[HTML][HTML] Impacts of wildflower interventions on beneficial insects in fruit crops: A review

MT Fountain - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Declines in insects, including pollinators, are leading to public pressure for
governments and landowners to intervene. Although integrated pest management, used to …

Sustainable development in circular agriculture: An illustrative bee↺ legume↺ poultry example

WM Rauw, L Gomez‐Raya, L Star… - Sustainable …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Circular economic principals of production are based on material flows through the system
with minimum external inputs, recycling of resources, generating minimum waste, emissions …

Wild plants in hedgerows and weeds in crop fields are important floral resources for wild flower-visiting insects, independently of the presence of intercrops

S Aviron, T Berry, D Leroy, G Savary… - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The availability of diverse floral resources is crucial for the maintenance of pollinating
insects and the pollination service they provide in agricultural landscapes. Ensuring plant …

A novel farmland wildflower seed mix attracts a greater abundance and richness of pollinating insects than standard mixes

RN Nichols, JM Holland… - Insect Conservation and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Wildflower strips are a popular agri‐environment scheme (AES) implemented on farmland to
provide forage for insect pollinators. The standard seed mixtures were often formulated …

[HTML][HTML] Soil greenhouse gas emissions and crop production with implementation of alley cropping in a Mediterranean citrus orchard

V Sánchez-Navarro, S Martínez-Martínez… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The implementation of alley cropping in orchards has been suggested as a sustainable
strategy to increase farmer revenues by crop diversification, enhance soil organic matter …

Ecological performance underlying ecosystem multifunctionality is promoted by organic farming and hedgerows at the local scale but not at the landscape scale

E Couthouis, S Aviron, J Pétillon… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The relative contributions of agricultural intensity and semi‐natural habitats to the
multifunctionality and sustainability of ecosystems at different spatial scales remain largely …

[HTML][HTML] Do patches of flowering plants enhance insect pollinators in apple orchards?

M Barda, F Karamaouna, V Kati, D Perdikis - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Insect pollinators such as bees contribute to crop production, food security,
ecosystem stability and biodiversity in agroecosystems. However, intensification of …

[HTML][HTML] Species-enriched grass-clover mixtures can promote bumblebee abundance compared with intensively managed conventional pastures

H Beye, F Taube, K Lange, M Hasler, C Kluß, R Loges… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Land use intensification has led to serious declines in biodiversity, including in forage
production systems for dairy cows. Agri-environmental schemes, such as enriching …

Management of perennial forbs sown with or without self‐regenerating annual clovers for forage and nectar sources in a low‐input dryland production system

E Seeno, J MacAdam, A Melathopoulos… - Grass and Forage …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Forage systems can be designed to produce high quality feed for ruminant livestock while
providing habitat for insect pollinators. We compared forage productivity, nutritive value, and …

Legume integration for biological control deserves a firmer scientific base

KAG Wyckhuys, M Gonzalez-Chang… - Outlook on …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Diversification measures are widely recognized for their potential to enhance the resilience
of agri-food production systems under global change. Nitrogen-fixing legumes commonly …