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A COmbination of systems Biology and experimental high-throughput approaches to engIneer durable Resistance against plAnt viruses in crops – COBRA
Plant viruses cause an estimated 50 billion € loss worldwide per year. They represent one of the most limiting factors in European crop production. The best and safest practice would be the introduction of resistance traits in crop plants. The scope of COBRA is to intensify applied and fundamental research on plant/virus interactions in order to diversify targets for resistance gene pyramiding strategies and to match the research outputs with industry and breeding applications.
A systems biology approach to improve poplar biorefinery feedstock by deciphering the genetic architecture of lignocellulosic biomass production and quality – SYBIOPOP
Lignocellulosic biomass from poplar is a renewable resource of interest for biorefinery. However, current varieties have not been selected for this specific purpose. It is therefore crucial to study the variability and genetic determinism of traits that affect the yield and quality of lignocellulosic biomass in poplar.
A trait-based approach linking individual Fitness of Fungal plant pathogens to ecological strategies. – FunFit
The objective of the FunFit project is to confront theoretical mathematical models and biological observations in order to better understand the evolution of biological characters (or life history traits) related to aggressiveness and dispersal abilities of fungal pathogens of forest trees. Three major forest diseases were selected as study models: poplar rust, chestnut blight and oak powdery mildew.
Adaptation to variable pesticide doses – SilentAdapt
The massive use of pesticides since the 50's was a major revolution in our societies (agonomy, medecine). The evolution of resistance in treated organisms is a situation where the process of adaptation has the most immediate consequences on a massive scale. It is however often envisioned in a simplified ecological context. The originality of this project is to focus on the impact of gradient and low doses of pesticide.
Adaptations to dietary shift in aquaculture: characterization and enhancement – AGREENFISH
response to plant-based diets and (ii) find markers of short or long term adaptation of fish to plant ingredients [...] with plant-based diets. We will compare the responses of the different groups when fed a plant-based [...] has forced a shift from marine resources towards plant products as ingredients for fish feed. The proportion
An integrated test of Natural-Enemy mediated tree BEta-DIVersity across South American rain forests – NEBEDIV
Tropical plant diversity is extraordinarily high both at local and regional scales, including a significant component of beta-diversity, or the turnover in species composition across habitats and regions. Yet we still know little about the relative roles of biogeography, abiotic factors, and biotic factors in shaping tropical community composition. The NEBEDIV project represents a comprehensive evaluation of tropical forest beta-diversity across broad geographic and environmental gradients.
Application of PAMP Triggered Immunity in Crops – PATRIC
and treating plant diseases with natural products that enhance the defence of plants. In particular [...] , the consortium will exploit plant innate immunity that allows plants to activate resistance responses [...] major groups of plant pathogens and other bioactive compounds able to activate natural plant defence responses
Biodiversity and ecosystem services in intensive cereal systems: an agro-ecology agenda for meeting ECOPHYTO 2018 target – AGROBIOSE
to mandating the withdrawal from the market of plant protection products containing the most active
Bioengineering of terpenoids – TerpFactory
production of plant-derived bioactive natural compounds, Plant Advanced Technologies (PAT). Plants constitute [...] feasibility. The company will define the optimal plant source (plant species, cultivar, source organ) taking into [...] and development platform between the Institute of Plant Molecular Biology of CNRS in Strasbourg (IBMP) and
Bioterra : control of the microbial proliferation on earth bio-based products for healthy and sustainable buildings – BIOTERRA
The BIOTERRA project addresses two major issues of the construction: <br />- The use of materials with low environmental impact for the construction of healthy , comfortable and durable habitats (bio-based earth construction materials (bricks and plaster)) <br />- The indoor air quality by controlling microbial proliferation that could have impacts on the health of the résidents.