Agricultural sciences
Agricultural science include plant production, plant genetics, plant breeding, plant protection, plant pathology, agricultural ecology, agricultural technology and agricultural history.
Sign up 2-3oct
Sign up for the Networking symposium on plant protection and forest damage 2–3 October in Umeå here. Read more about the network symposium here.
Plant protection in the media
SLU's plant protection researchers is often featured in news articles, radio, podcasts and television. See examples of SLU's plant protection research in the media: Plant protection in the media in
Joint Action Plant Health
In a letter to the government, SLU and the Swedish Board of Agriculture have proposed an initiative on plant health based on a mandate from the government. The initiative, called Joint Action Plant
Plant protection material
Here you can find material that presents SLU's plant protection research and other useful material. Movie on plant protection During autumn 2021, a movie on SLU's plant protection research was
Newsletter
Sign up to our email-list and newsletter if you want to stay in contact with other researchers in plant protection at SLU and get information on plant protection activities at SLU. The newsletter
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
More about SITES
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
BLANDSKAP - Sustainable food production and biodiversity with grazing animals
The project include a landscape-scale experiment to investigate how animals can be integrated into farming systems for the best possible benefit. This project focuses on the reintegration of crop
Three rows
Our aim is to develop a cropping system for cereal production with perennial service crop where a robot carries out all cultivation operations except harvesting. Experiments are carried at SLU Lövsta
A new bacterial consortium can combat economically important wheat disease
A new promising mix of bacteria is identified for managing Fusarium head blight, a disease that cause economical losses worldwide. This biological control method could be a step towards using less
Aquaculture opportunities and challenges
Say 'agriculture' and everyone gets an idea of what you're talking about. But say 'aquaculture' and the associations might not be as clear. Aquaculture has great potential to grow, as more than
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