The Professor Florian Celette

Florian CELETTE
Associate Professor in Agronomy/Agroecology,
Dr in Agricultural Sciences – Montpellier Supagro

Expertise

Analysis/design/evaluation of multiservice low input cropping systems, in particular favouring the use of cover crops in association as service crops.

Research Unit
Agroecology and Environment

Keywords

Cropping system, organic agriculture, low inputs, ecosystem services, soil fertility, integrated weed management, intercropping, cover crop

Research projects

• ADAPT’EAURA : adapting grain cropping systems to climate change in region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and improving water use efficiency – funding PEPIT region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
• BE CREATIVE : Build pEstiCide-free agRoecosystEms At TerrItory level – Funding French National Agency for Research
• CASTOR: Intercropped cover crops supporting the agroecological transition and the reduction of inputs use. Funding: TERRA ISARA
• Perennial grains:  Grow perennial crops for grain and forage production while providing ecosystems services– Funding: TERRA ISARA & CASDAR
• Made in AB : Management of weeds in organic agriculture – What do weed management strategies in organic tell us about options to manage weeds without herbicides? – funding Ecophyto EXPE
• MASTER : to control weeds and soil structure in organic agriculture whilst saving energy and labour time – Funding: CASDAR

Teaching activities

• Head of the master degree dedicated to Agriculture, agroecological transformation and sustainable management of resources, as well as the specific area of study (DA) TIC-TAC
• Agricultural sciences: theoretical fundamentals, cropping systems, diagnosis (students of Year 3 and apprentices)
• Design of diversified cropping systems in the context of a multiservice production

Professional experience and studies

• Since 2008: Assistant then Associate professor in agronomy/agroecology at ISARA (Research unit Agroecology and Environment).
• 2007: Post-doctorate project at CIRAD, Montpellier (UMR SYSTEM). Design of a model to simulate the dynamics of carbon and nitrogen (in soil and litter) for the SEAMLESS-IF software platform (European program SEAMLESS – System for Environmental and Agricultural Modelling; Linking European Science and Society – Integrated Framework).
• 2004-2007: PhD student in agricultural sciences at INRA (UMR SYSTEM INRA/CIRAD/Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier) Water and nitrogen relations in an intercropped vineyard under the Mediterannean climate.
• 2003: Engineer at ITV (French national institute for viticulture and winegrowing)
• 2003: Master degree in soil sciences (Montpellier Supagro)
• 2002: Engineering degree in agriculture and environment (Isara)