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Advocating a need for suitable breeding approaches to boost integrated pest management: a European perspective
Author(s) -
Lamichhane Jay Ram,
Arseniuk Edward,
Boonekamp Piet,
Czembor Jerzy,
Decroocq Veronique,
Enjalbert Jérome,
Finckh Maria R,
Korbin Małgorzata,
Koppel Mati,
Kudsk Per,
Mesterhazy Akos,
Sosnowska Danuta,
ZimnochGuzowska Ewa,
Messéan Antoine
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pest management science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.296
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1526-4998
pISSN - 1526-498X
DOI - 10.1002/ps.4818
Subject(s) - integrated pest management , context (archaeology) , cropping , agriculture , agroforestry , crop protection , diversification (marketing strategy) , crop diversity , sustainable agriculture , business , environmental planning , environmental resource management , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , agronomy , ecology , geography , marketing , economics , paleontology
Currently, European farmers do not have access to sufficient numbers and diversity of crop species/varieties. This prevents them from designing cropping systems more resilient to abiotic and biotic stresses. Crop diversification is a key lever to reduce pest (pathogens, animal pests and weeds) pressures at all spatial levels from fields to landscapes. In this context, plant breeding should consist of: (1) increased efforts in the development of new or minor crop varieties to foster diversity in cropping systems, and (2) focus on more resilient varieties showing local adaptation. This new breeding paradigm, called here ‘breeding for integrated pest management (IPM)’, may boost IPM through the development of cultivars with tolerance or resistance to key pests, with the goal of reducing reliance on conventional pesticides. At the same time, this paradigm has legal and practical implications for future breeding programs, including those targeting sustainable agricultural systems. By putting these issues into the context, this article presents the key outcomes of a questionnaire survey and experts' views expressed during an EU workshop entitled ‘Breeding for IPM in sustainable agricultural systems’. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry