Unit

Microbiologie, Adaptation & Pathogenie UMR5240

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General information on reserch team

Address : BAYER S.A.S., 14 impasse Pierre Baizet, BP 99163

City : Lyon Cedex 09

Zip code : 69263

Website : http://map.univ-lyon1.fr/

Objectives of the team : In association with the Bayer CropScience phytosanitory company, as part of a joint laboratory, GFCPP team's mission is to contribute to the development of new control strategies against plant diseases. Fungi are the main pests, causing significant losses in Agriculture. In order to provide new fundamental research knowledge about their infection processes, the team works on two model fungi, Botrytis cinerea and Magnaporthe grisea. A focus is made on the early stages of their infection cycles during the interaction with their respective host plants, the grapevine and the rice.

Main organisms with whom the team collaborates : - Bayer CropScience - CNRS (The French National Center for Scientific Research) - INRA (The French National Institute for Agronomic Research) - French universities: Lyon 1 University, University of Reims, University of Bourgogne, Paris 6 University. - Foreign Universities : University of Florida, University of Cordoba, Westf. Wilhelms University, China Agricultural University.

Website : http://map.univ-lyon1.fr/

Contact

First name : Nathalie

Last name : Poussereau

Position : Team manager

Email : nathalie.poussereau@univ-lyon1.fr

Phone : +33(0)4 72 85 22 84