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From the greenhouse to the field, Phenotoul an automated plant phenotyping infrastructure

News

26 Nov 2019

From the greenhouse to the field, Phenotoul an automated plant phenotyping infrastructure

Phenotoul aims at characterizing crop plants, developing operational know-how and generating new knowledge. It is an integrated plant phenotyping infrastructure dedicated to research and innovation located on the INRA Occitanie-Toulouse campus.

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News

17 Oct 2019

Launch of the International Consortium on Sunflower Genomics

The International Consortium on Sunflower Genomics (ICSG), coordinated by INRA Occitanie-Toulouse, joins 4 public labs from France, Canada, United States and Israel, and 8 private partners. During 4 years, the ICSG will characterize genetic diversity in sunflower by producing new high quality genome sequences of wild sunflowers. These data will improve our knowledge on the structure of the genomes and on their evolution and facilitate the use of wild relatives in breeding improved sunflower varieties.

Electron microscope image of bacteria from the human gastrointestinal microbiota. © INRA, THOMAS Muriel & MEYLHEUC Thierry

Press release

24 Sep 2019

Disarming a probiotic to improve its benefits

For more than a century, the Nissle 1917 strain of the bacterium Escherichia coli has been used as a probiotic to treat gastrointestinal disorders. However, this bacterium also produces a toxin, colibactin, which has deleterious effects on host DNA and might cause colon cancer. It is therefore crucial to understand the mechanisms at play in the strain if we wish to limit undesirable side effects.

Agroecological Transitions: from Theory to Practice in Local Participatory Design

Just published

19 Sep 2019

Agroecological Transitions: From Theory to Practice in Local Participatory Design

This Open Access book presents feedback from the ‘Territorial Agroecological Transition in Action’- TATA-BOX research project, which was devoted to the theoretical and practical aspects of the agroecological transition. The multidisciplinary and multi-organisation research team steered a four-year action-research process in two territories of France.

Piglets of the Chinese Meishan breed. © INRA, BEGUEY Alain

News

04 Sep 2019

Towards more robust piglets at birth!

In order to improve piglet survival at birth, a team from INRA Occitanie-Toulouse's Genetics and Physiology of Breeding Systems (Genphyse) and Mathematics and Applied Informatics Toulouse (MIAT) has prioritized and modelled the importance of the genes involved in the key biological processes of muscle development in this species. This interdisciplinary work was published in Scientific Reports.