Ant seed predation, pesticide applications and farmers' income from tropical multi‐cropping gardens

Tropical small‐holder farmers rely on sustainable food production. Crop seed predation by ants can cause substantial yield loss and result in high pesticide use. We conducted field experiments and questionnaire‐based surveys aiming to assess the effect of sown‐seed predation on four crop species (Cu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Agricultural and forest entomology 2013-08, Vol.15 (3), p.245-254
Hauptverfasser:	Motzke, Iris, Tscharntke, Teja, Sodhi, Navjot S, Klein, Alexandra‐Maria, Wanger, Thomas C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agroecosystem Capsicum frutescens crops Cucumis sativus Daucus carota farm income farmers field experimentation Foraging behavior Formicidae functional redundancy herbicide herbicides Indonesia insecticide insecticides Insects invasive ants local economies Melongena pest control Pesticides plant protection seed predation seedling production seedlings Seeds Solanum melongena Sulawesi surveys Sustainable agriculture vegetable gardens Vegetables
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