Dr. Michel Labrecque

Biography

Michel Labrecque is an Associate Professor at the University of Montreal, specializing in the physiological functioning of plants and various environmental issues. His research explores applied solutions to environmental problems, with a focus on the uptake of nutrients, contaminants, and trace elements by plants. He investigates the impacts of organic fertilizer applications on both plants and the environment, as well as the presence of heavy metals in organic fertilizers or soils. Recently, he has conducted studies on soils contaminated by organic pollutants, incorporating genomic and bioinformatics approaches. Labrecque's team is particularly interested in short-rotation intensive cultures, especially willows, leveraging their rapid growth, extensive rooting ability, and vegetative propagation. Their research aims to enhance the operational feasibility and biomass yield of these cultures through improved cultivars and cultivation techniques. Additionally, he has supervised numerous graduate students in research related to phytoremediation practices, with projects addressing plant interactions with contaminants and the ecological benefits of urban and peri-urban forests.

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