Our mission: Plant health
Optimal growth and absence of disease
Our objectives
- To understand how a plant interacts with microbes/bio-aggressors
- Analyze the impact of these exchanges on its health
- Propose solutions to ensure good crop productivity
Main crops concerned
Rice, wheat, banana, coffee, cocoa, sugar cane, cassava, barley, citrus
Studied organisms
Viruses,Bacteria, Fungi, Nematodes, Insects
more about it
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Plant-pathogen interactions
- Molecular mechanisms and genetics
- Evolution of genomes and populations
- Resistance durability and impact
Virus-vector-plant interactions
- Study of the relationships between viruses, their vectors and the plant at the molecular level.
- Behaviour and evolution of the virus in the agricultural landscape
Towards an understanding of the phytobiome
- Role of the microbiome in plant health
- Interactions within microbial communities
- Impact of the environment and cultural practices on plants and their microbiome
Understanding epidemics in the field
- Influence of the environment on epidemics of bio-aggressors
- Forecasting the risk of epidemics
- Search for solutions to control their attacks