GEVES

GEVES : Seed quality and expertise

GEVES is a unique public body in France, an expert in plant varieties and seed quality, formed by INRAE, the Ministry of Agriculture and Semae.

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4/03/2025 -

Launch of the first CPVO molecular markers project on lettuce

The kick-off meeting for the "International harmonization and validation of a SNP set for the management of lettuce reference collection"[...]
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4/03/2025 -

The CTPS Maize and Sorghum Section

The CTPS Maize and Sorghum Section met on Tuesday 21 January 2025 for its first meeting of the new CTPS[...]
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4/03/2025 -

The CTPS Potato Section

At its meeting on 24 January 2025, chaired by Mr Hervé Durand and with its new membership for the 2024-2029[...]

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Our main missions

Describe and evaluate varieties

Describe and evaluate new varieties for their registration in the French Official Catalogue and/or their legal protection at national or European level

Evaluate the quality and conformity of seeds and plants

Assess the quality and conformity of seeds and plants as part of official analyses for their marketing and for additional private services for companies in the sector

Ensure national coordination of the conservation of plant genetic resources

Ensure national coordination of the conservation of plant genetic resources, an essential action for the conservation of cultivated biodiversity

GEVES and Its Core Values
Key Figures for 2024
67 000

Varieties in Collection

65 000

Seed Analyses

309

Employees

3 300m²

Laboratory

59

Research Projects / Initiatives

+1200

Visitors Welcomed

440 ha

For Field Trials including 76,000 micro-plots

18 000m²

of Greenhouses and Tunnels

625

New Varieties Registered in the Catalogue

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