Crocusbank Project







Statistics of the Collection


	Presentation

	Team

	Work Lines

	Projects

	Scientific Production

	Results in CrocusBank

	Collecting Form

	Collecting Protocol

PARTNER 8

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse (INPT)

Institution: National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Department/Faculty/Institute/Laboratory name: ENSIACET-Agro-Industrial Chemical Laboratory

Address: ENSIACET 118 route de Narbonne. 31077. Toulouse. France

Contact Person: Dr. Thierry Talou

Expertise / Role: Chemical analysis (aromatic, dying, other chemicals)

Duties: Participation in SCG (WP-01), CCG (WP-02) and CEGC (WP-05)

Team: Dr. T. Talou, Manager of the Aromas&Sensory Metrology Group of the Agro-Industrial Laboratory; Dr. Christine Raynaud (Christine.Raynaud@ensiacet.fr), Research Scientist ; and M. Bergoin, PhD Student

Aims and Activities

1- Exploration and collection of corms in the saffron cultivation areas of Quercy (France) and Tasmania ( Australia ).

2- Exploration in France and collection of Crocus taxa (see WP-02).

3- Chemical characterization of the different genotypes, especially based on the aromatic and dying features.