Research Teams

Team 1: Genetics and Plant Breeding

Presentation
Our research team is interested in the use of molecular markers for the management and preservation of local biological resources as well as their application to the identification of interesting agronomic characters. Basic and applied approaches are combined for the study of germplasm for the purpose of their conservation and their use in plant improvement programs.

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Team 2: Plant responses to stress

Presentation
Research work is centered on the creation of new varieties of plants adapted to local growing conditions through the combined application of conventional and biotechnological methods. Breeding objectives focus mainly on resistance/ tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress but also on other traits of interest such as yield and quality. The team is also working on the development and/or fine-tuning of methods and the creation of knowledge that aids in selection. For example: obtaining doubled haploids and studying plant-pathogen and/or plant-abiotic stress interactions. The team mainly works on food and fodder legumes, but also on cereals such as barley.

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Team 3: Growth factors and plant development

Presentation
The team's research work focuses on plant development (or part of the plant) in controlled environments (temperature, light, humidity and photoperiod) in order to set up standardized, controlled and reproducible production systems (plants or molecules).
Cultivation by in vitro propagation allows the production of identical plants (clones) on a large scale and the sanitation of diseased cultivars/varieties. But also, certain in vitro plant culture techniques allow the induction of variations that can be exploited within the framework of plant improvement programs.

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Team 4: Biocontrol of plant diseases and beneficial microorganisms

Presentation :
The “Biocontrol of Plant Diseases and Beneficial Microorganisms” research team has 03 permanent researchers and 2 senior engineers as research support staff. The research axis of this team is focused on the study interactions in host/ phytopathogen / biocontrol agent. The main objectives of our research projects are: the development and application of new alternative control methods against diseases of cultivated plants. Thus, the achievement of these objectives necessarily involves the identification and characterization of biocontrol agents, the study of the mechanisms of action of these agents and the improvement of their antagonism performance in vivo.

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Team 5: Animal Productions

Presentation :
Our research team is primarily interested in the food resources of farmed animals, but also in animal health, genetic improvement, natural resource management and breeding strategies.
Our current objectives are:

- Development and implementation of different fodder conservation methods and creation of a repository for fodder conservation;
- Development and use of alternative inputs to antibiotics and anticoccidials;
- Prevalence of foodborne diseases: acetonemia in dairy cattle farming and the impact on production performance (milk and meat)
- Characterization of animal genetic resources and identification of performance genes.

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