MisEauVert project progress meeting - 4 juin 2025

The day, although already full of results obtained so far, was rich in discussions and concluded with a visit to the processing facilities of the partner Novabim, who hosted the event. 

Among the key moments of the day, we can mention - non-exhaustively - the significant progress made in Work Package 2: "Soil and water protection in the drinking water catchement area". Highlights include the upcoming recruitment of a PhD student and the results from the STics model (a multidisciplinary simulator for standard crops) on the impact of crop rotation on nitrate levels in groundwater, particularly their reduction beneath miscanthus fields. It is important to note that this work package has been extended by one year. 

The agenda and a complete summary report are available below. 

• Manoël Couprie : Welcoming
• WP1 : Miscanthus production in the drinking water catchment area
  • Emilie Skowron: Establishment of an experimental site to monitor groundwater quality beneath a miscanthus field
• WP2 : Soil and water protection in the drinking water catchement area 
  • Cédric Chaumont : Instrumentation and implementation, with initial results on hydrology and water quality (excluding pesticides)
  • Valérie Pot : Resilience to pesticides in the soil of a miscanthus field: consequences for the quality of groundwater recharge
  • Emilie Skowron : Characterisation of the St-Georges/Mérobert drinking water catchment area : data acquisition for STics modeling
  • Loïc Strullu : Parameter update and evaluation for Miscanthus in STICS
  • Loïc Strullu: Simulations at the scale of the drinking water catchment area using the STics model: methodology and results
• WP3 : Cascading valorisation in animal bedding, followed by use as an organic amendment
  • Emilie Skowron: Study of usage practices of miscanthus bedding in farming
  • Florent Levavasseur :  Quality of miscanthus manure: objectives and inventory of collected samples
• WP4 : Development of breeding tools and progenitors to diversify the varietal offer
  • Séverine Monnot :  Adapting conventional breeding programs to biological and genetic specificities of miscanthus: state of the art and prospects for restoring water quality and soil fertility
  • Manuel Derrien : Preliminary results on genome-wide selection for miscanthus breeding 
• WP5 : Coordination, added value et impact
  • Maryse Brancourt-Hulmel : ANR informations & communication