Flower Strips and Their Ecological Multifunctionality in Agricultural Fields

Jolanta Kowalska, Małgorzata Antkowiak and Paweł Sienkiewicz ()
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Jolanta Kowalska: Institute of Plant Protection—National Research Institute, Władysława Węgorka 20, 60-318 Poznan, Poland
Małgorzata Antkowiak: Institute of Plant Protection—National Research Institute, Władysława Węgorka 20, 60-318 Poznan, Poland
Paweł Sienkiewicz: Department of Entomology and Environmental Protection, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dąbrowskiego 159, 60-594 Poznan, Poland

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 9, 1-14

Abstract: Flower strips can be an important component of integrated pest management and contribute to reducing pressure on agroecosystems, which is why they are increasingly implemented as part of agri-environmental programs. They can be used as a multifunctional agronomic tool because they can prevent the decline of species diversity in the agroecosystem and increase functional biodiversity, which is a prerequisite for the provision of ecosystem services, such as pollination and natural pest control. Research highlights the great potential and multifunctionality of flower strips. This paper provides a synthesis of the most important information and research findings regarding flower strips and may be a useful tool in relation to the European Green Deal, which aims to move the EU towards a green transformation. Where intensive chemical treatments in agriculture have contributed to the degradation of the agricultural landscape, flower strips can support its ecological intensification.

Keywords: beneficial macro-organisms; biodiversity; organic cultivation; insect pest control; pollinators; ecological intensification; insect preferences for visiting of plants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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