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SPSW NEWSLETTER 1/12

The new SPSW newsletter has been published on 12 April 2012.

PUBLIC EVENT: Fascination of Plants Day 2012

Switzerland paricipates together with more than 260 institutions from over 38 countries worldwide.

Current Research Topics in the SPSW

Adaptation and diversification of succulent plants

Comparative Evolutionary Biology and Systematics

The succulent life form is a tried and true strategy for flowering plants to thrive in arid environments. The adaptation...

Ecology and evolution in invasive plants

Plant Population Ecology

Invasion ecology, the study of the distribution and spread of organisms in habitats to which they are not native, has re...

Ecology and Evolution of Plant Sexual Systems

Ecology and Evolution of Plant Sexual Systems

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Experimental fungal community assembly

Molecular Ecology of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

We aim at understanding the ecological and evolutionary determinants of biodiversity in natural arbuscular mycorrhizal f...

Macromolecular trafficking and intercellular communication in plants

Molecular and Cellular Plant-Virus Interactions

Intercellular communication in plants plays pivotal roles in the orchestration of development and defence responses and ...

Regulatory factors controlling cell wall formation

Molecular Genetics of Plant Development

The shape of plant cells and ultimately the entire plant is defined by the cell wall surrounding each cell. Cell walls n...

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