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Cyrille Thomas

Cyrille Thomas, Isara

Cyrille Thomas
Project Manager in Agronomy and Agroecology

Expertise
Cereals and field crops – Water management – Irrigation

Research Unit
Agroecology and Environment

Keywords

Agronomy, cropping systems, water resource management

Ongoing research projects or lately completed

  • CERPET (Sustainable cereals for an agro-ecological transition in cropping systems)
  • NAPERDIV (Nature-based perennial grain cropping as a model to safeguard functional biodiversity towards future-proof agriculture)
  • DEVFILCERPER (Integration of perennial cereals into regional production and processing chains)

 

Professional experience and studies

  • Since 2023: ISARA – Avignon – project manager in Agronomy and agroecology
  • 1999-2022: French Rice Centre – Arles – Technical Director and Project Manager
  • 1996-1998: InterAide (Malawi) : Rural water supply project
  • 1992-1996: Chamber of Agriculture – Bordeaux – Field crops and hydraulics engineer
  • 1989-1991: AFVP (Guinea): Project Manager – Improvement of lowland water management for rice cultivation
  • 1989: Agricultural engineering degree

Latest publications

 

  • Monaco, S., Volante, A., Orasen, G., Cochrane, N., Oliver, V., Price, A. H., Teh, Y. A., Martínez-Eixarch, M., Thomas, C., Courtois, B., & Valé, G. (2021). Effects of the application of a moderate alternate wetting and drying technique on the performance of different European varieties in Northern Italy rice system. Field Crops Research, 270, Article 108220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2021.108220
  • Marnotte, P., Thomas, C., 2018. La gestion des adventices du riz : une préoccupation agronomique majeure. In : Le riz et la Camargue : vers des agroécosystèmes durables. Mouret Jean-Claude (ed.), Leclerc Bernadette (ed.). Dijon : Educagri-Cardère éd., 145-159. ISBN 979-10-275-0154-0 ; 978-2-37649-003-6
  • Thomas C., 2018. La production du riz en France : une culture placée sous le signe de la qualité. In Perspectives Agricoles n°452-février 2018 : 10-12
  • Kraehmer H., Thomas C., Vidotto F., 2017. Rice Production in Europe. In: Chauhan B., Jabran K., Mahajan G. (eds) Rice Production Worldwide. Springer, Cham : 93-116
  • Thomas C., 2016. Chapitre Riz. In : Guide Pratique de défense des cultures. ACTA Editions : 354-359