Welcome to the Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology

The department conducts both fundamental and applied research, focused on interactions between plants, fungi and other microorganisms and their roles in forest and agricultural systems.

Important research areas include Forest Pathology, Agricultural Plant Pathology, Plant-Soil-Microorganism Interactions, Microbial & Molecular Ecology, Comparative Genomics and Biological Control.

Interactions are studied at a range of scales, from ecosystem-level processes involving biogeochemical cycling of carbon and plant nutrients, to molecular and cell-level signalling involved in the genetic regulation of interactions. Epidemiology, population biology, biological diversity, evaluation of future threats from plant pathogens, modelling and practical management of plant diseases in forestry and agriculture are also important areas of activity.

The department is part of Uppsala BioCenter at SLU

Calendar

2012-02-23 - Development of products with plant beneficial bacteria

2012-03-01 - Seminar: Pezizomycetes in Sweden - fungistics and taxonomy

2012-03-05 - Information meeting

2012-03-08 - Chemical interaction between undamaged plants – Effects on herbivores and natural enemies

2012-03-22 - Seminar: Specialist species of wood-inhabiting fungi struggle while generalists thrive in fragmented boreal forests

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News

2012-02-01 - 5 million SEK from FORMAS for research on growth promoting bacteria
The Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology together with the Department of Chemistry, SLU, has been awarded a grant of 5 million SEK from the research council FORMAS.

2012-01-11 - Pathology meetings in the spring
The Pathology meetings is lead by Jan Stenlid and will start up the 19th of January.

2012-01-11 - Journal Club on Soil Organic Matter continues
The Journal Club on Soil Organic Matter (SOM) lead by Marianne Clarholm continues this term.

2012-01-11 - Journal club lead by Dan Funck Jensen starts up
The Journal Club starts up again on Friday 13/1 at 9:00 in room A338 (the usual place). Hopefully many more will join us for the discussions this year.

2011-12-19 - Research on microorganisms and models of carbon storage allocated 25 million SEK!
In total, FORMAS received 92 applications for funding of strong research environments’, eight of which were granted.

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Education

We give courses on both basic and advanced level at the department. Follow the links below to read more about our courses:

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P.O.Box 7082, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden • Tel. +46 18 67 10 00 • Org.Reg.No: 202100-2817

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