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Dodds, C. J.; Henderson, I. F.; Watson, Peter J.; Leake, L.D.

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“…A microclimatic effect from the intercrop similar to the effect of crop residue that is beneficial for slugs has been assumed (Gaba et al, 2015), yet studies have found a reduction in slug damage for the main crop in intercropped systems (Glen, 2000;Brooks et al, 2005;Choi et al, 2006). The mechanisms for damage reduction are not wellunderstood, but dilution effects, based on the generalist feeding requirements of slugs, antifeedant effects and benefits for slug predators have been documented (Cook et al, 1997;Dodds et al, 1999;Le Gall and Tooker, 2017).…”

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The Potential of Intercropping for Multifunctional Crop Protection in Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.)

Emery¹,

Anderson²,

Carlsson³

et al. 2021

Front. Agron.

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Oilseed rape (OSR; Brassica napus) is a globally important crop which is increasingly under pressure from pests, pathogens and weeds. We investigated the potential of achieving multifunctional crop protection benefits by intercropping oilseed rape with legumes. A field experiment was conducted in which winter oilseed rape was intercropped with the annual frost sensitive legumes berseem clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) or spring faba bean (Vicia faba), or with the winter grain legumes winter faba bean or winter peas (Pisum sativum). We tracked damage to winter oilseed rape by autumn and spring pests (slugs and insects), pathogens, weed biomass, as well as oilseed rape and intercrop yield in each treatment. Intercropping treatments resulted in pest damage that was equivalent or lower than in oilseed rape alone. Follow up field and lab assessments for the frost sensitive legume intercrops provided evidence for a reduction in autumn pest damage to OSR. Each legume intercrop had its own benefits and drawbacks in relation to pest, pathogen and weed suppression, suggesting that the plant species selected for intercropping with oilseed rape should be based on the pests, pathogens and weeds of greatest concern locally to achieve relevant multifunctional benefits. Our study provides a framework for further experiments in which the multifunctional effects of intercropping on pests, pathogens and weeds can be quantified.

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The Potential of Intercropping for Multifunctional Crop Protection in Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.)

Emery¹,

Anderson²,

Carlsson³

et al. 2021

Front. Agron.

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Effects of mixed cropping on population densities and parasitism rates of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

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Effects of mixed cropping and barrier crops on the population density and parasitism of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), were evaluated in field plots of cabbage grown in Bali, Indonesia. The densities of P. xylostella at larval and pupal stages, as well as the overall density at larval plus pupal stages, were significantly lower in cabbage/coriander mixed cropping subplots than in cabbage monoculture subplots. Parasitism of P. xylostella by the larval parasitoid Diadegma semiclausum (Hellen) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) was not significantly different between the mixed and monocultural cropping systems. These results do not support the so-called enemies hypothesis, but suggest that disruption of the host searching behavior of female moths by neighboring non-host plants is the mechanism behind the associational resistance observed in the coriander mixed cropping system. The inclusion of a Napier grass barrier between mixed crop and monoculture subplots did not affect the influence of mixed cropping on larval and pupal densities. Therefore, Napier grass, which is used locally as a fence for preventing livestock invasion of fields, would not obstruct the pest-reducing effect of coriander/cabbage mixed cropping.

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Banana slug antifeedant in the growing cane tips of Himalayan Berry Rubus armeniacus

Wood

2012

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

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Cited by 7 publications

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The Potential of Intercropping for Multifunctional Crop Protection in Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.)

The Potential of Intercropping for Multifunctional Crop Protection in Oilseed Rape (Brassica napus L.)

Effects of mixed cropping on population densities and parasitism rates of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

Banana slug antifeedant in the growing cane tips of Himalayan Berry Rubus armeniacus

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