IJPB research framework: From knowledge to innovation in Plant Sciences
The IJPB represents a strong and ambitious community of ~300 people. Our research is organized around 3 scientific axes, providing the framework for 17 scientific priorities that unite teams and projects around key questions such as climate change mitigation, the agroecological transition and biosourced products.
Axis 1: Advancing our knowledge of basic plant functions and interactions
> Genome and epigenome dynamics
> Cellular and molecular plant physiology
> Plant development and reproduction
> Primary and specialized plant metabolism
> Perception of environmental constraints and signalling
> Multiscale modelling of plant complexity
> Plant-microorganism and plant-plant interactions
Axis 2: Designing Smart Crops for sustainable agriculture in the face of climate change
> Exploring and exploiting natural variability
> Understanding and improving water, N and C use efficiency
> Adaptation to the biotic and abiotic environment
> Gene editing and biotechnological applications for trait improvement
> Leveraging biostimulation and biocontrol in agroecology
Axis 3: Towards novel plant-based products for food and non-food uses
> Biomass production and transformation
> Seed production and quality
> Green chemistry and molecular pharming
> Developing and engineering value-added bioproducts
> Biostimulation and biocontrol solutions
Our values
> Promote inter-disciplinary research and scientific collaboration
> Optimize research efficiency through sharing of expertise, ideas, research facilities and equipment
> Develop our links with partners (scientific collaborations, teaching & universities, Europe)
> Promote plant biotechnology for a sustainable agriculture
> Enhance our visibility and the public perception of our disciplines in Europe and internationally
> Favour scientific culture and dialog with all sections of society (schools, studiants, the general public, local officials)
> See also our Organisation
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