Development and provision of phenotyping tools and methods, but also models and analysis tools for these phenotypic data.

Integration of knowledge, models and tools arising from the research of cluster 3 on the selection practices for jointly defining the choice of target traits, ideotypes, and key allelic variations for implementing MAS in cluster 4: Genetic determinism and selection methodologies

Representation of the Unit nationally and internationally in scientific and societal debates on the research advances and challenges within this cluster: on NBTs (Plant Alliance), epigenetic regulation (COST EPI-CATCH), flowering control (international network), structure-function modelling of plants and crops (FSPM networks, iCROPM), in relation with the #DigitAG Digital Agriculture Convergence Lab, with LIRMM and INRIA, and with partners working on plant imaging (MRI network, FranceBioImaging, EuroBioImaging).