Agrotechnology

Vigouroux Yves

Biography

He is a Director for Institute of Research for Development. He received a Doctoral Degree (PhD) from Burgundy University in 2000 followed by a postdoctoral program at University of Madison from 2001-2003. He had done his post-graduation in Ecology and Evolution from the University of Montpellier II in the year 1994.  He served for few years at HDR University of Montpellier II.  He is a recipient of many awards and grants for his valuable contributions and discoveries in major area of research. His research interests lay in Evolutionary process, Genome diversity and Cultivated crops.  He is the Editor-in-Chief/Editorial Board Member of many peer reviewed journals and his area of expertise credits him with many publications in national and international journals. He is committed to highest standards of excellence and it proves through his authorship of many books.   

Research Interest

 My research focuses on studying how evolutionary processes shaped population and genome diversity. We focus primarily on cultivated crops and their wild relatives. With cultivated crops, we have also to understand how human activities and historical events shaped their diversity.