A5090669604- Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms
- Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Soybean genetics and cultivation
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Advanced Computational Techniques and Applications
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
ETH Zurich
2002-2025
Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias
2021-2023
Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology
2020-2021
Agroscope
2009-2018
Genomics (United Kingdom)
2018
Institute for Sustainability
2015
Federal Office for Agriculture
2003-2013
Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
2012
Berufsverband Niedergelassener Gynäkologischer Onkologen
2009
Agroécologie
2006
Condensed tannins (CTs) account for up to 20% of the dry matter in forage legumes used as ruminant feeds. Beneficial animal responses CTs have included improved growth, milk and wool production, fertility, reduced methane emissions ammonia volatilization from dung or urine. Most important is ability such forages combat effects gastrointestinal parasitic nematodes. Inconsistent were initially attributed concentration diet, but recent research has highlighted importance their molecular...
The Xanthomonas translucens species comprises phytopathogenic bacteria that can cause serious damage to cereals and forage grasses. So far, the genomic resources for X. were limited, which hindered further understanding of host-pathogen interactions at molecular level development disease-resistant cultivars. To this end, we complemented available complete genome sequence pv. pathotype strain DSM 18974 by sequencing genomes all other 10 strains using PacBio long-read technology assembled...
Abstract Seed shattering, that is, the loss of seeds at ripening stage shortly before or during seed harvest, is strongly reducing yield in Italian ryegrass ( Lolium multiflorum Lam.). The aim this study was to evaluate possibility reduce shattering within breeding germplasm via recurrent phenotypic selection on spaced plants. Starting from a founder population 300 plants not previously selected for two cycles high and low were performed based resulting five populations with different levels...
Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is a major forage legume that has strong self-incompatibility system and exhibits high genetic diversity within populations. For several crop species, integrated consensus linkage maps combine information from multiple mapping populations have been developed. red clover, three published, but the in these existing not integrated. A map was constructed using six originating eight parental accessions. Three of were established for this study. The composed 1804...
Grasses are among the most important and widely cultivated plants on Earth. They provide high quality fodder for livestock, used turf amenity purposes, play a fundamental role in environment protection. Among grasses, species within Festuca-Lolium complex predominate, especially temperate regions. To facilitate high-throughput genome profiling genetic mapping complex, we have developed Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) array five grass species: F. pratensis, arundinacea, glaucescens, L....
Genetic markers and linkage mapping are basic prerequisites for marker-assisted selection map-based cloning. In the case of key grassland species Lolium spp., numerous populations have been developed characterised various traits. Although some genetic maps these aligned with each other using publicly available DNA markers, number common among is still low, limiting ability to compare candidate gene QTL locations across germplasm. A set 204 expressed sequence tag (EST)-derived simple repeat...
Summary X anthomonas translucens pv. graminis ( tg ) is a gammaproteobacterium that causes bacterial wilt on wide range of forage grasses. To gain insight into the host–pathogen interaction and to identify virulence factors , we compared draft genome sequence one isolate 29) with other spp. sequenced genomes. The type III secretion system T3SS encoding protein transport for effector T3E proteins represents most important In contrast assigned clade 1 basis phylogenetic analyses, identified an...
Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.) is a forage legume, which improves animal health and the environmental impact of livestock farming due to its proanthocyanidin content. To identify drought on acetone/water-extractable (PA) concentration composition in generative vegetative stages, rain exclosure experiment was established. Leaves 120 plants from 5 different sainfoin accessions were sampled repeatedly analyzed by UPLC-ESI-MS/MS. The results showed distinct differences response between...
Sainfoin is a perennial forage legume with beneficial properties for animal husbandry due to the presence of secondary metabolites. However, worldwide cultivation sainfoin marginal lack varieties good agronomic performance, adapted broad range environmental conditions. Little known about genetics and only few genetic markers are available assist breeding investigations. The objective this study was develop set SSR useful studies in their characterization diverse germplasm. A 400 primer...
Abstract Background Dactylis glomerata (orchardgrass or cocksfoot) is a forage crop of agronomic importance comprising high phenotypic plasticity and variability. Although the genus has been studied quite well within past century, little known about genetic diversity population patterns natural populations from geographically distinct grassland regions in Europe. The objectives this study were to test ploidy level 59 semi-natural D. , investigate diversity, differentiation among three...
Forage legumes have a relatively high biomass yield and crude protein content, but their grazed harvested lacks the high-energy carbohydrates required to meet productivity potential of modern livestock breeds. Because low carbohydrate forage legume diets are typically supplemented with starch rich cereal grains or maize (Zea mays), leading disruption local nutrient cycles. Although plant leaves were first reported accumulate in diurnal pattern over century ago, leaf content has yet be...
Abstract Objective Grasslands are widespread ecosystems that fulfil many functions. Plant species richness (PSR) is known to have beneficial effects on such functions and monitoring PSR crucial for tracking the of land use agricultural management these ecosystems. Unfortunately, traditional morphology-based methods labor-intensive cannot be adapted high-throughput assessments. DNA barcoding could aid increasing throughput assessments in grasslands. In this proof-of-concept work, we aimed at...
Improvement of persistency is an important breeding goal in red clover (
SUMMARY Bacterial wilt, caused by Xanthomonas translucens pv. graminis ( Xtg ), is a serious disease of economically important forage grasses, including Italian ryegrass Lolium multiflorum Lam.). A major QTL for resistance to was previously identified, but the precise location as well genetic factors underlying are yet be determined. To this end, we applied bulked segregant analysis (BSA) approach, using whole‐genome deep sequencing pools most resistant and susceptible individuals large n =...