NCCR Guide 2013 - Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (SNF)

Topics
Plants are the primary
producers of organic matter
on land and central to
almost all ecosystems. The
survival and performance
of plants is of fundamental
importance to both the
preservation of biodiversity
and sustainable agriculture.
We explore interactions
between plants, insects
and pathogens, and
also among plants, from the
molecule to the ecosystem
and landscape level. Research
on plant fitness and
abiotic interactions focuses
on chloroplast metabolism
Hörtensteiner Stefan, Dr.
Kessler Felix, Prof.
Kuhlemeier Cris, Prof.
Martinoia Enrico, Prof.
Mauch-Mani Brigitte, Dr.
Müller-Schärer Heinz, Prof.
Neuhaus Jean-Marc, Prof.
Paszkowski Uta, Dr.
Reinhardt Didier, Dr.
Rochaix Jean-David, Prof.
Romeis Jörg, Dr.
Schaffner Urs, Dr.
Steinger Thomas, Dr.
Turlings Ted, Prof.
van Kleunen Mark, Prof.
Wolfender Jean-Luc, Prof.
Zeeman Samuel C., Prof.
Members of the Advisory Board
Baldwin Ian T., Prof.
Edwards Peter, Prof.
Harter Klaus, Prof.
Hartmann Thomas, Prof.
Paré Paul W., Prof.
under changing light conditions
and nutrient acquisition,
the latter being
improved by symbioses
with arbuscular mycorrhizal
fungi.
The field of plant-insect
interactions deals with
chemical defence compounds
produced by the
plant that attract natural
enemies of its pests at the
leaf-air and root-soil interfaces.
Identifying the genes
that play a role in pollinator
selection is another aspect
of this topic. Studies
on the spread and impact
of invasive plants consist
in refining and extending
the investigations on the
causes of invasiveness. The
aim is also to understand
why, in contrast to invasive
alien species, many native
species are declining in
the landscape. To support
these research efforts,
novel statistics and modelling
methods are being developed,
thereby providing
an impetus for such interdisciplinary
collaborations
in Switzerland.
Pflanzenbiologisches Institut, Universität Bern
Laboratoire de Physiologie Végétale, Université de Neuchâtel
Pflanzenbiologisches Institut, Universität Bern
Labor für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Universität Zürich
Institut de Biologie, Université de Neuchâtel
Département de Biologie, Université de Fribourg
Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire,
Université de Neuchâtel
Dép. de Biologie Moléculaire Végétale, Université de Lausanne
Département de Biologie et Zoologie, Université de Fribourg
Département de Biologie Moléculaire, Université de Genève
Agroscope ART Reckenholz, Zürich
CABI Bioscience Swiss Centre, Delémont
Agroscope ACW, Changins Nyon
Institut de Biologie, Université de Neuchâtel
Departement of Biology, University of Konstanz, Germany
Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie et Phytochimie,
Unviersité de Genève
Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften, ETH-Zentrum, Zürich
Max Planck Institute of Chemical Ecology, Jena, DE
Geobotanisches Institut, ETH-Zentrum, Zürich, CH
Center for Plant Molecular Biology, University of Tübingen, DE
Institut für pharmazeutische Biologie, Technische Universität
Braunschweig, DE
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, Texas Tech University, USA
Third Party Cooperation
Programmes
• ANGEL
• Arabidopsis Starch Metabolism
Network
• COST 858
• Croplife
• DAISY
• GIN
• IGGP
• InvaVol, ESF
• ISCB
• NEOBIOTA
• NIOO-knaw
• PNETOX
• RVVS
• SCOPES
• Sinergia - Benzoxazinoids
• SiTraMaisBT
• SMARTER
• SPSW
Research Institutions
• Abteilung Pflanzenernährung,
Leibniz-Institut für Gemüse- und
Zierpflanzenbau, Grossbeeren, DE
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft zur Förderung
des Futterbaus, c/o Agroscope
Reckenholz, Zürich, CH
• Bioinformatics and Information
Technology, Leibniz-Institute
of plant genetics and crop plant
research, Gatersleben, DE
• Botanica e Patologia vegetale,
Facoltà di Agraria, Napoli, IT
• Center for Environmental Science,
Appalachian Laboratory,
Frostburg, US
• Centre for Organic Agriculture,
University of Newcastle, GB
• Centre Interprofessionnel de la
Vigne et du Vin, Nîmes, FR
• Campus Puerto Escondido,
Universidad del Mar, Oaxaca, MX
• c/o Agroscope Reckenholz,
Arbeitsgemeinschaft zur Förderung
des Futterbaus, Zürich, CH
• Departement de Ciències Agràries
i del Medi Natura, Universidad
Jaume 1, Castellon, ES
• Departemento de Ingenieria
Genetica, Center for Research and
Advanced Studies of the National
Polytechnic Institute, Irapuato, MX
• Department of Animal and Plant
Sciences, University of Sheffield, GB
• Department of Biochemistry,
Linköping University, SE
• Department of Biology, University
of Massachusetts, Boston, US
• Department of Biology, University
of Technology of Darmstadt, DE
• Department of Botany, University
of British Columbia,Vancouver, CA
• Department of Ecology and
Evolution, State University of
New York, US
• Department of Horticulture
and Landscape Architecture,
University of Colorado, US
• Dipartimento Scientifico e
Tecnologico, University of Verona, IT
• Diversité et Génomes des Plantes
Cultivées, Institut National
de la Recherche Agronomique,
Montpellier, FR
• Div. of Genome and Biodiversity
Research, National Institute
of Agrobiological Sciences,
Tsukuba, JP
• Division of Molecular And Cellular
Biology, Nagoya University, JP
• Division of Plant Sciences,
National Institute of Agrobiological
Sciences, Tsukuba, JP
• Ecological Systems Laboratory,
University of Besançon, FR
• Ecotoxicology, Ecological Sediment
and Soil Assessment, München, DE
• Entomology Department, National
University of Cordoba, Cordoba, AR
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