Diversity, Adaptation, and Plant Development (DIADE)
Tropical plants are at the heart of the DIADE unit’s research. This research aims to understand the nature and role of the mechanisms underlying the structural and functional diversification of the tropical plant genome. The studies also focus on the diversity and population structures of these plants, as well as the mechanisms by which they adapt to natural variations or anthropogenic changes.
The research is primarily based on genetics, epigenetics, developmental biology, physiology, systematics, and evolution, but also incorporates other approaches such as modeling, remote sensing, ecology, and more. The studies generally involve comparing model plants (rice, Arabidopsis, tomato, poplar) with species of agronomic or ecological interest (coffee, casuarina, yams, corn, palm trees, millet).
The results of this research contribute not only to the generation of fundamental knowledge but also to the development of new strategies aimed at ensuring food security for communities in the Global South.
Research Affiliation:Joint Research Unit(UMR)
Primary funding agencies:UM, IRD, CIRAD
Research cluster:Agriculture, Environment, Biodiversity – AEB
Doctoral school:Biodiversity, Agriculture, Food, Environment, Earth, Water
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