Today the Council has adopted a targeted revision of the EU plant health law, which improves the way the EU fights plant pests, ensures that the plants that enter the EU are safe, and simplifies procedures. Main elements One of the ways in which the revision improves the existing framework and better protects the health […]
Can plants communicate with one another?
If a tree talks alone in the forest, does it make a sound? The green-fingered expert, Ilaria Pertot, speaks about the secret conversations of plants “It is indeed true that plants can and do communicate with each other frequently,” Pertot begins. “And plants can talk to all other plants, they’re not just limited to conversation […]
PhD position in Plant Biology in Switzerland
Offer description A PhD position is available in the group of Didier Reinhardt at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). They are looking for a motivated young researcher with an interest in symbiotic plant-microbe interactions, and with a strong background in molecular biology. The successful candidate will explore the function of lipochitooligosaccharides (LCO) and their degradation […]
Oficina Comunitaria de Variedades Vegetales
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Role: managing the EU plant variety rights system President: Francesco Mattina Set up: 1995 Staff: 50 Location: Angers (France) The Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) encourages innovation in plant varieties by meticulously processing applications for Community plant variety rights at affordable costs, while giving its stakeholders policy guidance on and […]