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View article: Large-scale development of biogas production in France: Improved climate benefits over the long term compared to biomass burial
Large-scale development of biogas production in France: Improved climate benefits over the long term compared to biomass burial Open
Numerous studies have highlighted anaerobic digestion's (AD) role in mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but no one has thoroughly considered its long-term soil organic carbon effects nor compared these emissions to the most frequen…
View article: Limitation of Maize Potential Yield by Phosphorus at the Global Scale
Limitation of Maize Potential Yield by Phosphorus at the Global Scale Open
Phosphorus (P) is known as a major limiting factor of crop yields at the global scale. Previous estimates of the global P limitation are either based on statistical approaches or on complex global gridded crop models. Both failed to distin…
View article: Reply letter to Munoz et al. ‘on the importance of time in carbon sequestration in soils and climate change mitigation’—Keep carbon sequestration terminologies consistent and functional
Reply letter to Munoz et al. ‘on the importance of time in carbon sequestration in soils and climate change mitigation’—Keep carbon sequestration terminologies consistent and functional Open
Munoz et al. (2024) raised concerns regarding our recent contribution and the definition of the term C sequestration in soils (Don et al., 2024). We performed a review and therefore based our analysis on existing definitions of C sequestra…
View article: La maîtrise de la fertilité phosphatée: du raisonnement de la fertilisation à la gestion durable d'une ressource qui se raréfie.
La maîtrise de la fertilité phosphatée: du raisonnement de la fertilisation à la gestion durable d'une ressource qui se raréfie. Open
Phosphorus (P) is at the same time an essential, non substitutable nutrient for plants, a pollutant forcontinental aquatic ecosystems and a non renewable resource. Since the 1990s, the amount of mineralP fertilizers spread on French agricu…
View article: Quels leviers techniques pour l'atténuation des émissions de gaz à effet de serre d'origine agricole ?
Quels leviers techniques pour l'atténuation des émissions de gaz à effet de serre d'origine agricole ? Open
About 20% of French emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) originate from the agricultural sector. Ten technical measures, split into 26 sub-measures, were proposed to reduce GHG emissions from French agriculture over the period 2010-2030. Th…
View article: Carbon sequestration in soils and climate change mitigation—Definitions and pitfalls
Carbon sequestration in soils and climate change mitigation—Definitions and pitfalls Open
The term carbon (C) sequestration has not just become a buzzword but is something of a siren's call to scientific communicators and media outlets. Carbon sequestration is the removal of C from the atmosphere and the storage, for example, i…
View article: Energy cover crops for biogas production increase soil organic carbon stocks: A modeling approach
Energy cover crops for biogas production increase soil organic carbon stocks: A modeling approach Open
Energy cover crops for biogas production through anaerobic digestion (AD) are inserted between two primary crops. They replace either bare soil or nonharvested cover crops, and their management is usually intensified to produce more biomas…
View article: Implementing environmental labelling of food products in France
Implementing environmental labelling of food products in France Open
Consumers increasingly demand information about the environmental impacts of their food. The French government is in the process of introducing environmental labelling for all food products. A scientific council was set up, and its main co…
View article: Anthropogenic signature of global agricultural soil phosphorus
Anthropogenic signature of global agricultural soil phosphorus Open
The global phosphorus (P) cycle has been dramatically altered by human activities through the use of mineral P fertilizers, often referred to anthropogenic P. The application of mineral P fertilizers on agricultural soils has driven the pl…
View article: To what extent our food production depends on anthropogenic phosphorus?
To what extent our food production depends on anthropogenic phosphorus? Open
<p>Agricultural productivity has dramatically increased in the last sixty years, with undeniable benefits for global food security. Yet, our agricultural production systems have been built on the use of non-renewable resources, there…
View article: Insights on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Co‐Limitation in Global Croplands From Theoretical and Modeling Fertilization Experiments
Insights on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Co‐Limitation in Global Croplands From Theoretical and Modeling Fertilization Experiments Open
Single and combined fertilization additions are a common tool to assess the interactions between nutrients in a given ecosystem. While such experiments can allow systems to be defined into categories of nutrient interactions, for example, …
View article: Potential yield simulated by global gridded crop models: using a process-based emulator to explain their differences
Potential yield simulated by global gridded crop models: using a process-based emulator to explain their differences Open
How global gridded crop models (GGCMs) differ in their simulation of potential yield and reasons for those differences have never been assessed. The GGCM Intercomparison (GGCMI) offers a good framework for this assessment. Here, we built a…
View article: Can an organically farmed world help to mitigate climate change through carbon sequestration?
Can an organically farmed world help to mitigate climate change through carbon sequestration? Open
<p>While the agricultural sector is responsible for 20-30% of global greenhouse gas emissions, agricultural lands may also represent an opportunity to mitigate climate change through soil carbon sequestration. In particular, organic …
View article: L’association agriculture-élevage : une condition clé du bouclage des cycles ?
L’association agriculture-élevage : une condition clé du bouclage des cycles ? Open
Specialisation of farms and spatial segregation between crop and livestock production systems have hampered the proper recycling of nutrients. As a result, N and P budgets are often in excess in intensive livestock regions, whereas intensi…
View article: Feasibility of the 4 per 1000 aspirational target for soil carbon: A case study for France
Feasibility of the 4 per 1000 aspirational target for soil carbon: A case study for France Open
Increasing soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks is a promising way to mitigate the increase in atmospheric CO 2 concentration. Based on a simple ratio between CO 2 anthropogenic emissions and SOC stocks worldwide, it has been suggested that a …
View article: Estimating the carbon storage potential and greenhouse gas emissions of French arable cropland using high‐resolution modeling
Estimating the carbon storage potential and greenhouse gas emissions of French arable cropland using high‐resolution modeling Open
Many studies have assessed the potential of agricultural practices to sequester carbon (C). A comprehensive evaluation of impacts of agricultural practices requires not only considering C storage but also direct and indirect emissions of g…
View article: A Global Meta-Analysis About Organic Vs Conventional Livestock Production
A Global Meta-Analysis About Organic Vs Conventional Livestock Production Open
Livestock plays a key role in organic farming system to close nutrient cycles. Nevertheless, differences between organic and conventional livestock production have received little attention in the literature. Here, we provide a first quant…
View article: How Could Livestock Farming Maximize Organic Production At A Global Scale?
How Could Livestock Farming Maximize Organic Production At A Global Scale? Open
Organic agriculture is questioned about its ability to feed the planet. The place of livestock appears to be central to the debate, particularly because of the role it should play in cropping systems to close mineral cycles and control dis…
View article: Nitrogen Availability Is Likely To Challenge Organic Farming Production At The Global Scale
Nitrogen Availability Is Likely To Challenge Organic Farming Production At The Global Scale Open
Organic agriculture is often proposed as a promising approach to achieve sustainable food systems but Its capacity to meet the global food demand remains debatable. Some studies have investigated this question, but they have missed a criti…
View article: Comparing productivity and feed-use efficiency between organic and conventional livestock animals
Comparing productivity and feed-use efficiency between organic and conventional livestock animals Open
Livestock animals play a key role in organic farming systems by providing nutrients for croplands through manure production and nutrient-dense food for human consumption. However, we lack global, synthetic view about livestock productivity…
View article: Reviews and syntheses: The mechanisms underlying carbon storage in soil
Reviews and syntheses: The mechanisms underlying carbon storage in soil Open
Soil organic matter (OM) represents a key C pool for climate regulation but also an essential component for soil functions and services. Scientific research in the 21st century has considerably improved our knowledge of soil organic matter…
View article: Potential yield simulated by Global Gridded Crop Models: a process-based emulator to explain their differences
Potential yield simulated by Global Gridded Crop Models: a process-based emulator to explain their differences Open
How Global Gridded Crop Models (GGCMs) differ in their simulation of potential yield and reasons for those differences have never been assessed. The GGCM Inter-comparison (GGCMI) offers a good framework for this assessment. Here, we built …
View article: Co-benefits and Trade-Offs From Agro-Food System Redesign for Circularity: A Case Study With the FAN Agent-Based Model
Co-benefits and Trade-Offs From Agro-Food System Redesign for Circularity: A Case Study With the FAN Agent-Based Model Open
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View article: Carbon and Phosphorus Allocation in Annual Plants: An Optimal Functioning Approach
Carbon and Phosphorus Allocation in Annual Plants: An Optimal Functioning Approach Open
Phosphorus (P) is the second most important nutrient after nitrogen (N) and can greatly diminish plant productivity if P supply is not adequate. Plants respond to soil P availability by adjusting root biomass to maintain uptake and product…