The Grignon Laboratory

The unit develops procedures and carries out open field tests, under controlled conditions (growth chambers, phytotrons) and semi-controlled (greenhouses).
The testing deals with agronomic and physiological aspects as well as pest and disease issues. The experiments enable the use of dedicated tools that complement tests carried out in the field or in greenhouses.
The unit has facilities enabling work mainly in the fields of plant pathology, as well as the use of molecular tools.

Main fields of activity

• microbiology
• development of kits for use in decision-making tools
• pathogen identification
• determination of testing methodology for varietal resistance
• study of the structures of pathogen populations
• epidemiology, gathering spores
• fungicide resistance tests
• maintaining a collection of major pathogen references

Molecular biology

• standardizing GMO detection methods
• developing molecular diagnostic tests
• study of molecular variability for various characters

Insects

• insect identification
• study of beneficial insects

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