Agroecological Crop Protection / edited by Jean-Philippe Deguine, Caroline Gloanec, Philippe Laurent, Alain Ratnadass, Jean-Noël Aubertot.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Deguine, Jean-Philippe, editor.

Gloanec, Caroline, editor.

Laurent, Philippe (College teacher), editor.

Ratnadass, Alain, editor.

Aubertot, Jean-Noël, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences (Springer-11642)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture.

Applied ecology.

Biodiversity.

Biotic communities.

Entomology.

Applied Ecology.

Ecosystems.

Local Subjects:

Agriculture.

Applied Ecology.

Biodiversity.

Ecosystems.

Entomology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXVIII, 249 pages) : 90 illustrations, 89 illustrations in color

Edition:

First edition 2017.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

System Details:

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Summary:

How to reconcile crop protection against pests, diseases, weeds and the socio-economic, ecological, environmental and health sustainability of agroecosystems? Given the limitations of current practices, how to ensure the transition between the combination of protection techniques advocated up to now in the framework of the "Integrated Pest Management" and the development of an innovative agroecosystem management framework of the "Agroecological Crop Protection"? This is the purpose of this collective work. It is based on a review of the principles of agroecology applied to crop protection, a critical analysis of the evolution of the crop and the results of participatory experimences realized in farming systems in various agricultural situations. Generally, the book offers concrete recommendations for all temperate and tropical cropping systems, which are the keys to the agro-ecological transition. Intended for a wide audience, it provides both up-to-date information for professionals and teaching for students (agronomy, crop protection, biodiversity management, agroecology). The book is composed of a collection of contributions from a large group of 56 authors. The experience of these authors in the fields of research, teaching, training and transfer in the production environment and the rigor of their scientific approaches give depth and originality to this book which fills a gap in the literature on the subject.

Contents:

Foreword

Preamble

Preface

Thanks

Introduction

1. APPLYING AGROECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES TO CROP PROTECTION

Outlines of Agroecology

Agroecology, a 21st century agricultural revolution?

Agroecology seen by an evolutionist ecologist

Can agronomy be merged into agroecology?

Agroecology and frames of reference: an epistemological reading

Evolution of crop protection

A critical look through the eyes of a science historian of the development of crop protection

Moving from integrated pest management to agroecological crop protection

Agroecological crop protection: at the interface between agroecology, crop protection and biodiversity management

Conclusion

2. APPLICATION TO VEGETABLE CROPS: THE GAMOUR EXPERIENCE

3. APPLICATION IN FRUIT CROPS: THE BIOPHYTO EXPERIENCE

4. FEEDBACK AND COMMON APPROACHES TO AGROECOLOGICAL CROP PROTECTION: FURTHER EXAMPLES

Other experiences in vegetable farming

Agroecological practices to manage soil-borne pathogens in greenhouse vegetable crops in France

Agroecological management of bacterial wilt of tomato in Martinique

Other Experiments in Fruit Arboriculture

Managing plant ground cover to control pests in apple orchards in France

Agroecological Management of Mango Fruit Flies in Benin

Experiences with other crops

Agroecological management of banana pests in export crops in the Dominican Republic

Agroecological management of insect pests of rainfed rice in Madagascar

Approach to Biodiversity at the Agroecosystem Level. -Initiatives for Functional Biodiversity in Viticulture and Natural Pest Regulation Services

Semi-natural habitats for functional biodiversity in France

Design and Multicriteria Evaluation of Innovative Cropping Systems

Rés0Pest: An experimental network of pesticide-free cropping systems

5. AGROECOLOGICAL TRANSITION KEYS

Choosing and adapting methods

A synoptic view of the methods available to achieve ACP

Basic pest control techniques

Diagnoses in agricultural plots

Experiments on cropping systems

Modeling, an essential tool for ACP

Creating and utilizing knowledge

Functional Soil and Aerial Biodiversity

Effects of agricultural practices on biotic stresses

Organic farming as a prototype for the development of ACP

Landscape ecology, approximation between agronomy and ecology

Implementing and assessing practices

Experimental systems and co-design

Multi-criteria evaluation

Mediation tools: support for implementation of ACP

Tracking trajectories

Training and knowledge transfer

Teaching ACP

New training methods: self-training and on-line learning

Promotion and transfer through vocational training: CUQP ACP

Concerted public strategies for the support and promotion of agroecology: the approach in Reunion

The key to agroecological transition: farmers' testimonies

Agroecology as seen by a farmer in Vendée

Applied agroecology in a young tropical orchard

General conclusion: ACP, a Crop Protection policy for the Future

Acronyms and abbreviations

Bibliography

List of authors.

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Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-94-024-1185-0

9789402411850

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