Getting Into the “weeds”: An Introduction to Common Lawn Plants and Their Ecological Benefits in North Central Florida by Olesya Malakhova, Wendy L. Wilber, Sandra B. Wilson, Kacey A. Russo, Jesse C. Jones, Brooke L. Moffis, Johanna Walker, Basil V. Iannone III

“… Maintaining monoculture lawns is resource intensive and can have environmental impacts on arthropod and aquatic communities. …”
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Politiques de développement durable à l’épreuve de la justice environnementale : Les plantations de teck à Ban Lak Sip, Nord Laos by Laure Le Guillevic, Evelyne Micollier

“…We will present the socio-environmental stakes formed around the disturbing development of the teak monoculture. Through the perspective of environmental justice, we will highlight the injustices suffered by villagers already victims of ethnic discrimination. …”
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Unravelling the transcriptomic dynamics of Hyphopichia pseudoburtonii in co-culture with Botrytis cinerea. by Evelyn Maluleke, Neil Paul Jolly, Hugh-George Patterton, Mathabatha Evodia Setati

“…Genes differentially expressed in H. pseudoburtonii in co-culture with B. cinerea, compared to the monoculture were evaluated after 24, 48, and 120 h of growth. …”
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Effect of multispecies swards on ruminal fermentation, methane emission and potential for climate care cattle farming − an in vitro study by M.U. Hassan, P. Sidoruk, D. Lechniak, M. Szumacher-Strabel, J. Bocianowski, S. Ślusarczyk, P.R. Hargreaves, D. Ruska, A. Dorbe, Dz. Kreismane, K. Klumpp, J. Bloor, R.M. Rees, A. Kuipers, P. Galama, Z. Váradyová, K. Čobanová, A. Cieślak

“…Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock ruminants, particularly methane (CH4), nitrous oxide, and indirectly ammonia (NH3) significantly contribute to climate change and global warming. Conventional monoculture swards for cattle feeding, such as perennial ryegrass or Italian ryegrass, usually require substantial fertiliser inputs. …”
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Evaluation of Yield, Yield Component and Usefulness Indices of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) and Maize (Zea mays) Intercropping under Inoculation with Rhizobium phaseoli by Ebrahim Zolfagari Kotbehsara, Peyman Sharifi, Mohammad Hossein Ansari

“…Main factor was use of bacteria at two levels (inoculation and non-inoculation) and the split factor was the ratio of maize-bean intercropping in five levels (monoculture of maize and bean, 25% bean + 75% maize, 50% bean + 50% maize and 75% bean + 25% maize). …”
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Crop Diversification for Ensuring Sustainable Agriculture, Risk Management and Food Security by Tesfahun Belay Mihrete, Fasikaw Belay Mihretu

“…Crop diversification offers a sustainable strategy to enhance resilience and reduce the risks of monoculture. This review examines crop diversification as a response to these challenges, with a focus on its applications in sustainable agriculture, risk management, and food security. …”
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Contexte socio-culturel et écologique des mangroves du Vietnam durant la première moitié du xxe siècle selon Eugène Poilane by Ariadna Burgos, Benoît Carré, Françoise Aubaile-Sallenave, Sovanmoly Hul

“…In the last few decades, the mangroves ecosystems in Vietnam have been strongly affected by various factors: spraying of Agent Orange during the war, monoculture, urbanization, development of intensive shrimp farming, as well as coastal erosion and climate change. …”
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Maraichage urbain et semi-urbain de Moringa oleifera Lam. par des associations de femmes au Burkina Faso : contraintes et opportunités by Madjelia Cangré Ebou Dao, Josias Sanou, Souleymane Pare

“…The results showed that 58 % of women produced M. oleifera in association with lettuce plants and 42 % in monoculture in urban and sub urban areas. The opportunities to grow this plant by women's associations are primarily to have fresh nutrient-rich leaves during the dry season when they are rare, to have cash income during dry seasons, to be key actresses of Moringa sector in Burkina Faso through the organization of a seed distribution system between private producers. …”
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Intercropping of Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) and Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.) Optimize Crop Performance and System Productivity in Ethiopia: Systematic Review by Yohannes Gelaye

“…Farmers in tropical regions practice intercropping widely to reduce dependence on monoculture, manage risks from pests, diseases, and climate variability, and enhance resilience. …”
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ABUNDANCE AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE MAJOR INSECT PESTS OF DATE PALM UNDER THE DATE PALM- FORAGE INTERCROPPING SYSTEM by K. A. A siry, N. A. H. Alkenani, H.A. Alshehri

“…Four experimental treatments were employed to develop fodder around date palms in the field: alfalfa, blue panic, combination of alfalfa and blue panic, and a palm monoculture without any fodder. Each treatment consisted of six replications, resulting in a total of 24 date palms examined. …”
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Alga-based mathematical model of a life support system closed in oxygen and carbon dioxide by D. A. Semyonov, A. G. Degermendzhi

“…Firstly, the model allows the use of results from experiments with monocultures. Secondly, the model predicts the transformation of data into a form convenient for further analysis, including for calculating AQ. …”
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Pratiques culturales, valeurs d’usage et perception des paysans des espèces compagnes du cacaoyer dans des agroforêts traditionnelles au centre de la Côte d’Ivoire by Constant Yves Adou Yao, Kouassi Bruno Kpangui, Bi Tra Aimé Vroh, Djakalia Ouattara

“…However, studies show more and more often that cocoa-based agroforestry systems host a relativily high diversity of shade species, compared to monoculture plantations. In addition to the goods and services provided by these species, only local farmers' perceptions could allow the maintenance and success of this cultivation system in forest-savanna transition zone, considered as unfavorable for cocoa cultivation. …”
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Determination of Optimum Level of Seeding Rate of Silver Leaf Desmodim Intercropping with Desho Grass for Dry Matter Yield and Yield-Related Components in Western Ethiopia by Wakgari Keba

“…Accordingly, 6 kg ha−1 of SLD intercropped with 100% recommended seed rate of desho ha−1 gave the highest forage TDMY, which surpasses both the grass and legume yields in monoculture. The total land equivalent ratio (LER), which shows system productivity, was also different among the treatments. …”
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Smallholder farmers’ knowledge on management of Cinchona in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Bezawit Mekonnen, Landry Cizungu, Julio Alegre, Haben Blondeel, Emiel De Lombaerde, Hans Verbeeck, Luc Duchateau, Eddie Schrevens, Kris Verheyen, Pascal Boeckx, Pieter De Frenne

“…Key results – Most Cinchona trees are grown at elevations between 1588 and 1627 m a.s.l. and most farmers preferred growing C. calisaya in a monoculture cultivation system, with in vivo propagation, and their own seed sources. …”
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The impact of refuges on Citrus orchards associated with arthropods in different agroecosystem in Malang, Indonesia by Yunita Fera Rahmawati, Amin Setyo Leksono, Zulfaidah Penata Gama, Akhmad Rizali

“…Arthropods were observed in 4 replicates in monoculture (control) and polyculture citrus orchards (July-December 2023). …”
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Long-term rice-crab coculturing leads to changes in soil microbial communities by Liang Ma, Tiexin Yang, Liqiang Dong, Zhengyan Pan, Yingying Feng, Zhiqiang Li, Fuyu Sun

“…PurposeIn order to investigate the effects of a rice-crab coculture mode and its duration on the richness and diversity of the soil microbial community.MethodSoil from long-term rice-crab coculture mode (MY), newly established rice-crab coculture mode (OY) and rice monoculture mode (N) were used to measured soil physicochemical properties, enzyme activity and 16S and ITS soil microbial communities.ResultsThe results revealed that in terms of mode, the MBC, MBN and CAT of OY were significantly greater than those of N by 10.75, 23.47 and 30.71% (p < 0.05), respectively. …”
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Competitive Interaction of Axonopus compressus and Asystasia gangetica under Contrasting Sunlight Intensity by B. Samedani, A. S. Juraimi, M. P. Anwar, M. Y. Rafii, S. H. Sheikh Awadz, A. R. Anuar

“…A. compressus produced more dry weight and leaf area when competing against A. gangetica than in monoculture at both densities in the full sunlight and at high density in the shade. …”
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Changes in wheat protein digestibility and allergenicity: Role of Pediococcus acidilactici XZ31 and yeast during dough fermentation by Wenhui Fu, Chen Chen, Chenglong Liu, Sha Tao, Wentong Xue

“…Co-culture fermentation reduces gluten-induced cell monolayer damage to a greater extent than P. acidilactici XZ31 monoculture. These results gives valuable insight into the effects of P. acidilactici XZ31 fermentation on the allergenicity and toxicity of wheat proteins, which contribute to promoting the application of multi-strain leavening agent in hypoallergenic and gluten-free wheat products.…”
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Monocarboxylate Transporters: Role and Regulation in Corneal Diabetes by Pawan Shrestha, Amy E. Whelchel, Sarah E. Nicholas, Wentao Liang, Jian-Xing Ma, Dimitrios Karamichos

“…MCT8 was significantly upregulated in HCF and T1DM monocultures and all of the 500 k nerve cocultures. Further, MCT10 was only expressed at 4 weeks for all cocultures and was limited to HCFs and T1DMs in monocultures. …”
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Relevance of the irrigation and soil management system to optimize maize crop production under semiarid Mediterranean conditions by Samuel Franco-Luesma, José Cavero, Jorge Álvaro-Fuentes

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of two well differentiated irrigation systems (i.e. sprinkler irrigation, S, flood irrigation, F) and three different tillage system (i.e. conventional tillage, CT, no-tillage maintaining the crop stover, NTr, no-tillage removing the crop stover, NT) on maize growth and yield % and agronomic efficiency of nitrogen (AEN) and irrigation water productivity (WPI) for a four years maize monoculture under semiarid Mediterranean conditions. …”
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