In view of the French government’s lockdown measures relating to COVID-19, GEVES’s activities have been significantly altered and our staff […]

Due to national containment decision, we are forced to reduce our activities in order to comply with these instructions and […]

IP KEY Latin America in collaboration with the CPVO, UPOV and SENADI (National Service of Intellectual Rights in Ecuador) aim […]

The first collaboration between ISTA (International Seed Testing Association) and APSA (Asia and Pacific Seed Association) received more than 95% […]

Seed regulations are based on the description and distinction of varieties stable over time to guarantee fair trade. Homogeneity is […]

Three collection managers have obtained an official recognition as “collection curator” for plant genetic resources for agriculture and food other […]

On 8 July 2019, the EU H2020 “INVITE” project for “INnovations in plant VarIety Testing in Europe” officially kicked off. […]

The Pathology and BioGEVES laboratories worked together on method development and validation to prepare for the new quarantine status of […]

Waiting for UPOV Fruit working group in Provence  GEVES will organise the 51st Technical Working Party for Fruit Species (TWF) […]

GEVES was present at the SIVAL trade fair on 14-15-16 January 2020 in Angers with two stands: – a “Research-Training-Innovation” […]

We invite you to consult the 2020 GEVES price list under the “Our services” tab.   This year, we have […]

On October 9, the CTPS Maize and Sorghum Section validated major changes in the VCUS evaluation rules for maize varieties. […]

GEVES participated to the annual meeting of UPOV on the use of Biochemical and Molecular Technics for DUS held in […]

GEVES has been  entrusted by the CPVO for a new bouquet of ornamental species! GEVES is now entrusted for over […]

How do we manage metrology in a seed quality analysis laboratory? It’s an important question, which was addressed at the […]

A Chinese delegation was welcomed at the GEVES Magneraud Unit from 16-27 September for a training course in DUS maize. […]

Why is it published?  To inform third parties of new applications for protection, the granting of titles, denominations, and any […]

The Harmores 3 project was funded by the CPVO and piloted by GEVES in collaboration with representatives from 7 examination […]

For the 17th Eucarpia meeting on capiscum and eggplant which took place this year in Avignon, the Cavaillon unit welcomed […]

On 25th July 2019, the cereals section of the CTPS adopted a new national list regulation for durum wheat, applicable […]

The European H2020 Rustwatch project began on 1 May 2018 for a period of 4 years. Its objective is to […]

For old varieties known before 1970 mainly of cross-pollinated species, Directive 2002/55/EC and the previous Directive of 1970 on the […]

An international 2-year project involving Japan and France  The VIGERM project is funded by ISTA and involves 3 technical committees: […]

GEVES provides a GMO detection and quantification testing service for the French Ministry of Agriculture as part of their official […]

Hangzhou, capital of the Zehjiang province, is a thousand-year-old city renowned for its historical sites, silk and especially its tea […]

On 2nd October, the Seeds and Biocontrol scientific workshop was held in Paris with the theme “What solutions for the […]

The African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) is an intergovernmental organisation covering the territory of 17 member states. One of its missions […]

We are please to present our annual report for 2018. Click on the images below to explore our activities:   […]

Alain TRIDON joined GEVES on 1 July 2019, succeeding Arnaud DELTOUR as CEO following the Administrative Council of 11 July […]

In order to provide a legal framework for the marketing of heterogeneous populations, the European Union published an implementing decision […]

The 32nd ISTA Seed Congress in Hyderabad, India was very successful with more than 500 participants from 60 countries. They […]

In recent years many new varieties have developed with intermediate resistance. The objective of the Harmores 3 project was to […]

As from August 2019, breeders will have the choice between three experimental networks instead of two for the registration of […]

Gathered on May 23rd, the Plenary Committee of the CTPS shared some of the milestones of its 2014-2019 term, guided by […]

The Disease Resistance Terminology (DRT) group of the International Seed Federation (ISF), chaired by Valérie Grimault, the director of the […]

On 14 May, GEVES organised the international PathoLED workshop. The event brought together 97 people from 6 EU countries to […]

For its 53rd edition, the meeting of the UPOV Technical Working Group on Vegetables (TWV) was hosted by the Korea […]

Carie ABBLE project : Development of an early resistance test for common bunt and better knowledge of virulences in France. […]

More than 120 participants attended the 7th edition of the Graines conference, back in Angers after the first edition in […]

In order to provide a legal framework for the marketing of heterogeneous populations, the European Union published an implementing decision […]

Recognition by external organisations (ISTA, CPVO, AFNOR, COFRAC) allows us to demonstrate the quality of our work carried out within […]

The call for applications for PGR maintained in situ and PGR collections was launched in September 2018. This joint call […]

As part of its participation in the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) and the International […]

GEVES has created an all-new game based around photos of seeds from the I.D.SEED tool. I.D.SEED was developed by the […]

The TSW (thousand seed weight) is the starting point for pathology testing as it conditions the weight of the sub-samples […]

In its role of supporting the sector, GEVES is proposing a novel high throughput method for the detection of Ditylenchus […]

The DonObt project, which studies how to use breeders’ data to accelerate registration and improve user information, is nearing completion […]

On 9-16 February, GEVES participated in the annual Executive Committee (ECOM) meeting of ISTA. It was hosted by the Bayerische […]

The slogan for the 2019 edition of IPM has never described the world’s leading horticultural exhibition! For the fourth year […]

On 29 November 2018, a little over a hundred people came together to discuss issues related to the management and […]

The CTPS Inter-sectional Committee for Organic Farming participated in the “2nd meeting for organic agricultural crops” organised by ITAB, Arvalis […]

Research at GEVES for the 2018-2022 period will focus on the evaluation of variety performance, variety description and characterisation, and […]

An ambitious collaborative project  Aseeds for alternative seeds aims to find natural products to protect cereals against seed borne diseases […]

The sunflower market has undergone significant changes: the market has shifted towards eastern Europe, there is greater segmentation between sunflower […]

The methods currently prescribed by ISTA for the germination tests of these two species use blotting paper or sand as […]

The 27th International Plant and Animal Genome Conference was held from 12-16 January in San Diego, California, USA. This conference […]

As co-pilot of the project, BioGEVES participated in a 4-day meeting devoted to writing a Handbook on GMO detection in […]

GEVES will participate in the 32nd ISTA Congress in Hyderabad, India. It will present 2 posters and 4 lectures at the […]

The H2020 INVITE* project aims to improve both the efficiency of variety testing (DUS, VCU) and the availability of information […]

Tannin-rich pea varieties, which for a long time have not been seen in protein pea breeding programs, are making a […]

An international working group with 10 laboratories  The Seed Science Advisory Group of ISTA has created a working group with […]

For its 51st edition, the meeting of the UPOV Technical Working Party for Ornamental (TWO) was hosted by the PVRO/IPONZ […]

For GEVES’s 2019 testing year,  it will be examining 20 new botanical genera which account for 45% of applications received […]

For the 2019 edition of the IPM trade fair, GEVES’s ornamental plant teams will be present from 22-25 January at […]

GEVES will be present at the SIVAL tradeshow in the Research-Training-Innovation area alongside INRA, Agro-Campus Ouest, University of Angers, ESA, Objectif Végétal […]

We are pleased to present this year’s annual report which provides an overview of the actions and events of 2017 […]

One year after the launch of the NEW GEVES WEBSITE we would like to collect feedback on your satisfaction to […]

The third issue of our newsletter “GEVES info” is out now! In this latest issue, get the latest news on […]

Are you working on plant pathology in controlled conditions? Then you will be affected by the announced ban on neon […]

FRUIT: Fruit variety registration: Here we go! To be marketed in the European Union, fruit varieties of species regulated by Directive […]

A plant variety right is a title that lives, that is valued, that defends itself against acts of counterfeiting, that […]

This call for applications, launched in February 2018, aims to support threatened collections and improve conservation conditions and characterisation of […]

On 27/09, economic and institutional stakeholders met to review the regulatory components for marketing old vegetable varieties via lists a, […]

The new regulation 2018/848 on organic production and labelling of organic products was published on 30 May, and will enter […]

On 25 July 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment in response to a preliminary […]

This autumn, at the request of ASFIS (French Association for the Professional Training of Seed Sector Professionals), SNES organised two […]

The aim of the CASDAR “Seeds and plant breeding” call for projects in 2018 was to invite actors in the […]

 On 26-28 June, the Belgian offices (ILVO and CRA-W) organised the annual meeting of VCUS experts from 17 European examination […]

With nearly 80 participants, the 2018 edition of the Lab Open Days was a successful occasion. The SNES, NRL Seeds, […]

The 17th session of the BMT was held in Montevideo (Uruguay) from 10 to 13 September. This meeting, now an […]

GEVES participated in the last ISHI-Veg meeting organised by the UFS and the ISF in Strasbourg, France. GEVES representatives are […]

GEVES is pleased to announce the open access to its I.D.SEED® database! This unique tool helps you to identify seeds […]

Why monitor germination rate? Seed deterioration occurring during seed maturation on the mother plant, after harvest, or during storage is […]

GEVES is actively involved in ISTA and its technical committees for the development and validation of seed evaluation methods. The […]

The second issue of GEVES info, our quarterly online newsletter, is out now! In this new issue, you can discover […]

We would like to pay tribute to Joël Guiard who passed away on June 23th, 2018. Joël Guiard spent his […]

Maintaining recognition from external organisations (ISTA, OCVV, AFNOR, COFRAC) enables us to demonstrate the quality of GEVES’s activities. The beginning […]

The ISTA (International Seed Testing Association) Annual Ordinary General Meeting was held in Sapporo, Japan, from 11-15 June 2018. Thirty-nine […]

GEVES, in the quality of affiliate of INRA,  has joined the Biocontrol Consortium, a public-private Research – Development – Innovation […]

Launch in May 2018 of the European H2020 RustWatch program on wheat rust prevention and control   Three rust diseases have […]

On 29 and 30 May 2018, the CPVO organised the annual meeting of ornamental plant experts in Budapest at the […]

GEVES has implemented novel test methods for real-time PCR detection of Ditylenchus dipsaci as well as for confirming viability of […]

On Tuesday 19th June, GEVES’s scientific committee met at the Anjouère experimental station. The committee is made up of scientists […]

For its 47th edition, the UPOV Working Group on Agricultural Plants was hosted by KEPHIS (Kenya Plant Variety Protection, Certification […]

Safeguarding seed health is critical in avoiding the trade-related spread of pests. A seed-borne pest is one carried by seeds […]

We are pleased to inform you that registration is now open for the 1st meeting for all stakeholders involved in plant […]

On 20-21 September, GEVES (SNES), National Reference Laboratory for seed quality evaluation in the framework of certification, is organising the […]

Following its meeting in Angers, the Administrative Council of CPVO (Community Plant Variety Office) was invited by Arnaud Deltour – […]

The fifteenth ECPGR steering committee, organized in collaboration with the Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DEMETER (HAO-DEMETER), took place from the 15th to […]

GEVES has published the first edition of its newsletter GEVES info, providing readers with information on variety and seed testing, […]

GEVES has just joined API-AGRO, a platform for sharing agricultural and agri-food data: www.api-agro.fr. GEVES will contribute data from its […]

In the aim of supporting and enhancing the work of the managers of plant genetic resources collections for agriculture and […]

This call for applications, launched in September 2017, aims to support threatened collections and also to improve conservation conditions and […]

BioGEVES participated in the 26th edition of the Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG) which took place in San Diego […]

GEVES has officially joined UMT CAPTE. The aim of UMT CAPTE is to develop high technology tools to better characterise […]

On 7 December 2017, the restitution meeting for the SNP oilseed rape pre-project took place. For this project, GEVES collaborated […]

In the framework of the Harmores 3 project (a 3 year project co-funded by the CPVO and coordinated by GEVES) […]

On 23-26 January, GEVES attended the IPM international fair for horticulture in Essen (Germany). Sharing a common booth with the […]

Seed micro-cleaning involves determining the percentage of waste in raw, harvested seed lots. This percentage is obtained by using sorting […]

Following its meeting in Moscow in 2016, the 16th UPOV Working Group on Biochemical and Molecular Techniques (BMT) took place […]

The national coordination was set up by the Ministry of Agriculture and is aimed at all stakeholders involved in the […]

Consequences of Brexit on the marketing of seeds and other propagating material included in the national registry of the United […]

For 2018’s edition of the IPM trade fair, GEVES will be present from 23-26 January at Hall 2 Stand 2B23, […]

For its 3rd edition, the “Céréales!” technical day brought together 35 participants from 20 different laboratories as well as inspectors […]

GEVES and its BioGEVES laboratory were delighted to host the 16th UPOV Working Group on Biochemical and Molecular Techniques (BMT) from […]

Arnaud Deltour, CEO of GEVES, Joël Léchappé, Director of the National Seed Testing Station (SNES), Thibaut Decourcelle, Head of Development […]