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Biosafety

Spinnmilbe, Florfliegenlarve, funktionelle Biodiversität, Biosicherheit
© Gabriela Brändle, Agroscope

Genetically modified plants and insects provide opportunities for a sustainable agricultural sector while harbouring risks for the environment. Agroscope uses cutting-edge methods to investigate both sides of the coin.

Research Projects

Overview of the projects in the current Work Programme.

Links

Protected Site – Field Trials with Genetically Modified Plants

Genetic Engineering Moratorium: Making Use of Remaining Opportunities (Only in DE)

URL for direct access

www.agroscope.ch/biosicherheit

Spinnmilbe, Florfliegenlarve, funktionelle Biodiversität, Biosicherheit

Biosafety

We investigate potential positive and negative effects of novel organisms in agriculture on biodiversity and ecological processes. Our experimental research using selected model systems is conducted in the laboratory, greenhouse and field.

Protected Site, Protectedsite, Luftaufnahme Reckenholz

Protected Site

Agroscope is operating a protected field site at the location Reckenholz (Zurich) to enable field experiments with genetically modified plants in Switzerland. The aim of those experiments is to identify the potential and the limitations of green gene technology.

Spinnmilbe, Florfliegenlarve, funktionelle Biodiversität, Biosicherheit

Risk assessment for beneficials

Macroorganisms are a common means of protecting plants from pests. International guidelines define how they are to be used.

Latest News and Further Information

Promising Exotic Antagonist of Spotted-Wing Drosophila

Promising Exotic Antagonist of Spotted-Wing Drosophila

A natural antagonist of Drosophila suzukii – a parasitic wasp from its native range – is harmless to the native non-target species Drosophila melanogaster.

Bessere Sortenmischungen dank wissenschaftlichem Durchbruch

Improved Crop Variety Mixtures Made Possible by Scientific Breakthrough

Agroscope and Partners traced a positive effect in variety mixtures back to a single gene.

Genetic Engineering Moratorium: Making Use of Remaining Opportunities

New and faster breeding technologies are available – but they fall under the Genetic Engineering Law, despite making use of natural processes in the plant.

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