Gessler, Cesare
Professor
Department of Environmental Systems Science
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Switzerland
Biography
Cesare Gessler, born in 1949 from Maggia Ticino, was awarded 2006 the title of Professor (Titularprofessor) at ETH Zurich. He leads a research group in plant pathology at the Institute of Integrative Biology, Department of Agronomy, on diseases of perennial crops and teaches plant pathology-epidemiology and diagnostics . From 2003 to 2008 Professor Gessler acted also scientific director of a newly established centre for research and development of crop protection with low environmental and consumer health impact (SafeCrop) in San Michele (Trento, Italy).
Research Interest
He leads a research group in plant pathology at the Institute of Integrative Biology, Department of Agronomy, on diseases of perennial crops and teaches plant pathology-epidemiology and diagnostics
Publications
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Cisgenic Rvi6 scab-resistant apple lines show no differences in Rvi6 transcription when compared with conventionally bred cultivars. Chizzali C, Gusberti M, Schouten HJ, Gessler C, Broggini GA. Planta. 2016 Mar;243(3):635-44. doi: 10.1007/s00425-015-2432-z. Epub 2015 Nov 19.
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Genetic Variability of Phyllosticta ampelicida, the Agent of Black Rot Disease of Grapevine. Rinaldi PA, Paffetti D, Comparini C, Broggini GAL, Gessler C, Mugnai L. Phytopathology. 2017 Aug 17:PHYTO11160404R. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-11-16-0404-R.
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Incomplete Infection of Secondarily Infected Potato Plants - an Environment Dependent Underestimated Mechanism in Plant Virology. Bertschinger L, Bühler L, Dupuis B, Duffy B, Gessler C, Forbes GA, Keller ER, Scheidegger UC, Struik PC. Front Plant Sci. 2017 Feb 3;8:74. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00074. eCollection 2017.
