Call for Grants
Exchange Grants
| Ref. | Applicant | Host Institute | Planned starting date/ Length | Project Title |
| EG/1081 | V. Velikova (BG) | Lancaster University (UK) | 01/09/2006 (16 wks) | A study on isoprene emission and nitric oxide production in Phragmites australis leaves exposed to elevated ozone and high temperature |
| EG/1086 | A. Porcar-Castell (ES) | Center for Ecological Applications and Forestry Applications (ES) | 01/09/2006 (17 wks) | Do BVOC emissions increase under high excitation pressure in the light reactions? |
| EG/1166 | G. Semiz (TR) | Kuopio University (FI) | 30/07/2006 (8 wks) | Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) VOCs and manipulation of the emission with methyl jasmonate |
| EG/1092 | E. Hilbig (DE) | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR) | 17/07/2006 (13 wks) | Intra-specific variation of isoprenoid emissions from cork oak (Quercus suber) |
| EG/815 | L. Copolovici (RO) | Tartu University (EE) | 01/05/2006 (6 wks) | Determination of monoterpene physico-chemical characteristics |
| EG/832 | A. Schaub (DE) | Max Planck Institute (DE) | 01/03/2006 (5 wks) | Fast PTR-MS measurements of terpene VOC emissions from Arabidopsis flowers and leaves |
| EG/813 | I. Nogués (ES) | Forshungszentrum Karlsruhe in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft (DE) | 15/02/2006 (8 wks) | Gene expression of GDP synthase in Quercus robur leaves under different conditions |
Short Visits
| Ref. | Applicant | Host Institute | Planned starting date/ Length | Project Title |
| SV/1305 | S. Noe (DE) | Lund University (SE) | 04/12/2006 (14 days) | Effects of down regulated photosynthesis on isoprene fluxes in a dynamic vegetation model |
| SV/1182 | R. Jansen (NL) | Forschungszentrum Juelich (DE) | 20/11/2006 (15 days) | Changes in volatile production during an infection of tomato plants by Botrytis cinerea |
| SV/1302 | R. Grote (DE) | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR) ecosystems | 15/10/2006 (14 days) | Evaluation of BVOC modelling- and upscaling approaches in Mediterranean forest |
| SV/1295 | F. Laturnus (DE) | Academy of Sciences Czech Republic (CZ) | 30/07/2006 ( 15days) | Emission of volatile organochlorines (VOCls) by forest plants |
| SV/1281 | J. Stenberg (SE) | University of Kuopio (FI) | 01/07/2006 (15 days) | Two plant species competes for a shared bodyguard through VOC emissions: linking plant processes and ecosystem functioning |
| SV/1287 | S. Fares (IT) | Research Centre Jülich (DE) | 12/06/2006 (14 days) | The role of monoterpenes in scavenging ozone in Quercus ilex |
| SV/951 | A. Fortunati (IT) | Research Center Karlsruhe (DE) | 01/06/2006 (15 days) | Isoprene synthase (ISPS) activity and protein level in drought-stressed Populus alba leaves which isoprene emission is independent of photosynthetic rates |
| SV/947 | J. Blanch (ES) | University of Tartu (EE) | 01/06/2006 (15 days) | Developement of a VOC emission model that includes nutrient availability effects. |
| SV/802 | F. Rapparini (IT) | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES) | 11/05/2006 | Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization on VOC emission by plants |
| SV/935 | M. Leitner (AT) | Wageningen University (NL) | 10/05/2006 (15 days) | Specific attraction of natural enemies of herbivores by different volatile blends emitted by Medicago truncatula |
| SV/933 | B. Davison (UK) | Agroscope FAL Reckenholz (CH) | 17/03/2006 (14 days) | Establishing the composition of VOCs present at varying depths within soil |
| SV/934 | A. Ekberg (SE) | Finnish Meteorological Institute (FI) | 12/03/2006 (7 days) | Sampling and analysis of biogenic volatile organic compounds from northern wetland ecosystems |
| SV/932 | R. Jansen (NL) | Forschungszentrum Juelich (DE) | 01/03/2006 (15 days) | Different stressors different compounds? |
| SV/782 | J. Koricheva (RU) | Wageningen University (NL) | 22/02/2006 (7 days) | Effects of plant intra- and interspecific interference on VOC emissions and tritrophic interactions |
| SV/790 | S. Fares (IT) | HGF (DE) | 15/01/2006 (15 days) | Isoprenoid interaction with ozone uptake in forest species |
