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Improved Functioning of Diverse Landscape Mosaics
It is well-established that biodiverse ecosystems generally function better than monocultures. Ecologists at the University of Zurich have now shown that the same is true on a larger scale: Having a mix of different land-covers including…
Let’s talk about system change
It’s 2020 and Christoph Kueffer is now into his fifth year of (almost) not flying. Whereas not flying hasn’t been difficult, talking about social change still is, he asserts. SPSW member Christoph Küffer comments on his way of life and…
Happy New Year
The Swiss Plant Science Web wishes Happy New Year to all its visitors. Spend more time outdoors and enjoy nature.
Producing hydrogen with artificial photosynthesis
Hydrogen is a clean source of electricity, fuel and fertilizer. The problem is that hydrogen still isn’t produced in a sustainable way. This could change since artificial photosynthesis could bring about the needed transformation of the…Fondation de la Jeune Académie Suisse
Les Académies suisses des sciences fondent la Jeune Académie Suisse et rejoignent un réseau qui connaît un succès mondial. Les jeunes chercheurs ont ainsi la possibilité de réaliser des projets inter- et transdisciplinaires. L’appel…Microbiomes: A new National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR)
Complex communities of microbes – microbiomes – are essential to humans, animals and plants. Microbiomes usually consist of up to several hundred types of bacteria that interact with each other, with their hosts and with the environment.…
Agriculture: greater yield through variety?
An experiment has proven that mixtures of different plant species grow better than monocultures. This finding could soon be applied in the agricultural sector. It is the norm that agricultural crops are primarily grown as monocultures…
Call Future Food Fellowship open now
ETH Zurich and EPFL have launched Future Food – A Swiss Research Initiative (“Future Food Initiative”) together with Swiss food industry leaders Bühler, Givaudan and Nestlé as the first partners on board, with the possibility for…
Highly cited researchers 2019
This list recognizes world-class researchers selected for their exceptional research performance, demonstrated by production of multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year in Web of Science. Among…