Mitigating agricultural intensification in the Western Cape with landscape elements: a synopsis of applicable ecological weed management strategies

Ferreira, M. I.

doi:10.51694/advweedsci/2022;40:00027

Advances in Weed Science

2022

DOI: 10.51694/advweedsci/2022;40:00027

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Mitigating agricultural intensification in the Western Cape with landscape elements: a synopsis of applicable ecological weed management strategies

M. I. Ferreira¹

Abstract: Mitigating agricultural intensification in the Western Cape with landscape elements: a synopsis of applicable ecological weed management strategies. Adv Weed Sci.2022;40:e020220063.

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Enhanced Species Diversity Unlocked by Habitat Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes: New Perspectives on Ecological Weed Management and Sustainable Intensification<br>—Species Diversity and Habitat Conservation

Ferreira

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The impulse to remain profitable by increasing agricultural production levels in view of the greater demand for food, provided impetus to production intensification. The aim of this review is to summarise current literature, reporting specifically on the impact of production intensification on habitats and yield constraints caused by weeds. Secondly, in alleviating these effects over the short term, ecological measures that enhance species diversity in conserved habitats and promote semi-natural habitats in the agricultural landscape, are discussed. In large-scale intensive agriculture, weed control is predominantly rooted in agrochemical applications in the form of herbicides. Long lasting intensive agricultural practices show discord both with the promotion of the biodiversity of microbes belowground and aboveground and with organisms involved in the breaking down of plant material. The presence of native species in the surroundings, in combination with hedgerows and field margins, with a comparatively intricate and balanced variety of plants in a sheltered environment, are essential for settlement of benign insects, particularly in the face of intensive agricultural production. The promising tactic of advantageous seed predators enables decreased herbicide applications. Crop mosaics arranged to advance compatibility at the landscape scale are important to bolster pollination services and insect management, while ecological variety in the surroundings acts as a safety net for habitat diversity. Weed control in combination with different tactics of vegetation use, comprising cover cropping, hedgerows and field margins, sets up safe havens How to cite this paper: Ferreira, M.I.

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Enhanced Species Diversity Unlocked by Habitat Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes: New Perspectives on Ecological Weed Management and Sustainable Intensification<br>—Species Diversity and Habitat Conservation

Ferreira

2024

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Mitigating agricultural intensification in the Western Cape with landscape elements: a synopsis of applicable ecological weed management strategies

Abstract: Mitigating agricultural intensification in the Western Cape with landscape elements: a synopsis of applicable ecological weed management strategies. Adv Weed Sci.2022;40:e020220063.

Cited by 1 publication

References 61 publications

Enhanced Species Diversity Unlocked by Habitat Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes: New Perspectives on Ecological Weed Management and Sustainable Intensification<br>—Species Diversity and Habitat Conservation

Enhanced Species Diversity Unlocked by Habitat Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes: New Perspectives on Ecological Weed Management and Sustainable Intensification<br>—Species Diversity and Habitat Conservation

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Mitigating agricultural intensification in the Western Cape with landscape elements: a synopsis of applicable ecological weed management strategies

Abstract: Mitigating agricultural intensification in the Western Cape with landscape elements: a synopsis of applicable ecological weed management strategies. Adv Weed Sci.2022;40:e020220063.

Cited by 1 publication

References 61 publications

Enhanced Species Diversity Unlocked by Habitat Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes: New Perspectives on Ecological Weed Management and Sustainable Intensification<br>&#8212;Species Diversity and Habitat Conservation

Enhanced Species Diversity Unlocked by Habitat Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes: New Perspectives on Ecological Weed Management and Sustainable Intensification<br>&#8212;Species Diversity and Habitat Conservation

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Enhanced Species Diversity Unlocked by Habitat Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes: New Perspectives on Ecological Weed Management and Sustainable Intensification<br>—Species Diversity and Habitat Conservation

Enhanced Species Diversity Unlocked by Habitat Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes: New Perspectives on Ecological Weed Management and Sustainable Intensification<br>—Species Diversity and Habitat Conservation