Research units in France

Agroclim  is a service unit of INRA in Avignon. It provides scientists with data and tools to analyse climatic and agroenvironmental datasets. It contributes to the ARCAD project on Crop Adaptation to climate change  

BGPI  (Biologie et génétique des interactions plantes-parasites ) is a joint research unit of INRA, CIRAD, CNRS and Montpellier SUPAGRO. It contributes to the Comparative population genomics  project.
BGPI aims at improving the knowledge of the biology and population dynamics of several pathogens or weeds with a view to proposing rational control using three lines of approach: systematics, phylogeny, phylogeography; population genetics and ecology; integrative ecology of population-environment systems.

The Centre Antilles-Guyane of INRA conducts research on food, agriculture and environment in the Caribbean. It contributes to the Cryopreservation project.

URFM conducts pluridisciplinary research projects on the modelling and dynamics of heterogeneous forests, in order to provide tools for the sustainable management of forests in the context of environmental change.

AGAP  (Amélioration génétique et  et Adaptation des Plantes) is a joint research unit of CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SUPAGRO and the Université de Montpellier 2 . It is one of the leading ARCAD research unit.

In a fast-changing global environment, the capacity to produce improved planting material suited to different and changing growing conditions is an absolute priority. Genetic improvement is also a real scientific challenge. Genomics, informatics and mathematical modelling have opened up new possibilities of studying the relations between genetic diversity, agronomic performance and response to breeding. The AGAP unit encompasses a broad range of expertise in this major field, and is a leading platform for applied plant biology and genetics.
Thirteen teams are working on both tropical and Mediterranean species (rice, wheat, sorghum, sugarcane, banana, coconut, oil palm, yam, coffee, rubber, cocoa, cotton, apple, grapevine, olive, forest species, eucalyptus, etc) that cover a very broad range of biological characteristics and types of use by farmers.
For some species, the unit is committed to a varietal innovation process encompassing all the related issues, be they agronomic, biological, methodological or relating to partnerships. Its research centres on the adaptation characters considered to be a priority. Crop behavioural responses to environmental constraints (water deficits, high termperatures, etc) are studied on an architectural, physiological and molecular level. Advanced studies of the range of genetic resources combine the biological sciences and social sciences, broadening the disciplines called upon so as to gain a clearer understanding of how crops are domesticated and to ensure the success of the next stage, genetic improvement.

The Research Unit for Genetic Improvement of Fruit and Vegetables (GAFL) is one of the units of the National Institute of Agronomic Research (INRA, France). It contributes to the Comparative population genomics  project.
GAFL is centred on the exploration of genomes and diversity of genetic resources and breeding methodology for vegetables and stone fruit trees based on four axes: the genetic and molecular bases of fruit quality, the functional characterisation of interactions between plants and biological pests, the sustainability of disease resistances and integration of disease resistance and fruit quality for innovation in genetics.

The Génopole de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées provides the life science community with a regional network of technological platforms. The Genomics platform is one of them.

ISE-M (Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution Montpellier ) is a joint research unit of CNRS and University of Montpellier 2. ISE-M contributes to the Comparative population genomics project.

LIPM (Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Micro-organismes ) is a joint research unit of INRA and CNRS. It contributes to the Bioinformatics and Disequilibrium linkage projects.

DIADE  (DI versité A daptation et DE veloppement des plantes ) is a Joint Research Unit, which structure relies on 8 different research groups, under the principal tutorship of IRD and UM2 and secondary tutorship of CIRAD. Associated organizations are INRA and CRS. It is one of the 4 leading research units of ARCAD.
Research projects at UMR DIADE (Plant Diversity Adaptation and Development) are aimed at understanding the nature and role of various mechanisms underlying: i) the structural and functional diversification of the genome of tropical plants, ii) the diversity and structure of their populations during the speciation process and iii) the adaptation to environmental or man-driven changes.
Research works are backed by a nucleus of competencies involving genetics, epigenetics, developmental biology, physiology, systematic, evolution. They will involve when necessary many other approaches including modeling, remote sensing, ecology … Studies will also benefit from parallels between model plants (rice, Arabidopsis, tomato, poplar) and plants of agricultural or ecological interest (coffee trees, filao, yam, maize, palms, millets).

The UMR Plant Genetics (Génétique Végétale Moulon) is a joint research unit of INRA, Université Paris-Sud 11, CNRS and AgroParisTech. It contributes to the Cereals in Africa project.

LGDP (Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes ) is a joint research unit of the Université de Perpignan (UPVD), the Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD). It is one of the 4 leading research units of ARCAD.

It is committed to research and training on plant genome organisation and gene regulation, particularly their role in plant development and adaptation to biotic and abiotic stress. The LGDP is located on two sites: the Université de Perpignan, and the IRD campus in Montpellier.

RPB (Résistance des Plantes aux Bioagresseurs ) is a joint research unit of IRD, CIRAD and the Université de Montpellier 2 . RPB contributes to the project Comparative population genomics.