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Conventional plant protection products remain the main means of controlling insect pests. The negative impact of these substances on the environment and human health is significant. More environmentally friendly solutions exist but remain not sufficiently implemented due to technological barriers hi

The Mediterranean corn borer, Sesamia nonagrioides, is the second aerial pest of maize in France after the European corn borer. It attacks grain and seed maize crops in the South and West of France where it can cause significant yield losses. It is a species native to sub-Saharan Africa, where its l

Microwave heating is a physical process with various advantages for the disinsectisation of stored cereals (common wheat, durum wheat, barley, oats, corn, sorghum, triticale...). This technique allows temperature rises in a few seconds and an almost instantaneous transfer of energy. In a context of

Background and Objectives: The SaveTuber project will develop different formulations of a new biocontrol agent and evaluate their efficacy against several pathogens and diseases of potato, a crop in orphan use. The French network for production of potato seed tubers is the second largest exporter in

This project aims to develop the first biocontrol agent (BCA) from bacterial origin to effectively control aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) contamination of maize crops. AFB1 is a human carcinogenic mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus flavus, a filamentous fungus, emerging on maize in Europe and in France in respo

This project aims to develop an innovative method of biocontrol for the protection of the vineyard against cryptogamic diseases, and therefore to accelerate our independence from chemical pesticides. The objective is to transpose to the plot the concept of disinhibition of plant defence responses (d

Context and objectives : The ban of neonicotinoids as seed treatments to manage aphids transmitting sugar beet yellows viruses constitutes a major challenge for farmers and sugar beet industries. Previous studies (ex : PNRI, Modefy) have shown that sugar beet varieties and certain companion plants

The project aims at developping BioSprayTech, a service for companies that produce and distribute biocontrol solutions for grapevine cryptogamic diseases. The objective of the service is to determine the ways to apply a chosen biocontrol solution to optimize its effectiveness in the field. This issu