Corentin Defalque

Mr. Corentin Defalque

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 January 2025 in Plants
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CDCorentin Defalque
Corentin Defalque
JLJoy Laeremans
Joy Laeremans
JDJonathan Drugmand
Jonathan Drugmand
CTChanceline Fopessi Tcheutchoua
Chanceline Fopessi Tcheutchoua
YMYu Meng
Yu Meng
MQMuriel Quinet
Muriel Quinet
As a result of climate change, temperate regions are facing the simultaneous increase in water and heat stress. These changes may affect the interactions between plants and pollinators, which will have an impact on entomophilous crop yields. Here, we investigated the consequences of high temperatures and water stress on plant growth, floral biology, flower-reward production, and insect visitation of five varieties of common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), an entomophilous crop of growing interest for sustainable agriculture. The plants were grown under two temperature regimes (21 °C/19 °C and 28 °C/26 °C, day/night) and two watering regimes (well-watered and water-stressed). Our results showed that the reproductive growth was more affected by drought and high temperatures than was the vegetative growth, and that combined stress had more detrimental effects. However, the impact of drought and high temperatures was variety-dependent. Drought and/or high temperatures reduced the number of open flowers per plant, as well as the floral resources (nectar and pollen), resulting in a decrease in pollinator visits, mainly under combined stress. Although the proportion of Hymenoptera visiting the flowers decreased with high temperatures, the proportion of Diptera remained stable. The insect visiting behavior was not strongly affected by drought and high temperatures. In conclusion, the modification of floral display and floral resources induced by abiotic stresses related to climate change alters plant–pollinator interactions in common buckwheat.

22 September 2026 in Physiologia Plantarum
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PMPauline Moreels
Pauline Moreels
SBServane Bigot
Servane Bigot
CDCorentin Defalque
Corentin Defalque
MRMarie Eve Renard
Marie Eve Renard
Juan Pablo MARTINEZJuan Pablo MARTINEZ
Juan Pablo MARTINEZ
MQMuriel Quinet
Muriel Quinet