Brion SEV Unit

Brion SEV Unit

The GEVES experimental unit located in Brion is responsible for variety testing of vegetable, ornamental and agricultural crops in the North/West region of France.

Station Activities

GEVES’s Brion Unit carries out testing which is required for:

  • Registering and protecting varieties (DUS)
  • Maintenance testing
  • Variety checking

It works in liaison with the Cavaillon Unit which is responsible for the same tests in the South of France.

Experts who work at this station play a key role in the evolution of protocols and testing methods at national and international levels, through their collaboration with organisations such as the CTPS, the CPVO and UPOV, and also through methodological research projects which are conducted at the station.

This unit is also involved in the conservation of genetic resources (chicory, lentil, strawberry..).

 

Trials conducted at the station

Species

DUS

Maintenance and/or variety checking

Vegetable species

AsparagusXX
Beetroot cropsXX
Carrot cropsXX
Carrot fodderXX
CeleryXX
ChervilXX
Leaf chicoryXX
Curly chicory and escarolesXX
Cabbage cropsXX
CauliflowerXX
CucumberX 
GherkinXX
CourgetteXX
ShallotXX
EndiveXX
SpinachXX
FennelX 
Bush beans and stemsXX
LettuceXX
LentilXX
Lamb’s lettuceXX
TurnipXX
OnionXX
PasleyXX
LeekXX
Garden peaXX
PumpkinXX
RadishXX
RhubarbXX
ScorzoneraXX

Fruit species

Strawberry  X

Agricultural species

Chicory rootsX X
White lupinX 
Protein peaX X
QuinoaX 

Ornamental species

BerberisX 
Buddleia X 
ForsythiaX 
HortensiaX 
WegeliaX 
…(non-exhaustive list)

Resources

Human Resources

  • Head of Unit: Jean-Michel RETAILLEAU
  • 16 permanent agents, including 2 engineers
  • 40 months/year of seasonal workers

 

Material Resources

  • A 30ha area with 10ha used for testing activities. The rest of the area is used for planting homogenisation crops. The earth is sandy with a neutral pH, and the climate is oceanic. The entire area is irrigable.
  • Over 3500m² of greenhouses and tunnels.
  • Over 200m² of cold chambers.

Contacts

Brion Expermental Unit – Domaine de la Boisselière – BRION – 49250 LES BOIS D’ANJOU – FRANCE
Tel: +33 2 41 57 23 22

Name Job Mail

Mr Jean-Michel RETAILLEAU

Head of Unit
Technical Secretary for Protein Plants

Head of Protein and Vegetable Plant DUS

Head of Protein Plant VCUS

Mr Pascal COQUIN

Deputy Head of Unit
Technical Secretary for Vegetable Plants

Ms Alice DELIVEYNE

Unit Administration

Mr Franck RUAULT

Site Management

Ms Stéphanie CHRISTIEN

Technical Secretary for ornamental, perfume, aromatic and medicinal plants

Head of Ornamental DUS

Mr Dominique ROUSSEAU

Head of Vegetable DUS

MATREF Network Coordinator

Ms Solène BARRAIS

Head of Vegetable DUS