Department of Crop Production Ecology
Röbäcksdalen Research Station and Röbäcksdalens Research dairy farm
We carry out research and monitoring in a variety of areas such as agricultural science, ecology, climatology, phenology, geochemistry, biology, agroecology, soil science, animal science, food
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The infrastructure at Röbäcksdalen has excellent conditions for teaching, research, and applied studies in crop production, soil science, climate studies, feeding of forages, and ecosystem studies in
DT at Global Food conference
Drylands Transform had been accepted for a poster presentation at the 2024 Global Food Security Conference in Leuven, Belgium. Ingrid Öborn was there presenting the project objectives and preliminary
Diss Rafaelle Reumaux
Constraints and opportunities for organic crop production in areas of high agricultural productivity charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Rafaelle Reumaux defends her thesis "Constraints and opportunities
Lövsta Field Research Station
SLU Lövsta Field Research Station runs about 70 agricultural field trials in the Uppsala area. Many of the trials are connected to research projects at SLU, but we also welcome external missions. We
The depths of ecological dynamics and the ethics of citizen science
lisa.beste@slu.se Please be welcome to the Crop Production Ecology Seminar on the 16th of May at 15.00. Please take note that this seminar will be in F-salen at the Ecology Centre. As usual you can
Other activities
Our activities include seminars, workshops and field trips that aim to enrich our students knowledge and promote networking with other researchers, society and industry. We have joint activities with
Advancements in digital agriculture - artificial intelligence in practice
lisa.beste@slu.se You are most welcome to attend the seminar by Abozar Nasirahmadi, on Friday the 3rd of May at 10.00 in Tammsalen at the Ecology Centre in Ultuna or via Zoom. Abozar is a new
Intensive agriculture results in less reliable weed control from seed eaters
To increase crop productivity, agriculture relies on intensive use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. In a new study, researchers show that with intensive agriculture, there is a risk of losing
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IDA: Interdisciplinarity for better natural resource management and food production in rooftop greenhouses futurefood@slu.se Save the date: Welcome to an inspiring day about interdisciplinary
Seminar on ley management
lisa.beste@slu.se You are very welcome to the next Crop Production Ecology seminar on Thursday the 11th of April at 15.00. The seminar will be in the Tammsalen and can be followed via Zoom, We have
Doctoral thesis on sustainable plant production adapted to climate change
On Thursday, Alessio Costa will defend his doctoral thesis. He shows how crop rotation diversity, i.e. how farmers switch between different crops on their fields, can benefit food security and