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Field Margin Vegetation in Tropical African Bean Systems Harbours Diverse Natural Enemies for Biological Pest Control in Adjacent Crops
(MDPI, 2019-11-14)
Non-crop vegetation around farmland can be valuable habitats for enhancing ecosystem
services but little is known of the importance of field margins in supporting natural enemies of
insect pests in tropical agriculture. ...
Insecticidal activity of Tithonia diversifolia and Vernonia amygdalina
(Elsevier Ltd, 2017-08-26)
The diversity of synthetic pesticides has been reduced through regulation especially in the European Union,
leading to a resurgence of interest in natural plant products for pest control. Here we investigated two ...
Extracts from Field Margin Weeds Provide Economically Viable and Environmentally Benign Pest Control Compared to Synthetic Pesticides
(Plos One, 2015-11-23)
Plants with pesticidal properties have been investigated for decades as alternatives to synthetics,
but most progress has been shown in the laboratory. Consequently, research on
pesticidal plants is failing to address ...
Multiple ecosystem services from field margin vegetation for ecological sustainability in agriculture: scientific evidence and knowledge gaps.
(PubMed, 2019-11-28)
Background Field margin and non-crop vegetation in agricultural systems are potential ecosystem services providers because they offer semi-natural habitats for both below and above ground animal groups such as soil organisms, ...
Pesticidal Plant Extracts Improve Yield and Reduce Insect Pests on Legume Crops Without Harming Beneficial Arthropods
(Original Research, 2018-09-28)
In the fight against arthropod crop pests using plant secondary metabolites, most
research has focussed on the identification of bioactive molecules. Several hundred
candidate plant species and compounds are now known ...
Phytochemical Analysis of across East Africa Reveals Three Chemotypes that Influence Its Use as a Pesticidal Plant.
(MDPI, 2019-12-12)
is a plant species chemically characterized by the presence of entomotoxic rotenoids and used widely across Africa as a botanical pesticide. Phytochemical analysis was conducted to establish the presence and abundance of ...
Invasive weeds with pesticidal properties as potential new crops
(Elsevier, 2017)
Plants with pesticidal properties have been investigated for decades as alternatives to synthetics, but only a
handful have been commercialised and developed as non-food cash crops. One of the reasons why pesticidal
plants ...
Enhancing knowledge among smallholders on pollinators and supporting field margins for sustainable food security
(Elsevier Ltd., 2019-08)
Agro-ecological intensification (AEI) harnesses natural processes, such as pollination, that support sustainable crop production and can buffer against future food security risks. However, the transition from conventional ...