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

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