Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD - France)
PHIM, Plant Health Institut of Montpellier
Phoenix dactylifera (date palm) is a dioecious species displaying strong dimorphism between pistillate and staminate flowers. The mechanisms involved in the development of unisexual flowers are as yet unknown. This paper describes the... more
A broad variability for seed desiccation sensitivity, as quantified by the water content and the water activity at which half of the initial viability is lost, has been previously observed within nine African coffee species. In order to... more
Understanding the driving forces and molecular processes underlying dioecy and sex chromosome evolution, leading from hermaphroditism to the occurrence of male and female individuals, is of considerable interest in fundamental and applied... more
Les apex de microboutures #in vitro$ de #Coffea racemosa$ et #C. sessiliflora$ supportent la congélation dans l'azote liquide en utilisant la technique d'encapsulation-déshydratation. Une accumulation intense d'amidon est... more
Germination of 2000-year-old seeds of Phoenix dactylifera from Judean desert archaeological sites provides a unique opportunity to study the Judean date palm, described in antiquity for the quality, size, and medicinal properties of its... more