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The Professor Olivier Duchene
Olivier Duchene
Associate professor, PhD in agronomic sciences
Research Unit
Agroecology and environment unit
Expertise
“My research focuses on the study of agricultural herbaceous plants (individual or plant community) to understand the functioning and dynamic of agroecosystems and their agronomical and ecological properties. One of the main objective of this work is to drive the diversification and conception of cropping systems less dependent on external inputs, less sensitive to climatic hazards, and more favorable to soil fertility (conceptual framework of agroecology).”
Keywords
Grain cereals, cover crops, prairies, below and aboveground plant functional traits, agroecosystem functioning, agroecology, codesign
Research Projects
- PACH (Region + FEADER) : Ordoscape of prairies
- CULTIVDUR (Pack Ambition Recherche) : Conception and study of novel cropping systems, diversified and sustainable
- ADAPT’EAURA (PEPIT) : Improve water use efficiency of cropping systems in AURA to face increasing water scarcity and climate change (2022-2025)
- AGR’Eau Durable: Experimental program for sustainable agriculture (2022-2025)
- CERPET (CASDAR) : « Perennial grains for an agroecological transition of cropping systems » (2019-2023)
- NAPERDIV (Boidiversa) : « Nature-based perennial grain cropping as a model to safeguard functional biodiversity towards future-proof agriculture » (2020-2023)
- CASTOR: Intercropped cover crops supporting the agroecological transition and the reduction of inputs use. Funding: TERRA ISARA
Teaching activities (bachelor and master degrees)
- System agronomy : Cropping systems design, functioning and diagnosis
- Plant diversity approaches and measurements in agroecosystems and grasslands – Functional ecology
- Diversity, usage and adaptation of grass crops and forages
- Introduction to epistemology and sciences-society relationships
Studies
- Since 2020 : Associate professor l’Isara (Agroecology & Environment Unit).
- 2020 :PhD in agronomic sciences, from the French Agricultural, Veterinary and Forestry Institute (IAVFF – AgroParisTech) : « Functional characterization and performances of a perennial grain (Thinopyrum intermedium) as an agroecological option for western European cropping systems.»
- 2016 :Master degree in agriculture and environment (ISARA)
Latest publications
Journal articles
2026
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- Lisa Besson, Olivier Duchene, Gaël Alvarez, Thomas Bécu, Sébastien Fontaine, et al.. Combining wheat with multi-species prairie strips reduces the development of Septoria tritici blotch. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2026, 404, pp.110362. ⟨10.1016/j.agee.2026.110362⟩. ⟨hal-05564088⟩
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- Olivier Duchene, Christelle Ginot, Jacques-Aristide Perrin, Joséphine Peigné, Joël Robin, et al.. Using on-farm experimentation to co-design agroecological farming: a common principle with a variety of applications and researcher stances. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 2026, 41, ⟨10.1017/s1742170526100349⟩. ⟨hal-05567921⟩
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- Christelle Ginot, Christine Girousse, Priyanka Basavaraddi, Clotilde Nigon, Vincent Allard, et al.. Effects of light quantity and quality on intermediate wheatgrass tillering dynamics : A comparison with annual wheat. European Journal of Agronomy, 2026, 177, pp.128113. ⟨10.1016/j.eja.2026.128113⟩. ⟨hal-05580048⟩
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- Christelle Ginot, Erica Shoenberger, Valentin D Picasso, Olivier Duchene. Growing intermediate wheatgrass as a perennial grain crop in the United States: exploring the multifunctionality of agriculture within socio-technical constraints. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 2026, 41, pp.e11. ⟨10.1017/S1742170526100337⟩. ⟨hal-05039353v2⟩
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- Jacques-Aristide Perrin, Laura Solaroli, Léo Girard, Madeline Koczura, Olivier Duchêne, et al.. L’enseignement critique des savoirs environnementaux en école d’agronomie : comment favoriser un tournant écologique sur le plan pédagogique et éducatif ?. Carnets de géographes, 2026, 20, ⟨10.4000/161ep⟩. ⟨hal-05590848⟩
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2025
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- L. Fagnant, P. Aubry, Olivier Duchene, J.M. Jungers, B. Dumont. Seasonal allocation of dry matter and nitrogen in Th. intermedium across stand ages. European Journal of Agronomy, 2025, 164, pp.127522. ⟨10.1016/j.eja.2025.127522⟩. ⟨hal-04949664⟩
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2024
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- Laura Fagnant, Olivier Duchene, Florian Celette, Benjamin Dumont. Maintaining grain yield of Th. intermedium across stand age through constant spike fertility and spike density: understanding its response to various agronomic managements. European Journal of Agronomy, 2024, 152, pp.127038. ⟨10.1016/j.eja.2023.127038⟩. ⟨hal-04304106⟩
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- Sébastien Fontaine, Luc Abbadie, Michaël Aubert, Sébastien Barot, Juliette Bloor, et al.. Plant–soil synchrony in nutrient cycles: Learning from ecosystems to design sustainable agrosystems. Global Change Biology, 2024, 30 (1), pp.art. e17034. ⟨10.1111/gcb.17034⟩. ⟨hal-04344007v2⟩
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- Christelle Ginot, Camille Bathellier, Christophe David, Walter a H Rossing, Florian Celette, et al.. Introducing intermediate wheatgrass as a perennial grain crop into farming systems: insights into the decision-making process of pioneer farmers. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2024, 44 (6), pp.58. ⟨10.1007/s13593-024-00993-1⟩. ⟨hal-04772497⟩
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- Fagnant Laura, Olivier Duchene, Bindelle Jérôme, Beckers Yves, Decruyenaere Virginie, et al.. Forage potential of Thinopyrum intermedium through near‐infrared spectrometry and grown in mixture with various legumes. Grass and Forage Science, 2024, ⟨10.1111/GFS.12684⟩. ⟨hal-04639032⟩
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