Genetic Bases of apple quality (texture, polyphenols) To decipher the genetic control of fruit texture and polyphenol content classical genetic approaches on progenies have been undertaken. Phenotyping... Read more
Functional genomics of fruit quality Identification of key genes involved in fruit texture was conducted by FruitQual first trough a priori approaches and lead to the identification of... Read more
Ecophysiological bases of apple development The formation of fruits on a plant cannot be treated without consideration of its structure or architecture. The architecture of fruit trees has an... Read more
Genetic resources The management of the fruit genetic resources aims to better preserve and to improve knowledge on the biological diversity. It is a major stake for... Read more
Breeding programmes The QualiPom team develops breeding programmes on pome fruits: apple (dessert and cider), pear and pear rootstock. These missions have been validated... Read more