Collective research tools

The pooling of resources within these structures by CIRAD and its national partners provides the scientific community with access to novel, high-level biological, scientific and technical resources. These collective tools thus now belong to the package of resources, equipment and training facilities available to partners from developing countries within the framework of collaborative projects.

Biodiversity, biological resource centres (BRCs) and associated platforms

• Tropical Biological Resource Centre - Montpellier
  Management and dissemination of tropical plant resources Contact

• Tropical Plant Biological Resource Centre - Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana
  Management and dissemination of tropical plant resources

• Vatel Biological Resource Centre - Réunion
  Management and dissemination of tropical plant resources

• Plant quarantine - Montpellier
  Disease detection/diagnosis, sanitary measures, plant material transfers

• Cellular Biology Platform - Guadeloupe
  In vitro culture and plant cryopreservation Contact

Imaging and microscopy

• Plant Histology and Imaging Platform (PHIV) - Montpellier
  In situ and in vivo visualization of the main molecules of living organisms

Agrifood and agroindustrial product characterization and processing

• Agrifood Technology Platform and associated laboratories - Montpellier
  Fresh product agrifood technologies Contact
• Sensorial Analysis Platform - Montpellier
  Sensorial analysis of food products Contact
• Cereal Fractioning Platform - Montpellier
  Fractioning of low- to intermediate-humidity plant products

• Biomass Energy Platform - Montpellier
  Study of biomass thermochemical conversion processes for energy production

• Microbial Ecology Platform - Montpellier
  Study of the microbial flora of foodstuffs (culture in NS2 confinement, real-time PCR and DGGE profiling) Contact

Molecular biology and biotechnologies

• Molecular Biology Platform - Guadeloupe
  Molecular biology, use of radioelements Contact

• Regional Genotyping-Sequencing-Cloning Platform - Montpellier
  Structural genomics and identification of molecular polymorphisms for plant conservation and genetic improvement

• Functional Genomics Platform (Refuge) - Montpellier
  Development of Mediterranean and tropical plant genetic transformation methods. Functional analysis of genes

• Genotyping and Sequencing Platform - Montpellier
  Molecular analyses in the fields of agronomy and health biology

• South Green Bioinformatics - Montpellier
  Bioinformatics applied to the genetics and genomics of tropical and Mediterranean plants

• Platform for Polyploidization and Flux Cytometry Applied to Plant Biodiversity - Montpellier
  Polyploidization, determination of ploidy levels, AT-GC base content and DNA content using cytometry Contact

• Regional Automatic Diagnosis of Animal and Zoonotic Disease Platform - Montpellier
  High-throughput molecular diagnosis Contact

Phenotyping

• Phenotyping platform (PhenoArch) - Montpellier
  High-throughput plant phenotyping greenhouses under controlled environmental constraints

In situ experiments

• Plant Protection Platform (3P) - Réunion
  Experiments on plants and their pests and diseases in a tropical environment

• Banana Varietal Selection Platform - Guadeloupe
  Banana hybrid selection

• Paracou Forestry Platform - French Guiana
  Studies of natural forest dynamics

Modelling and geomatics

• Companion Modelling (ComMod) - Montpellier
  Collaborative platform using modelling as a support tool in the field of renewable resource management

• Strategy Support Platform for Studying and Safeguarding Biodiversity (OpenAlea) - Montpellier
  Representation, analysis and modelling of plant architecture functioning and growth

• GEOSUD geomatics platform - Technology Centre - Montpellier Lavalette
  Image processing and spatial analysis equipment, tools and methods, and information systems for sustainable development

Agro-environmental trials and analyses

• Water, soil and plant analyses - Montpellier
  Agro-environmental services, training and appraisals

• Experimental Organic Matter Characterization Platform - Montpellier
  Characterization and determination of organic product potential: agronomic value, environmental risks

• Animal Feed Analysis Platform - Montpellier
  Analysis, training and appraisal services in the field of animal feeds: physicochemical analyses, food value, near-infrared spectroscopy