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Difference of phenological behaviour between plants of different provenance. At right, a late Fontainebleau (France); at left, an early Nagybotany (Hungary). © INRA, Alexis Ducousso

Press release

07 Feb 2017

Resilience of sessile oak to climatic variations in Europe

Researchers have shown that sessile oak is very resistant to climatic variations (temperatures and precipitation). This overall resilience nevertheless belies differential responses between populations according to their origin. The findings have recently been published in the journal Global Change Biology.

Organic dairy herd. © INRA, J. Duval

Press release

04 Nov 2016

Goals of the Paris Agreement on climate unachievable without reducing greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture

For the first time, scientists have calculated the reduction in emissions required in agriculture to reach the goal of the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 2°C by 2100. CGIAR experts at the University of Vermont (United States) and partner institutions, including INRA, show that the world’s farming industries must reduce CO2 emissions by one gigaton per year between now and 2030.

View of the inside of an Ecotron macrocosm containing 4 blocks of grassland. © INRA, C. Picon-Cochard

Press release

23 May 2016

Grasslands recover more easily from heatwaves and droughts when atmospheric CO2 levels are high

Extreme climatic events such as heatwaves and droughts may affect the ability of terrestrial ecosystems to sequester carbon. Recently, INRA and CNRS researchers carried out a large-scale experiment exploring this topic at the Ecotron facility in Montpellier. Using samples of permanent upland grassland, they made an unexpected discovery: elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide help grasslands recover from extreme climatic events and limit the negative impacts of water stress.

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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 68th 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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