European vineyards
10/23/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Organic farming promotes better plant biodiversity
Vineyards are an ancient and valuable means of agriculture in the southern reaches of Europe. Although many have been taking up organic farming in recent years, most continue to manage their crops through the use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. Spanish researchers evaluated how the adoption of organic farming methods could further benefit the agricultural […]
10/17/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Organic vineyard plots are more biodiverse than conventional crop management plots
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 […]
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