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2010-12-22 -
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Millions to research on water quality at SLU
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The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has granted SLU researchers 17 million SEK for a project on biological assessment of water quality, WATERS.
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2010-12-22 -
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Exploring the ecology of nitrogen removing microorganisms in the soil
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Plant available nitrogen in the soil is transformed into nitrogen gas in a process that can be viewed as either a service or a problem. Chris Jones from the Swedish University of Agricultural Studies has...
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2010-12-07 -
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New discovery about how flowering time of plants can be controlled
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Researchers at Umeå Plant Science Center in Sweden discovered, in collaboration with the Syngenta company, a previously unknown gene in sugar beets that blocks flowering.
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2010-11-23 -
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Dramatic decline for Tengmalm’s owls in northern Sweden
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The number of breeding Tengmalm’s owls (Aegolius funereus) has declined dramatically in northern Sweden during the last 30 years. This is revealed by research at SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural...
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2010-11-19 -
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Swedish NFI data now in Gapminder
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Data from the Swedish National Forest Inventory at SLU is available in Hans Rosling’s award winning Gapminder program.
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2010-11-16 -
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Microorganisms in the ground don’t slack off in winter
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It is known that soil microorganisms can maintain some activity during the cold winter months. Scientist at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Umeå University in Sweden have now shown...
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2010-11-05 -
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Better methods for describing landscape structure
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An important part of long-term environmental monitoring is to follow changes in landscape composition. This is normally done through analysis of extensive sets of maps, but a more efficient method can...
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2010-11-04 -
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Selected hens give new genetic insights
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Studies of heavy, fast-growing hens and small, slow-growing hens provide important new knowledge on the origin of the genetic variation that has enabled them to adapt rapidly to new extreme environments....
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2010-10-27 -
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SLU ”excellent” i internationell rankning
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Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet (SLU) får bedömningen excellent i den europeiska universitetsrankningen CHE Excellence Ranking. SLU anses vara ett i europeisk jämförelse särskilt forskningsstarkt och internationellt...
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2010-10-27 -
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SLU ”Excellent” in International Ranking
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SLU is named “excellent” in the CHE Excellence Ranking, a European university ranking. SLU is noted to be especially strong on research and with an international profile.
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