Comparative Evolutionary Biology and Systematics

Adaptation and diversification of succulent plants

PD Dr. Reto Nyffeler, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Zurich, Institute of Systematic Botany

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

Ecology and Evolution of Plant Sexual Systems

Ecology and Evolution of Plant Sexual Systems

Prof. Dr. John Pannell, Arc Lémanique PS, University of Lausanne, Department of Ecology and Evolution

Plant Ecology

Ecosystem function and biodiversity under global change

Prof. Dr. Christian Körner, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Basel, Institute of Botany

Plant ecology studies the interaction between plants and their environment. Ecosystem science considers life processes...

Crop Science

Plant growth and phenotyping

Prof. Dr. Achim Walter, Zurich-Basel PSC, ETH Zurich, Institute of Agricultural Sciences

More versatile and efficient crop production systems require an in-depth understanding of dynamic plant growth...

Whole Plant Physiology

Plant nutrient dynamics and ecophysiology

Prof. Dr. Urs Feller, BeNeFri, University of Bern, Institute of Plant Sciences

Nutrients and pollutants are taken up from the soil into the roots and distributed via the transpiration stream in the...

Physiological Plant Ecology

Responses of Plants and Ecosystems to Global Environmental Change

Prof. Dr. Ansgar Kahmen, Zurich-Basel PSC, ETH Zurich, Institute of Agricultural Sciences

Plants are fundamental components of the earth system. Their ability to assimilate atmospheric CO₂ and to...