Tubercules de pomme de terre
Fleurs de pomme de terre
Champ de pomme de terre
Tubercules de pomme de terre
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
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.
Event
Photo de groupe des participants
Présentation en salle
Reconnaissance des larves
Photo de groupe des participants
30 March 2026
Field Meeting
On Monday, March 30, a field meeting titled “Know Them Better to Manage Them Better” was held at the Terre d’Essais station as part of the TaupiFAST2 project
Objective: to improve and standardize the monitoring of adult grubs in plots during the spring, the sorting of soil samples, and the identification of wireworms
Following a classroom presentation by our colleague B. Ngala, it was time for hands-on practice
↪️ Setting up pheromone traps
↪️ Setting up forage traps
↪️ Collecting and sorting soil samples
↪️ Identifying the wireworms, larvae, and adults that were collected
A meeting rich in the exchange of knowledge and best practices !
Hiring
24 March 2026
A new research technician
M. Demoustier joined the inov3PT team three weeks ago as a research technician at the Achicourt site !
Since the beginning of March, the team has been busy with a wide range of activities
After earning a Master's degree in Biodiversity, Ecology, and Evolution (BEE) from the University of Lille in 2025, she immediately joined the TaupiFAST2 project
This research is being conducted at 8 pilot sites in France thanks to the collaboration of several farmers.
It will provide insights into the various species of wireworms and associated biodiversity, under different soil and climate conditions and over the course of a full crop rotation.
Event
19 March 2026
Kick-off meeting for the IPSEELON project
'The official launch meeting for the PARSADA IPSEELON inter-sector project was held on 19 March 2026 in person at 43 rue de Naples (Paris) and also via videoconference