Plant species diversity for sustainable management of crop pests and diseases in agroecosystems: A review

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 273-303

  Ratnadass, Alain ^a   Fernandes, Paula ^a,c   Avelino, Jacques ^b,d   Habib, Robert ^b  

^a Campus international de Baillarguet   (France)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c Département Persyst ^*  (Martinique)

^d CATIE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Agroforestry; Conservation agriculture; Horticulture; Integrated pest management

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; AGROFORESTRY; ALLELOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CROP PEST; DISEASE CONTROL; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH RISK; HORTICULTURE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LITERATURE REVIEW; NATURAL ENEMY; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUARANTINE; SANITATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE;

ACARI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HEXAPODA; MYRIAPODA; NEMATODA;

EID: 84857833289     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-011-0022-4     Document Type: Review

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