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Valentin Picasso
Researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Publications - 48
Citations - 1123
Valentin Picasso is an academic researcher from University of Wisconsin-Madison. The author has contributed to research in topics: Forage & Perennial plant. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 43 publications receiving 819 citations. Previous affiliations of Valentin Picasso include Iowa State University & Wageningen University and Research Centre.
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Crop Species Diversity Affects Productivity and Weed Suppression in Perennial Polycultures under Two Management Strategies
Valentin Picasso,E. Charles Brummer,E. Charles Brummer,Matt Liebman,Philip M. Dixon,Brian J. Wilsey +5 more
TL;DR: On average, increasing species richness in perennial herbaceous polycultures increased productivity and weed suppression, but well-adapted species produced high biomass yield regardless of richness.
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Land use change and ecosystem service provision in Pampas and Campos grasslands of southern South America
Pablo Modernel,Pablo Modernel,W.A.H. Rossing,Marc Corbeels,Santiago Dogliotti,Valentin Picasso,Valentin Picasso,Pablo Tittonell,Pablo Tittonell +8 more
TL;DR: Moher et al. as discussed by the authors synthesised 242 references from peer-reviewed and grey literature published between 1945 and mid-2015 and analysed secondary data to examine the evidence on the ecosystem services provided by this grassland biodiversity hotspot and the way they are affected by land use changes and their drivers.
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Diverse perennial crop mixtures sustain higher productivity over time based on ecological complementarity.
TL;DR: It is concluded that choosing a single well-adapted species for maximizing productivity may not be the best alternative over the long term and that high levels of species diversity should be included in the design of productive and ecologically sound agricultural systems.
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Sustainability of meat production beyond carbon footprint: a synthesis of case studies from grazing systems in Uruguay
Valentin Picasso,Pablo Modernel,Pablo Modernel,Gonzalo Becona,Lucía Salvo,Lucía Gutiérrez,Laura Astigarraga +6 more
TL;DR: This analysis of fifteen beef grazing systems in Uruguay quantifies the range of variation of carbon footprint, and the trade-offs with other relevant environmental variables, using a partial life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology.
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An improved model to predict the effects of changing biodiversity levels on ecosystem function
John Connolly,Thomas Bell,Thomas Bolger,Caroline Brophy,Timothee Carnus,Timothee Carnus,John A. Finn,Laura Kirwan,Forest Isbell,Jonathan M. Levine,Andreas Lüscher,Valentin Picasso,Christiane Roscher,Maria-Teresa Sebastià,Matthias Suter,Alexandra Weigelt +15 more
TL;DR: It is shown that Generalized Diversity-Interactions models quantitatively integrate several methods that separately address effects of species richness, evenness and composition on ecosystem function, and serve to unify the modelling of BEF relationships.