Our investigations were focused on energy metabolism, on the
significance of antioxidative systems under anoxia followed by postanoxia,
and on the lipid composition, stability and functioning of membranes and
organelles under the same conditions. In order to test our hypothesis,
we made use of manipulated dryland plants and of the comparison between
wetland and dryland species.
We are very sad to announce that our valued former colleague, Roland Brändle, passed away on 18. December 2022, after a long illness. He joined the IPS in 1967 as assistant and was soon promoted, from 1990 until his retirement in 2004 he was professor in our institute. Roland made important contributions to plant physiology: in the early 70s he studied the effect of sulphur, especially H2S, on photosynthesis, while in later years he was particularly known for his research on plant stress caused by flooding and a shortage of oxygen. He was also a dedicated teacher and educated many students in Bern. Roland was an excellent colleague and was a very social person with a great sense of humour. We will always remember Roland Brändle and is great contribution to our institute, our deepest sympathies go to his family, especially his wife Monique.
Rawyler A, Arpagaus S, Braendle R
Impact of oxygen stress and energy availability on membrane stability of plant
cells Annals
of Botany 90 (4): 499-507 . Reprint
Kolb RM, Rawyler A, Braendle R
Parameters affecting the early seedling development of four neotropical
trees under oxygen deprivation stress Annals
of Botany 89 (5): 551-558. Reprint
2001
Rawyler A. and Brändle R. N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine
accumulation in potato cells upon energy shortage caused by anoxia
or respiratory inhibitors Plant
Physiol 127 (1) 240-251.
Reprint
2000
Arpagaus S. and Brändle R.
The significance of alfa-amylase
under anoxia in tolerant rhizomes (Acorus calamus L. ) and
non-tolerant tubers (Solanum tuberosum L., var. Désirée). J
Exp Bot 51 (349) 1475-1477. Reprint
Pavelic D. Arpagaus S. Rawyler A. and Brändle R.
Impact of
post-anoxia stress on membrane lipids of anoxia-pretreated potato
cells: a re-appraisal Plant
Physiol 124 (3) 1285-1292. Reprint
1999
Oberson, J., Pavelic, D., Braendle, R., Rawyler, A.
Nitrate
increases membrane stability of potato cells under anoxia J
Plant Physiol 155 (6) 792-794.
Rawyler, A., Pavelic, D., Gianinazzi, Ch., Oberson, J. and Brändle,
R.
Membrane Lipid Integrity Relies on a Threshold of ATP
Production Rate in Potato Cell Cultures Submitted to Anoxia Plant
Physiol 120 (1) 293-300. Reprint
1998
Tadege, M., Brändle, R., and Kuhlemeier, C.
Anoxia tolerance
in tobacco roots: effect of overexpression of pyruvate decarboxylase Plant
J. 14 327-335. Reprint
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