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Database last updated: 06/10/2023. Learn about the Research Database.
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Academic ResearchWindbreaks in the United States: A systematic review of producer-reported benefits, challenges, management activities and drivers of adoption
Agricultural Systems
Windbreaks are an agroforestry practice used to provide simultaneous economic, environmental and social benefits that occur when trees are deliberately integrated into an agroecosystem. To…
Academic ResearchWood chips used for weed control in Organic Farming
Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection
The effect of wood chips mulch on weeds and yield was tested in a long-term experiment within a crop rotation in Organic Farming. The wood…
Academic ResearchWooded field margins increase potential for cultural and biological control of soybean pests
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
Crop field margins provide benefits to growers by inhibiting pest dispersal through cultural control and provisioning resources for predators through conservation biological control. The purpose…
Academic ResearchWooded Semi-Natural Habitats Complement Permanent Grasslands in Supporting Wild Bee Diversity in Agricultural Landscapes
Insects
Simple Summary Loss of semi-natural habitats in agricultural landscapes negatively affects wild bees. These pollinators are, however, very important in agricultural landscapes as they enable…
Academic ResearchWoodland, cropland and hedgerows promote pollinator abundance in intensive grassland landscapes, with saturating benefits of flower cover
Journal of Applied Ecology
1. Pollinating insects provide economic value by improving crop yield. They are also functionally and culturally important across ecosystems outside of cropland. To understand landscape-level…
Academic ResearchWorking with natural processes to reduce flood risk
Environment Agency Report
Evidence Directory: Working with Natural Processes (WWNP) aims to protect, restore and emulate the natural functions of catchments, floodplains, rivers and the coast. Considerable research…