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Clouds hanging on the canopy of the Amazon forest. © INRA, INRA

Press release

29 Jul 2019

Aboveground vegetation biomass in the tropics no longer has a positive impact on carbon stocks

Scientists from INRA, CEA, CNRS, CNES and several international universities¹ have quantified - over the 2010-2017 period – the time changes in the carbon stocks of aboveground vegetation biomass in the tropics. One main result is that over the studied time period, these stocks are almost constant: gains in biomass carbon stocks in some regions of the tropics are compensated by losses due to deforestation or diebacks linked to climate impacts (in particular the El Niño events).

Phenotyping platform at the Joint Research Unit for Ecophysiology of Plants under Environmental Stress. The aims of the platform are to analyse and model the genetic variability of plant responses to contrasting environmental conditions, particularly drought and high temperatures. © INRA, MAITRE Christophe

Press release

20 May 2019

A model to guide seed choices according to climate

Researchers at INRA and Wageningen University & Research (WUR, Netherlands) have developed a model to predict the yield of any maize hybrid based on its genes and environmental conditions. To create their model, they looked at the yields of 246 hybrids planted in 25 fields in Europe and Chile. The model is a valuable tool that offers a better understanding of the performances of each seed type according to the field where it is grown. It will help benefit the genetic diversity of maize and support efforts to adapt agriculture to climate change. The study was published in Nature Genetics on 20 May 2019.

Leaves © Yves Bernardi

Press release

17 May 2019

Rising atmospheric CO2 levels: plants are working hard for the planet

Atmospheric CO₂ levels have risen by 30% in a century. A Franco-Australian study by scientists from INRA, James Cook University and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has evaluated the global impact of rising atmospheric CO₂ levels on the terrestrial vegetation that uses this gas as a source to drive its growth. Published in Trends in Plant Science on 16 May 2019, the results suggest that global photosynthesis has increased by the same proportion as atmospheric CO₂.

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Magazines

27 Nov 2015

4 per 1000 initiative: storing carbon in the soil for food security and climate. © INRA

Soils for food security and the climate

The "4 parts per 1000" initiative proposes to increase organic matter contents and encourage carbon sequestration in soils, through the application of appropriate farming and forestry practices.

12 Feb 2015

Quarry in Saône-et-Loire.. © INRA, PAILLARD Gérard

Symposium at the Salon International de l'Agriculture 2015: soils

The 68^th United Nations General Assembly declared 2015 as the International Year of Soils. INRA thus devoted its symposium at the Salon International de l’Agriculture to "Soils: their services and uses".

05 Nov 2014

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Planting a revolution

François Tardieu, Research Director at the Joint Research Unit for Ecophysiology of Plants under Environmental Stress at INRA Montpellier, is the winner of the 2014 Agricultural Research Award for Scientific Excellence.

31 Jan 2013

PhénoArch

Film shot at INRA Montpellier where scientists have a unique experimental platform at their disposal.

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Reports

Bean crop using direct seeding under cover. Experiment in Ponta Grossa (Brazil). © INRA, INRA, Stéphane de Tourdonnet

Conservation agriculture: blazing a trail through research

Guyaflux: a TOWER for measuring the carbon flow. Experimental facility to measure the carbon stocks in the Guyanese forest and the CO2 balance between the forest and the atmosphere. © Ch. Maître

Environmental research infrastructure

L'Unité Expérimentale de Gotheron développe des programmes d'expérimentation-recherche sur les systèmes de production durable en ARBORICULTURE fruitière (abricotiers, pêchers, pommiers, poiriers). © MAITRE Christophe

Water and agriculture

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