Fungicides account for more than 35% of the global pesticide market and their use is
predicted to increase in the future. While fungicides are commonly applied during bloom …

In this study we review the state of the art of different physiologically-based water-saving
irrigation strategies and methods used to improve productive water use efficiency (WUE …

Agricultural intensification threatens biodiversity, requiring a shift to agroecological farming.
Identifying locally-specific management practices that can effectively enhance biodiversity …

BACKGROUND Pesticides are considered main contributors to global arthropod declines
and therefore may decrease the provision of ecosystem services such as natural pest …

Agricultural intensification and abandonment of traditional agricultural practices are main
drivers of current insect declines. The resulting loss of feeding and nesting opportunities has …

Agricultural expansion and intensification are major threats to biodiversity, and even some
once common farmland bird species are now endangered. Wine-growing landscapes are …

Biodiversity promotes ecosystem function (EF) in experiments, but it remains uncertain how
biodiversity loss affects function in larger‐scale natural ecosystems. In these natural …

Abstract Agricultural systems in Central Europe were redesigned during the last century to
attain maximum yields. The results often lead to homogeneous landscapes with only few …

Conserving functionally diverse bird communities in European farmland is becoming critical,
with no exception for regions of wine production. Management intensification combined with …

Pollination is an essential ecosystem service for pollinator-dependent crops and plant
communities. Apis mellifera L. is by far the most commonly used species to obtain this …