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ABA-dependent control of plant hydraulics in plant acclimation to water deficit – ABAqua
Plants under drought maintain their water status by coordinating water uptake by roots and transpiration through stomata. A stress hormone, abscisic acid (ABA), plays a central role in these responses. This project aims at exploring the ABA signaling pathways and their effects on the hydraulic properties of the plant, to elucidate how water homeostasis is achieved through communication between root and leaves.
SEAweeds extracts in SustaInable plant DEfense and bioStimulation – SEASIDES
SEAweeds extracts in SustaInable plant DEfense and bioStimulation
Identification and characterization of compatibility and incompatibility factors in plants and aphids – P-Aphid
incompatibility factors in both aphids and plants and examine the plant signaling pathways involved in the [...] hosts). We hypothesize that plant-aphid interactions are analogous to plant-microbial pathogen interactions: [...] specific host plants. We would like to characterize those genes and envisage identifying their plant targets
Genetic architecture of quantitative traits in plant-virus interactions: Consequences for the management of resistant and/or tolerant varieties at the landscape scale. – ArchiV
ity traits (virus load, aggressiveness and plant-to-plant transmission capacity) in viruses and (iii) [...] registration of plant cultivars (GEVES). Strategies aiming to the sustainable management of plant resistance [...] Studies of plant defense against parasites have focused mainly on qualitative resistance controlled by
Many strategies, one aim. How viruses manipulate hosts and vectors for transmission: Rome – Rome
The Rome project will show which host and vector traits are modified by the viral infection for a better transmission, which viral factors provoke these changes, and which host and vector genes and pathways are targeted by two viruses using opposing strategies for their transmission.
Mechanisms underlying plant adaptation and diversification in an insect crop pest – Mecadapt
Adaptation of organisms to contrasting environmental conditions is a major driver of species diversification. However we know very little on the genetic basis underlying ecologically-relevant traits, and on how and at what speed adaptive divergence leads to genetic differentiation.
Innovative tools to combat crop pests in the Mediterranean – INTOMED
interactions between plants and soil-borne beneficial microbes and (b) natural key plant (metabolites and [...] for their ability to improve plant growth and nutrition and prime the plant immune system against pathogens [...] in promising microbe-plant-pest combinations with the aim to also identify plant secondary metabolites
MEMBRANE CONTACTS CONTROLLING PLANT INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATION – STAYING-TIGHT
Molecular mechanisms and function plasma membrane endoplasmic reticulum contact at plasmodesmata
Valuing the plant proteins as blends of high nutritional quality for spécific population. Proof of concept with a new product designed for preventing metabolic dysfunctions in the elderly – P-Probs
Modern societies are converging towards Western diets rich in animal products, sugars and saturated fats, combined with low levels of physical activity. Thus in 2050, the growing world population will consume 60% more animal protein. However, the industrialization of livestock farming and its environmental impacts, the rise of chronic diseases and the degraded image of animal industries are questioning the share of animal proteins in our diets.
Functional links between nuclear architecture and epigenome reprogramming during plant adaptive responses to light – ChromaLight
The ChromaLight project aims at deciphering the mechanisms mediating environmentally-controlled changes in nuclear organization, and how functional determinants of the epigenome dynamically influence genome topology and transcriptional activity during a cellular transition.