Marc Tchamitchian

TL;DR: Five additional avenues that agronomic research could follow to strengthen the ecological intensification of current farming systems are proposed, assuming that progress in plant sciences over the last two decades provides new insight of potential use to agronomists.

TL;DR: In this article, a review analyzes the most recent studies related to these techniques and their combinations and identifies the most effective ones, focusing on a description of agricultural factors and practices, rather than on biological processes.

TL;DR: A major achievement of crop modelling in horticulture has been a significant increase of communication (in terms of concepts and modelling tools) in a field where the high diversity of species and cultivation systems can be an obstacle.

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of the heating system method on greenhouse microclimate was investigated overnight, using an experimental greenhouse tunnel with a tomato crop, and the results indicated that the use of a mixed system is favorable in greenhouse tunnel conditions since the air heater, although increasing slightly the energy consumption, improves the control of both air temperature and humidity, particularly by keeping the inside air dew point temperature lower than the cover temperature and preventing the occurrence of condensation on the plastic films.

TL;DR: There was a significant interaction between plant fruit load and VPD: the higher the leaf:fruit ratio the greater the responses to a reduction in VPD, which suggested that under high fruit loads, water and carbohydrates limit growth under Mediterranean summer conditions.