10/17/2018 / By Edsel Cook
Researchers from Spain, while looking for ways of preserving biodiversity while also enabling agricultural plantations like vineyards, reported that organic farming practices could turn vineyards into biodiversity hot spots that could stop the decline of butterfly and moth populations across the continent.
The researchers were supported by the Museu de Ciències Naturals de Granollers. They published their findings in the journal Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment.
They concluded that vineyards could take up organic farming techniques to help preserve the numbers of increasingly scarce butterflies and moths. One such technique is to leave uncultivated strips of soil within the plot.
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Journal Reference:
Puig-Montserrat X, Stefanescu C, Torre I, Palet J, Fàbregas E, Dantart J, Arrizabalaga A, Flaquer C. EFFECTS OF ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL CROP MANAGEMENT ON VINEYARD BIODIVERSITY. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 13 April 2017;243:19–26. DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2017.04.005
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