Diversity, Adaptation, 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 of structural and functional diversification of the tropical plant genome. Studies also focus on their diversity and population structures, as well as the mechanisms of adaptation to natural variations or anthropogenic changes.
The research is mainly based on genetics, epigenetics, developmental biology, physiology, systematics, and evolution, but also incorporates other approaches such as modeling, remote sensing, ecology, etc. The studies are generally based on comparisons between model plants (rice, Arabidopsis, tomato, poplar) and species of agronomic or ecological interest (coffee trees, casuarina trees, yams, corn, palm trees, millet).
The results of this research contribute to the production of fundamental knowledge, but also to the development of new strategies aimed at food security for communities in the South.
Label:Joint Research Unit Research UMR)
Main supervisory bodies: UM, IRD, CIRAD
Research cluster:Agriculture, Environment, Biodiversity –AEB
Doctoral school:Biodiversity, Agriculture, Food, Environment, Earth,Water
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