Benjamin RICHARD

Professor and researcher in Agronomy/Agroecology

Expertise

Plant epidemiology, genotype x environment x cultivation practices interactions, integrated crop protection, modeling

Unité de recherche

Agroécologie et environnement

Keywords

Plant pathology, fungal diseases, microclimate, decision support tools

Ongoing or recently completed projects

DevSD: Developing direct seeding under plant cover (2023-2025)
PERFECO : Economic performance of farms and agroecological transition in the AURA region (2023-2025)

Teaching activities

Functioning of the agroecosystem at the plot level: crop diversity, agroecology, perennial crops (2nd year)
General and systemic agronomy: theoretical foundations, crop system diagnostics, crop protection (3rd year – initial training and apprenticeship)
Innovations and adaptation strategies in the wine industry – Reducing the use of plant protection products & developing biocontrol (5th year)
Agroecological Transition in Mediterranean Agriculture – Study Trip (5th year)

Professional experience and education

Depuis 2022 : Professor and researcher at ISARA – Department of Agroecology and Environment
2018-2022 : Research Associate in Plant Pathology, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield (United Kingdom), School of Medical and Life Sciences
2013-2018 : Postdoctoral researcher on genotype x environment interactions in willow (Salix) hybrids, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden (United Kingdom), Department of Sustainable Agricultural Sciences
2009-2012 : Doctoral thesis in Plant Epidemiology at INRA (UMR IGEPP, Rennes & MIA, Toulouse) – Analysis of dynamic interactions between host plant development, canopy architecture, and the development of an aerial fungal disease epidemic: the case of the pea/ascochytosis pathosystem
2009 : Master’s degree in Continental Environment and Hydrosciences, specializing in the Physical, Chemical, and Biological Functioning of the Continental Biosphere, Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris)

Latest publications

Article in a journal

2025

Maha Elsayed, Ahmed Elkot, Tahany Noreldin, Benjamin Richard, Aiming Qi, et al.. Optimizing wheat yield and water productivity under water scarcity: A modeling approach for irrigation and cultivar selection across different agro-climatic zones of Egypt. Agricultural Water Management, 2025, 317, pp.109668.

2024

Ahmed Fawzy Elkot, Yasser Shabana, Maha L Elsayed, Samir Mahmoud Saleh, Maha a M Gadallah, et al.. Yield Responses to Total Water Input from Irrigation and Rainfall in Six Wheat Cultivars Under Different Climatic Zones in Egypt. Agronomy, 2024, 14 (12), pp.3057.

Chapitre d'ouvrage

2024

Bruce D.L. Fitt, Aiming Qi, Benjamin Richard. Chapter 9 – Environmental changes and plant disease epidemics. Agrios’ Plant Pathology (6th edition), Elsevier, pp.259-277, 2024, 978-0-12-822429-8.

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