Agroecological crop protection
Agroecological crop protection (ACP) is the declination of agroecology to crop protection. Like agroecology, ACP has three dimensions…. View Article
Agroecological design
Agroecological design is an approach to conceive a sustainable agroecosystem based on the beneficial interactions between its constituent… View Article
Agroecological infrastructure
An “agroecological infrastructure” is the term used for any agroecosystem’s habitat in or around which a spontaneous vegetation,… View Article
Allelopathy
Allelopathy refers to all the biochemical interactions among plants, or between plants and microorganisms. The origin of the… View Article
Biocontrol
Biocontrol comprises using living organisms or natural substances to prevent or reduce damage caused by harmful organisms (animal… View Article
Biological input
A biological input is a living organism or element of biological origin (e.g. nettle manure), as opposed to… View Article
Closing nutrient cycles
Closing nutrient cycles is a process which aims to compensate the exit of mineral elements that are necessary… View Article
Composite hedge
A composite hedge is a linear agroecological infrastructure, made up of several vegetation strata, associating different species, compatible… View Article
Cover crop
A cover crop is established between the harvest of a main crop and the sowing of the next… View Article
Crop rotation
Crop rotation consists of the organization of the succession of crops on a given field. The rotation is… View Article
Cropping plan diversification
Crop plan refers to the organization of the different types of crops which are annually distributed on the… View Article
Direct seeding under cover crop
Direct seeding under cover crop is an agricultural technique whereby a crop is sown directly in a vegetation… View Article
Early spring grazing
Early spring grazing is an early grassland management type done by grazing. It is usually conducted on hay… View Article
Fodder resources
Fodder comes from different types of plant cover: rangelands that are generally grazed, meadows and forage crops (alfalfa,… View Article
Grass strip
The grass strip of an agricultural plot is an agroecological infrastructure formed by a linear plant cover. Depending… View Article
Grassland plant diversity
Grasslands often contain a great diversity of plants called plant diversity. This diversity is of interest to the… View Article
Green manure
Green manure is a cover crop sown on an agricultural plot in order to fertilize the soil for… View Article
High-diversity sown grassland
A high-diversity sown grasslandis a grassland which is sown with a diversity of species and varieties. The sowing… View Article
Intercropping
Intercropping is an agricultural practice whereby at least two species are cropped together during a significant period of… View Article
Low input cropping systems
Low Input Cropping Systems (LICS) tend to optimise on-farm resources and minimize purchased off-farm resources such as fertilizers,… View Article
Perennial plant cover
Frequently used in large-scale farming, the perennial plant cover is a plant cover that remains in place for… View Article
Permanent agriculture
Permanent agriculture is defined as an integrated and progressive production system inspired by natural ecosystems. It is also… View Article
Permanent grassland
Permanent grassland is a herbaceous plant cover which has been settled for a number of years. It is… View Article
Permanent plant cover
Successive alternation of annual cash crops and cover crops, so that the soil is always occupied by controlled… View Article
Precision agriculture
Precision agriculture aims to reduce the use of agricultural inputs in agricultural plots. Thanks to different means and… View Article
Reduced-tillage
Set of various techniques to prepare the soil at varying depths but without turning over the soil. This… View Article
Rotational grazing
Grazing is the action whereby livestock feeds freely on a pasture. There are several ways of managing livestock… View Article
Self-medication on pasture
Self-medication on pasture refers to the behavior of ruminants in consuming plants that may have a beneficial effect… View Article
Service plants
Service plants are a group of plant species that are cultivated in order to improve agroecosystem functions. They… View Article
Soil conservation agriculture
Agriculture based on three main agronomic principles applied simultaneously: direct sowing without any soil tillage, permanent (plant or… View Article
Soil health
Soil health is the soil’s capacity to function in the long term as a living system, i.e. capable… View Article
Sustainable management of soil organic matter
Set of practices used to increase or maintain the quantity (and/or quality) of organic matter in agricultural soils… View Article
Varietal mixture
Varietal mixing is an agricultural practice that consists of sowing a heterogeneous mixture of varieties of the same… View Article