Exploratory projects

The DETERAGRO is an interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral exploration of the determinants of the dissemination of agroecological crop protection strategies.

Sustainable crop management requires going beyond the development of effective pest control strategies, and taking into account the non-target effects (NTEs) of these strategies.

The STRATAE project aims to federate research conducted in the Basse Durance Valley site, to support the region's agroecological transition over the next 10 years and assess its effects.

In the face of climate change, soil depletion, and stagnating yields, diversified cropping systems have the advantage of low fossil and chemical inputs, reducing negative externalities on ecosystems, while benefiting from the biological regulation provided by cultivated biodiversity.

Stripe rust, caused by the biorpic fungus Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici, is one of the most widespread and destructive wheat diseases.

Soil, plants, and pathogenic or beneficial microorganisms form dynamic associations in permanent interactions, influencing each other, with multiple consequences on access to nutrients and life cycles. Rhizodeposits directly influence both rhizospheric microbial composition and plant development, which are important determinants of plant susceptibility to biotic and abiotic stresses.

Agriculture faces many challenges, including reducing dependence on inputs, particularly pesticides, and climate change (CC). As part of the agroecological transition (AET), adopting a pesticide-free agriculture approach will enable a paradigm shift to be made, in particular by developing a systemic vision of plant health and an in-depth redesign of agricultural systems towards innovative ones based on sanitation practices, plant diversity and biological regulation.