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27 April 2026

By: Caroline Chavinier

Welcome to Caroline Chavinier

Caroline Chavinier joined the INRAE Sol&Tox team at the EcoSys unit on December 1st, 2025, as a PhD student. She is supervised by Valérie Pot (EcoSys) and Julien Tournebise (Hycar).
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18 July 2025

By: SM

Welcome to Manuel Derrien

On December 1st, 2024, Manuel Derrien joined the Miscanthus INRAE's team led by Maryse BRANCOURT-HULMEL, within the BioEcoAgro Joint Cross-Border Research Unit.
Séverine presenting the Miscanthus collection during the Agricultural Open Days 2025
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18 July 2025

By: Séverine Monnot

Welcome to Séverine Monnot

On March 1st, 2025, Séverine Monnot joined as a post-doctoral fellowship the Miscanthus INRAE's team led by Maryse BRANCOURT-HULMEL, within the BioEcoAgro joint Cross-Border Research Unit.
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27 April 2026

By: Séverine Monnot, Maryse Hulmel

End of the road for Shehyar Iqbal's PhD !

Shehyar Iqbal defended his PhD entitled « Nitrogen economy towards ecosystem services: plant key traits and QTL detection in Miscanthus sinensis » on March 10 at the INRAE site of Estrées-Mons. His PhD was funded jointly by the region Hauts-de-France and INRAE on one side, and the French Environment and Management Agency (ADEME) in the context of the MisTigation project on the other.
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20 November 2025

By: Maryse Hulmel-Brancourt

Nitrogen management through Miscanthus sinensis cultivation : toward new ecosystem services. Article to be soon published in GCB Bioenergy.

The main objective is to identify genotypes that absorb large amounts of nitrogen, helping to remove excess nitrate from the soil and thus contribute to the ecosystem service of water regulation in areas near water catchment zones, preserving the quality of drinking water supplied to local population. Another potential ecosystem service, classified as supporting, involves identifying genotypes that can recycle nitrogen efficiently or exhibit variable nitrogen uptake capacities.
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13 October 2025

By: Novabiom

Some news about the miscanthus experimental field

Six months later, some news about the young miscanthus plants
Antoine André, PhD student in agronomy at INRAE – In front of the PhD trial in the Ecotron of Gembloux
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20 November 2025

By: Séverine Monnot

The miscanthus of the Ecotron of Gembloux shines on RTBF news!

Antoine’s experiment was recently featured on the Belgian TV channel RTBF. The program included a lively 3-mn report dedicated to the Ecotron of Gembloux, where Antoine and Marion tackled one fascinating question: How will plants grow 100 years from now?
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18 July 2025

By: Séverine Monnot

One-year extension

The MisEauVert project, initially scheduled to end on December 31, 2027, has now been extended until December 31, 2028.
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18 July 2025

By: Séverine Monnot

Kick-off meeting of the MisEauVert project

The kick-off meeting of the MisEauVert project took place January 30, 2024. Initially planned to be held at the facilities of the partner Novabiom, near Chartres, it was ultimately organized as a webinar due to farmer protests.
event From 04 July 2025 to 04 June 2025

Novabiom, 28300 Champhol

MisEauVert project progress meeting - 4 juin 2025

The multidisciplanary team met on June 4, 2025, in Champhol to present the progress made on the various work packages of the MisEauVert project. Agenda and meeting summary available here.