Scientific publications

Main Book and Book chapters

Montagnon, C., Sheibani, F., & Bertrand, B. (2024). The history and genetic diversity of cultivated Coffea arabica, Advances in Botanical Research, Academic Press, 

Montagnon C., Marraccini P., Bertrand B. 2019. Breeding for coffee quality. In : Oberthür Thomas (ed.),  Läderach Peter (ed.), Cock James H. (ed.). Specialty coffee : managing quality. Second fully revised Edition. Cropster GmbH, Link

Montagnon C. (ed.), Biggins P. 2006. Coffee: terroirs and qualities. Versailles : Ed. Quae, 172 p. Link

Main Scientific Journals and Symposium

Montagnon, C., Baltazar, M., Nogueira, M., Dos Santos, J., Umaña, E., Berny Mier y Teran, J. C., … & Mau, R. (2024). Unveiling unexpected Coffea arabica genetic diversity in Southeast Asia: Timor-Leste and the Philippines. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 1-14. (Lien)

Lachenmeier, D. W., & Montagnon, C. (2024). Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Nagoya Protocol: Implications and Compliance Strategies for the Global Coffee Community. Foods, 13(2), 254. (Lien)

Montagnon, C., Benti, T., Sheibani, F., Solano, W. & Bote, A.D. (2023). Genetic diversity of Coffea arabica : significant update for its conservation and optimal use for breeding. In ASIC conference, Vietnam. (Lien)

Bliska, F. M. D. M., Filho, O. G., Serito, B., Ravaioli, G., & Montagnon, C. (2023). Resilient coffee cultivars: What does it mean? A Brazilian perspective. In ASIC conference, Vietnam. (Lien)

Montagnon, C., Sheibani, F., Benti, T., Daniel, D., & Bote, A. D. (2022). Deciphering Early Movements and Domestication of Coffea arabica through a Comprehensive Genetic Diversity Study Covering Ethiopia and Yemen. Agronomy, 12(12), 3203. Link

Montagnon, C., Rossi, V., Guercio, C., & Sheibani, F. (2022). Vernacular Names and Genetics of Cultivated Coffee (Coffea arabica) in Yemen. Agronomy, 12(8), 1970. Link

Gnapi, D. E., N’Da Pokou, D., Legnate, H., Dapeng, Z., Akaffou, D. S., Koffi, K. C.,Montagnon, C. … & N’Guetta, A. S. P. (2022). Genetic structuring of parental populations of coffee (Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner) breeding in Côte d’Ivoire using SNP markers. BASE. Link

Gnapi, D. E., Pokou, D. N. D., Legnate, H., Dapeng, Z., Montagnon, C., Bertrand, B., & N’guetta, A. S. P. (2022). Is the genetic integrity of wild Coffea canephora from Ivory Coast threatened by hybridization with introduced coffee trees from Central Africa?. Euphytica, 218(5), 1-13. Link

Krishnan, S., Pruvot-Woehl, S., Davis, A. P., Schilling, T., Moat, J., Solano, W., … & Montagnon, C.  2021. Validating South Sudan as a Center of Origin for Coffea arabica: Implications for Conservation and Coffee Crop Improvement. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 445. Link

Ramírez-Camejo, L. A., Eamvijarn, A., Díaz-Valderrama, J. R., Karlsen-Ayala, E., Koch, R., Johnson, E., Pruvot-Wohel, S., Mejia, L.C., Montagnon, C., Maldonado-Fuentes, C. & Aime, C. (2021). Global analysis of Hemileia vastatrix populations shows clonal reproduction for the coffee leaf rust pathogen throughout most of its range. Phytopathology, Link

Montagnon, C., Mahyoub, A., Solano, W., & Sheibani, F. 2021. Unveiling a unique genetic diversity of cultivated Coffea arabica L. in its main domestication center: Yemen. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 1-12. Link

Scalabrin, S., Toniutti, L., Di Gaspero, G., Scaglione, D., Magris, G., Vidotto, M., … & Cerutti, M.,  2020. A single polyploidization event at the origin of the tetraploid genome of Coffea arabica is responsible for the extremely low genetic variation in wild and cultivated germplasm. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 1-13. Link

Pruvot-Woehl, S., Krishnan, S., Solano, W., Schilling, T., Toniutti, L., Bertrand, B., & Montagnon, C.,  2020. Authentication of Coffea arabica Varieties through DNA Fingerprinting and its Significance for the Coffee Sector. Journal of AOAC International. Link

Ramirez Camejo, L. A., Lejia, L.C., Eamvijarn, A., Diaz-Valderram, J., Karlsen-Ayala, E., Johnson, E., Pruvot-Woehl, S., Montagnon, C. and Aime, M.C., (2020), Screening for simple sequences repeat markers in Hemileia vastatrix, Dryad, Dataset, link

Montagnon, C., Lonzarich, V., Neuschwander, H., Suggi Liverani, F., & Navarini, L., 2019. Limonene:  A target for Coffea arabica aromatic quality breeding. ASIC. 

Toniutti, L., Bordeaux, M., Klein, P. E., Bertrand, B., & Montagnon, C., 2019. Association study of tree size and male sterility in a F2 Coffea Arabica population. ASIC.

Krishnan, S., Bramel, P., Horna, D., Lainoff, B., Montagnon, C. and Schilling, T., 2016, November. Development of a global conservation strategy for coffee genetic resources. In International Symposia on Tropical and Temperate Horticulture-ISTTH2016 1205 (pp. 505-508).

Garavito, A., Montagnon, C., Guyot, R. and Bertrand, B., 2016. Identification by the DArTseq method of the genetic origin of the Coffea canephora cultivated in Vietnam and Mexico. BMC plant biology, 16(1),  p.242. Link

Bunn C., Läderach P., Pérez Jimenez J.G., Montagnon C., Schilling T. 2015. Multiclass Classification of Agro-Ecological Zones for Arabica Coffee: An Improved Understanding of the Impacts of Climate Change. PLoS ONE 10(10): e0140490. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0140490

Montero-Vagas J.M., González-González L.H., Gálvez-Ponce E., Ramírez-Chávez E., Molina-Torres J.,  Chagolla A., Montagnon C., Winkler R. 2013. Metabolic phenotyping for the classification of coffee trees and the exploration of selection markers. Molecular BioSystems, 9 (4) : 693-699. 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C3MB25509C 

Bertrand B., Montagnon C., Georget F., Charmetant P., Etienne H. 2012. Creation and dissemination of  Arabica coffee varieties: What varietal innovations?. Cahiers agricultures, 21 (2-3) : 77-88.
[20120625]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1684/agr.2012.0547

Etienne H., Bertrand B., Montagnon C., Bobadilla Landey R., Dechamp E., Jourdan I., Alpizar E.,  Malo E., Georget F. 2012. An example of successful technology transfer in micropropagation: Coffea arabica multiplication by somatic embryogenesis. Cahiers agricultures, 21 (2-3) : 115-124.
[20120625]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1684/agr.2012.0553

Montagnon C., Cubry P., Leroy T. 2012. Coffee Coffea canephora Pierre genetic improvement: Acquired  knowledge, strategies and perspectives. Cahiers agricultures, 21 (2-3) : 143-153.
[20120625]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1684/agr.2012.0556

Bertrand B., Alpizar E., Lara L., Santacreo R., Hidalgo M., Quijano J.M., Montagnon C., Georget F.,  Etienne H. 2011. Performance of Coffea arabica F1 hybrids in agroforestry and full-sun cropping systems in comparison with American pure line cultivars. Euphytica, 181 (2) : 147-158.
[20110831]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10681-011-0372-7

Cilas C., Montagnon C., Bar-Hen A. 2011. Yield stability in clones of Coffea canephora in the short and  medium term: Longitudinal data analyses and measures of stability over time. Tree genetics and genomes, 7 (2) : 421-429.
[20110413]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11295-010-0344-4

Leroy T., De Bellis F., Legnaté H., Kananura E., Gonzales G., Pereira L.F.P., Andrade A.C., 
Charmetant P., Montagnon C., Cubry P., Marraccini P., Pot D., De Kochko A. 2011. Improving the quality of African robustas: QTLs for yield- and quality-related traits in Coffea canephora. Tree genetics and genomes, 7 (4) : 781-798.
[20110830]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11295-011-0374-6

Marraccini P., Freire L.P., Alves G.S.C., Vieira N.G., Vinecky F., Elbelt S., Ramos H.J.O., Montagnon C., Vieira L.G.E., Leroy T., Pot D., Silva V.A., Rodrigues G.C., Andrade A.C. 2011. RBCS1 
expression in coffee: Coffea orthologs, Coffea arabica homeologs, and expression variability between genotypes and under drought stress. BMC Plant biology, 11 (85) : 23 p.
[20110719]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-11-85

Sié R.S., N’Goran J.K.A., Montagnon C., Akaffou D.S., Cilas C., Dagou S., Mondeil F., Charles G.,  Branchard M. 2009. Characterization and evaluation of two genetic groups and value of intergroup hybrids of Cola nitida (Vent.) Schott and Endlicher. Euphytica, 167 (1) : 107-112.
[20090512]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10681-008-9867-2

Montagnon C., Leroy T., Cilas C., Legnaté H., Charrier A. 2008. Heterozygous genotypes are efficient testers for assessing between-population combining ability in the reciprocal recurrent selection of Coffea canephora. Euphytica, 160 (1) : 101-110.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10681-007-9561-9

Leroy T., Ribeyre F., Bertrand B., Charmetant P., Dufour M., Montagnon C., Marraccini P., Pot D.  2006. Genetics of coffee quality. Brazilian journal of plant physiology, 18 (1) : 229-242.

Cilas C., Bar-Hen A., Montagnon C., Godin C. 2006. Definition of architectural ideotypes for good yield  capacity in Coffea canephora. Annals of botany, 97 (3) : 405-411. 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob%2Fmcj053

Leroy T., Marraccini P., Dufour M., Montagnon C., Lashermes P., Sabau X., Ferreira L.P., Jourdan I., Pot D., Andrade A.C., Glaszmann J.C., Vieira L.G.E., Piffanelli P. 2005. Construction and  characterization of a Coffea canephora BAC library to study the organization of sucrose biosynthesis genes. Theoretical and applied genetics, 111 (6) : 1032-1041. 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-005-0018-z

Perthuis B., Pradon J.L., Montagnon C., Dufour M., Leroy T. 2005. Stable resistance against the leaf miner Leucoptera coffeella expressed by genetically transformed Coffea canephora in a pluriannual field experiment in French Guiana. Euphytica, 144 : 321-329. 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10681-005-8003-9

Montagnon C., Flori A., Cilas C. 2003. Transformation of a nonnormal distribution of quantitative traits for breeding purposes. Journal of agricultural, biological, and environmental statistics, 8 (3) : 344-355. 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1198/1085711032200

Montagnon C., Leroy T., Cilas C., Charrier A. 2003. Heritability of Coffea canephora yield estimated from  several mating designs. Euphytica, 133 (2) : 209-218.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1025543805652

Yapo A., Louarn J., Montagnon C. 2003. Genetic gains for yield after two back-crosses of the interspecific  hybrid Libusta (Coffea canephora P. X C. liberica Bull. Ex Hiern) to C. canephora P.. Plant breeding,  122 (3) : 288-290.

Cilas C., Godin C., Grenier D., Montagnon C., Baillères H. 2002. Variability in the rigidity of Coffea canephora Pierre stems determined by acoustic analysis. Trees – Structure and function, 16 (1) : 23-27.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00468-001-0140-8

Lachenaud P., Montagnon C. 2002. Competition effects in cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) hybrid trials. Euphytica, 128 (1) : 97-104.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1020669526647

Montagnon C., Flori A., Cilas C. 2001. A new method to assess competition in coffee clonal trials with single-tree plots in Côte d’Ivoire. Agronomy journal, 93 (1) : 227-231.

Cilas C., Montagnon C., Bertrand B., Godin C. 2000. Wood elasticity of several Coffea canephora Pierre clones. A new trait to be included in selection schemes. Agronomie, 20 (4) : 439-444. 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/agro:2000140

Montagnon C., Cilas C., Leroy T., Yapo A., Charmetant P. 2000. Genotype-location interactions for Coffea canephora yield in the Ivory Coast. Agronomie, 20 (1) : 101-109.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/agro:2000110

Montagnon C., Guyot B., Cilas C., Leroy T. 1998. Genetic parameters of several biochemical compounds from green coffee, Coffea canephora. Plant Breeding, 117 (6) : 576-578. 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0523.1998.tb02211.x

Leroy T., Montagnon C., Cilas C., Yapo A., Charmetant P., Eskes A. 1997. Reciprocal recurrent selection  applied to Coffea canephora Pierre. III. Genetic gains and results of first cycle intergroup crosses.  Euphytica, 95 : 347-354.