Management matters: A comparison of ant assemblages in organic and conventional vineyards

Masoni, Alberto; Frizzi, Filippo; Brühl, Carsten A.; Zocchi, Niccolò; Palchetti, Enrico; Chelazzi, Guido; Santini, Giacomo

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2017.05.036

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“…The results indicated that Gc, such as SR, AT, AST, LAT, LNT and ET exerted a significant effect on fungal communities, revealing that approximately the same geographic and climatic factors regulated fungal microbiota (6,16). The results further showed that Pi, such as TS, PP, TA, and pH, also modified the fermentation microflora ( Figure. unknown influence confirming the other factors affecting fungal communities (31,35).…”

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The Biogeography of Fungal Communities Across Different Chinese Wine-producing Regions Associated with Environmental Factors and Spontaneous Fermentation Performance

Yang

Lin

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Chinese Marselan grapes are believed to possess the potential to become a characteristic regional variety, whose quality is internationally recognized. The fermentation-related mycobiota from six climatically diverse Marselan-producing regions in China were analyzed via high-throughput sequencing (HTS), while the influence of environmental factors was evaluated as well. The results implied that the phyla Ascomycota and genus Aureobasidium dominated the fungal communities in 166 Marselan must and ferment samples. Significant differences were detected in the fungal microbiota from the regions, as well as the wineries, while these discrepancies decreased as the fermentation progressed. Moreover, the difference in fungal communities between the wineries exceeded the variation involving the regions, and higher diversity was identified in the types of species than in the compositions. Geoclimatic elements (Gc) and physicochemical indexes (Pi) exerted a significant effect on the fungal must consortium, explaining 58.17% of the taxonomic information. Therefore, a correlation was proposed between the spontaneous fermentation performance, as well as the polyphenol (PP) content, and their association with fungal taxonomic composition. In addition to enriching the knowledge regarding the wine microbiome and its influencing factors, this study may provide a new strategy for harnessing autochthonous 'microbial terroir'.

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The Biogeography of Fungal Communities Across Different Chinese Wine-producing Regions Associated with Environmental Factors and Spontaneous Fermentation Performance

Yang

Lin

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“…These have usually been employed in forest ecosystems [68,69], and much more rarely in agroecosystems, to which they had to be transported [48,70]. Only a few studies have dealt with ants in Italian agroecosystems (e.g., [71][72][73][74][75][76][77]). However, native ant species common in Italy and in the Mediterranean basin could be effective control agents against highly problematic pests such as the exotic brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) [78], fungi and other herbivores [79].…”

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New Tools for Conservation Biological Control: Testing Ant-Attracting Artificial Nectaries to Employ Ants as Plant Defenders

Schifani

Castracani

Giannetti

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Knowledge of the role of ants in many agroecosystems is relatively scarce, and in temperate regions the possibility to exploit ants as biocontrol agents for crop protection is still largely unexplored. Drawing inspiration from mutualistic ant-plant relationships mediated by extrafloral nectaries (EFNs), we tested the use of artificial nectaries (ANs) in order to increase ant activity on pear trees and to evaluate the effects on the arthropods, plant health and fruit production. While EFNs secrete a complex solution mainly composed of sugars and amino acids, ANs were filled with water and sucrose only. The results suggest that ANs can be used as manipulative instruments to increase ant activity over long periods of time. High ant activity was significantly linked to lower incidence of the pathogen fungus Venturia pyrina (pear scab) on pear leaves, and of the presence of Cydia pomonella (codling moth) caterpillars on pear fruit production. These results further encourage exploring underrated possibilities in the development of new tools for conservation biological control (CBC).

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“…Assim, a hipótese de que as áreas sob cultivo orgânico possuem maior riqueza, diversidade e abundância de formigas do que as áreas sob cultivo convencional foi corroborada pelos resultados. Outros estudos constataram resultados similares em comparações da fauna de formigas (MASONI et al, 2017) e de outros artrópodes em áreas sob cultivo orgânico e convencional (CAPRIO et al, 2015;SANTOS et al, 2017). As características dos cultivos orgânicos proporcionam melhores condições para a mirmecofauna em geral do que as dos cultivos convencionais.…”

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Diversidade, riqueza e abundância da mirmecofauna em áreas sob cultivo orgânico e convencional

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Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a riqueza, a diversidade, a abundância e a composição da fauna de formigas em oito propriedades rurais com cultivo orgânico e oito com cultivo convencional, no município de Paraíba do Sul (RJ). Instalaramse em cada área cultivada 15 armadilhas tipo pitfall para a coleta das formigas. Amostraram-se 48 espécies de formigas no total, pertencentes a sete subfamílias e 23 gêneros. A riqueza nos cultivos convencionais foi de 29, e nos cultivos orgânicos, 38. Os valores médios de riqueza e diversidade de espécies e a abundância média foram maiores nas áreas com cultivo orgânico do que nos cultivos convencionais. O número de espécies cultivadas, a profundidade de cobertura vegetal morta e a temperatura estiveram entre as variáveis que mais afetaram a mirmecofauna. A composição de espécies de formigas variou significativamente entre áreas com cultivo convencional e orgânico (ANOSIM, R = 0,6099, p < 0,01). Os resultados corroboram a realidade de que a prática da agricultura orgânica constitui uma alternativa relevante aos cultivos convencionais, por promover a manutenção da biodiversidade local.

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Management matters: A comparison of ant assemblages in organic and conventional vineyards

Cited by 29 publications

References 80 publications

The Biogeography of Fungal Communities Across Different Chinese Wine-producing Regions Associated with Environmental Factors and Spontaneous Fermentation Performance

The Biogeography of Fungal Communities Across Different Chinese Wine-producing Regions Associated with Environmental Factors and Spontaneous Fermentation Performance

New Tools for Conservation Biological Control: Testing Ant-Attracting Artificial Nectaries to Employ Ants as Plant Defenders

Diversidade, riqueza e abundância da mirmecofauna em áreas sob cultivo orgânico e convencional

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