Current Collaborators

Davide Gobbin

Position	Researcher
Safecrop project acronym	Flying doctors, BCA-R&D risk
current site of work	Istituto agrario di S. Michele all'Adige IASMA
street, number	via Mach, 1
city	S. Michele all'Adige TN
postal code	38010
country	Italy
e-mail	davide.gobbin@ipw.agrl.ethz.ch
phone	+39 0461 615239
mobile phone	+41 79 322 1755
degree, Msc, or PhD; when; where; on what subject; title of the thesis	PhD; 2003; Swiss federal Institute of Technology,Facolty of Agronomy, Plant Pathology; "Redefining Plasmopara viticola epidemiological cycle by molecular genetics"
expertise	molecular biology, plant pathology, scientific coordination among reserch partners
professional societies	Member of COFIT (cooperation for medicinal plants and fitness products in the Tessin) and scientific coordinator of GruppOlivo
research experience, training, professional stages	Phytochemistry teacher for COFIT (cooperation for medicinal plants and fitness products in the Tessin), research partner of TECAN (robotics and liquid handling company), research partner of ECOGENICS (molecular marker services)
languages (level: mother tongue, fluent, basic)	Italian (mother tongue), German (fluent), French (fluent), English (fluent)
current research area	BCA-risk monitoring, epidemiology of grapewine downy mildew, strawberry powdery mildew

Publication List:

Gobbin D, Pertot I, Gessler C (2003). Identification of microsatellite markers for Plasmopara viticola and establishment of high throughput method for SSR analysis. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 109:153-164.

Gobbin D, Pertot I, Gessler C (2003). Genetic structure of a Plasmopara viticola population in an isolated Italian mountain vineyard. Journal of Phytopathology, 151:636-646.

Gobbin D, Hoegger JP, Heiniger U, Rigling D (2003). Sequence variation and evolution of Chryphonectria hypovirus 1 (CHV-1) in Europe. Virus Research, 97:39-46.

Gobbin D, Raynal M, Gessler C (2003). Mildiou de la vigne, des œufs à surprise. Phytoma, 563: 37-41.

Gobbin D, Jermini M, Loskill B, Pertot I, Raynal M, Gessler C (2005). The importance of Plasmopara viticola secondary inoculum to epidemics of grapevine downy mildew. Plant Pathology, 54: 522-534.

Gobbin D, Raynal M, Gessler C (2003). Haro sur les contaminations primaires. Réussir vigne 85 :24.

Gobbin D, Raynal M, Gessler C (2003). Les stratégies de lutte remises en question. Viti Technique, 283: 22-23.

Gobbin D, Raynal M, Gessler C (2003). Mildiou: des chercheurs suisses bouleversent tout. Vigne, 141: 34-35.

Valsesia G, Gobbin D (2003). Automated DNA extraction from plants. Tecan Journal 3: 4-5.

Gobbin D, Jermini M, Loskill B, Pertot I, Raynal M, Gessler C (2004). La ridefinizione del ciclo epidemioogico della peronospora della vite. Informatore fitopatologico, 4: 12-15.

Gobbin D, Jermini M, Loskill B, Pertot I, Raynal M, Gessler C (2003). Spatial distribution of Plasmopara viticola secondary inoculum. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin, 26(8): 17-24.

Gobbin D, Jermini M, Gessler C (2003). The genetic underpinning of the Minimal Fungicide Strategy. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin, 26(8): 101-104.

Gobbin D, Loskill B, Gessler C (2002). Genetic diversity and disease dynamics of Plasmopara viticola in two non-treated German vineyards. Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Powdery and Downy Mildew in Grapevine. Napa, CA, USA, September 30 – October 4, 2002. Edited by Gadoury DM, Gessler C, Grove G et al.

Jermini M, Gobbin D, Blaise P, Gessler C (2003). Influence of the Overwintering methods on the germination dynamic of downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola) oospores. IOBC/WPRS Bulletin, 26(8): 37-42.

Pertot I, Gobbin D, Gessler C (2003). Occurrence of Plasmopara viticola primary and secondary infections in the early stage of the season in Northern Italy (Trentino). IOBC/WPRS Bulletin, 26(8): 47-50.