Cavaillon-Carpentras SEV Unit
The Cavaillon Unit is responsible for variety testing of vegetable, fruit, ornamental, aromatic, and oilseed species.
Station Activities
GEVES’s Cavaillon-Carpentras Experimental Unit, which is based at the INRAE PACA centre, is responsible for variety testing of vegetable and ornamental species in liaison with the Brion station, and aromatic and oilseed species.
It carries out testing which is required for:
- Registering and protecting varieties
- Seed certification for soy and sunflower varieties.
This unit is also involved in the conservation of genetic resources (artichoke, solanaceous crops).
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.
Trials conducted at the station
Species | DUS | Variety Checking |
Vegetable species | ||
| Garlic | X | X |
| Artichoke | X | X |
| Aubergine | X | X |
| Beetroot | X | |
| Cardoon | X | X |
| Chicory | X | |
| Broccoli | X | X |
| Chinese cabbage | X | X |
| Brussel sprouts | X | X |
| Cauliflower | X | |
| Vegetable cabbage | X | |
| Spring onion | X | X |
| Cucumber | X | X |
| Squash | X | X |
| Courgette | X | X |
| Fennel | X | X |
| Fava bean | X | X |
| Lettuce | X | |
| Melon | X | X |
| Turnip | X | |
| Onion | X | X |
| Watermelon | X | X |
| Pepper | X | X |
| Leek | X | X |
| Chard | X | X |
| Chickpea | X | X |
| Pumpkin | X | X |
| Squash rootstocks | X | X |
| Solonaceous rootstocks | X | X |
| Rocket | X | X |
| Tomatoes | X | X |
Ornamental species | ||
| Basil | X | |
| Lagerstroemia | X | |
| Oleander | X | |
| Lavendar | X | |
| Mint | X | |
| Solanum glaucophyllum | X | |
Field species | ||
| Soy | X | X |
| Sunflower | X | |
Resources
Human resources
- Head of Unit: David HIDROT
- 24 permanent agents
- 60 months/year of seasonal workers/short-term contracts
Material resources
- 58ha of land
- 0.8ha of greenhouse tunnels
Contacts
Cavaillon-Carpentras Experimental Unit – 4790 Route des Vignères – 84250 LE THOR – FRANCE
Tel: +33 4 90 78 66 60
| Name | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| M. David HIDROT | Head of Unit Head of Vegetable DUS | |
| M. Christophe LE DUFF | Deputy Head of Unit Head of Vegetable DUS | |
| Ms Sandrine HAUBOIS | Unit Administration | |
| Ms Chrystelle JOUY | Scientific and Regulatory Advisor Head of Vegetable DUS | |
| Ms Marion NOWICKI | Head of Soy DUS | |
| M. Baptiste LEDERER | Head of Fruit DUS | |
| M. Laurent PICCA | Site Management |
