Perennial, species-rich wildflower strips enhance pest control and crop yield

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 220, Issue , 2016, Pages 97-103

  Tschumi, Matthias ^a,b   Albrecht, Matthias ^a   Bärtschi, Cédric ^a,c   Collatz, Jana ^a,c   Entling, Martin H ^b   Jacot, Katja ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Conservation biological control (CBC); Functional biodiversity; Habitat management; Natural enemies; Semi natural habitat; Sown field margin

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP DAMAGE; CROP YIELD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; NATURAL ENEMY; PERENNIAL PLANT; PEST CONTROL; SOWING; SPECIES RICHNESS; WHEAT; WILD POPULATION;

OULEMA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84954287333     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2016.01.001     Document Type: Article

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