6th Symposium of the Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center. 5. December 2003, 9.00 am – 17.30 pm
| 09.00 - 09.05 | Introduction by B. Schmid, Universität Zürich, current President of the Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center |
| 09.05 - 10.45 |
Session I: Abiotic factors (Chair: E. Martinoia UniZH) J. Paz-Ares (Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia, Madrid, SP) Transcriptional control of phosphate starvation responses in Arabidopsis P. Edwards (ETH Zürich) Plant invasions and environmental stress C. Körner (Universität Basel) To be or not to be - or 'just' stressed? K. Apel (ETH Zürich) Singlet oxygen and the activation of genetically controlled stress programs in Arabidopsis thaliana |
| 10.45 - 11.20 | Coffee and Poster session |
| 11.20 - 13.00 |
Session II: Beneficial microorganisms (Chair: G. Défago ETHZ) H. Gu (ETH Zürich) Genetics of parasitoid response to plant chemical signals H. R. Herren (International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya) Habitat management for insect, maize pest and weed control in Africa B. Duffy (Eidg. Forschungsanstalt Wädenswil, CH) Pathogen Self-Defense: Mechanisms to counteract microbial antagonism P.A.H.M. Bakker (Utrecht University, NL) Systemic Resistance (ISR) against pathogens by root colonizing bacteria |
| 13.00 - 14.20 | Lunch and Poster session |
| 14.20 - 16.00 |
Session III: : Pathogens (Chair: M. Heinlein UniBS) O. Voinnet (Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du CNRS, F) RNA silencing and antiviral defence J.-P. Métraux (Université de Fribourg, CH) Salicylic acid and systemic acquired resistance C. Gessler (ETH Zürich) Evolution of scab resistance genes in apple and their use T. Boller (Universität Basel) Innate immunity in plants |
Free of charges
No registration needed for participation
Location: Auditorium Maximum, Main Hall, ETH Zurich
