Agronomist and soil scientist at INRAE, UMR Eco&Sols (France) @umr-ecosols.bsky.social
Carbon and nitrogen cycles in agroecosystems. Long-term field experiments and modelling.
Fabien Ferchaud
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📣Just out in @geoderma.bsky.social
We compared two tillage treatments and observed a stratification of C, N, microbial biomass and N mineralization under shallow tillage, but no difference between treatments over 0-30 cm.
These changes were correlated with plant C inputs.
➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
How do cover crops modify C and N cycles in the long term? We used the STICS model to simulate the impacts of cover crops on SOC storage, crop yield and N losses in a no-till maize-soybean rotation in the Argentinean Rolling Pampas.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ej...
New paper out!
1st paper from Paul Belleville's PhD 👏🎉
📣 We have just published a dataset gathering harmonised data from 34 long-term experiments located in temperate croplands. It includes SOC stocks, carbon inputs, soil properties, and climate variables. The dataset is now freely available for evaluating SOC models.
➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📣 Just out in @commsearth.nature.com
Our paper explores the role of tillage in agroecological systems, discussing the trade-offs between carbon, climate and pest management.
We recommend moving beyond the simplistic view of 'tillage bad, no-till good'.
Open access ➡️ doi.org/10.1038/s432...
Fabien Ferchaud
Fabien Ferchaud
Fabien Ferchaud
Scientific Data - Data from long-term experiments in temperate croplands to evaluate soil organic carbon models
Tillage can provide key ecosystem services for non-chemical management of cover crops and weeds, pests, and soilborne pathogens, without undermining soil organic carbon stocks or greenhouse gas emissi...
📢 Abderrahim BOUHENACHE will soon defend his PhD thesis : "Impacts of #climatechange on crop #production and #nitrogen use: a case study with maize 🌽 under extreme rainfall 🌦️ events in sub-humid Zimbabwe"
🗓️ Tuesday, 10 February 2026, 9:00 am CET
Public link (defense in English):
lnkd.in/dAP5Y67G
A 12-year field study from 'Agronomy for Sustainable Development' shows N₂O emissions are driven mainly by mineral nitrogen fertilization, while crop residues have a limited impact. Only the residue carbon–nitrogen ratio affected emissions. bit.ly/3NGwIb2 @fabien-ferchaud.bsky.social #Agriculture
Rémi Cardinael
Springer
Les vers de terre sont-ils en déclin en France ? Et sont-ils menacés par les vers plats exotiques ?
Soutenance de thèse de Paul Belleville aujourd'hui mardi 6 janvier à 10h30 (heure Paris): "Impact de la gestion des #résidus de culture sur les émissions de #N2O". @leojdranoel.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social
La soutenance peut être suivie en ligne ici:
inrae-fr.zoom.us/j/9676387614...
#JustOut Have a look to this important study published in @globalchangebio.bsky.social and brilliantly led by my colleague Antoine Couëdel @cirad.bsky.social, well done Antoine 👏 ! @gatienfalconnier.bsky.social @mcorbeels.bsky.social @johansix.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Rémi Cardinael
Rémi Cardinael
Belleville, P., Keuper, F., Ferchaud, F. et al. Crop residues moderately influence cumulative N2O emissions through their carbon to nitrogen ratio in a 12-year experiment in northern France. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 46, 5 (2026).
doi.org/10.1007/s135...
#CroppingSsystem
Qui sont vraiment les vers de terre ? Un ouvrage récemment publié par deux chercheurs de l’Inrae répond à plusieurs questions importantes sur ces minuscules auxiliaires des jardins.
Crop residues and their management are central to the performance of cropping systems. However, we lack information on the extent to which crop residues influence their N₂O emissions, especially over ...
