Biomass, Environment, Adaptation and Metabolism

Dynamics and Structure of Lipid Bodies

DYSCOL 12 members Most organisms store lipids or oils in intracellular organelles called lipid droplets (LD). Located at the crossroads of the accumulation, storage and mobilization of lipids, LDs have been the subject of few studies compared to the other important factors for lipid synthesis and mobilization.

Senescence, Autophagy, Nutrient Recycling and Nitrogen Use Efficiency

SATURNE 7 members The SATURNE team brings together experts in molecular physiology who are interested in the molecular processes of nutritional recycling and the allocation of nitrogen resources in the plant organs.

Biomass Quality and Interactions with Drought

QUALIBIOSEC 11 members Research activities carried out in the QUALIBIOSEC team are devoted to the identification of biochemical, histological and molecular factors involved in lignocellulosic biomass degradability in maize in the context of climate change, and in particular of water deficit.

Management of Nitrogen and Crops Productivity

GAPV 5 members The team Nitrogen Management and Plant Productivity studies the physiology and molecular genetics of nitrogen nutrition in plants.

Carbon, Allocation, Transport and Signaling

CATS 6 members Sugar allocation from photosynthetic to heterotroph organs, is critical for the adjustment of plant growth and development under contrasting environments.

Strigolactones and Allelochemicals Signaling

SAS 11 members The SAS team is interested in specialized metabolites synthesized by plants that have a hormonal function and/or are involved in interactions between plants in the rhizosphere (allelopathy).

Homeostasis Lipid-Protein in Seed

HLP 1 member The seeds of cultivated plants are essential for food, feed and industry. Oleoproteaginous crops such as rapeseed essentially accumulate oil and protein.

Germination Physiology

PHYGERM 16 members PHYGERM team research aims to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying the key factors pre- or post- harvest that influence germination capacity and seedling vigour, with a focus on adaptive responses to environmental constraints.

Nitrogen Use, Transport and Signaling

NUTS 12 members The NUTS team studies nutrient signaling in plants with a particular emphasis on nitrogen signaling, nitrate transport and whole plant nitrogen management. Our main research interest is to investigate how plants orchestrate their response to changes in availability or demand of nutrients.

Nitrogen-Pathogen interactions

NPI 4 members The NPI team studies plant diseases caused by necrotrophic pathogens. Our aim is to understand the mechanisms of pathogens attack plants and of plant defense. We also study the impact of plant nutrition on these mechanisms, in particular plant nitrate nutrition.

Lignocellulosic Biopolymers: from Cell Wall Assemblies to Synthons for Green Chemistry

APSYNTH 12 members The Apsynth team investigates the formation of lignins in plant cell-walls and their reactivity upon lignocellulosic biomass processing.