Global CA-CoP CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

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Dear Subscribers,

Please see a message form Christian Theirfelder and the attached paper: Friends or foes? Population dynamics of beneficial and detrimental aerial arthropods under Conservation Agriculture by Mlangha et al. In Biological Control.

Thank you Christian for sharing.

Apologies for any cross-posting.

Amir Kassam

Moderator

Global CA-CoP

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Conservation Agriculture is an ecosystem approach to regenerative sustainable agriculture and land management based on the practical application of context-specific and locally adapted three interlinked principles of: (i) Continuous no or minimum mechanical soil disturbance (no-till seeding/planting and weeding, and minimum soil disturbance with all other farm operations including harvesting);  (ii) permanent maintenance of soil mulch cover (crop biomass, stubble and cover crops); and (iii) diversification of cropping system (economically, environmentally and socially adapted rotations and/or sequences and/or associations involving annuals and/or perennials, including legumes and cover crops), along with other complementary good agricultural production and land management practices.

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From: THIERFELDER, Christian Lutz (CIMMYT-Zimbabwe) <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sat, 30 May 2020 at 14:17
Subject: Friends or Foes?
To: THIERFELDER, Christian Lutz (CIMMYT-Zimbabwe) <[log in to unmask]>

Dear Colleagues,

Biological control in cropping system has become an increasingly hot topic, specifically in CA systems where we try to reduce the environmental footprint – this data was taken before the Fall Armyworm became a major pest in Africa. As you can see we are slowly transgressing to R. Thanks to Blessing and all teachers involved who helped us in getting that far…

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Enjoy the read!

Christian

 

 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1049964419308266?via%3Dihub

 

 

Dr. Christian Thierfelder | Principal Scientist, Cropping Systems Agronomist, Strategic Leader

 

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) - Southern Africa Regional Office

P.O. Box MP 163, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe

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