Redefining the field to mobilize three-dimensional diversity and ecosystem services on the arable farm

In this article we explore the concept and implications of three-dimensional (spatial, temporal, and genetic) in-field crop diversification to inform systems redesign towards ecological intensification. We first present a conceptual framework for classifying diversity in arable contexts. We then app...

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Main Authors: Ditzler, Lenora, van Apeldoorn, Dirk F., Schulte, Rogier P.O., Tittonell, Pablo Adrian, Rossing, Walter A.H.
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14955
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1161030120302045
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2020.126197
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author Ditzler, Lenora
van Apeldoorn, Dirk F.
Schulte, Rogier P.O.
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
Rossing, Walter A.H.
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description In this article we explore the concept and implications of three-dimensional (spatial, temporal, and genetic) in-field crop diversification to inform systems redesign towards ecological intensification. We first present a conceptual framework for classifying diversity in arable contexts. We then apply the framework to analyse two long-term systems experiments in The Netherlands where spatial and genetic diversity measures were implemented via strip and mixed intercropping with the aim to increase ecosystem service delivery: incidence and spreading rate of late blight (Phytophthora infestans) in potato (Solanum tubersosum L.), and biocontrol control potential in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). In the case of late blight, potatoes planted in strips had significantly lower disease incidence than the monoculture reference across all years, and adding cultivar mixing within the strip was more powerful in mitigating late blight than spatial diversification alone. In the case of biocontrol in wheat, strips supported significantly larger (for all but one taxonomic group) and significantly more diverse epigeic natural enemy populations than the sole culture reference in all years. However, the addition of species mixing within strips did not further increase biocontrol indices compared to sole-wheat strips. These results imply that compromises between management complexity and ecosystem service enhancement are achievable through strip cropping, an operable practice with current machinery, and one that does not require a thorough reconfiguration of the production system. The three-dimensional diversity framework proved useful for unpacking experimental outcomes in terms of diversity-mediated mechanisms, however it requires further development before it can be used to facilitate multi-objective optimization.
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spelling INTA149552023-08-18T12:46:58Z Redefining the field to mobilize three-dimensional diversity and ecosystem services on the arable farm Ditzler, Lenora van Apeldoorn, Dirk F. Schulte, Rogier P.O. Tittonell, Pablo Adrian Rossing, Walter A.H. Cultivo en Bandas Cultivo intercalado Control de Plagas Servicios de los Ecosistemas Strip Cropping Intercropping Pest Control Arable Farming Ecosystem Services In this article we explore the concept and implications of three-dimensional (spatial, temporal, and genetic) in-field crop diversification to inform systems redesign towards ecological intensification. We first present a conceptual framework for classifying diversity in arable contexts. We then apply the framework to analyse two long-term systems experiments in The Netherlands where spatial and genetic diversity measures were implemented via strip and mixed intercropping with the aim to increase ecosystem service delivery: incidence and spreading rate of late blight (Phytophthora infestans) in potato (Solanum tubersosum L.), and biocontrol control potential in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). In the case of late blight, potatoes planted in strips had significantly lower disease incidence than the monoculture reference across all years, and adding cultivar mixing within the strip was more powerful in mitigating late blight than spatial diversification alone. In the case of biocontrol in wheat, strips supported significantly larger (for all but one taxonomic group) and significantly more diverse epigeic natural enemy populations than the sole culture reference in all years. However, the addition of species mixing within strips did not further increase biocontrol indices compared to sole-wheat strips. These results imply that compromises between management complexity and ecosystem service enhancement are achievable through strip cropping, an operable practice with current machinery, and one that does not require a thorough reconfiguration of the production system. The three-dimensional diversity framework proved useful for unpacking experimental outcomes in terms of diversity-mediated mechanisms, however it requires further development before it can be used to facilitate multi-objective optimization. EEA Bariloche Fil: Ditzler, Lenora. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; Países Bajos Fil: van Apeldoorn, Dirk F. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; Países Bajos Fil: van Apeldoorn, Dirk F. Wageningen University & Research. Field Crops; Países Bajos Fil: Schulte, Rogier P.O. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; Países Bajos Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias de Bariloche. Grupo de Agroecología, Ambiente y Sistemas de Producción (GIAASP); Argentina Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias de Bariloche. Grupo de Agroecología, Ambiente y Sistemas de Producción (GIAASP); Argentina Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Universit´e de Montpellier. Centre de cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le D´eveloppement (CIRAD). Agro´ecologie et Intensification Durable (AïDA); Francia Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Groningen University. Groningen Institute of Evolutionary Life Sciences; Países Bajos Fil: Rossing, Walter A. H. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology; Países Bajos 2023-08-18T12:38:37Z 2023-08-18T12:38:37Z 2021-01 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14955 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1161030120302045 1873-7331 1161-0301 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2020.126197 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Elsevier European Journal of Agronomy 122 : 126197. (Enero 2021)
spellingShingle Cultivo en Bandas
Cultivo intercalado
Control de Plagas
Servicios de los Ecosistemas
Strip Cropping
Intercropping
Pest Control
Arable Farming
Ecosystem Services
Ditzler, Lenora
van Apeldoorn, Dirk F.
Schulte, Rogier P.O.
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
Rossing, Walter A.H.
Redefining the field to mobilize three-dimensional diversity and ecosystem services on the arable farm
title Redefining the field to mobilize three-dimensional diversity and ecosystem services on the arable farm
title_full Redefining the field to mobilize three-dimensional diversity and ecosystem services on the arable farm
title_fullStr Redefining the field to mobilize three-dimensional diversity and ecosystem services on the arable farm
title_full_unstemmed Redefining the field to mobilize three-dimensional diversity and ecosystem services on the arable farm
title_short Redefining the field to mobilize three-dimensional diversity and ecosystem services on the arable farm
title_sort redefining the field to mobilize three dimensional diversity and ecosystem services on the arable farm
topic Cultivo en Bandas
Cultivo intercalado
Control de Plagas
Servicios de los Ecosistemas
Strip Cropping
Intercropping
Pest Control
Arable Farming
Ecosystem Services
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2020.126197
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