LESCOURRET , Francoise

In horticulture, stringent market requirements regarding the visual quality of products have led to the intensive use of pesticides worldwide. The immediate need for environmentally-friendly pest control, already embodied in the development of IPM, is exacerbated by pressing social demands and policy contexts. At the same time, the scientific...

Métaprogramme EcoServ : proposition de cahier des charges

The sustainability of agro-ecosystems depends on their ability to deliver an entire package of multiple ecosystem services, rather than provisioning services alone. New social and ecological dimensions of agricultural management must be explored in agricultural landscapes, to foster this ability. We propose a social–ecological framework for the...

The FP7 PURE project aimed (i) to provide practical IPM solutions – combinations of tactics and strategies – to reduce reliance on pesticides, based on integrative research; and (ii) to deliver scientific knowledge to design future IPM solutions, based on innovative research in challenging fields: pest evolution, plant-pest-enemy interactions,...

The overall objective of PURE is to provide practical IPM solutions to reduce dependence on pesticides in selected major farming systems in Europe. This paper summarises methodological advances with regards to the design and assessment of IPM solutions. The presented case studies include major crops (cropping systems based on wheat or...