Hiring
04 July 2025
18 month fixed-term contract
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Theme :
The contract is part of the 'Pectinolytic bacteria' programme and the PARSADA TaupiFAST2 project
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Profile :
5 year's higher education in biology​
News
New publication
17 June 2025
ACS Synthetic Biology
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Publication
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The Pseudomonas sp. PA14H7 strain has previously shown interesting activity against the bacteria responsible for blackleg and soft rot in potatoes.
Further understanding of this strain is essential to optimise its use as a biocontrol agent.
Authors : E. Munier-Lépinay (inov3PT), C. Amaro-Lauer et D. Faure (Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CEA, I2BC), A. Quéro (UMRT INRAE 1158 BioEcoAgro, UFR de Pharmacie, UPJV), D. Mathiron (PFA, UPJV), M. Khelifa (inov3PT), S. Laclef (LG2A, UR 7378, UPJV), S. Pilard (PFA, UPJV)
New publication
16 June 2025
La Pomme de Terre Française
Authors : V. Gobert and M. Khelifa (inov3PT)
Phylea project
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Knowing the age of tubers
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Against a backdrop of climate change and the withdrawal of synthetic sprout inhibitors, defining the physiological age of tubers is becoming essential for better management of decisions on planting, storage instructions, processing and marketing. The main aim of the Phylea project is to identify a rapid tool for predicting this physiological state.
New publication
16 June 2025
La Pomme de Terre Française
Authors : S. Marhadour and C. Prodhomme (inov3PT)
In the laboratory
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Selecting and predicting resistance
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Marker-assisted selection (MAS) and genomic selection (GS) are key assets in the creation of late blight-resistant varieties. If these advantages are to be maintained, it is essential that they are combined with the other tools available.
New publication
16 June 2025
La Pomme de Terre Française
Authors : S. Marhadour (inov3PT), P. Deroo and D. Gaucher (Arvalis)
PARSADA
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A late blight action plan​
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As part of the new Ecophyto 2030 strategy, the government has entrusted the industry, via PARSADA, with the task of identifying concrete cases of active ingredient withdrawals and establishing a ‘360° diagnosis’ of knowledge and alternative methods. In the potato sector, a late blight action plan will be drawn up.
New project
PARSADA
26 May 2025
Launch of the PARSADA TaupiFAST2 project
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'Federating and supporting research into innovative technical solutions to protect crops against wireworms'
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inov3PT is leading this multi-sector project
New publication
24 April 2025
La Pomme de Terre Française
VEGEPOLYS VALLEY
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AI in plant breeding​
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At the end of November 2024, the Vegepolys Valley competitiveness cluster brought together various players in French plant breeding and specialists in artificial intelligence (AI) at the Institut Agro d'Angers to discuss the use of AI in this field.
Author : C. Prodhomme (inov3PT)
New publication
24 April 2025
La Pomme de Terre Française
European IPMorama project
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IPM focused on variety​
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Launched on 3 and 4 October 2024, the European IPMorama project brings together seventeen partners for four years. Its aim is to strengthen integrated crop protection (IPM) for potatoes, wheat and grain legumes against their bio-aggressors, by placing the variety at the heart of the strategies.
Author : C. Prodhomme (inov3PT)
New publication
24 April 2025
La Pomme de Terre Française
EAPR
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Pathology and pests in the spotlight​
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In Oslo, researchers discussed their work on the management of established and emerging pests, their detection, and the various control solutions being tested to limit the impact on potato production.
Authors : inov3PT (Jérémy Cigna and Karima Bouchek) and Arvalis (Pierre Deroo and Denis Gaucher)
Event
17 February 2025
Worshop
The second workshop organised by the European Wireworm Network Research Network will be held on 9 October, 2025, online !
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The workshop will focus on novel developments in all aspects of crop protection against wireworm pests.
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Event
11 February 2025
Conference
The 20th coinjoint meeting of the 'breeding and varietal assessment' section of EAPR (European Association for Potato Research) and EUCARPIA 'Potatoes' will take place from June 15 to 18, 2025 in StAndrews (Scotland).
Theme: Potato breeding in the era of pan-genomes and advanced genetics
Event
11 February 2025
Conference
The 18th triennial conference of the virology section of EAPR (European Association for Potato Research) will take place from June 1 to 5, 2025 in Nyon (Switzerland).
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Theme: Control of potato viruses, phytoplasmas and their vectors in the face of climate change
New project
PARSADA
New project
10 February 2025
inov3PT is a partner in the GramiCombi project
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The aim of the GramiCombi project is to deepen our knowledge of integrated management and to deploy combinations of levers (grasses in field crops).
PARSADA
New project
10 February 2025
inov3PT is a partner in the GramiCible project
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The GramiCible project aims to help reduce dependence on herbicides (grasses in field crops)
​A survey is launched on the problem of grass weed control
PARSADA
New project
10 February 2025
inov3PT is a partner in the IPMorama project
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The IPMorama project aims to create a more sustainable food production system by reducing pesticide use and developing organic farming in the European Union.
Thesis defence
11 December 2024
Thesis defence
Our colleague Euphrasie Lépinay defended her thesis on 11 December 2024 at the Université Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV, Amiens).
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The thesis (inov3PT/UPJV) was entitled :
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'Study of the mode of action of Pseudomonas PA14H7 on Dickeya solani, the pathogen responsible for potato blackleg'
Thesis supervisors :
Dr. Serge Pilard (PFA)
Dr. Sylvain Laclef (LG2A)
Dr. Mounia Khelifa (inov3PT)
Thesis jury :
Ms Claire Prigent-Combaret, Director of Research, CNRS-Lyon (Rapporteur)
Mr Gaëtan Mislin, Research Director, CNRS-Strasbourg (Rapporteur)
Ms Florence Djedaïni-Pilard, Professor, UPJV (Examiner)
Mr Denis Faure, Research Director, CNRS-Gif-sur-Yvette (Examiner)
Mr Roland Molinié, Senior Lecturer, UPJV (Guest Member)
New publication
29 November 2024
La Pomme de Terre Française
IMPROVE project​
PVY control: varietal support​
The aim of the IMPROVE project is to establish a new process enabling the CTPS to make a more robust assessment of varietal susceptibility to the potato virus Y, with a view to registering new varieties in the National Catalogue.
Authors : Laurent Glais (inov3PT) and Aurélie Maillard (GEVES)
New publication
29 November 2024
La Pomme de Terre Française
Controlling wireworms
Towards more integrated strategies
In view of the worsening damage caused by wireworm larvae, a better understanding of these pests is urgently required, as is a rethink of control strategies on a rotational scale.
Authors : Yves Le Hingrat and Bruno Ngala (inov3PT), Ronan Le Cointe (INRAE), Philippe Larroudé (Arvalis)
New publication
29 November 2024
La Pomme de Terre Française
EAPR - Breeding Section
What advances have been made in varietal selection?
The various European and world players in potato breeding met in Oslo last July. This article summarises the key issues concerning the genetic improvement of potatoes.
Authors : Charlotte Prodhomme and Sylvie Marhadour (inov3PT)
Award
19 November 2024
Winner of the JDD SFR QUASAV prize !
Antinéa Sallen, in her 3rd year of an inov3PT/ANSES thesis, was one of the two prize-winners at the 2024 Doctoral Students' Day organised by the SFR QUASAV (Plant Health and Quality Federative Research Structure) in Angers
Award
12 November 2024
Winner of the best poster award !
Gwendoline Joncour, a work-study student at inov3PT (apprentice engineer in biotechnology), won the prize for best poster at the symposium organised by the microbiology department of the I2BC/CNRS (Institute of Integrative Cell Biology) in Gif-sur-Yvette.
Her poster presented the
P. brasiliense project :
Genomic diversity and aggressiveness study of the emerging pectinolytic bacteria species P. brasiliense in potato fields (G. Joncour, A. Laurent, D. Faure et J. Cigna)
Hiring
7 November 2024
4-month internship
Theme :
No-till as a lever for agro-ecological management of the Colorado potato beetle
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Profile :
​Master 1
New publication
14 October 2024
La Pomme de Terre Française
European Wireworm Research Network (EWRN)
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First strategic thinking workshop ​
Authors : Bruno Ngala (inov3PT), Arnaud Barbary (Bretagne Plants Innovation), Philippe Larroudé (Arvalis), Sylvain Poggi et Ronan Le Cointe (INRAE-IGEPP)
New publication
14 October 2024
La Pomme de Terre Française
Euroblight congress
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European late blight specialists met in the Netherlands this year, pooling their research to combat it more effectively !
Authors : Pierre Deroo (Arvalis), Charlotte Prodhomme (inov3PT), Guillaume Saubeau (Florimond Desprez), Sylvie Marhadour (inov3PT)
Hiring
25 September 2024
Research engineer
Mission :
Strengthening the 'Genetics and Techniques in support of potato variety' programme in the potato phenotyping activity
Profile:
5 years' higher education with experience
Hiring
17 September 2024
Technical and scientific coordinator
Mission :
Leading and coordinating PARSADA projects within inov3PT
Profile:
Bac+2 with experience, Bac+5, agri/agro engineer
Vidéo
9 September 2024
IdEvol project video !
What is the name of this variety ?
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Do you know how to identify potato varieties in the laboratory ?
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English subtitles available
Hiring
1st September 2024
New inov3pt scientific manager
Our colleague Sylvie Marhadour, a research engineer at inov3PT since 2003, will officially take up her new position as Head of Science on 1 September 2024.
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Hiring
January-June 2025
Training
Theme :
Evaluation of service plants and biocontrol for the control of wireworms (Agriotes spp.)
Profile:
2nd year Masters or final year project, engineering school.
Event
11-12 September 2024
Event
The European Potato Event will take place on 11 and 12 September in Villers-Saint-Christophe (Aisne) !
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Come and meet some of the inov3PT team at technical spaces 2, 3A and 3B !
New publication
22 July 2024
La Pomme de Terre Française
An overview of the major results of the CASDAR GECONEM PROJECT (2019-2023), coordinated by Marie-Claire Kerlan (INRAE-IGEPP) and in which the inov3PT team played an active part !
Nomination
12 July 2024
EAPR section
Our colleague Karima Bouchek-Mechiche has been appointed President of the ‘Pathologies and Pests’ section of the EAPR (European Association for Potato Research)!
Well done to her!
She succeeds Alison Lees, head of the ‘Epidemiology and Disease Management’ team at the John Hutton Institute (UK).
Karima Bouchek-Mechiche is scientific manager of the ‘Tuber blemishes, storage diseases and agrosystem management’ programme at inov3PT.
With 28 years of research work on potato diseases, an active member of the section and scientific organiser of the EAPR Pathology and Pests 2023 in Arras, she intends to put her expertise at the service of the section.
Nomination
12 July 2024
EAPR section
Our colleague Charlotte Prodhomme has been appointed Chair of the ‘Breeding and Varietal Assessment’ section of the EAPR (European Association for Potato Research)!
Well done to her!
She succeeds Domenico Carputo, Professor at the University of Naples, who has chaired the section since 2018.
Charlotte has been a research engineer in inov3PT's ‘Genetics and breeding technologies’ team since 2020.
She previously completed her thesis on the identification of potato wart resistance genes at Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
Event
8 July 2024
Conférence
The 22nd EAPR (European Association for Potato Research) triennal conference takes place from 8 to 12 July in Oslo !
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280 participants from 35 countries have registered !
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inov3PT took part in the event !
Event
7 July 2024
Workshop
The 1st workshop organised by the European Wireworm Research Network was held in conjunction with the EAPR's triennal conference !
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43 participants registered for this first event !
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inov3PT helped coordinate the event !
To find out more about the network, click here !
Event
6 July 2024
Workshop
The 3rd international workshop on powdery scab was held in conjunction with the EAPR'S triennal conference !
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37 participants from 15 countries to discuss new scientific findings !
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inov3PT took part !
Our colleague Karima Bouchek-Mechiche presented a poster.
To access previous editions, click here !
New publication
31 May 2024
La Pomme de Terre Française
3 articles on NGTs in the latest issue of LPTF !
The Crispr-Cas technique, a breeder's point of view and the
présentation of the European GeneBecon project
New publication
8 April 2024
Plants de Bretagne
Technical information for sustainable
management of wireworm populations !
Article in French to download here
Authors : Philippe Dolo (Bretagne Plants Innovation) and Bruno Ngala (inov3PT)
New publication
29 January 2024
Phytoma
The results of the ABA PIC project are presented in the latest issue of Phytoma, with a special report on biocontrol!
Article in French to download here
Event
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7 July 2024
OSLO
First workshop
Organised by the European Wireworm Research Network
Programme available
All the information on the dedicated website
https://www.potato-wireworms.com/
inov3PT is coordinating this first conference of the European Wireworm Research Network
New publication
29 January 2024
La Pomme de Terre Française
The latest key results from the inov3PT team on the subject of wireworms !
Article in French to download here (PDF)
New publication
12 January 2024
Innovations Agronomiques
If you would like to find out more about wireworms, and in particular those of the genus Agriotes sp., read this article !
