to changing environmental conditions. Some of these changes alter landscape structure with impacts on natur...

    M. P. Ali, Gemma Clemente-Orta, M. M. M. Kabir, S. S. Haque in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Land use alters the abundance of herbivore and predatory insects on crops: the case of alfalfa

    We assess the effects of changing land use and crop management on alfalfa insect abundance by comparing it in 50 alfalfa fields when they were inserted in landscapes with different proportions of arable crops ...

    Filipe Madeira, Gemma Clemente-Orta, Oscar Alomar, Ivan Batuecas in Journal of Pest Science (2022)

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    Planting period is the main factor for controlling maize rough dwarf disease

    Maize rough dwarf virus (MRDV) is one of the main yield-limiting factors of maize in the Mediterranean. However, knowledge about the interactions between the agroecosystem and the virus–vector–host relationshi...

    Gemma Clemente-Orta, Ramon Albajes, Iván Batuecas, M. A. Achon in Scientific Reports (2021)

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    Early planting, management of edges and non-crop habitats reduce potyvirus infection in maize

    Viruses are a limiting factor in maize production areas around the world. The knowledge of the interactions between agroecosystems and the virus-vector-host system is limited, but a landscape-scale approach co...

    Gemma Clemente-Orta, Ramon Albajes in Agronomy for Sustainable Development (2020)