EUBCE 2024 - Gilian VAN DUIVENDIJK - Monitoring Biodiversity In Novel Low-Input Intercropping Systems for Bio-Based Feedstock

Monitoring Biodiversity In Novel Low-Input Intercropping Systems for Bio-Based Feedstock

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To reduce our economy’s dependence on fossil carbon, there is a significant demand for biobased feedstock. MIDAS is testing the sustainability of cultivation systems with non-edible crops that can be grown on marginal lands and used as biomass feedstock. Here we want to present the intermediate results of work done in MIDAS EU project aimed at evaluating the potential contribution to biodiversity and ecosystem services of the introduction of novel innovative cropping systems in agricultural landscapes. The specific potential ecosystem services tested cover enhanced pollinator support and the cultivation of crops with high resistance or tolerance to pests and diseases, reducing the need for pesticides.

D. Sanders, Wageningen Environmental Research, THE NETHERLANDS
B. Elbersen, Wageningen Environmental Research, Amerongen, THE NETHERLANDS
J. Lazebnik, Wageningen Environmental Research, THE NETHERLANDS
G. Duivendijk van, Wageningen Environmental Research, THE NETHERLANDS
D. Lammertsma, Wageningen Environmental Research, THE NETHERLANDS
L.S. Esteban, CIEMAT, Soria, SPAIN
C. Martin Sastre, CIEMAT, Soria, SPAIN
S. Soria Franco, CIEMAT, Soria, SPAIN
M. Sanz, CIEMAT, Soria, SPAIN
C. Sixto Ciria Ramos, CIEMAT, Soria, SPAIN
J. Pérez, CIEMAT, Soria, SPAIN
A. Monti, Bologna University, ITALY
F. Zanetti, Bologna University, ITALY
L. Samuil Mordos, Bologna University, ITALY
A. Parenti, University Bologna, ITALY
A. Marjanovic Jeromela, Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novisad, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Z. Milovac, Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novisad, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
F. Franeta, Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novisad, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA