Welcome to the website of the Swiss Society of Plant Biology. This website is the Swiss Portal for Plant Sciences that offers information on plant science research, events and education at universities in Switzerland.

The microbial communities of composts can supress soil-borne diseases. Pot assay with cress plants attacked by Globisporangium ultimum. image: Pascale Flury Uni Basel

Pascale Flury – New member of the Swiss Society of Plant Biology

The Swiss Society of Plant Biology welcomes its new member Dr. Pascale Flury. Visit her personal research portfolio Plant-beneficial rhizobacteria. Pascale Flury is a research associate and chairs a research team in the Department of…
Microscopic section of an Arabidopsis thaliana seed. Image by Sylvain Loubéry Uni Geneva

An internal thermometer tells the seeds when to germinate

A research group at Geneva University has discovered the mechanisms by which seeds decide to remain in «hibernation» or to trigger germination depending on the outside temperature. Germination is a crucial stage in the life of a plant as…
Chloroplast image Mayank Sharma, ETHZ

Chloroplast Biology 2023 - conference

The "Chloroplast Biology 2023" conference will be held from 26 to 27 June 2023 at ETH Zürich, Switzerland. This two-day event aims to provide an opportunity to present current research on chloroplasts and to strengthen collaboration…

Summer School Taxon-Omics 2023, Munich

Summer School Taxon-Omics 2023: 30. July 2023 — 11. August 2023 in Munich, Germany Website: https://www.taxon-omics.com/summer-school-23-muc   Preliminary programme Week 1 (30 Jul - 4 Aug) 30.7.2023 Welcome gathering at 17:00h, Menzinger…
Gemsstock Schneekanone Foto Valentin Luthiger

Keine rosige Zukunft für den Schneesport in der Schweiz

Ferien im Schnee gehören für viele in der Schweiz zum Jahresende wie Weihnachtsbäume und Feuerwerk. Die Klimaerwärmung macht weisse Pisten jedoch zunehmend zur Seltenheit. Wie gut sich eines der grössten Skigebiete der Schweiz bis zum Jahr…
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Global Science Film Festival 2023

The 5th Global Science Film Festival will take place in Zurich, Lugano and Basel from March 31 to April 2, 2023.   The festival program includes film screenings, debates with filmmakers and scientists, and the awarding of the «Walking Ibex»…