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Narrowing the ecological yield gap to sustain crop yields with less inputs (Record no. 68763)

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control field MX-TxCIM
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control field 20250805171705.0
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022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
International Standard Serial Number 2211-9124
024 8# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2025.100857
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Original cataloging agency MX-TxCIM
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name van Ittersum, M.K.
9 (RLIN) 3944
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Narrowing the ecological yield gap to sustain crop yields with less inputs
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Netherlands :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Elsevier B.V.,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2025.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Peer review
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Sustainable production of sufficient and healthy food requires efficient use of agricultural inputs. In many regions of the world with intensive agriculture and relatively small yield gaps, this calls for a reduction of external inputs (fertilizers and pesticides) while maintaining yields. Ecological intensification, defined as the use of practices that enhance on-farm ecosystem services to reduce external input requirements, has been proposed as a strategy to help achieve this. However, the effects of ecological intensification are context- and input-dependent, creating uncertainty on its effectiveness and feasibility. Here, we introduce the concept of an ‘ecological yield gap’ to provide a common analytical framework to strengthen collaboration between agronomists and ecologists in assessing the contribution of ecosystem services within the wider array of inputs, management practices, technologies, and biophysical limits that determine on-farm crop yields. We define the ecological yield gap as the yield increase that could be achieved in a given context (climate x soil x cropping system), and at a given input level, by increasing the delivery of ecosystem services via ecological intensification practices that support crop growth and substitute external inputs. We provide empirical examples of such practices, including crop diversification, service crops, and organic amendments that can increase the use efficiency of mineral fertilizers and suppress pests, weeds and diseases. The potential of these practices to narrow the ecological yield gap and their feasibility at farm level depend on how the ecosystem services they provide interact with other aspects of the farming system and requires analysis at farm level. This perspective paper aims to facilitate a shared research agenda among agronomists and ecologists to develop complementarity between ecosystem services and inputs at field and farm levels.
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE
Language note Text in English
597 ## - CGIAR Initiative
Donor or Funder Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Agronomy
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 6289
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Crops
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1069
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Nutrients
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1192
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Intensification
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1957
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Ecosystem services
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 7299
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Fertilizers
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1111
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Pesticides
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 1200
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Production Functions
Source of heading or term AGROVOC
9 (RLIN) 9143
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Silva, J.V.
Field link and sequence number 001712458
Miscellaneous information Sustainable Agrifood Systems
9 (RLIN) 9320
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Bommarco, R.
9 (RLIN) 38733
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Hijbeek, R.
9 (RLIN) 8982
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Lundin, O.
9 (RLIN) 38734
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Nandillon, R.
9 (RLIN) 38735
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Bergkvist, G.
9 (RLIN) 38736
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Menegat, A.
9 (RLIN) 38633
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Öborn, I.
9 (RLIN) 7587
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Söderholm-Emas, A.
9 (RLIN) 38738
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Stoddard, F.L.
9 (RLIN) 38739
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Vico, G.
9 (RLIN) 38740
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Vonk, W.J.
9 (RLIN) 28263
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Watson, C.
9 (RLIN) 28549
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name MacLaren, C.
Field link and sequence number 001713990
Miscellaneous information Formerly Sustainable Agrifood Systems
9 (RLIN) 22083
773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY
Title Global Food Security
Related parts v. 45, art. 100857
Place, publisher, and date of publication Netherlands : Elsevier B.V., 2025
International Standard Serial Number 2211-9124
856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Link text Open Access through DSpace
Uniform Resource Identifier https://hdl.handle.net/10883/35631
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Date last seen Total Checkouts Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Withdrawn status Home library Current library Date acquired
05/03/2025   05/03/2025 Article Not Lost Dewey Decimal Classification     CIMMYT Staff Publications Collection   CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library 05/03/2025

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