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Plant scientists can’t ignore Jevons paradox anymore

"As concerned scientists, we often take the flag of the environmental crisis in the media to advocate for action. This should also translate in our scientific practice. Beyond laboratory and conference logistics, the environmental crisis should prompt us to critically assess the societal justification of our scientific questions." Olivier Hamant in the introduction of his comment article in Nature Plants.

Due to the "rebound effect" an increase in yield often has questionable values. We need to shift from performance at all cost to resilience.

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