Evolution of developmental control
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We address the evolutionary origin of mechanisms for developmental control in plants. We also do applied research aiming to promote the planting value of cereal seeds.
We are interested in the origin and evolution of molecular mechanisms controlling plant development. In particular, we focus on developmental processes related to the defining trait of all land plants, the alternation between two multicellular generations. For this resedarch, our main study system is Physcomitrium patens, a model moss separated from flowering plants by roughly 450 million years of evolution. We also do applied research aiming to identify molecular markers of seed vigor that can be used to limit the negative impact of climate change on the planting value of cereal seeds.