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How abrupt change in surface temperature impacts water balance over France? A case-study of bread wheat cultivated areas.
2022
Agricultural risk management is a major challenge for decision makers, public authorities and agricultural insurance companies, as crop losses linked to climate hazard are expected to increase in the context of climate change (Boucher et al., 2019). The present work is part of a PhD in partnership between Groupama insurance company (Domaine Assurance Récolte) and Biogeosciences laboratory (University of Burgundy). This collaborative research aims at depicting how, with the abrupt surface temperature warming, climate hazard evolution has affected water balance over France, and related agro-climatic risks.Since 1980s over western Europe, the warming trend intensifies strongly, consistent with…
Diversity and normative processes in vine and wine growing in antique and medieval Burgundy
2022
Comme tout processus historique et humain sur le temps long, il est évident que la construction des terroirs viticoles de Bourgogne est contingente et a bénéficié d’apports, d’innovations exogènes, d’arrangements avec le réel, et de métissages, comme l’affiche le présent colloque, trop souvent oubliés ou gommés par les processus normatifs créant le récit de cette histoire téléologique. Il y a donc une tension entre la diversité créée ou venant des apports techniques et culturels au fil de l’histoire des vignobles bourguignons et les processus normatifs qui ont contribué à restreindre cette diversité tout en enracinant ses résidus dans une essence originelle.
Très longs épisodes secs hivernaux dans le bassin méditerranéen : variabilité spatio-temporelle et impact sur la production céréalière en Espagne.
2018
This study concerns the long winter sequences without rain at the whole Mediterraneanbasin scale. Objectives are (i) to define theses extreme events as geographical and climatological objectscharacterized by a location, a spatial extension and a temporal length and (ii) measured impacts of these eventson the cereal production in Spain. 76 events of very long dry spells (eVLDS) are detected over the 1957-2013period. These eVLDS are grouped into 4 typical recurrent configurations at the Mediterranean basin scale: North-East, West, Scattered & Localised and South-East. The eVLDS have a greater impact on barley, wheat and oatyields (winter crops grown through rainfed agriculture) than rainfall …
Sensibilité des rendements agricoles potentiels aux paramètres climatiques et environnementaux dans la région du mont Kenya en Afrique de l’Est.
2013
7 pages; International audience; Comprendre les interactions existantes entre le climat et les rendements céréaliers est un objectif important pour l'actuelleproduction agricole et la sécurité alimentaire future des populations résidant dans des régions à agriculture pluviale. Lesrendements potentiels de sorgho simulés par le modèle SARRAH montrent une sensibilité aux paramètres climatiques etenvironnementaux le long des pentes orientales du Mont Kenya. Si le cumul et la durée de saison expliquent une part importante dela variabilité des rendements, d’autres variables comme l’intensité quotidienne, les Tmax ou encore le rayonnement global jouentun rôle non négligeable. La date de semis modu…
Phenological model performance to warmer conditions: application to Pinot noir in Burgundy.
2014
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Aim</strong>: The current work aims to assess the performance of two phenological models - a linear model (<em>Grapevine Flowering</em> <em>Véraison</em> model, <em>GFV</em>) and a curvilinear model (<em>Wang and</em> <em>Engel</em> model, <em>WE</em>) - to warmer temperature conditions for the grapevine variety Pinot noir in Burgundy.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Methods and results</strong>: Simulations using historical data from the 1973-2005 period were similar between models and consistent with observations. To mimic pot…
Analyze and simulation a dynamic of soil indicators fertility under different agricultural management practices in cotton area of Togo
2011
Using data observed during 20 to 40 years in different agro-ecosystems of Togo, we analyzed soil fertility dynamic under different agricultural management practices. Tree soil C models of varying complexity were tested, and the most accurate in terms of soil C dynamics description in these tropical soils was associated with the QUEFTS model and with nutrient partial balance to analyze the effect of each agricultural management practice. Results indicated that, although fertilizers N, P and K were continuously applied at a recommended rate by the research (RR) or at this rate increased in 50% (1.5RR), initial cotton and cereals yields of 1.5 to 2 t ha˗1 and 2 to 3 t ha˗1, respectively, decre…
: J. Sci. Food Agric.
2017
Background: The measurement of carbon isotopic discrimination in grape sugars at harvest (δ13 C) is an integrated assessment of water status during ripening. It is an efficient alternative to assess variability in the field and discriminate between management zones in precision viticulture, but further work is needed to completely understand the signal.; Results: This work, spanning over 3 years, performed in a hillslope toposequence in Burgundy, delineates the relationships between main soil properties (gravel amount, slope, texture) and the grapevine water status assessed by δ13 C. The highest δ13 C, indicating most severe water deficit, was recorded in gravelly soils on steep slopes. The…
Cropping system dynamics, climate variability, and seed losses among East African smallholder farmers: a retrospective survey.
2014
Abstract Climate variability directly affects traditional low input and rain-fed farming systems, but few studies have paid attention retrospectively to the cropping system’s ability to mitigate climate risk. This study analyzes the impacts of rainfall variability on farmers’ seed variety losses over time, considering changes in smallholder farming systems. The cropping system dynamics, in favoring maize at the expense of sorghum and pearl millet, have induced an increasing risk of seed loss during drought. Combining ecological anthropology and climatology, a retrospective survey asking farmers about the period 1961–2006 was carried out at three altitudinal levels (750, 950, and 1100 m) on …
The Mistigri Thermal Infrared Project: Scientific Objectives And Mission Specifications
2013
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Influence de différentes pratiques agricoles sur la qualité et la santé des sols : étude de cas sur des vergers slovènes irrigués ou en agriculture b…
2011
Underestimation of soil properties and poor understanding of soil conditions can have many negative consequences, which results in quality or quantity of yield, soil degradation or even environmental pollution. According to importance of agricultural practices, our study focused on their impact on soil quality and health. The research took place from November 2003 to October 2007 in apple orchards in north-eastern Slovenia where two frequent agricultural practices were investigated: (i) drip irrigation on Calcaric Cambisol and its effects on structural stability and microbial biomass at Gačnik experimental station and (ii) combination of organic fertiliser (Campo guano) and liming in organi…