Vegenov Information

Established 25 years ago, Vegenov offers a full range of confidential R&D service for plant breeders, seed companies, agrochemists, growers and distributors. Our main fields of expertise are: - Plant breeding: marker assisted selection, tissue culture techniques (haplomethods, embryo rescue, micropropagation), screening for disease resistances - Crop protection: phytopharmaceutical products evaluation (plant elicitors, disinfectants for greenhouses and tools, fungicides…), laboratory for quarantine pathogens, molecular diagnostic of plant pathogens - DNA fingerprinting: quality control (traceability and purity), fraud detection, litigation resolution - Evaluation of sensory and nutritionnal quality of plant products, as a function of variety, agronomic practises and post-harvest operations