Diverse landscapes but not wildflower plantings increase marketable crop yield

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dc.contributor.authorMcCullough, Christopheren
dc.contributor.authorGrab, Heatheren
dc.contributor.authorAngelella, Ginaen
dc.contributor.authorKarpanty, Sarah M.en
dc.contributor.authorSamtani, Jayeshen
dc.contributor.authorOlimpi, Elissa M.en
dc.contributor.authorO'Rourke, Megan E.en
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-24T14:57:19Zen
dc.date.available2023-05-24T14:57:19Zen
dc.date.issued2022-11en
dc.description.abstractBiodiversity-friendly farming practices may create a win-win scenario for biodiversity and crop production by supporting ecosystem services to agriculture. On-farm wildflower plantings and conserving semi-natural habitat surrounding farms are two such practices that focus on the integration of non-crop components into production systems at the local and landscape scale, respectively. Here, we examine the impact of these practices on the regulating services of biological control and pollination, as well as the provisioning service of crop yield in four crops replicated across 22 farms in two US states. Wildflower plantings had no effect on pollination while their influence on pest control was both dependent on the landscape context and inconsistent across crops. In contrast, farms surrounded by higher amounts of semi-natural habitat had consistently higher marketable yields for all four crops. Our findings suggest a need to account for non-production values of wildflower plantings as they provide fewer direct production benefits than surrounding semi-natural habitats.en
dc.description.adminPublic domain – authored by a U.S. government employeeen
dc.description.notesThis work was supported by USDA NIFA Agroecosystem Management grant number 2015 67019 - 23215, to MO and by Southern SARE graduate student grant, GS17 - 176, to CTM.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUSDA NIFA Agroecosystem Management [2015 67019 - 23215]; Southern SARE graduate student grant [GS17 - 176]en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.108120en
dc.identifier.eissn1873-2305en
dc.identifier.issn0167-8809en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/115174en
dc.identifier.volume339en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.rightsPublic Domain (U.S.)en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/en
dc.subjectLand useen
dc.subjectEcosystem servicesen
dc.subjectPest controlen
dc.subjectPollinationen
dc.subjectCrop qualityen
dc.titleDiverse landscapes but not wildflower plantings increase marketable crop yielden
dc.title.serialAgriculture Ecosystems & Environmenten
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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