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Fleurs de pomme de terre
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The Agricultural Technical Institute for Seed Potato
inov3PT's missions is to provide solutions and innovations to the players in the sector (seed potato growers and Growers Organisations, laboratories, breeders, technicians, experimenters, etc...) in order to consolidate the strenghts of the French seed potato but also to transfer the results and develop their impact.
inov3PT also provides reference services, technical support, expertise and training, both nationally and internationally.
inov3PT is financed by seed potato growers and, as an agricultural technical institute, also benefits from a CasDAR grant as part of the National Agricultural and Rural Development Programme (PNDAR).
News
Hiring
1st September 2026
Research Engineer (Plant Pathology)
Subject area :
Potato late blight (Phytophthora infestans)
This 18-month fixed-term contract is part of the PARSADA MILTALOC project
Profile:
A master’s degree in biology
Hiring
24 August 2026
Internship opportunity
Subject area :
Evaluation of solutions for controlling wireworms and study of the behavior and mobility of adult females in the environment
Profile:
Master's Degree in Research (Agronomy, Entomology, Ecology, Crop Protection, Biology)
Hiring
30 July 2026
Research Engineer (Entomologist)
Subject area :
Potato–insect interactions and vector-borne diseases
This 36-month fixed-term contract is part of the PARSADA IPSEELON project
Profile:
A master’s degree in biology or entomology
Partner video
Meet the partner of the TaupiFAST2 project !
For this first video, we went to meet Mickaël Lefranc, a UniLasalle/ARVALIS PhD student at the AGHYLE laboratory (UP 2018 C.101).
His main aim: to gain a better understanding of wireworms so we can manage them more effectively!
23 July 2026
Event
Présentation en salle
Présentation en salle
Identification des genres (larves) et des espèces (adultes) à l'aide d'une loupe binoculaire
Présentation en salle
20 May 2026
Knowledge Transfer
On Wednesday, May 20, the inov3PT team welcomed 15 students from UniLaSalle Beauvais (4th and 5th year) to the Achicourt site for a day dedicated to wireworms!
Objective: to provide theoretical foundations and hands-on field experience
Today’s schedule:
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Classroom presentation
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Tour of field trials in tunnels and greenhouses
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Presentation on breeding and management of wireworm larvae stocks
Hands-on workshops:
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pheromone traps and forage traps
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spade test
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identification of genera and species
Technical instruction
07 May 2026
TaupiFAST2
Monitoring click beetles using forage traps
This technical guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to set up a forage trap to monitor click beetles (Agriotes).
Feel free to scan the QR code on the guide to watch a tutorial video !
Author : B. Ngala
Hiring
16 April 2026
A new Intern
S. Deveaux-Gobert joined the inov3PT team two weeks ago, working in the communications department at the Achicourt site!
His responsibilities will include designing and producing various communication materials related to the Institute’s research and development projects
A third-year student in the Bachelor of Technology program at ICLH—InfoCom Department, Le Havre University of Technology—he will be completing a three-month internship.