Tritrophic defenses as a central pivot of low-emission, pest-suppressive farming systems
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has spotlighted the intricate connections between human and planetary health. Given that pesticide-centered crop protection degrades ecological resilience and (in-)directly harms human health, the adoption of ecologically sound, biodiversity-driven alternatives is imper...
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| author | Wyckhuys, Kris A.G. Zhang, Wei Colmenarez, Yelitza C. Simelton, Elisabeth Sander, Björn Ole Yanhui Lu |
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| description | The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has spotlighted the intricate connections between human and planetary health. Given that pesticide-centered crop protection degrades ecological resilience and (in-)directly harms human health, the adoption of ecologically sound, biodiversity-driven alternatives is imperative. In this Synthesis paper, we illuminate how ecological forces can be manipulated to bolster ‘tritrophic defenses’ against crop pests, pathogens, and weeds. Three distinct, yet mutually compatible approaches (habitat-mediated, breeding-dependent, and epigenetic tactics) can be deployed at different organizational levels, that is, from an individual seed to entire farming landscapes. Biodiversity can be harnessed for crop protection through ecological infrastructures, diversification tactics, and reconstituted soil health. Crop diversification is ideally guided by interorganismal interplay and plant–soil feedbacks, entailing resistant cultivars, rotation schemes, or multicrop arrangements. Rewarding opportunities also exist to prime plants for enhanced immunity or indirect defenses. As tritrophic defenses spawn multiple societal cobenefits, they could become core features of healthy, climate-resilient, and low-carbon food systems. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1255032025-11-12T04:59:50Z Tritrophic defenses as a central pivot of low-emission, pest-suppressive farming systems Wyckhuys, Kris A.G. Zhang, Wei Colmenarez, Yelitza C. Simelton, Elisabeth Sander, Björn Ole Yanhui Lu coronavirus disease covid-19 coronavirinae pesticides crops ecology biodiversity pests pathogens weeds pest control approaches infrastructures diversification soil quality cultivar selection crop rotation climate-smart agriculture pesticide application epigenetics infrastructure food systems breeding climate change The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has spotlighted the intricate connections between human and planetary health. Given that pesticide-centered crop protection degrades ecological resilience and (in-)directly harms human health, the adoption of ecologically sound, biodiversity-driven alternatives is imperative. In this Synthesis paper, we illuminate how ecological forces can be manipulated to bolster ‘tritrophic defenses’ against crop pests, pathogens, and weeds. Three distinct, yet mutually compatible approaches (habitat-mediated, breeding-dependent, and epigenetic tactics) can be deployed at different organizational levels, that is, from an individual seed to entire farming landscapes. Biodiversity can be harnessed for crop protection through ecological infrastructures, diversification tactics, and reconstituted soil health. Crop diversification is ideally guided by interorganismal interplay and plant–soil feedbacks, entailing resistant cultivars, rotation schemes, or multicrop arrangements. Rewarding opportunities also exist to prime plants for enhanced immunity or indirect defenses. As tritrophic defenses spawn multiple societal cobenefits, they could become core features of healthy, climate-resilient, and low-carbon food systems. 2022-10 2022-11-17T07:53:41Z 2022-11-17T07:53:41Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125503 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Wyckhuys, Kris AG; Zhang, Wei; Colmenarez, Yelitza C.; Simelton, Elisabeth; Sander, Bjorn O.; and Lu, Yanhui. 2022. Tritrophic defenses as a central pivot of low-emission, pest-suppressive farming systems. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 58(October 2022): 101208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2022.101208 |
| spellingShingle | coronavirus disease covid-19 coronavirinae pesticides crops ecology biodiversity pests pathogens weeds pest control approaches infrastructures diversification soil quality cultivar selection crop rotation climate-smart agriculture pesticide application epigenetics infrastructure food systems breeding climate change Wyckhuys, Kris A.G. Zhang, Wei Colmenarez, Yelitza C. Simelton, Elisabeth Sander, Björn Ole Yanhui Lu Tritrophic defenses as a central pivot of low-emission, pest-suppressive farming systems |
| title | Tritrophic defenses as a central pivot of low-emission, pest-suppressive farming systems |
| title_full | Tritrophic defenses as a central pivot of low-emission, pest-suppressive farming systems |
| title_fullStr | Tritrophic defenses as a central pivot of low-emission, pest-suppressive farming systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tritrophic defenses as a central pivot of low-emission, pest-suppressive farming systems |
| title_short | Tritrophic defenses as a central pivot of low-emission, pest-suppressive farming systems |
| title_sort | tritrophic defenses as a central pivot of low emission pest suppressive farming systems |
| topic | coronavirus disease covid-19 coronavirinae pesticides crops ecology biodiversity pests pathogens weeds pest control approaches infrastructures diversification soil quality cultivar selection crop rotation climate-smart agriculture pesticide application epigenetics infrastructure food systems breeding climate change |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125503 |
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