Mediterranean agricultural systems are vulnerable to the climate. Increased variability of temperature and precipitations, for example, would impact natural resources, cropping systems, and farmers' income. The objective of this paper is to describe, based on a large literature review, the possible behaviors of natural resources, farming systems, a...
In agro-ecosystems, epidemics reduce crop yield. Disease development depends on interactions in time and space between host plants, pathogens, the environment and humans. There is an urgent need to reconsider disease control tactics by linking ecological and evolutionary concepts at the landscape scale, as achieved for natural ecosystems. The aim o...
The use of models for genotype assessment has increased greatly in the last 10-15 years, either to assist the choice of the best cultivar for growing conditions, or to identify virtual genotypes as targets for breeding. Most studies are at the plant and field scales. However, restrictions due to work organisation at the farm level can affect genoty...
Crop models require different structures for different applications. Modular and flexible crop modelling frameworks, such as the recently developed agricultural production and externalities simulator (APES), support the change of model structure. However, the assembly of different modules to create a model may not always result in the best model st...
The theories about plant nutrition and soil fertility varied widely from the antiquity to the middle of the nineteenth century, with major (Thaer A. 1809. Grundsatze der rationellen Landwirtschaft (1809-1812). Berlin (Germany): Realschulbuch Ed.) or minor (Liebig J. 1840. Die organische Chemie in ihrer Anwendung auf Agrikultur und Physiologie. Brau...
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A meta-analysis is a statistical treatment of a dataset derived from a literature review. Meta-analysis appears to be a promising approach in agricultural and environmental sciences, but its implementation requires special care. We assessed the quality of the meta-analyses carried out in agronomy, with the intent to formulate recommendations, and w...
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CAPES (Brazil)
