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PublicationsStupak, M., Alder, A., Ulzinger, B., Gruissem, W., Sautter, C., Zhang,P., 2006: Improving the protein content in cassava storage roots viabiofortification. Tropical Crop Biotechnology Conference 2006,Cairns, Queensland, Australia, August 16 – 19.Stupak, M., Owiti, J., Gruissem, W., Zhang, P., 2006: Development ofcassava storage roots for improved protein nutrition and storage.In: Session 11, Improving Nutritional Quality of Crops, P1280, 11 thInternational Association for Plant Tissue Culture andBiotechnology (IAPTC&B), Beijing, China, August 13 – 18.Tiemann, T. T., Kreuzer, M., Hess, H. D., 2006: Tanniniferous foragetrees: Alternatives to cope with nutritional limitations in smallholderlivestock. Trees for Poverty Alleviation, Annual Conferenceof the Swiss Centre for International Agriculture (ZIL), Zurich,Switzerland, June 9.Tiemann, T. T., Lascano, C. E., Kreuzer, M., Hess, H. D., 2006:Untersuchungen zur Optimierung der Verwendung vonPolyethylenglykol in Studien mit tanninreichen tropischenFuttermitteln. Tierernährungsforschung zwischen wissenschaftlichemAnspruch und praktischer Relevanz, Conferenceat the ETH Zurich, Switzerland, May 10.Tiemann, T. T., Lascano, C. E., Kreuzer, M., Hess, H. D., 2006:Untersuchungen zum Einsatz von Polyethylenglykol in in vitroPansenfermentationstudien mit tanninreichen tropischenFuttermitteln. 60. Tagung der Gesellschaft für Ernährungsphysiologie,Göttingen, Germany, March 21 – 23.Tiemann, T. T., Lascano, C. E., Kreuzer, M., Hess, H. D., 2006: Intraandinter-specific variations in the effects of condensed tannins onruminal fermentation. Trees for Poverty Alleviation, AnnualConference of the Swiss Centre for International Agriculture (ZIL),Zurich, Switzerland, June 9.Tiemann, T. T., Lascano, C. E., Kreuzer, M., Hess, H. D., 2007: May tanninshelp the poor? Challenging a highly complex relationshipbetween the needs of plants and cattle in the tropics. Relevanceand Impact of Research for Development, Inaugural Conference ofthe North-South Centre, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, June 29.Vanderschuren, H., Adler, A., Utzinger, B., Gruissem, W., Zhang, P.,2006: Engineering Cassava Mosaic Disease resistance in cassava.Tropical Crop Biotechnology Conference 2006, Cairns, Queensland,Australia, August 16 – 19.Vanderschuren, H., Gruissem, W., Zhang, P., 2007: Small RNAs areready to fight with cassava geminiviruses for broad-spectrumresistance in transgenic cassava. Third General Meeting onBiotechnology, Breeding and Seed Systems for African Crops,Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre, Maputo,Mozambique, March 26 – 29.Velten, G., Rott, A. S., Cardona, C., Dorn, S., 2006: Exploitation ofnatural resources for food security in developing countries. Treesfor Poverty Alleviation, Annual Conference of the Swiss Centre forInternational Agriculture (ZIL), Zurich, Switzerland, June 9.Youan Bi, A., Dumondel, M., Daouda, D., Comoe, H., Bamba, Y.,N’gbo, A., Lehmann, B., 2007: Impact of system and zone on bovinestock breedings productivity. Relevance and Impact of Research forDevelopment, Inaugural Conference of the North-South Centre,ETH Zurich, Switzerland, June 29.Zabel, A., Engel, S., Mayer, A. C., 2007: Tiger-livestock conflicts. Aninterdisciplinary research project in Bandhavgarh National Park,India. 8th Interagency Meeting of Pro-Poor Livestock and AnimalHealth Research Donors, Swiss College of Agriculture, Zollikofen,June 7 – 8.Zhang, P., Gruissem, W., 2006: Leaf senescence-inducible expressionof isopentenyl transferase in cassava rendering it resistant todrought stress. The First International Conference on the Theoryand Practices in Biological Water Saving (ICTPB), Beijing, China,May 21 – 25.Zhang, P., Vanderschuren, H., Stupak, M., Owiti, J., Gruissem, W.,2006: Transgenic approaches to add economic and nutritional valuesin cassava. Section B: Biotechnology – Cell Biology. Cassava improvementto enhance livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa and NortheasternBrazil, First International Meeting on Cassava Breeding,Biotechnology and Ecology, Brasilia, Brazil, November 11 – 15.Zhang, P., Vanderschuren, H., Stupak, M., Owiti, J., Gruissem, W.,2006: Cassava biotechnology for improved nutrition, health andsustainable development. Session 15, Biotechnology in EconomicCrops, 11th International Association for Plant Tissue Culture andBiotechnology (IAPTC&B), Beijing, China, August 13 – 18.RFPP projectsAndriambelo, L. H., Dirac, C., Sorg, J. P., Zosso, G., 2007: Enhancingthe livelihood of the local population in a biodiversity hotspot inCentral Menabe, Madagascar: Scientific basis for a participatoryforest landscape management. Relevance and Impact of Researchfor Development, Inaugural Conference of the North-South Centre,ETH Zurich, Switzerland, June 29.Bukobero, S., 2006: Social practices and forest-related policies.Toward livelihood enhancement. Trees for Poverty Alleviation,Annual Conference of the Swiss Centre for InternationalAgriculture (ZIL), Zurich, Switzerland, June 9.Chacón, G., Schmid, T., Gessler, C., Forbes, G. A., 2006: Estudio de lavariabilidad genética en Phytopthora infestans en el Ecuador medianteel uso de microsatélites (SSRs). La Biotecnología en elEcuador: Estado Actual y Perspectivas Futuras, Universidad SanFrancisco de Quito, Ecuador, April 26 – 28.Flury, C., Tapio, M., Hanotte, O., Simianer, H., Rieder, S., 2007:Marker-based estimation of effective population size: Applicationto the conservation of indigenous African cattle populations.Relevance and Impact of Research for Development, InauguralConference of the North-South Centre, ETH Zurich, Switzerland,June 29.Odongo, D., Taracha, E., Daubenberger, C., Bishop, R., 2006:Synthetic peptides of Bm86 homologues from Boophilus decoloratusas candidate vaccines for control of Boophilus ticks. Trees forPoverty Alleviation, Annual Conference of the Swiss Centre forInternational Agriculture (ZIL), Zurich, Switzerland, June 9.Ogutu, W. O., Day, R., Schaffner, U., Edwards, P. J., Mueller-Schaerer,H., 2007: Is Prosopis meeting its match in Baringo? Relevance andImpact of Research for Development, Inaugural Conference of theNorth-South Centre, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, June 29.Schneider, M., Marison, I., Mbwette, T., Katima, J., Hassanali, A.,2007: Drinking water treatment in Tanzania using seedprotein extracts from the pan-tropical tree Moringa oleiferaLam. Relevance and Impact of Research for Development,Inaugural Conference of the North-South Centre, ETH Zurich,Switzerland, June 29.80