| Anouk Zancarini
is currently in a four-month internship at the Horticultural
Research and Development Centre in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu,
Quebec, where she is a member of the small fruits genetic and
physiological improvement team. She is currently in her first
year of a research master’s degree in biology, geosciences,
agricultural resources and environment with a focus on
functional plant biology, following a preparatory BCESP (biology)
class and a plant physiology licence.
Summary of objectives of the work:
With a view to quickly finding early-season strawberry cultivars
resistant to spring freeze, Anouk is currently studying the
possible correlation between the evolution of the chlorophyll
fluorescence within leaves and the visual assessment of necrosis
of the reproductive organs of known cultivars.
To this end, she measures the chlorophyll fluorescence of the
leaves and takes note of visually apparent damages to the
reproductive organs following a drastic drop in outside
temperatures (falling from 25°C to 0°C in 6 hours). Measurements
are also taken at -1°C, -2°C and -3°C (with a drop of 1°C every
24 hours).
This will show whether the cultivars tested are sensitive to
spring freeze and whether this technique can be applied to
leaves.
Address
:
Anouk
ZANCARINI
Université Montpellier 2
Place Eugène Bataillon
34000 MONTPELLIER
zancarini_anouk@yahoo.fr
Professor:
Eric Lacombe
The
person in charge of the training course: Shahrokh Khanizadeh
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