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Agroecology Towards Environmental Sustainability
Agroecology refers to the process based on ecological principles to be applied in the agroecosystem for effective soil management and gain...
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A research agenda for scaling up agroecology in European countries
A profound transformation of agricultural production methods has become unavoidable due to the increase in the world’s population, and environmental...
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The socio-economic performance of agroecology. A review
Agroecology is identified as an important solution to increase the sustainability of agricultural and food systems. Despite the increasing number of...
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Wireworm management in conservation agriculture
Conservation Agriculture (CA), which combines three principles, (1) limitation of soil disturbance, (2) its permanent cover and (3) crop...
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Success of Mutation Breeding of Sorghum to Support Food Security in Indonesia
To support food security in the country, Indonesia has launched a national program of food diversification meaning that people should eat locally...
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Agroecosystem Design Supports the Activity of Pollinator Networks
The ecological compensation areas are hedges, woods, field margins, uncultivated land and the wild nectariferous/polliniferous plants that form the...
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Improving the sustainability of crop** systems via diversified planting in arid irrigation areas
The development of productively viable crop** systems with lower environmental footprints to maintain sustainable agriculture in arid areas is...
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Disentangling shade effects for cacao pest and disease regulation in the Peruvian Amazonia
There has been substantial research on shade in cacao agroforestry systems, with most studies focusing on the impact of the shade cast by the...
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Variational Factors and Regulation Processes of Secondary Metabolites
Secondary metabolites are induced and vary in response to changes in external environmental conditions or internal states of plants. This results in...
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Emerging strategies for precision microbiome management in diverse agroecosystems
Substantial efforts to characterize the structural and functional diversity of soil, plant and insect-associated microbial communities have...
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Discussing ecosystem services in management of agroecosystems: a role playing game in the eastern Brazilian Amazon
This research assessed how ecosystem services (ES) are taken into account in the decision-making process of stakeholders involved in the management...
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Occurrence and diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonising off-season and in-season weeds and their relationship with maize yield under conservation agriculture
Weeds are responsible for major crop losses worldwide but can provide beneficial agroecosystem services. This study aimed to elucidate how arbuscular...
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Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability for Viticulturists in Uruguay
Uruguay has increased the intensity and frequency of hot weather extremes, while cold weather extremes have become less frequent. Rainfall patterns...
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A critical analysis on multifaceted benefits of mixture of cover crops over pure stand
Winter cover crops (WCCs) are fast - growing and high biomass producing crops that are included in the of crop rotation between two main cash crops....
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Edaphic fauna and residue decomposition rate under different management of plant species in no-tillage system
The no-tillage system (NTS) maximizes the use of plant species diversification during cultivation while minimizing disturbance to the seeding row and...
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Agriculture and Food Resources
Food provides nutrients and energy necessary for metabolism and bodily functions. Primitive man obtained food from natural forests, rich in diverse...
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Long-term push–pull crop** system shifts soil and maize-root microbiome diversity paving way to resilient farming system
BackgroundThe soil biota consists of a complex assembly of microbial communities and other organisms that vary significantly across farming systems,...
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Mexico and the diversity of edible plants: The case of the state of Querétaro
In Mexico, as in the rest of the world, the decreasing use of edible plant diversity for food and agriculture endangers the food sovereignty and...
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Conservation Biological Control as an Important Tool in the Neotropical Region
The history and recent developments of conservation biological control (CBC) in the context of industrialized and small-scale agriculture are...
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Production Functions and Factors in Agroecosystems
Agroecological production systems are often described as being knowledge-intensive or management-intensive. However, what does the term ‘intensity’...