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Cultivating Biodiversity to Transform Agriculture

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Editors:
  1. Étienne Hainzelin

    1. Cirad, Direction générale, Montpellier, France

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  • This book shows a possible reconciliation between biodiversity/environment conservation and productive agriculture
  • This book approaches the issue of the transformation of agriculture from various angles
  • This book is intended for a scientific audience, researchers and academics in the fields of ecology, genetics, social sciences, plant protection, agronomy, environment and rural development
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Étienne Hainzelin
    Pages 1-10

  3. The Diversity of Living Organisms: The Engine for Ecological Functioning

    • Étienne Hainzelin, Christine Nouaille
    Pages 11-44

  4. From Artificialization to the Ecologization of Cropping Systems

    • Florent Maraux, Éric Malézieux, Christian Gary
    Pages 45-90

  5. Rethinking Plant Breeding

    • Nourollah Ahmadi, Benoît Bertrand, Jean-Christophe Glaszmann
    Pages 91-140

  6. Ecological Interactions Within the Biodiversity of Cultivated Systems

    • Alain Ratnadass, Éric Blanchart, Philippe Lecomte
    Pages 141-179

  7. Conserving and Cultivating Agricultural Genetic Diversity: Transcending Established Divides

    • Sélim Louafi, Didier Bazile, Jean-Louis Noyer
    Pages 181-220

  8. Towards Biodiverse Agricultural Systems: Reflecting on the Technological, Social and Institutional Changes at Stake

    • Estelle Biénabe
    Pages 221-261
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About this book

How can cultivated plant biodiversity contribute to the transformation and the "ecologization" of agriculture in Southern countries? Based on extensive field work in the Southern countries, a great deal of scientific progress is presented in all areas affecting agriculture (agronomy, plant breeding and crop protection, cultivation systems, etc.) in order to intensify the ecological processes in cultivated plots and at the scale of rural landscapes.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Cirad, Direction générale, Montpellier, France

    Étienne Hainzelin

About the editor

Étienne Hainzelin, agronomist, has a doctorate in plant science. He has held several scientific positions in Côte d’Ivoire, Réunion, and several times in Brazil. Former Director of Research and Strategy at CIRAD, he is currently Adviser to the CEO of CIRAD. He is also a visiting professor at the University of Ottawa.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cultivating Biodiversity to Transform Agriculture

  • Editors: Étienne Hainzelin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7984-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Éditions Quæ, 2013 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-7983-9Published: 17 December 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0261-2Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-7984-6Published: 04 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 261

  • Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Original French edition jointly published with Éditions Quæ, Versailles, 2012

  • Topics: Agriculture, Sustainable Development, Ecosystems, Nature Conservation, Plant Ecology

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