UE5 : Seed conservation & management of plant biological resources

— Challenges related to seed conservation.
— Physiology of seed storage.
— Predicting seed viability during storage.
— Methods for improving seed germination and vigor after conservation.
— Management of a seed conservation chamber.
— Seed lot management.
— Conservation of cuttings.
— Optimization of collections management.
— Challenges of maintaining biological resources of cultivated species.
— Optimization of ex-situ conservation applied to biological resources.
— Assessment of genetic diversity for the management of collections including the specificities of the wild compartment.
— Utilization and promotion of collections and biological resources.

— Knowledge of genetics and genetic diversity.
— Knowledge of plant breeding.
— Knowledge of seed and plant biology.

Be able to:
— Carry out genetic diversity analyses and master the corresponding tools.
— Interpret genetic diversity results.

— To master the biological, regulatory and organizational knowledge for the management of seed conservation.
— To be able to manage a collection of biological resources with various types of propagation material.
— To be able to interact with users and stakeholders of conserved seeds and biological resources.
— To be able to report and discuss experimental results in scientific ways and critically analyze the literature on the topic.