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Host genetic factors shape composition of virus communities
Plants can be infected by multiple viruses at once. However, the composition of the pathogen community varies, even if individuals belong to the same species and the same population. Ecologists at the University of Zurich have now shown…
Future Food Fellowship – 2021 Call
The Future Food Fellowship a postdoc programme for exceptionally qualified young researchers who propose projects targeting future food issues, such as nutrition, production, packaging and health. Although the call is open to any…
Julia Santiago 2020 EMBO Young Investigator
EMBO welcomes its 2020 Young Investigators, among them is professor Julia Santiago, professor for plant signaling mechanisms at the University of Lausanne and member of the Swiss Plant Science Web.New EMBO Young Investigators will receive…
Short-term pollutant peak concentrations severely underestimated
The mobile and automated MS2field mass spectrometer allows for on-site measurements of harmful substances in surface waters with high temporal resolution. The initial measurements using the device are reveal the extent to which peak…
Arten vor dem Aus
Zu Besuch bei aussterbenden Tieren und Pflanzen in der Schweiz. Still und leise verschwinden in der Schweiz unzählige Tier- und Pflanzenarten. Zusammen mit dem Fotografen Tomas Wüthrich begleiteten die Journalisten Gregor Klaus und Nicolas…
Trop d’azote et de phosphore: lourde charge sur l’environnement en Suisse
En Suisse, les apports excessifs d’azote et de phosphore dans l’environnement nuisent gravement à la biodiversité, aux forêts et aux eaux ; ils accentuent le changement climatique et portent atteinte à la santé humaine. Tel est le constat…
The world’s largest inventory of known (and accepted) plant species (names)
Leipzig researchers compile the world’s largest inventory of known plant species. It contains 1,315,562 names of vascular plants. It extends the number of recognised plant species and subspecies by some 70,000 – equivalent to about 20%. …Governments can curb over-fertilisation
Many countries could be using less nitrogen fertiliser in their agriculture without compromising their crop yields, as an international research team headed up by ETH scientists David Wüpper and Robert Finger are demonstrating. Reference…
Highly cited researchers 2020
Congratulations to these members of the Swiss Plant Science Web, all of them outstandingly successful researchers in 2020! Each year the Web of Science publishes a list recognizing the world-class researchers. They are selected for their…