Breeding to establish Swiss peas in agriculture and human nutrition

ZESELE promotes the development of Swiss pea varieties. FiBL investigates biotic environmental influences in WP3. Pathogens causing Ascochyta blights and nanovirus are identified, screening tests will be developed and implemented in the pea selection process of gzpk. gzpk has the lead of the project.

Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft (BLW)

• Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) – Research, training and innovation

• gzpk (Getreidezüchtung Peter Kunz)
• Hochschule für Agrar-, Forst- und Lebensmittelwissenschaften HAFL
• Planted Food AG
• Institut für Agrarwissenschaften, ETH

• Messmer Monika (Department of Crop Sciences)

• Bernasconi Alessio (Department of Crop Sciences)
• Flury Pascale (Department of Crop Sciences)
• Oberhänsli Thomas (Department of Crop Sciences)
• Palma Guerrero Javier (Department of Crop Sciences)
• Schärer Hans-Jakob (Department of Crop Sciences)
• Thürig Barbara (Department of Crop Sciences)
• Vonzun Seraina (Department of Crop Sciences)

• Plant Breeding (Department of Crop Sciences, FiBL Switzerland)
• Plant Protection - Phytopathology (Department of Crop Sciences, FiBL Switzerland)