Intercropping and pest management: a review of major concepts

By Hugh A. Smith, R. Mcsorley. 2000

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Relationships between insect pests and weeds: an evolutionary perspective (2005, background): “…acknowledged that our horticultural practices (e.g., inadvertent removal of plant defenses during the crop breeding process, monocultural practices, and other ill-advised cropping decisions) have exacerbated insect-related problems in crops (Herzog and Funderburk 1986; Smith and McSorley 2000).”
Biological control of invasive stink bugs: review of global state and future prospects (2020, background): “Intercropping with a non-host plant can directly reduce the damage to cash crops by masking the host from the pests, as some plantsmight have a repellent effect on herbivores (Smith & McSorley, 2000).”
Sustainable pest management for cotton production. A review (2011, background): “…in the reduction of pest impacts has now been abandoned, although the positive role of trap crops is acknowledged, and particular cropping geometries and sequences can be strongly beneficial (Altieri and Nicholls, 2004; Shelton and Badenes-Perez, 2006; Smith and McSorley, 2000; Vandermeer, 1990).”
A meta-analysis of intercropping in Africa: impacts on crop yield, farmer income, and integrated pest management effects (2017, background): “Intercropping entails the simultaneous (or relatively simultaneous) cultivation of crops in the same field (Smith & McSorley, 2000).”