Molecular and Chemical Plant-Herbivore Interactions
How well plants interact with the biotic and abiotic environment determines their survival in nature and yield in agriculture. We elucidate the strategies that plants employ to resist biotic stresses, with a particular focus on the role of plant secondary metabolites in root herbivore interactions. By combining different techniques and plant models in an interdisciplinary approach, we aim at generating a flow of knowledge from single genes to ecological interactions across a gradient from wild systems to agriculture.
Prof. Dr. Matthias Erb
University of Bern
Institute of Plant Sciences
3013 Bern
Tel: +41 (0)31 631 86 68