Global Council for Innovation in Rapeseed and Canola
Members' Directory
Last name :
FAURE
First name :
Sébastien
Entrance year :
2026
Occupation :
Research progam leader
Address :
6 chemin de Panedautes, 31700 MONDONVILLE / France
Main fields of interest :
- Seeds, genetics
- Crop protection
- Agronomy
- Plant physiology
Professional experience : Leading research in genetics and genomics for rapeseed since 2013, with particular emphasis on traits such as disease and pest resistance. Partner or coordinator in multiple collaborative projects at the French and European level.
Education : PhD in genetics of disease resistance in Pearl Millet, 2004, JIC, UK
Selected publications : * Bellec L, Cortesero AM, Marnet N, Faure S, Hervé MR (2023) Age-specific allocation of glucosinolates within plant reproductive tissues. Plant Science DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111690
* Bellec L, Cortesero AM, Giguère T, Faure S, Hervé MR (2022) Food preferences in a generalist pollen feeder: a nutritional strategy mainly driven by plant carbohydrates. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.1050321
* Bellec L; Hervé MR; Mercier AS; Lenal PA; Faure S; Cortesero AM (2022) A protocol for increased throughput phenotyping of plant resistance to the pollen beetle. Pest Management Science DOI: 10.1002/ps.7266
* Jiquel A., Gay E.J., Mas J., George P., Wagner A., Fior A., Faure S., Balesdent M.H., Rouxel T. (2022) “Late” effectors from Leptosphaeria maculans as tools for identifying novel sources of resistance in Brassica napus. Plant direct 6 (8) e435. Doi 10.1002/pld3.435
* Bellec L, Seimandi-Corda G, Menacer K, Trabalon M, Ollivier J, Lunel C, Faure S, Cortesero AM, Hervé M. (2022) Factors driving the within-plant patterns of resource exploitation in a herbivore. Functional Ecology 36:1700-1712. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14058
* George P, Mas J, Girardi D, Ribiere N, Grèzes-Besset B, Faure S. ScleroScreen – a global field inoculation methodology to assess Sclerotinia stem rot resistance in oilseed rape (Brassica napus). Management of Diseases and Pests of Oilseed Rape, 16th June 2021 Graham J. Jellis & Bruce D.L. Fitt (Editors), ISBN 9798778481145, published by the AgriFood Charities Partnership on behalf of the AFCP and the University of Hertfordshire.
* Bayer P.E., Scheben A., Golicz A.A., Yuan Y., Faure S., Lee H.T., Chawla H.S., Anderson R., Bancroft I., Raman H., Lim Y.P., Robbens S., Jiang L., Liu S., Barker M.S., Schranz M.E., Wang X., King G.J., Pires J.C., Chalhoub B., Snowdon R.J., Batley J., Edwards D. (2021) Modelling of gene loss propensity in the pangenomes of three Brassica species suggests different mechanisms between polyploids and diploids. Plant Biotechnology Journal 19 2488-2500. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13674.
* Jiquel A., Gervais J., Geistodt-Kiener A., Delourme R., Gay E.J., Ollivier B., Fudal I., Faure S., Balesdent M.H., Rouxel T. (2021) A gene-for-gene interaction involving a ‘late’ effector contributes to quantitative resistance to the stem canker disease in Brassica napus. New Phytologist, 231 (4): 1510-1524. doi:10.1111/nph.17292
