:: OBJECTIVES
| Define research axes using the technical information available to this sector as well as market evolution data supplied by marketing ;
| Create varieties that meet the requirements of tomorrow, both for the fresh produce market and for industry.

:: RESOURCES
| A research station with the benefit of fifty years experience;
| Qualified staff : 9 full-time including 2 engineers and 2 doctors of science ;
| Creation of 500 crosses per year ;
| A trial network of 3,500 plots distributed throughout Europe and the Mediterranean region.