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www.quae.com-004308 03 01 01 004308 03 9782759238491 15 9782759238491 00 BA 02 145 mm 01 210 mm 08 185 gr 02 10 01 02 Matière à débattre et décider 01 01 Protecting crops through plant diversity 1 B15 01 A1959 21 0000-0002-6366-5857 Anaïs Tibi Tibi, Anaïs Anaïs Tibi Anaïs Tibi est ingénieure de recherche INRAE. Elle coordonne la réalisation de synthèses de connaissances pluridisciplinaires pour éclairer la décision publique sur des sujets à l’interface entre agriculture, alimentation et environnement. Anaïs Tibi is a research engineer at INRAE. She coordinates the production of multi-disciplinary knowledge reviews to inform public decision-making on issues at the crossroads between agriculture, food and the environment. 2 B15 01 A2607 Vincent Martinet Martinet, Vincent Vincent Martinet Vincent Martinet est directeur de recherche INRAE et professeur attaché à l’École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay. Économiste de l’environnement et de l’écologie, ses travaux portent notamment sur la durabilité de l’agriculture et la transition agroécologique. Vincent Martinet is Deputy Director for Research at INRAE and Professor at the École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay. As environmental and ecological economist, his research focuses on the sustainability of agriculture and the agroecological transition. 3 B15 01 A2608 Aude Vialatte Vialatte, Aude Aude Vialatte Aude Vialatte est directrice de recherche INRAE et directrice du laboratoire Dynafor à Toulouse. Agroécologue des paysages, elle développe une approche systémique pour évaluer et favoriser la régulation naturelle des bioagresseurs des cultures. Aude Vialatte is Deputy Director of Research at INRAE and Director of the Dynafor Laboratory in Toulouse. As landscape agroecology scientist, she develops a systems approach to assessing and promoting the natural regulation of crop pests. 01 eng 00 128 03 01 24 Izibook:Subject Milieux naturels et environnement 24 Izibook:Subject Agriculture et productions végétales 24 Izibook:Subject Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques 24 Izibook:Subject Sciences de la vie et de la terre 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Milieux naturels et environnement|Biodiversité, flores et faunes;Territoire et espace rural 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Agriculture et productions végétales|Agronomie et systèmes de culture;Variétés et amélioration;Ingénierie et technologie;Santé des plantes 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques|Développement, développement durable;Politiques. Expertise 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Sciences de la vie et de la terre|Ecologie générale 23 Izibook:Tags Biodiversité, flores et faunes;Territoire et espace rural 23 Izibook:NewTags Milieux naturels et environnement|Biodiversité, flores et faunes;Territoire et espace rural 23 Izibook:NewTags Agriculture et productions végétales|Agronomie et systèmes de culture;Variétés et amélioration;Ingénierie et technologie;Santé des plantes 23 Izibook:NewTags Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques|Développement, développement durable;Politiques. Expertise 23 Izibook:NewTags Sciences de la vie et de la terre|Ecologie générale 20 agriculture;organic agriculture;agronomy;decision support;feeding;land planning;tree;biocontrol;phytosanitary treatment;biodiversity;grazing;landscape;pesticide;sustainable development;planting;public policy;grassland;crop production;ecology;ecosystem;harvesting;environment;cropping system;farm;valorization;vegetation 10 2011 POL067000 10 2011 TEC003030 29 3070 29 4092 01 631.5 03 00 The advent of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides freed farmers from yield-limiting environmental constraints while simplifying agricultural fields and landscapes. The environmental and health impacts of this dominant model, as well as its interrelationships with climate change and biodiversity loss, are now well established by the scientific community.Although there is increasing societal demand for agriculture that meets food demand while respecting the environment and human health, the agro-ecological transition of cropping systems is insufficiently engaged. One of the reasons put forward for this inertia is the lack of effective alternatives to pesticides to protect crops. This collective scientific assessment looks at crop protection strategies based on plant diversification in agricultural areas and analyses the obstacles and levers to their adoption by farmers. It is part of the Écophyto 2+ plan, which supports the production of knowledge and tools needed to reduce synthetic pesticide use. This book is intended for teaching professionals, researchers, students, stakeholders in the agricultural world, land managers, environmental organisations and associations, and any citizen interested in such issues. <div> </div> The French version of this book,<a href="https://www.quae.com/produit/1821/9782759237333/proteger-les-cultures-par-la-diversite-vegetale" target="_blank"> Protéger les cultures par la diversité végétale</a>, is available on our website.La version française de ce titre, <a href="https://www.quae.com/produit/1821/9782759237333/proteger-les-cultures-par-la-diversite-vegetale" target="_blank"> Protéger les cultures par la diversité végétale</a>, est disponible sur notre site. The advent of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides freed farmers from yield-limiting environmental constraints while simplifying agricultural fields and landscapes. The environmental and health impacts of this dominant model, as well as its interrelationships with climate change and biodiversity loss, are now well established by the scientific community.Although there is increasing societal demand for agriculture that meets food demand while respecting the environment and human health, the agro-ecological transition of cropping systems is insufficiently engaged. One of the reasons put forward for this inertia is the lack of effective alternatives to pesticides to protect crops. This collective scientific assessment looks at crop protection strategies based on plant diversification in agricultural areas and analyses the obstacles and levers to their adoption by farmers. It is part of the Écophyto 2+ plan, which supports the production of knowledge and tools needed to reduce synthetic pesticide use. This book is intended for teaching professionals, researchers, students, stakeholders in the agricultural world, land managers, environmental organisations and associations, and any citizen interested in such issues. <div> </div> The French version of this book, <a href="https://www.quae.com/produit/1821/9782759237333/proteger-les-cultures-par-la-diversite-vegetale" target="_blank">Protéger les cultures par la diversité végétale</a>, is available on our website.La version française de ce titre, <a href="https://www.quae.com/produit/1821/9782759237333/proteger-les-cultures-par-la-diversite-vegetale" target="_blank"> Protéger les cultures par la diversité végétale</a>, est disponible sur notre site. 02 00 Reducing the use of synthetic pesticides means redesigning cropping systems to encourage the natural ecological processes that regulate pests. This book provides an overview of crop protection strategies based on plant diversification and analyses the technical and socio-economic obstacles and levers of their deployment. 04 00 PART 1. A FEW DEFINITIONS1. Pest, crop protection and natural regulation•Pest: from injuries to economic losses•Natural regulation in crop protection strategies2. Plant diversification in agricultural areas•Increasing crop intraspecific diversity: varietal mixtures, use of heterogeneous varieties (farmer, traditional), etc.•Increasing the interspecific diversity of the cultivated cover: mixed cropping, service plants, agroforestry, etc.•Increasing the temporal diversity of cultivated plants: diversified rotations•Diversity of semi-natural vegetation in the landscape: hedgerows, permanent grasslands, groves, etc.•Managing the level of diversity in the landscapePART 2. LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE COLLECTIVE SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT3. Agroecological impacts of plant diversification•Diversifying the vegetation on agricultural fields and landscapes is a crop protection lever•Plant diversification is good for the associated biodiversity and the ecosystem services provided to farmers and society•Diversified systems often provide higher yields than poorly diversified systems4. Implementing plant diversification to protect crops•Introduction•Plant diversification has contrasting effects on short-term farm profitability•To encourage plant diversification, several obstacles must be removed both within agricultural supply chains and at the territorial level•Public policies are a key factor in the deployment of plant diversificationPART 3. OUTLOOK AND RESEARCH NEEDS5. Perspectives: plant diversification and environmental challenges•What role can plant diversification play in the transition to pesticide-free agriculture?•Plant diversification of agricultural systems to meet the challenges of climate change•To what extent should we diversify? Some recommendations from the scientific literature6. Further research and studies needed•Gaining a better understanding of the natural regulation mechanisms of pests•Gaining a better understanding of socio-economic organisations•Building on long-term research and using digital tools…•… to design public policies that foster diversificationConclusionAnnex. The turning point in the Common Agricultural Policy that paved the way for plant diversification•Greening the 2014 reform: An admission of failure?•The promises of the post-2020 CAP reformSelected referencesComposition of the working groupImage and photo credits<div> </div> 21 00 06 01 https://www.quae.com/produit/1895/9782759238507/protecting-crops-through-plant-diversity 01 00 03 02 https://www.quae.com/system/product_pictures/data/010/003/500/original/02953BDW_diversificationvegetale_ang.jpg 17 14 20241004T204031+0200 01 P4 Éditions Quae 01 01 P4 Éditions Quae 04 01 00 20240527 19 00 20240527 01 WORLD 27 03 9782759238507 15 9782759238507 27 03 9782759238514 15 9782759238514 WORLD 08 Éditions Quae 04 01 00 20240527 03 01 D1 Quae 21 04 05 29.00 01 5.50 1.51 EUR www.quae.com-R004030 03 01 01 R004030 00 ED E107 02 01 01 Protecting crops through plant diversity 01 eng 08 131 03 22 29892216 17 01 P4 Éditions Quae 01 01 P4 Éditions Quae 02 01 004309 03 9782759238507 15 9782759238507 03 01 D1 Quae 45 03 www.quae.com-004309 03 01 01 004309 03 9782759238507 15 9782759238507 06 10.35690/978-2-7592-3850-7 10 EA E107 10 02 CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 FR 02 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/fr/ 01 R004030 ED E107 1 10 01 02 Matière à débattre et décider 01 01 Protecting crops through plant diversity 1 B15 01 A1959 21 0000-0002-6366-5857 Anaïs Tibi Tibi, Anaïs Anaïs Tibi Anaïs Tibi est ingénieure de recherche INRAE. Elle coordonne la réalisation de synthèses de connaissances pluridisciplinaires pour éclairer la décision publique sur des sujets à l’interface entre agriculture, alimentation et environnement. Anaïs Tibi is a research engineer at INRAE. She coordinates the production of multi-disciplinary knowledge reviews to inform public decision-making on issues at the crossroads between agriculture, food and the environment. 2 B15 01 A2607 Vincent Martinet Martinet, Vincent Vincent Martinet Vincent Martinet est directeur de recherche INRAE et professeur attaché à l’École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay. Économiste de l’environnement et de l’écologie, ses travaux portent notamment sur la durabilité de l’agriculture et la transition agroécologique. Vincent Martinet is Deputy Director for Research at INRAE and Professor at the École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay. As environmental and ecological economist, his research focuses on the sustainability of agriculture and the agroecological transition. 3 B15 01 A2608 Aude Vialatte Vialatte, Aude Aude Vialatte Aude Vialatte est directrice de recherche INRAE et directrice du laboratoire Dynafor à Toulouse. Agroécologue des paysages, elle développe une approche systémique pour évaluer et favoriser la régulation naturelle des bioagresseurs des cultures. Aude Vialatte is Deputy Director of Research at INRAE and Director of the Dynafor Laboratory in Toulouse. As landscape agroecology scientist, she develops a systems approach to assessing and promoting the natural regulation of crop pests. 01 eng 08 128 03 01 24 Izibook:Subject Milieux naturels et environnement 24 Izibook:Subject Agriculture et productions végétales 24 Izibook:Subject Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques 24 Izibook:Subject Sciences de la vie et de la terre 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Milieux naturels et environnement|Biodiversité, flores et faunes;Territoire et espace rural 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Agriculture et productions végétales|Agronomie et systèmes de culture;Variétés et amélioration;Ingénierie et technologie;Santé des plantes 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques|Développement, développement durable;Politiques. Expertise 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Sciences de la vie et de la terre|Ecologie générale 23 Izibook:Tags Biodiversité, flores et faunes;Territoire et espace rural 23 Izibook:NewTags Milieux naturels et environnement|Biodiversité, flores et faunes;Territoire et espace rural 23 Izibook:NewTags Agriculture et productions végétales|Agronomie et systèmes de culture;Variétés et amélioration;Ingénierie et technologie;Santé des plantes 23 Izibook:NewTags Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques|Développement, développement durable;Politiques. Expertise 23 Izibook:NewTags Sciences de la vie et de la terre|Ecologie générale 20 agriculture;organic agriculture;agronomy;decision support;feeding;land planning;tree;biocontrol;phytosanitary treatment;biodiversity;grazing;landscape;pesticide;sustainable development;planting;public policy;grassland;crop production;ecology;ecosystem;harvesting;environment;cropping system;farm;valorization;vegetation 10 2011 POL067000 10 2011 TEC003030 29 3070 29 4092 01 631.5 03 00 The advent of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides freed farmers from yield-limiting environmental constraints while simplifying agricultural fields and landscapes. The environmental and health impacts of this dominant model, as well as its interrelationships with climate change and biodiversity loss, are now well established by the scientific community.Although there is increasing societal demand for agriculture that meets food demand while respecting the environment and human health, the agro-ecological transition of cropping systems is insufficiently engaged. One of the reasons put forward for this inertia is the lack of effective alternatives to pesticides to protect crops. This collective scientific assessment looks at crop protection strategies based on plant diversification in agricultural areas and analyses the obstacles and levers to their adoption by farmers. It is part of the Écophyto 2+ plan, which supports the production of knowledge and tools needed to reduce synthetic pesticide use. This book is intended for teaching professionals, researchers, students, stakeholders in the agricultural world, land managers, environmental organisations and associations, and any citizen interested in such issues. <div> </div> The French version of this book,<a href="https://www.quae.com/produit/1821/9782759237333/proteger-les-cultures-par-la-diversite-vegetale" target="_blank"> Protéger les cultures par la diversité végétale</a>, is available on our website.La version française de ce titre, <a href="https://www.quae.com/produit/1821/9782759237333/proteger-les-cultures-par-la-diversite-vegetale" target="_blank"> Protéger les cultures par la diversité végétale</a>, est disponible sur notre site. The advent of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides freed farmers from yield-limiting environmental constraints while simplifying agricultural fields and landscapes. The environmental and health impacts of this dominant model, as well as its interrelationships with climate change and biodiversity loss, are now well established by the scientific community.Although there is increasing societal demand for agriculture that meets food demand while respecting the environment and human health, the agro-ecological transition of cropping systems is insufficiently engaged. One of the reasons put forward for this inertia is the lack of effective alternatives to pesticides to protect crops. This collective scientific assessment looks at crop protection strategies based on plant diversification in agricultural areas and analyses the obstacles and levers to their adoption by farmers. It is part of the Écophyto 2+ plan, which supports the production of knowledge and tools needed to reduce synthetic pesticide use. This book is intended for teaching professionals, researchers, students, stakeholders in the agricultural world, land managers, environmental organisations and associations, and any citizen interested in such issues. <div> </div> The French version of this book, <a href="https://www.quae.com/produit/1821/9782759237333/proteger-les-cultures-par-la-diversite-vegetale" target="_blank">Protéger les cultures par la diversité végétale</a>, is available on our website.La version française de ce titre, <a href="https://www.quae.com/produit/1821/9782759237333/proteger-les-cultures-par-la-diversite-vegetale" target="_blank"> Protéger les cultures par la diversité végétale</a>, est disponible sur notre site. 02 00 Reducing the use of synthetic pesticides means redesigning cropping systems to encourage the natural ecological processes that regulate pests. This book provides an overview of crop protection strategies based on plant diversification and analyses the technical and socio-economic obstacles and levers of their deployment. 04 00 PART 1. A FEW DEFINITIONS1. Pest, crop protection and natural regulation•Pest: from injuries to economic losses•Natural regulation in crop protection strategies2. Plant diversification in agricultural areas•Increasing crop intraspecific diversity: varietal mixtures, use of heterogeneous varieties (farmer, traditional), etc.•Increasing the interspecific diversity of the cultivated cover: mixed cropping, service plants, agroforestry, etc.•Increasing the temporal diversity of cultivated plants: diversified rotations•Diversity of semi-natural vegetation in the landscape: hedgerows, permanent grasslands, groves, etc.•Managing the level of diversity in the landscapePART 2. LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE COLLECTIVE SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT3. Agroecological impacts of plant diversification•Diversifying the vegetation on agricultural fields and landscapes is a crop protection lever•Plant diversification is good for the associated biodiversity and the ecosystem services provided to farmers and society•Diversified systems often provide higher yields than poorly diversified systems4. Implementing plant diversification to protect crops•Introduction•Plant diversification has contrasting effects on short-term farm profitability•To encourage plant diversification, several obstacles must be removed both within agricultural supply chains and at the territorial level•Public policies are a key factor in the deployment of plant diversificationPART 3. OUTLOOK AND RESEARCH NEEDS5. Perspectives: plant diversification and environmental challenges•What role can plant diversification play in the transition to pesticide-free agriculture?•Plant diversification of agricultural systems to meet the challenges of climate change•To what extent should we diversify? Some recommendations from the scientific literature6. Further research and studies needed•Gaining a better understanding of the natural regulation mechanisms of pests•Gaining a better understanding of socio-economic organisations•Building on long-term research and using digital tools…•… to design public policies that foster diversificationConclusionAnnex. The turning point in the Common Agricultural Policy that paved the way for plant diversification•Greening the 2014 reform: An admission of failure?•The promises of the post-2020 CAP reformSelected referencesComposition of the working groupImage and photo credits<div> </div> 21 00 06 01 https://www.quae.com/produit/1895/9782759238507/protecting-crops-through-plant-diversity 01 00 03 02 https://www.quae.com/system/product_pictures/data/010/003/500/original/02953BDW_diversificationvegetale_ang.jpg 17 14 20241004T204031+0200 15 00 04 02 01 E107 04 extrait-protecting-crops-through-plant-diversity-9782759238507.pdf 05 1.84 06 cfa4e9cccddee19aea59d894dc1a9bf8 https://www.quae.com/extract/4031?filename=extrait-protecting-crops-through-plant-diversity-9782759238507.pdf&md5sum=cfa4e9cccddee19aea59d894dc1a9bf8&size=1929316&title=Extrait+au+format+PDF 17 14 20240503T151903+0200 01 P4 Éditions Quae 01 01 P4 Éditions Quae 04 01 00 20240527 19 00 20240527 01 WORLD 13 03 9782759238491 15 9782759238491 06 03 9782759238514 15 9782759238514 WORLD 08 Éditions Quae 04 01 00 20240527 03 01 D1 Quae 20 04 05 01 EUR www.quae.com-R004036 03 01 01 R004036 00 ED E101 02 01 01 Protecting crops through plant diversity 01 eng 22 7243306 17 01 P4 Éditions Quae 01 01 P4 Éditions Quae 02 01 004310 03 9782759238514 15 9782759238514 03 01 D1 Quae 45 03 www.quae.com-004310 03 01 01 004310 03 9782759238514 15 9782759238514 10 EA E101 10 02 CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 FR 02 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/fr/ 01 R004036 ED E101 1 10 01 02 Matière à débattre et décider 01 01 Protecting crops through plant diversity 1 B15 01 A1959 21 0000-0002-6366-5857 Anaïs Tibi Tibi, Anaïs Anaïs Tibi Anaïs Tibi est ingénieure de recherche INRAE. Elle coordonne la réalisation de synthèses de connaissances pluridisciplinaires pour éclairer la décision publique sur des sujets à l’interface entre agriculture, alimentation et environnement. Anaïs Tibi is a research engineer at INRAE. She coordinates the production of multi-disciplinary knowledge reviews to inform public decision-making on issues at the crossroads between agriculture, food and the environment. 2 B15 01 A2607 Vincent Martinet Martinet, Vincent Vincent Martinet Vincent Martinet est directeur de recherche INRAE et professeur attaché à l’École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay. Économiste de l’environnement et de l’écologie, ses travaux portent notamment sur la durabilité de l’agriculture et la transition agroécologique. Vincent Martinet is Deputy Director for Research at INRAE and Professor at the École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay. As environmental and ecological economist, his research focuses on the sustainability of agriculture and the agroecological transition. 3 B15 01 A2608 Aude Vialatte Vialatte, Aude Aude Vialatte Aude Vialatte est directrice de recherche INRAE et directrice du laboratoire Dynafor à Toulouse. Agroécologue des paysages, elle développe une approche systémique pour évaluer et favoriser la régulation naturelle des bioagresseurs des cultures. Aude Vialatte is Deputy Director of Research at INRAE and Director of the Dynafor Laboratory in Toulouse. As landscape agroecology scientist, she develops a systems approach to assessing and promoting the natural regulation of crop pests. 01 eng 08 128 03 01 24 Izibook:Subject Milieux naturels et environnement 24 Izibook:Subject Agriculture et productions végétales 24 Izibook:Subject Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques 24 Izibook:Subject Sciences de la vie et de la terre 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Milieux naturels et environnement|Biodiversité, flores et faunes;Territoire et espace rural 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Agriculture et productions végétales|Agronomie et systèmes de culture;Variétés et amélioration;Ingénierie et technologie;Santé des plantes 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques|Développement, développement durable;Politiques. Expertise 24 Izibook:SubjectAndCategoryAndTags |Sciences de la vie et de la terre|Ecologie générale 23 Izibook:Tags Biodiversité, flores et faunes;Territoire et espace rural 23 Izibook:NewTags Milieux naturels et environnement|Biodiversité, flores et faunes;Territoire et espace rural 23 Izibook:NewTags Agriculture et productions végétales|Agronomie et systèmes de culture;Variétés et amélioration;Ingénierie et technologie;Santé des plantes 23 Izibook:NewTags Sciences sociales, politiques, économiques|Développement, développement durable;Politiques. Expertise 23 Izibook:NewTags Sciences de la vie et de la terre|Ecologie générale 20 agriculture;organic agriculture;agronomy;decision support;feeding;land planning;tree;biocontrol;phytosanitary treatment;biodiversity;grazing;landscape;pesticide;sustainable development;planting;public policy;grassland;crop production;ecology;ecosystem;harvesting;environment;cropping system;farm;valorization;vegetation 10 2011 POL067000 10 2011 TEC003030 29 3070 29 4092 01 631.5 03 00 The advent of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides freed farmers from yield-limiting environmental constraints while simplifying agricultural fields and landscapes. The environmental and health impacts of this dominant model, as well as its interrelationships with climate change and biodiversity loss, are now well established by the scientific community.Although there is increasing societal demand for agriculture that meets food demand while respecting the environment and human health, the agro-ecological transition of cropping systems is insufficiently engaged. One of the reasons put forward for this inertia is the lack of effective alternatives to pesticides to protect crops. This collective scientific assessment looks at crop protection strategies based on plant diversification in agricultural areas and analyses the obstacles and levers to their adoption by farmers. It is part of the Écophyto 2+ plan, which supports the production of knowledge and tools needed to reduce synthetic pesticide use. This book is intended for teaching professionals, researchers, students, stakeholders in the agricultural world, land managers, environmental organisations and associations, and any citizen interested in such issues. <div> </div> The French version of this book,<a href="https://www.quae.com/produit/1821/9782759237333/proteger-les-cultures-par-la-diversite-vegetale" target="_blank"> Protéger les cultures par la diversité végétale</a>, is available on our website.La version française de ce titre, <a href="https://www.quae.com/produit/1821/9782759237333/proteger-les-cultures-par-la-diversite-vegetale" target="_blank"> Protéger les cultures par la diversité végétale</a>, est disponible sur notre site. The advent of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides freed farmers from yield-limiting environmental constraints while simplifying agricultural fields and landscapes. The environmental and health impacts of this dominant model, as well as its interrelationships with climate change and biodiversity loss, are now well established by the scientific community.Although there is increasing societal demand for agriculture that meets food demand while respecting the environment and human health, the agro-ecological transition of cropping systems is insufficiently engaged. One of the reasons put forward for this inertia is the lack of effective alternatives to pesticides to protect crops. This collective scientific assessment looks at crop protection strategies based on plant diversification in agricultural areas and analyses the obstacles and levers to their adoption by farmers. It is part of the Écophyto 2+ plan, which supports the production of knowledge and tools needed to reduce synthetic pesticide use. This book is intended for teaching professionals, researchers, students, stakeholders in the agricultural world, land managers, environmental organisations and associations, and any citizen interested in such issues. <div> </div> The French version of this book, <a href="https://www.quae.com/produit/1821/9782759237333/proteger-les-cultures-par-la-diversite-vegetale" target="_blank">Protéger les cultures par la diversité végétale</a>, is available on our website.La version française de ce titre, <a href="https://www.quae.com/produit/1821/9782759237333/proteger-les-cultures-par-la-diversite-vegetale" target="_blank"> Protéger les cultures par la diversité végétale</a>, est disponible sur notre site. 02 00 Reducing the use of synthetic pesticides means redesigning cropping systems to encourage the natural ecological processes that regulate pests. This book provides an overview of crop protection strategies based on plant diversification and analyses the technical and socio-economic obstacles and levers of their deployment. 04 00 PART 1. A FEW DEFINITIONS1. Pest, crop protection and natural regulation•Pest: from injuries to economic losses•Natural regulation in crop protection strategies2. Plant diversification in agricultural areas•Increasing crop intraspecific diversity: varietal mixtures, use of heterogeneous varieties (farmer, traditional), etc.•Increasing the interspecific diversity of the cultivated cover: mixed cropping, service plants, agroforestry, etc.•Increasing the temporal diversity of cultivated plants: diversified rotations•Diversity of semi-natural vegetation in the landscape: hedgerows, permanent grasslands, groves, etc.•Managing the level of diversity in the landscapePART 2. LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE COLLECTIVE SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT3. Agroecological impacts of plant diversification•Diversifying the vegetation on agricultural fields and landscapes is a crop protection lever•Plant diversification is good for the associated biodiversity and the ecosystem services provided to farmers and society•Diversified systems often provide higher yields than poorly diversified systems4. Implementing plant diversification to protect crops•Introduction•Plant diversification has contrasting effects on short-term farm profitability•To encourage plant diversification, several obstacles must be removed both within agricultural supply chains and at the territorial level•Public policies are a key factor in the deployment of plant diversificationPART 3. OUTLOOK AND RESEARCH NEEDS5. Perspectives: plant diversification and environmental challenges•What role can plant diversification play in the transition to pesticide-free agriculture?•Plant diversification of agricultural systems to meet the challenges of climate change•To what extent should we diversify? Some recommendations from the scientific literature6. Further research and studies needed•Gaining a better understanding of the natural regulation mechanisms of pests•Gaining a better understanding of socio-economic organisations•Building on long-term research and using digital tools…•… to design public policies that foster diversificationConclusionAnnex. The turning point in the Common Agricultural Policy that paved the way for plant diversification•Greening the 2014 reform: An admission of failure?•The promises of the post-2020 CAP reformSelected referencesComposition of the working groupImage and photo credits<div> </div> 21 00 06 01 https://www.quae.com/produit/1895/9782759238507/protecting-crops-through-plant-diversity 01 00 03 02 https://www.quae.com/system/product_pictures/data/010/003/500/original/02953BDW_diversificationvegetale_ang.jpg 17 14 20241004T204031+0200 01 P4 Éditions Quae 01 01 P4 Éditions Quae 04 01 00 20240527 19 00 20240527 01 WORLD 13 03 9782759238491 15 9782759238491 06 03 9782759238507 15 9782759238507 WORLD 08 Éditions Quae 04 01 00 20240527 03 01 D1 Quae 20 04 05 01 EUR