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The authors review the main characteristics of quinoa, Chenopodium quinoa Willd., its origin and genetic diversity, its exceptional tolerance to drought and salinity, its nutritional properties, the reasons why this crop can offer several ecosystem services, and the role of Andean farmers in preserving its agrobiodiversity. Finally, they propose a...
杂志文章
2013
Conventional crop protection with pesticides has limitations such as resistance of pests to pesticides and faunal imbalance. Agroecological crop protection is an attractive alternative based on the principles of agroecology. We present here this strategy using the case of Cucurbitaceae flies, which are the most important agricultural pests in Réunion....
杂志文章
2015
Smallholder farmers in semi-arid Africa are in an increasingly vulnerable position due to the direct and indirect effects of climate change, demographic pressure and resource degradation. Conservation agriculture (CA) is promoted as an alternative to restore soil productivity through increased water and nutrient use efficiencies in these regions. However, adoption...
杂志文章
2012
This article reviews the main initiatives underlying ecologically intensive agroecosystems, analyses basic concepts, and proposes a framework for action. The rainforest model, the dry forest model, and the American Prairie are exemplified as three main natural systems at the basis of the mimicry concept. The link between biodiversity and the...
杂志文章
2012
This article is the Preface of the virtual issue Agroecological Engineering, published in the journal Agronomy for Sustainable Development (www.springer.com/journal/13593) of the French National Institute of Agricultural Research (http://www.inra.fr/en). "Bring diversity back to agriculture. That's what made it work in the first place." David R. Brower.
杂志文章
2015
This paper describes how fish uses the resources in rice field, which promotes rice growth.
China
杂志文章
2017
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