Organisational Unit Research Division Biodiversity and Environmental Management Research Group Biosafety
Michael Peter Meissle Agroscope Reckenholzstrasse 191 8046 Zürich Switzerland Phone +41 58 46 87396 E-Mail Location Reckenholz
Projects 22.16.19.08.01 Effects of New Organisms in Agriculture on Biodiversity 22.15.13.09.01 Opportunities and Risks of Plastics in Agriculture 22.14.12.03.02 Effects of Plant-Protection Products in Agroecosystems and in the Environment 26.28.19.08.01_PLASTOX PLASTOX: Plastic toxicity in agricultural food webs 26.28.19.08.04_BiotechImpact BiotechImpact: Environmental impacts of biotechnology-based pest control solutions 26.33.19.08.03_PROTECT PROTECT: Plant protection products and non-target arthropods – improving risk assessment 26.33.19.08.02_ARTHROQUANT ARTHROQUANT: Models to quantify the biological functions of arthropods in agricultural landscapes
Activities Research and management of projects to assess the impact of genetically modified plants (GMP) on biodiversity. Knowledge and technology transfer in the area of risk assessment of GMPs. Convenor Working Group "GMOs in Integrated Plant Production" of the IOBC (International Organisation for Biological and Integrated Control)