Agroscope is characterised by its combination of research, policy advice, enforcement, knowledge exchange and technology transfer, as well as by its coupling of application-oriented basic research and practical relevance.
Agroscope deals with issues in the following spheres:
- Plant Breeding, Plant Production, Plant Protection and Plant Products;
- Livestock, Feed and Products of Animal Origin;
- Food and Nutrition;
- Cropping Systems, Protection of Natural Resources, Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Engineering.
With sites in Avenches, Changins, Liebefeld, Posieux, Tänikon, Wädenswil and Zürich Reckenholz Agroscope boasts a decentralised infrastructure which also allows regional differences in the agro-environmental system to be taken into account.
The research group “Ecological Plant Protection in Arable Crops” is located in Zürich Reckenholz. It develops sustainable crop protection measures. Activities on biocontrol of insects are focused on the use of entomopathogenic fungi against soil pests. The Molecular Ecology Group develops and applies molecular genetic methods for the detection, description and quantification of insects, micro-organisms and their populations and functional diversity in ecosystems.
Giselher Grabenweger
Senior Scientist
Role in the project: Coordinator
Leader WP5, WP6, Task leader 3.2, 3.4
Area of research: entomology, biocontrol
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Jürg Enkerli
Senior Scientist
Role in the project: Team leader molecular ecology
Involved in WP 2 and 3, Task leader 2.3
Area of research: microbial ecology
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Fionna Knecht
Researcher
Role in the project: Project Manager
Area of research: biocontrol
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Tanja Sostizzo
Ph.D. student
Role in the project: researcher Task 3.2
Area of research: biocontrol
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Magdalena Wey
Ph.D. student
Role in the project: researcher Task 3.4
Area of research: biocontrol
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Noëmi Küng
Ph.D. student
Role in the project: researcher Task 2.3.
Area of research: microbial ecology
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