Research group Group Pesquet
Our research focuses on several aspects to better understand to formation and coordination of cells to enable plants to growth and adapt to climate changes.
Plants represent the ideal renewable resource for our society's transition to a green circular and sustainable bioeconomy. Plant productivity and resistance to climate change is enabled by its vascular system that has a dual function: (i) to transport water and minerals absorbed by the roots to all other plant organs to circumvent terrestrial life air dryness and (ii) to reinforce mechanically the axis of plant organs to resist gravity. This vascular tissue, also called XYLEM, enables both the transport of water and minerals (N, S, P,...) up to the leaves and strengthen plant organs for physical support. The research aims of the "Cell differentiation and coordination in tissues" group is to understand the molecular and genetic mechanisms at the cellular and sub-cellular levels controlling plant cell differentiation processes and their coordination into functional tissues. We thus aim to understand and develop strategies to replace fossil fuels by plant biomass as well as enable plant yields in biomass and seeds to resist the impact of climate changes.
The research topics belong to: Cell and molecular biology, Developmental biology, Plant science, Biochemistry, Material science, Plant evolution, Effects of climate and environment of Plants, Plant resilience, Biomaterials, Biofuels
