Management practice |
Principle to which they contribute* |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Compost application |
x |
|
x |
|
|
|
Cover crops and/or green manures |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Mulching |
x |
|
x |
x |
|
|
Crop rotation |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
|
Use microbial/botanical pesticides |
|
x |
|
|
|
|
Use of insectary flowers |
|
x |
|
|
x |
x |
Living fences |
|
x |
x |
|
x |
x |
Intercropping |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Agroforestry |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Animal Integration |
x |
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
*Each number refers to an agroecological principle listed in Table 1 |
Table 2: Relative contribution of several management practices to one
or more agroecological principles [32]. |