Research Portfolios

Plant Nutrition

Improve nutrient-use efficiency in agro-ecosystems

Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Frossard, Zurich-Basel PSC, ETH Zurich, Institute of Agricultural Sciences

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Plant Nutrition

Oxygen isotope in phosphate, a new approach to study the soil/plant system

Dr. Federica Tamburini, Zurich-Basel PSC, ETH Zurich, Institute of Agricultural Sciences

Phosphorus (P) is a major nutrient and an important constituent in cell membranes, DNA and RNA, and energy transporters....

Plant Nutrition

Phosphorus and nitrogen (re-)cycling in agro-ecosystems

Dr. Astrid Oberson, Zurich-Basel PSC, ETH Zurich, Institute of Agricultural Sciences

Globally food demand is increasing while natural resources are shrinking. Human alterations of nutrient cycles are a...

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...

Plant Biochemistry

Plant primary metabolism - From basic research to crop productivity

Prof. Dr. Samuel Zeeman, Zurich-Basel PSC, ETH Zurich, Institute of Agricultural Sciences

The domestication of crops was a landmark in the development of human civilisation. Today, most of our food and many of...