Ecological Intensification Through Pesticide Reduction: Weed Control, Weed Biodiversity and Sustainability in Arable Farming

Environmental Management

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1078-1090

  Petit, Sandrine ^a   Munier Jolain, Nicolas ^a   Bretagnolle, Vincent ^b,c   Bockstaller, Christian ^d   Gaba, Sabrina ^a   Cordeau, Stéphane ^a   Lechenet, Martin ^a   Mézière, Delphine ^a   Colbach, Nathalie ^a  

^a UNIV BOURGOGNE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^c CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Biotic interactions; Crop production; Cropping system; Herbicide; Indicators

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ECOLOGY; HERBICIDES; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); LAND USE; PESTICIDES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AGRO ECOLOGIES; BIOTIC INTERACTIONS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING SYSTEMS; FUNCTIONAL BIODIVERSITY; MULTI-CRITERIA ASSESSMENT; MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

WEED CONTROL;

PESTICIDE; HERBICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ARABLE FARMING; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTIC FACTOR; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; HERBICIDE; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LAND MANAGEMENT; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; WEED CONTROL;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGROECOSYSTEM; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CROP MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HARVEST; NONHUMAN; SIMULATION; WEED CONTROL; AGRICULTURE; CROP; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; WEED;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ECOLOGY; HERBICIDES; PLANT WEEDS; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 84945444351     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-015-0554-5     Document Type: Article

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