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Klaus Schläppi awarded ERC Consolidator Grant
The Swiss Society of Plant Biology congratulates its member Klaus Schlaeppi, professor at the University of Basel. He has just received an ERC Consolidator Grant for his project mifeePs - decoding microbiota feedbacks on plants The…
400 Years Botanical Collections – Conference
Bauhin symposium, Basel University, Basel, Switzerland, 15-16 September 2022 Register An ever widening array of research disciplines require access to plant specimens preserved in herbaria, because they provide data calibrated in absolute…
Resistance to mosaic disease explained
Researchers from ETH Zurich, the United States and Uganda have identified the gene responsible for resistance in certain cassava cultivars against the devastating cassava mosaic disease. This is an important step for breeding…
Stefanie Ranf – New member of the Swiss Society of Plant Biology
The Swiss Society of Plant Biology welcomes its new member Prof. Stefanie Ranf. Visit her personal research portfolio Sensing and adaptation of bacteria in plants Stefanie Ranf is full professor in Plant Science at the University of…
Clara Zemp – New member of the Swiss Society of Plant Biology
The Swiss Society of Plant Biology welcomes its new member Prof. Clara Delphine Zemp. Visit her personal research portfolio Protecting biodiversity in a changing world. Clara Zemp is assistant professor of Conservation Biology and she…
Widerständiger Weizen
Dank der grünen Gentechnik kann die Ernährung gesichert werden, ist Pflanzenbiologe Beat Keller überzeugt. Etwa mit Weizen, der aufgrund gentechnischer Veränderungen gegen Mehltau resistent ist. Beat Keller, Professort an der Universität…
Sabine Rumpf – New member of the Swiss Society of Plant Biology
The Swiss Society of Plant Biology welcomes its new member Prof. Sabine Rumpf. Visit her personal research portfolio Alpine and arctic plant ecology. Sabine Rumpf is professor of Ecology and chairs a research group in the Department of…
Drought-exposure history improves recovery of grassland communities from subsequent drought
When a plant community is exposed to drought, the different species undergo evolutionary changes. An international study with UZH participation now shows that this leads to improved resilience to future drought stress over time. Mixtures…
Biodiversität – schön und dringend gebraucht
Eine hohe biologische Vielfalt ist nicht nur schön, sie ist auch wichtig. ETH-Wissenschaftler erforschen die Grundlagen dazu, wie sich die Vielfalt von Arten und Genen entwickelt und wozu wir Menschen diese Vielfalt dringend brauchen. …