Publications by authors named "F Fort"
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- The study investigates how domestication has affected the competitive ability, functional traits, and plasticity of durum wheat across different genotypes.
- Domesticated varieties showed less biomass loss when competing compared to wild progenitors, suggesting they are still capable in competitive settings.
- Contrary to expectations, domesticated plants performed well in competitions, challenging the idea that they are less suited for survival and questioning the need to reintroduce wild traits for better competitiveness.
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- The study explores the relationship between genetic diversity and functional traits in crops, introducing a method called 'functional space accumulation curves' to quantify this connection.
- The research focuses on four main crop species—barley, rice, soybean, and durum wheat—along with the wild species Arabidopsis thaliana, finding that all exhibit similar curves that indicate a limit to their functional diversity.
- The results suggest that as the number of genotypes increases, the increase in functional diversity diminishes, providing valuable insights for managing crop diversity in agriculture and improving breeding practices.
This work compares the ancestral method for elaborating sparkling wines with the most widely used traditional method. Ancestral method is a single fermentation procedure in which the fermenting grape must is bottled before the end of alcoholic fermentation whereas traditional method involves a second fermentation of a base wine inside a bottle. Macabeo grapes were used to elaborate a traditional sparkling wine and two ancestral sparkling wines, one with a low yeast population and one with a high yeast population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Rice plays a critical role in human livelihoods and food security. However, its cultivation requires inputs that are not accessible to all farming communities and can have negative effects on ecosystems. simultaneously, ecological research demonstrates that biodiversity management within fields contributes to ecosystem functioning.
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