Below you will find a list of the scientific publications of CropMix. Would you rather read the popular summaries? You can find the summaries here.
2026
Waenink, R., Fijen, T. P. M., Bolletta, G., Faber, H., van Ruitenbeek, T., Bianchi, F. J. J. A., van Apeldoorn, D. F., Poelman, E. H., & Croijmans, L. (2026). Crop diversification through strip cropping increases arthropod abundance across trophic levels and enhances biocontrol potential. Journal of Applied Ecology, 63, e70602. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70602
Bolletta, G., Nikou, G., Puspitasari, R. H. P., Bianchi, F. J. J. A., & Poelman, E. H. (2026). Higher and more stable biological control of multiple herbivore species in diversified strip cropping systems. Journal of Applied Ecology, 63, e70381. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70381
Croijmans, L., Waenink, R., Faber, H., van der Werf, W., de Jonge, B., Lenders, R., Lekkerkerk, N., Hofmeijer, M. A. J., & Bianchi, F. J. J. A. (2026). Strip cropping in practice: Higher slug abundance despite a higher number of slug-predating carabid species. Journal of Applied Ecology, 63, e70419. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70419
van Loon, T. P. M., Kanellopoulos, A., & de Leeuw, S. (2026). Optimizing crop diversity across spatial scales. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 30, 101137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2026.101137
2025
Juventia, S. D., van Apeldoorn, D. F., Faber, H., & Rossing, W. (2025). From sole crops to strip cropping: Decision rules of frontrunner farmers in The Netherlands. PLoS ONE, 20(7), Article e0329133. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329133
Croijmans, L., Mertens, D., van Apeldoorn, D. F., Jia, Y., Ríos Hernández, N., & Poelman, E. H. (2025). Herbivore prevalence poorly predicts yield in diverse cropping systems. Journal of Applied Ecology, 62, 1229–1242. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70043
2024
Juventia, S. D. & van Apeldoorn, D. F. (2024). Strip cropping increases yield and revenue: Multi-year analysis of an organic system in the Netherlands. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8, 1452779.
doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1452779
Riggi, L. G. A., Dirham, A. N., Akangbe, O. R., de Vos, R. C. H., Fijen, T. P. M., van Apeldoorn, D. F., Mommer, L., van Arkel, J., Mumm, R., Emery, S. E., & Kloth, K. J. (2024). Strip-cropping legacy enhances potato plant defence responses to aphids via soil-mediated mechanisms. Functional Ecology, 00, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14670
Croijmans, L., van Apeldoorn, D. F., Sanfilippo, F., Zangpo, T., & Poelman, E. H. (2024). Crop species diversity levels with attract and reward strategies to enhance Pieris brassicae parasitism rate by Cotesia glomerata in strip intercropping. Functional Ecology, 38, 654–667. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14502
