The scientific aim of
Génoplante is to
identify the genes which are useful for plant improvement and to
discover new agrochemical molecules which are friendlier to the
environment.
To achieve this aim, the scientists at Génoplante are implied in two
different programmes. In the first one ("Génoplante Generic"), they
start by determining the function of genes of interest in the two
species chosen as a study model: rice and cress (Arabidopsis).
This work makes it easier to identify the most important genes in the
five crop species selected for the first phase of the programme
"Génoplante Major Crops": corn, wheat, oilseed rape, peas and sunflower. |
