1. LBVpam contact details
Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology applied to aromatic and
Medicinals herbs – EA 3061
University Jean Monnet of St Etienne
23 rue du Dr paul Michelon
42023 St Etienne Cedex 2
France
Head : Pr Sylvie Baudino-Caissard
Tel: +33 (0)
Fax: +33 (0)
Mail:
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2. Saint Etienne

3. University Jean Monnet of Saint Etienne
students
4 campuses
10 faculties and training institutes
37 research laboratories
Maison de l’université
Faculté des sciences et techniques de Saint Etienne
Department of Biology
- Plant Biotechnology applied to aromatic and medicinal herbs (BVpam)
- Ecology and Sensory Neuro-Ethology (ENES)

4. BVpam - Staff 6 academic teaching and research staff
5 technical and engineer officers
2 PhD students and 2 postdocs
Downward, first row : T Benabdelkader (PhD), Dr A Caniard (Postdoc), Dr C Conord (Postdoc), Dr F Nicolè, Dr JL Magnard
Second row : C Marcon (Secretariat), Dr S Moja, Dr JC Caissard, A Cohade (Ing), Pr S Baudino, A Bony (Ing), Dr F Jullien, N Boyer (Tech)
Third row : A Abdallah (Tech)

5. Research activities of BVpam
Biodiversity of aromatic and perfume plants and diversity of their compounds
Evolution of perfume in the genus Rosa and Lavandula
Chemical ecology of terpenes
Factors of variation in terpenes’ contents
Genetic diversity and adaptation of lavender to drought
Biosynthesis pathways and secretion mechanisms
Identification of genes involved in perfume biosynthesis
Search for genetic markers associated with scent production in Rose
Secretion mechanisms of volatile terpenes
Transcriptomic from EST libraries (Rose, Lavender, Sage)

6. Experimental model plants
Two main groups of plants are being studied :
Rosaceae
Roses
Rose is the most ornamental plant in the world.
Its essential oil is well-known and commonly used for perfumes.
Lavenders
The fine lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Miller) is the most cultivated aromatic plants over the world for its essential oil. France is the first producer with half of the world production of lavender essential oil.
Other plants are punctual model plants:
mint, sage, tobacco, palm, trollius, arum, ...
Lamiaceae

7. The Bvpam laboratory: a virtual visit

8. Chemical analyses room:
GC-MS

9. Chemical analyses room:
GC-FID

10. Different varieties of Roses

11. Molecular biology room

12. Molecular biology room

13. Diversity in the lavender collection (30 sp of the genus Lavandula cultivated in LBVpam)

14. Microscopy room

15. Phytotron

16. Culture of botanical lavenders

17. In Vitro Culture room

18. Culture room for In Vitro and hydroponic plants

19. Class room for vegetal biology teaching

20. Indoor culture room

21. Outdoor green house and patio

22. Botanical lavenders in the greenhouse

23. Sampling and Microscopy

24. Field work for the Claryssime project on Sage

25. Salvia sclarea field

26. Field work on Lavender

27. Lavender field in Provence