SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Sustain. Food Syst.
Sec. Agroecology and Ecosystem Services
Volume 9 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1599254
This article is part of the Research TopicBiodiversity in Agriculture: Enhancing Ecosystem Services and Sustainable FarmingView all 11 articles
Multifunctional roles of intercropping in the management of insect pests affecting pulse crops: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis
Provisionally accepted
Rachid Lamzira1,2
Karim El Fakhouri1,3*
Rachid Boulamtat2
Seid Ahmed Kemal2
Ali Oubayoucef11
CHAIMAE RAMDANI1Issam Meftah Kadmiri4Mustapha El Bouhssini1- 1College for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco
- 2International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Rabat, Morocco
- 3Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco
- 4Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research, Rabat, Morocco
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Pulse crops such as faba beans, chickpea and lentils are an important contributor to the necessary food thanks to their richness of proteins and low-fat content, in addition to the presence of fibers and bioactive components. However, like all crops, pulse crops face many biotic and abiotic challenges that lead to a reduction in productivity and quality. Managing key biotic stresses, such as insect pests and diseases in pulse crops, primarily involves a combination of multiple strategies including cultural practices, biological control, host plant resistance, and synthetic pesticides. One of the promising cultural control approaches to address insect pest challenges is adopting intercropping as a sustainable agricultural practice. When implemented effectively, intercropping can significantly mitigate the pressure of insect pests attacking pulse crops. In addition to intercropping, semiochemicals such as pheromones and kairomones have started as a component of biorational pest management in modern agriculture. This review provides a comprehensive guide on the multifunctional roles of intercropping in the management of insect pests in pulse crops, with a focus on the role of volatile organic compounds associated with in the intercropping system.
Keywords: Multifunction, legumes, Cropping system, Volatile Organic Compounds, biorational pest managed, Agronomic performance
Received: 24 Mar 2025; Accepted: 12 May 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Lamzira, El Fakhouri, Boulamtat, Kemal, Oubayoucef1, RAMDANI, Meftah Kadmiri and El Bouhssini. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Karim El Fakhouri, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco
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