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EuroVol Summer school 2013 - Plant volatiles: from lab bench to application

9 - 12 September 2013

Les Diablerets, Switzerland

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Speakers

Mechanisms of plant volatile production

  • Natalia Dudareva: The biosynthesis of plant volatiles
  • Alisa Huffaker: External and internal plant signals leading to plant volatile emissions

How to capture and detect plant volatiles.

  • Francesco Loreto: Plant volatiles in the atmosphere
  • Armin Hansel: Real-time detection

Ecological implications of plant volatiles.

  • Florian Schiestl: Pollination
  • Marcel Dicke: Multitrophic interactions

Application of plant volatiles in agriculture.

  • Mike Birkett: Attracting beneficial insects, while repelling pests
  • Ted Turlings: Protecting roots by exploiting plant volatiles

General information

Dates : 9-11 September 2013

Location : Eurotel Victoria, Les Diablerets, Switzerland

ECTS : 2.0 ECTS (external, category Scientific activities)

Evaluation : Full attendance, active participation, poster presentation of your project, reading of publications, group work during the summer school

Registration fee : CHF 75 (participation at accommodation costs)

Information : Please contact directly the organizers

Travel expenses : no reimbursement of travel expenses

  DON'T FORGET TO TAKE YOUR ATTESTATION at th END of the COURSE

Registration

No places left (4 places) with reduced registration fee are reserved for PhD students of DP-biol

Registration: closed

Deadline: 30 August 2013