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Visit to Plant Protection Platform
and a small bourbon vanilla plant
13.02.2019
It was a great honor and pleasure for our team of 5 professors and 3
students to visit the Plant Protection platform - The IBiSA - labelled 3P
Centre, which is located in Saint-Pierre on the Réunion Island. Our
team was kindly welcomed by Mr. Costet, which allowed
us to visit the laboratories and he explained to us
the overall work of this platform. This platform is
specializes
in
plant
research
and
experimentation, bringing together several
partners in a facility with cutting-edge
equipment. The
centre also supports the
Biodiversity and Plant Health Scheme research
and is dedicated to the exchange of information
We visited the three main laboratories of this
Center for Plant Protection.
1.Laboratory of Pathology and Molecular
Genetics - where are a microbiology room with
secure
management
of
microorganism
collections, a molecular biology room, an in vitro
culture room (CIV) and chambers of culture.
2.Plant Health Laboratory - this laboratory is
shared by the Department of Pest Management
(FDGDON) and
the National Food Safety
Authority for tropical pests and
diseases
environment and work (ANSES), and in it are
diagnosed plant diseases and pests.
3. Laboratory of Terrestrial Ecology and
Inte-
grated Pest Management - where are an
arthropod collection room, a macroscopic photo /
video and EPG room, six arthropod breeding
rooms and a analysis room for seed.
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