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Institut Agro Montpelier
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- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Wings act as a solar shield against solar radiation in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria
Morphological traits in insects have frequently evolved multifunctional roles, including contributions to thermoregulation. Wings typically function in flight, but may also provide protection against intense solar radiation. In the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria , males are...
- BiologyOpen access
This study investigates a new methodology to estimate plant area index ( PAI ) and its spatial distribution from 3D point clouds acquired by a system of 3 LiDARs (2 nadir-viewing and one at 45°) mounted on the Phenomobile Unmanned Ground Vehicle designed for high-throughput pheno...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Income sharing for common pool resources with uncertain productivity
Abstract We address the interconnected issues of externalities in the use of a natural common‐pool resource system and adverse effects of environmental uncertainty on risk‐averse resource users. We set up a simple analytical model and derive conditions such that insurance by mean...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious disease affecting goats and sheep. The speed and extent of its spread depend on contact patterns and the virus’s intrinsic characteristics. To estimate its propagation speed and the role of inter-individual contacts, we cond...
- Biology
Sugar metabolism drives shoot branching by repressing BRC1 through miR319 –targeted TCP4 in Rosa
Abstract The coupling between sugar availability and shoot branching is well established, yet the underlying molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here, using genome-wide profiling, we characterized the sugar signalling pathways by identifying 10 microRNAs (miRNAs) repress...
- BiologyOpen access
ABSTRACT Sourdough starters contain simple microbial communities, typically consisting of a few bacterial species and one or two yeast species. The yeast Maudiozyma humilis and the lactic acid bacterium Fructilactobacillus sanfranciscensis often co-occur in sourdough starters and...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Visible–near infrared (Vis—NIR) spectroscopy is widely used for non-destructive plant monitoring; however, in time-series experiments, signals of interest are frequently masked by diurnal rhythms and systematic measurement drift. This limits the ability to clearly detect plant re...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Abstract Climate change (CC) and land-use/land-cover (LU/LC) alterations are among the most pervasive drivers of hydrological and ecological change in river basins worldwide, yet their combined impacts on fluvial ecological diversity remain insufficiently quantified, particularly...
- BiologyOpen access
Eurystylus bellevoyei (Reuter, 1879) is a widely distributed Afro-Asiatic mirid species that has expanded into the Mediterraneanregion in recent decades (Stonedahl, 1995; Matocq & Streito, 2013). In Italy, it was previously recorded only from Sicilyand the adjacent islands (Serva...
- BiologyOpen access
Eurystylus bellevoyei (Reuter, 1879) is a widely distributed Afro-Asiatic mirid species that has expanded into the Mediterraneanregion in recent decades (Stonedahl, 1995; Matocq & Streito, 2013). In Italy, it was previously recorded only from Sicilyand the adjacent islands (Serva...
- BiologyOpen access
Abstract Drought is a significant factor in agricultural losses, making it imperative to understand how root system architecture (RSA) adapts to environmental condition like water deficit. HydroRoot is a functional-structural plant model (FSPM) aimed at analyzing and simulating h...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Background In Comoros, undernutrition among adolescents persists while overweight and obesity are increasing, particularly in urban settings. Although schools are recognized as key platforms for promoting healthy eating behaviors, school food environment (SFE) remain poo...
- BiologyOpen access
Termites play a crucial role in forming major tropical soils: insights from a deep Ferralsol
Abstract Soil bioturbation is increasingly recognized as a key driver of pedogenesis in tropical ecosystems, influencing above- and below-ground biodiversity, nutrient cycling, and aggregate stability across different spatial and temporal scales. This ecological process may play...
- Climate & Environment
Beyond IPCC’s narratives on livestock: the need for integrated and holistic metrics
The early IPCC assessment reports (2001, 2007) predominantly conceptualised livestock in technical and efficiency-oriented terms, focusing on productivity and technological innovations, while the 2014 and 2022 reports embed livestock within broader socio-environmental frameworks,...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Soil biodiversity indicators are increasingly used to inform environmental assessment and policy, yet their robustness is often constrained by heterogeneous sampling designs and imperfect species detection. Surface-active arthropods, such as ground beetles (Carabidae), are widely...
- BiologyOpen access
Livestock roles in agroecological transitions in mixed crop-livestock systems of Tunisia
CONTEXT Despite the well-recognized role of livestock in providing goods and ecosystem services, agronomy research over the past decades has predominantly focused on plots and crops, often underestimating the contribution of animals to economic diversification within mixed farmin...
- BiologyOpen access
In Burkina Faso, native and improved forage species and crop residues are widely used as feed resources for ruminant livestock. Accurate information on their chemical composition, digestibility, and voluntary intake is essential for balanced and cost-effective ration formulation....