Photo Christophe Maître, Inrae
Plant breeding

Plant breeding

Department of Plant Biology and Breeding

These case studies address the following theme: plant biology and breeding (BAP department).

All case study reports written in English are available below ↓

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Medicago sativa, Stade végétatif sur Luzerne, domaine d'Estrées-Mons. Crédit photo : PREUDHOMME Matthieu

Alfalfa is a forage legume that is recognized for its ability to produce the highest protein yield per hectare of all temperate legumes.

Crédit photo Inrae, Jean Masson, viticultural pratices, vine, agroécology, grass cover

Changes in viticultural practices were announced by the Ecophyto program. But constraints linked to climatic, economic and social disturbances have imposed themselves and are blocking the innovation system. Have scientific disciplines become too isolated one from another, from viticulture and from society at large, to the point of losing the ability to integrate alternative forms of knowledge and reasoning in order to innovate and act in a complex system?