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Alexandre-Brice Cazenave

Ph.D. Plant Ecophysiology and Remote Sensing
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6321 Holland Rd
Suffolk VA 23437

My current work is funded and performed under the guidance of Dr. Maria Balota. I invite you to her page bio to learn about it.

Education

Ph.D., Plant Ecophysiology, University of Burgundy, France, 2014

Master-II, Plant Ecophysiology and Biotechnology, University of Caen Lower Normandy, France 2010

Master-I, Biodiversity, Ecosystem and Anthropization, University of Caen Lower Normandy, France 2009

B.S., Plant Physiology, University of Caen Lower Normandy, France 2008

Experience

  • Oct. 2018 - Present: Faculty Research Associate, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Tidewater AREC, Suffolk, VA
  • May 2015 – Oct. 2018: Post-Doctoral Associate, Noble Research Institute, Ardmore, OK
  • July 2014 - Feb. 2015: Post-Doctoral Associate, Syngenta Crop Protection, Stein, Switzerland
  • Oct. 2010 - Mar. 2014: Scientist, French National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), Dijon, France
  • Jan.2012 - May 2012: Teaching Fellow, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France
  • Jan 2010 - June 2010: Intern Scientist, North Wyke Research Station, Rothamsted Research, Okehampton, United-Kingdom
  • Mar. 2009 - June 2009: Intern Scientist, North Wyke Research Station, Rothamsted Research, Okehampton, United-Kingdom
  • Jul. 2008 - Aug. 2008: Intern, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
  • Jan. 2008 - Jun. 2008: Intern, INRA-University Caen Lower Normandy, Caen, France

 

Selected Major Awards

  • 2015: "Lecturer Qualification", Education Ministery, France
  • 2014: "Highest Honor", Ph.D. Defense, University of Burgundy, dijon, France
  • 2010-2013: Full Ph.D. Scholarship, INRA - Burgundy Region, France
  • 2013: Travel Award, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France

Book Chapter:

  • Balota M., Boote K. J., Dean L. L., Sanz-Saez A., Pilon C., Cazenave A.-B., Zurweller B., and Payton P. 2020. Peanut physiology and tolerance to abiotic stresses. In S. Tallury et al. (eds). Peanut Science and Technology. Am. Peanut Res. Edu. Soc. (Accepted).

         

Articles:

  • Sarkar S., Cazenave A.-B., Oakes J., McCall D., Thomason W., Abbott L., Balota M., 2020. High-throughput measurement of peanut canopy height using digital surface models (DSMs). Published in The Plant Phenome Journal, 3 (1) 1-11, DOI: 10.1002/ppj2.20003
  • Cazenave A.-B., Komp M., Shah K., Trammel T., Pittman J., Hoffman J., Motes C. M. and Monteros M. J. 2019 High-throughput approaches for phenotyping alfalfa germplasm under abiotic stress in the field. Published in The Plant Phenome Journal, 2 (1) 1-13, DOI:10.2135/tppj2019.03.0005
  • Cazenave A.-B., Oakes J, Thomason W, Balota M. 2019. Use of unmanned aerial vehicle extracted data to predict health and tiller count in wheat. Proc. SPIE 11008, Autonomous Air and Ground Sensing Systems for Agricultural Optimization and Phenotyping IV. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2518725
  • Cazenave A.-B., 2018 Facing changes today for an agriculture tomorrow. Published in Advances in Agriculture and Environmental Science, 1 (1) 16-17
  • Kuznetsov D., Cazenave A.-B., Rambach O., Camblin P., Nina M. and Leipner J. 2017 Foliar application of benzovindiflupyr shows non-fungicidal effects in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants. Published in Pest Management Science, 74 (3), 665-671, DOI: 10.1002/ps.4754
  • Cazenave A.-B., Salon C., Jeudy C., Duc G. and Voisin A.-S. 2014. N2 fixation of pea hypernodulating mutants is more tolerant to root pruning than that of wild-type. Published in Plant and Soil, 378: 397-412, DOI: 10.1007/s11104-014-2039-3
  • Voisin A.-S., Cazenave A.-B., Duc G. and Salon C., 2013, Pea nodule gradients explain C nutrition and depressed growth phenotype of hypernodulating mutants. Published in Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 33:829–838, DOI 10.1007/s13593-013-0146-9

 

Extension publications:

  • Balota M., Dunne J., Cazenave A.-B., Anco D. Peanut variety and quality evaluation results 2019. II. Quality data. Virginia Polytech. Inst. State Univ., Virginia Agric. Exp. Stn., Tidewater Agric. Res. Ext. Ctr., Suffolk, VA
  • Balota M., Dunne J., Cazenave A.-B., Anco D. Peanut variety and quality evaluation results 2019. I. Agronomic and grade data. Virginia Polytech. Inst. State Univ., Virginia Agric. Exp. Stn., Tidewater Agric. Res. Ext. Ctr., Suffolk, VA
  • Balota M., Dunne J., Cazenave A.-B., Anco D. Peanut variety and quality evaluation results 2018. II. Quality data. Virginia Polytech. Inst. State Univ., Virginia Agric. Exp. Stn., Tidewater Agric. Res. Ext. Ctr., Suffolk, VA
  • Balota M., Dunne J., Cazenave A.-B., Anco D. Peanut variety and quality evaluation results 2018. I. Agronomic and grade data. Virginia Polytech. Inst. State Univ., Virginia Agric. Exp. Stn., Tidewater Agric. Res. Ext. Ctr., Suffolk, VA
  • Oakes J., Balota M., Thomason W. E., Cazenave A.-B. and Sarkar S. 2019 Using UAVs to Improve Nitrogen Management of Winter Wheat. National Wheat Newsletter