CBC Publications

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Here is a selection of scientific and popular publications from the SLU Centre for Biological Control.

CBC research on biological control in collaboration with national and international universities and research institutes. Below you can find links to some of our scientific articles as well as popular science, our annual popular science report as well as patents.

 

Scientific publications 2021-2024

binti Hanifah, N. A. S., Ghadamgahi, F., Ghosh, S., Ortiz, R., Whisson, S. C., Vetukuri, R. R., & Kalyandurg, P. B. (2023). Comparative transcriptome profiling provides insights into the growth promotion activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens strain SLU99 in tomato and potato plants. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14.

Jolayemi, O. L., Malik, A. H., Vetukuri, R. R., Saripella, G. V., Kalyandurg, P. B., Ekblad, T., Yong, J. W., Olsson, M. E., & Johansson, E. (2023). Metabolic Processes and Biological Macromolecules Defined the Positive Effects of Protein-Rich Biostimulants on Sugar Beet Plant Development. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(11), 9720.

Kelbessa, B. G., Dubey, M., Catara, V., Ghadamgahi, F., Ortiz, R., & Vetukuri, R. R. (2023). Potential of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria to improve crop productivity and adaptation to a changing climate. CABI Reviews(2023).

Leykun, S., Johansson, E., Vetukuri, R. R., Ceresino, E. B., & Gessesse, A. (2023). A thermostable organic solvent-tolerant lipase from Brevibacillus sp.: production and integrated downstream processing using an alcohol-salt-based aqueous two-phase system. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14.

Liu, Q., Xu, L., Li, Y., Xu, W., Vetukuri, R. R., & Xu, X. (2023). Overexpression of an autophagy-related gene DiATG3 from Davidia involucrata improves plant thermotolerance by enhancing the accumulation of polyamines and regulating genes in calcium and MAPK signaling pathways. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 208, 105235.

Mousavi, R., Rasouli-Sadaghiani, M., Sepehr, E., Barin, M., & Vetukuri, R. R. (2023). Improving Phosphorus Availability and Wheat Yield in Saline Soil of the Lake Urmia Basin through Enriched Biochar and Microbial Inoculation. Agriculture, 13(4), 805.

Mulatu, A., Megersa, N., Teferi, D., Alemu, T., & Vetukuri, R. R. (2023). Biological management of coffee wilt disease (Fusarium xylarioides) using antagonistic Trichoderma isolates. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1113949.

Ortiz, R., Reslow, F., Huicho, J., Vetukuri, R. R., & Crossa, J. (2023). Optimizing multi-environment testing in potato breeding: using heritability estimates to determine number of replications, sites, and years for field trials. Euphytica, 219(4), 48.

Ortiz, R., Reslow, F., Vetukuri, R., García-Gil, M. R., Pérez-Rodríguez, P., & Crossa, J. (2023). Inbreeding effects on the performance and genomic prediction for polysomic tetraploid potato offspring grown at high Nordic latitudes. Genes, 14(6), 1302.

Piombo, E., Kelbessa, B. G., Sundararajan, P., Whisson, S., Vetukuri, R. R., & Dubey, M. (2023). RNA silencing proteins and small RNAs in oomycete plant pathogens and biocontrol agents. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, 812.

Quenum, Z. N. J., Kumar, P. L., Akoroda, M. O., Dansi, A., Vetukuri, R. R., & Bhattacharjee, R. (2023). Ethnobotany and Perceptions on the Value of Taro (Colocasia esculenta) among farmers in the Benin Republic. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 19(5).

Shamloo-Dashtpagerdi, R., Shahriari, A. G., Tahmasebi, A., & Vetukuri, R. R. (2023). Potential role of the regulatory miR1119-MYC2 module in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) drought tolerance. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1161245.

Thuraga, V., Martinsson, U. D., Vetukuri, R. R., & Chawade, A. (2023). Delineation of Genotype X Environment Interaction for Grain Yield in Spring Barley under Untreated and Fungicide-Treated Environments. Plants, 12(4), 715.

Alexandridis, N., Feit, B., Kihara, J.M., Luttermoser, T., May, W., Midega, C., Öborn, I., Poveda, K., Weldesemayat, S., Zewdie, B., Clough, Y. & Jonsson, M. 2023. Climate change and ecological intensification of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa – a systems approach to predict maize yield under push-pull technology. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 352,108511. (MJ8D7)

Boetzl, F., Jonsson, M., Ninkovic, V., Sigvald, R., Högfeldt, C., Malsher, G., Lundin, O. 2024. Predicting crop injury caused by flea beetles in spring oilseed rape through pest monitoring in the autumn. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 26: 62-69

Iqbal M, Andreasson E, Stenberg JA. Biological control of strawberry diseases by Aureobasidium pullulans and sugar beet extract under field conditions. Journal of Plant Pathology 105: 933-941.

Iqbal M, Broberg A, Andreasson E, Stenberg JA. 2023. Biocontrol potential of beneficial fungus Aureobasidium pullulans against Botrytis cinerea and Colletotrichum acutatum. Phytopathology 113: 1428-1438.

Rombaut A, Gallet R, Qitout K, Samy M, Guilhot R, Ghirandini P, Lazzaro P, Becher PG, Xuéreb A, Gibert P, Fellous S. 2023. Microbiota-mediated competition between Drosophila species. Microbiome 11: 201

Stenberg JA, Becher PG, Jonsson M, Karlsson M, Sundh I, Viketoft M. Political deafness may impede transition to biological control. Trends in Plant Science 28: 498-500.

Stenberg JA, Egan PA, Mora J, Osorio S, Vallarino JG, Wendin K. 2023. Effects of anti-herbivore resistance on sensory characteristics and ripening of strawberry. Scientia Horticulturae 322: 112434.

Sousa M, Birgersson G, Karlsson Green K, Pollet M, Becher PG. 2023. Odors attracting the long-legged predator Medetera signaticornis Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) to Ips typographus L. (Coleoptera: Scolytinae)-infested Norway spruce trees (Picea abies L.). Journal of Chemical Ecology 49:451-464

Torppa KA, Forkman J, Maaroufi NI, Taylor AR, Vahter T, Vasar M, Weih M, Öpik M, Viketoft M. 2023. Soil compaction effects on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in wheat depend on host plant variety. Plant and Soil 493, 555–571.

Vasconcelos, S., Pina, S., Jonsson, M., Heleno, R., Herrera, J.M., Moreira, F., Silva, B., Melguizo-Ruiz, N., Daouti, E., Jiménez-Navarro, G., Beja, P. 2023. Mixed effects of oak woodlands on biocontrol potential and pest pressure in olive orchards under management intensification. Journal of Pest Science, 97: 355-368.

Viketoft M, Zygouridis NE, Emery S. 2023. Helminths associated with slugs in Swedish agricultural fields. Journal of Helminthology 97, e27.

Walker WBIII, Mori BA, Cattaneo AM, Gonzalez F, Witzgall P, Becher PG. 2023. Comparative transcriptomic assessment of the chemosensory receptor repertoire of Drosophila suzukii adult and larval olfactory organs. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics

Sousa, M, Ignell R, Pollet M, Karlsson Green K, Becher PG, Birgersson G. 2023. Antennal and maxillary palp morphology, and sensillar equipment, of the spruce bark beetle predators, Medetera signaticornis and Medetera infumata (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Arthropod Structure and Development

Luttermoser, T., Khan, Z.R., Midega, C.A.O., Nyagol, D., Jonsson, M., & Poveda, K. 2023. Are pests adapting to the push-pull system? Ecologically intensified farms in Kenya maintain successful pest control over time. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 3447(1), 108345.

Hambäck PA, Ericson L, Stenberg JA. 2023. Ecology and evolution of plant-enemy interactions during early colonization: Messages from a land-rising archipelago. In: Abdala-Roberts & Moreira ed., Ecological Studies, in press.

Di Francesco A, Zajc, Stenberg JA. 2023. Aureobasidium spp.: diversity, versatility, and agricultural utility. Horticulturae, 9(1), 59

Boetzl FA, Douhan Sundahl A, Friberg H, Viketoft M, Bergkvist G, Lundin O. 2023. Undersowing oats with clovers supports pollinators and suppresses arable weeds without reducing yields. Journal of Applied Ecology,  60 (4), 613-623

Spitaler U, Cossu CS, Donne LD, Bianchi F, Rehermann G, Eisenstecken D, Castellan I, Duménil C, Angeli S, Robatscher P, Becher PG, Koschier EH, Schmidt S. 2022. Field and greenhouse application of an attract-and-kill formulation based on the yeast Hanseniaspora uvarum and the insecticide spinosad to control Drosophila suzukii in grapes. Pest Management Science 78, 1287–1295 (PB1) 

Omer ZS, Wallenhammar A-C, Viketoft M. 2022. Development of Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification assay for rapid detection and analysis of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne hapla in soil. Horticulturae 8: 87.

Cattaneo AM, Witzgall P, Kwadha CA, Becher PG, Walker WBIII. 2022. Heterologous expression and functional characterization of Drosophila suzukii OR69a transcript variants unveiled response to kairomones and to a candidate pheromone. Journal of Pest Science

Frey T, Kwadha CA, Haag F, Wallin EA, Holgersson E, Hedenstrom E, Bohman B, Bengtsson M, Becher PG, Krautwurst D, Witzgall P. 2022. The human odorant receptor OR10A6 is tuned to the pheromone of the commensal fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. iScience 25:105269 

Naundrup A, Bohman B, Kwadha CA, Jensen AB, Becher PG, De Fine Licht HH. 2022. Pathogenic fungus uses volatiles to entice male flies into fatal mating attempts with infected female cadavers. ISME Journal 16:2388–2397

Chakraborty A, Mori B, Rehermann G, Hernandez Garcia A, Lemmen-Lechelt J, Hagman A, Khalil S, Håkansson S, Witzgall P, Becher PG. 2022. Yeast and fruit fly mutual niche construction and antagonism against mould. Functional Ecology 36:1639–1654

Kleman I, Rehermann G, Kwadha CA, Witzgall P, Becher PG. 2022. Hanseniaspora uvarum attracts Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) with high specificity. Journal of Economic Entomology, 115(4), 2022, 999–1007

Borrero-Echeverry F, Solum M, Trona F, Becher PG, Wallin EA, Bengtsson M, Witzgall P, Lebreton S. 2022. The female sex pheromone (Z)-4-undecenal mediates flight attraction and courtship in Drosophila melanogaster, Journal of Insect Physiology, 137, 104355

Spitaler U, Cossu CS, Donne LD, Bianchi F, Rehermann G, Eisenstecken D, Castellan I, Duménil C, Angeli S, Robatscher P, Becher PG, Koschier EH, Schmidt S. 2022. Field and greenhouse application of an attract-and-kill formulation based on the yeast Hanseniaspora uvarum and the insecticide spinosad to control Drosophila suzukii in grapes. Pest Management Science 78, 1287–1295

Rehermann G, Spitaler U, Sahle K, Cossu CS, Delle Donne L, Bianchi F, Eisenstecken D, Angeli S, Schmidt S, Becher PG. 2022. Behavioral manipulation of Drosophila suzukii for pest control: high attraction to yeast enhances insecticide efficacy when applied on leaves. Pest Management Science 78, 896–904

Vasconcelos, S., Pina, S., Herrera, J.M., Silva, B., Sousa, P., Porto, M., Melguizo-Ruiz, N., Jiménez-Navarro, G., Ferreira, S., Moreira, F., Heleno, R., Jonsson,, M. & Beja, P. 2022. Canopy arthropod declines along a gradient of olive farming intensification. Scientific Reports, 12: 17273

Daouti, E., Feit, B., Jonsson, M. 2022. Agricultural management intensity determines the strength of weed seed predation. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, [339]339: 108132

Vasconcelos, S., Jonsson, M., Heleno, R., Moreira, F., Beja, P. 2022. A meta-analysis of biocontrol potential and herbivore pressure in olive crops: does integrated pest management make a difference? Basic and Applied Ecology, 63: 115-124.

Alexandridis, N., Marion, G., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Dainese, M., Ekroos, J., Grab, H., Jonsson, M., Karp, D.S., Meyer, C., O’Rourke, M.E., Pontarp, M., Poveda, K., Seppelt, R., Smith, H.G., Walters, R.J., Clough, Y., Martin, E.A. 2022. Archetype models upscale understanding of natural pest control response to land-use change. Ecological Applications, 32(8): e2696

Daouti, E., Jonsson, M., Vico, G., Menegat, A. 2022. Seed predation is key to preventing population growth of the weed Alopecurus myosuroides. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59(2): 471-482.

Piombo E, Vetukuri R, Sundararajan P, Kushwaha S, Funck Jensen D, Karlsson M, Dubey M (2022) Comparative small RNA and degradome sequencing provide insights into antagonistic interactions in the biocontrol fungus Clonostachys rosea. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 88:e00643-22.

Musaqaf N, Sigsgaard L, Markussen B, Stenberg JA. 2022. Effects of strawberry resistance and genotypic diversity on aphids and their natural enemies. Biological Control 170: 104919.

De-la-Cruz IM, Batsleer F, Bonte D, Diller C, Hytönen T, Muola A, Osorio S, Posé D,Vandegehuchte ML, Stenberg JA. 2022. Evolutionary ecology of plant-arthropod interactions in light of the ‘omics’ sciences: A broad guide. Frontiers in Plant Science 13: 808427

Iqbal M, Jamshaid M, Zahid MA, Andreasson E, Vetukuri RR, Stenberg JA. 2021. Biological control of strawberry crown rot, root rot and grey mould by the beneficial fungus Aureobasidium pullulans. BioControl 66: 535-545

Mesny F, Miyauchi S, Thiergart T, Pickel B, Atanasova L, Karlsson M, Hüttel B, Barry K, Haridas S, Drula E, Henrissat B, Kohler A, Grigoriev I, Martin F, Hacquard S (2021) Genetic determinants of endophytism in the Arabidopsis root mycobiome. Nature Communications 12:7227.

Piombo E, Vetukuri R, Broberg A, Kalyandurg P, Kushwaha S, Funck Jensen D, Karlsson M, Dubey M (2021) The role of Dicer-dependent RNA interference in regulating mycoparasitic interactions. Microbiology Spectrum 9:e01099-21.

Funck Jensen D, Dubey M, Jensen B, Karlsson M (2021) Clonostachys rosea for the control of plant diseases. In: Köhl J, Ravensberg W (eds) Microbial bioprotectants for plant disease management. BDS Publishing, 429-471.

Ben Amira M, Faize M, Karlsson M, Dubey M, Frąc M, Panek J, Fumanal B, Gousset-Dupont A, Julien J, Chaar H, Auguin D, Mom R, Label P, Venisse J (2021) Fungal X-intrinsic protein aquaporin from Trichoderma atroviride: Structural and functional considerations. Biomolecules 11:338.

Zapparata A, Baroncelli R, Brandström Durling M, Kubicek C, Karlsson M, Vannacci G, Sarrocco S (2021) Fungal cross-talk: an integrated approach to study distance communication. Fungal Genetics and Biology 148:103518.

Dubey M, Funck Jensen D, Karlsson M (2021) Functional characterization of the AGL1 aegerolysin in the mycoparasitic fungus Trichoderma atroviride reveals a role in conidiation and antagonism. Molecular Genetics and Genomics 296:131-140.

Broberg M, Dubey M, Iqbal M, Gudmundssson M, Ihrmark K, Schroers H, Funck Jensen D, Brandström Durling M, Karlsson M (2021) Comparative genomics highlights the importance of drug efflux transporters during evolution of mycoparasitism in Clonostachys subgenus Bionectria (Fungi, Ascomycota, Hypocreales). Evolutionary Applications 14:476-497.

Tzelepis G, Karlsson M (2021) The fungal chitinases. In: Zaragoza O, Casadevall A (eds) Encyclopedia of Mycology. Elsevier, 1:23-31.

Ranheim Sveen T, Netherway T, Juhanson J, Oja J, Borgström P, Viketoft M, Strengbom J, Bommarco R, Clemmensen K, Hallin S, Bahram M. 2021. Plant-microbe interactions in response to grassland herbivory and nitrogen eutrophication. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 156, 108208. doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108208

Spitaler U, Cossu CS, Donne LD, Bianchi F, Rehermann G, Eisenstecken D, Castellan I, Duménil C, Angeli S, Robatscher P, Becher PG, Koschier EH, Schmidt S. (accepted) Field and greenhouse application of an attract-and-kill formulation based on the yeast Hanseniaspora uvarum and the insecticide spinosad to control Drosophila suzukii in grapes. Pest Management Science

Rehermann G, Spitaler U, Sahle K, Cossu CS, Delle Donne L, Bianchi F, Eisenstecken D, Angeli S, Schmidt S, Becher PG. 2021. Behavioral manipulation of Drosophila suzukii for pest control: high attraction to yeast enhances insecticide efficacy when applied on leaves. Pest Management Science

Revadi SV, Giannuzzi VA, Rossi V, Hunger GM, Conchou L, Rondoni G, Conti E, Anderson P, Walker WB, Jacquin-Joly E, Koutroumpa F, Becher PG 2021. Larval stage specific expression of an odorant receptor correlates with differential olfactory behaviors in Spodoptera littoralis caterpillars. BMC Biology 19, 231

Revadi SV, Giannuzzi VA, Vetukuri RR, Walker WB, Becher PG. 2021. Larval response to frass and guaiacol – detection of an attractant produced by bacteria from Spodoptera littoralis frass. Journal of Pest Science 94, 1105–1118

Kwadha CA, Okwaro LA, Kleman I, Rehermann G, Revadi S, Ndlela S, Khamis FM, Nderitu PW, Kasina M, George MK, Kithusi GG, Mohamed SA, Lattorff HMG, Becher PG. 2021. Detection of the spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, in continental Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Pest Science 94, 251–259

Daouti, E., Jonsson, M., Vico, G., Menegat, A. 2021. Seed predation is key to preventing population growth of the weed Alopecurus myosuroides. Journal of Applied Ecology

Alexandridis,, N., Marion,, G., Chaplin-Kramer, R., Dainese, M., Ekroos, J., Grab, H., Jonsson, M., Karp, D.S., Meyer, C., O’Rourke, M.E., Pontarp, M., Poveda, K., Seppelt, R., Smith, H.G., Martin, E.M. Clough, Y. 2021. Models of natural pest control: towards predictions across agricultural landscapes. Biological Control, 163: 104761

Njue, M., Muturi, P., Nyaga, J. & Jonsson, M. 2021. Influence of drought on interactions between Rhopalosiphum padi and ground dwelling predators - a mesocosm study. Journal of Applied Entomology, 163: 934-938.

Viketoft M, Riggi LGA, Bommarco R, Hallin S, Taylor AR. 2021. Type of organic fertilizer rather than organic amendment per se increases abundance of soil biota. PeerJ 9, 1-22.

Ranheim Sveen T, Netherway T, Juhanson J, Oja J, Borgström P, Viketoft M, Strengbom J, Bommarco R, Clemmensen K, Hallin S, Bahram M. 2021. Plant-microbe interactions in response to grassland herbivory and nitrogen eutrophication. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 156, 108208. doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108208

Feit, B., Blüthgen, N., Daouti, E., Traub, C., Traugott, M & Jonsson, M. 2021. Landscape complexity promotes resilience of biological control to climate change. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 288: 20216547.

Stenberg, J.A., Sundh I, Becher, P., Björkman, C., Dubey,  M., Egan, P.A., Friberg, H., Gil, J.F., Jensen, D.F., Jonsson, M., Karlsson, M., Khalil, S., Ninkovic, V., Rehermann, G., Vetukuri, R. & Viketoft M. 2021. When is it biological control? Journal of Pest Science, 94: 665-676 and a correction.

Emery, S.E, Jonsson, M., Silva, H., Ribeiro A. & Mills, N.J. 2021. High agricultural intensity at the landscape scale benefits pests, but low intensity practices at the local scale can mitigate these effects. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 206: 107199

Lundin, O., Rundlöf, M., Jonsson, M., Bommarco, R. & Williams, N.M. 2021. Integrated pest and pollinator management - widening the concept. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 19(5): 283-291.

Scientific publications 2016 - 2020

Mbaluto CM, Ayelo PM, Duffy AG, Erdei AL, Tallon AK, Xia S, Caballero-Vidal G, Spitaler U, Szelényi MO, Duarte GA, Walker WB, Becher PG. 2020. Insect chemical ecology: chemically mediated interactions and novel applications in agriculture. Arthropod Plant Interactions 14, 671–684

Becher PG, Verschut V, Bibb MJ, Bush MJ, Molnár BP, Barane E, Al-Bassam MM, Chandra G, Song L, Challis GL, Buttner MJ, Flärdh K. 2020. Developmentally regulated volatiles geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol attract a soil arthropod to Streptomyces bacteria promoting spore dispersal. Nature Microbiology 5, 821–829

Sundh I, Eilenberg J. 2020. Why has the authorization of microbial biological control agents been slower in the EU than in comparable jurisdictions? Pest Management Science, DOI 10.1002/ps.6177.

Albrecht M, Kleijn D, Williams N, ... Jonsson M. et al. 2020. Global synthesis of the effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield. Ecology Letters.

Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez-Ordonez, ... Sundh I, et al. 2020. Scientific Opinion on the update of the list of QPS- recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA (2017–2019)​. EFSA Journal 2020;18(2):5966. DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5966​.

Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez-Ordonez, ... Sundh I, et al. 2020. Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 12: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2020​. EFSA Journal 2020;18(7):6174. DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6174.

Karlsson Green K, Stenberg JA, Lankinen Å. 2020. Making sense of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in the light of evolution. Evolutionary Applications, in press

Flöhr A, Stenberg JA, Egan PA. 2020. The joint Economic Impact Level (jEIL): a decision metric for integrated pest and pollinator management. In: Gao et al. (eds) Integrative Biological Control, pp 17-38, Springer

Egan PA, Dicks LV, Hokkanen HMT & Stenberg JA. 2020. Delivering integrated pest and pollinator management. Trends in Plant Science 25: 577-589

Weber D, Egan PA, Muola A, Ericson LE & Stenberg JA. 2020. Plant resistance does not compromise parasitoid-based biocontrol of a strawberry pest. Scientific Reports 10: 5899.

Stenberg JA, Nielsen A, Wendell M, Alsanius B, Krokane P, Magnusson C, Nicolaisen M, Thomsen IM, Wright SAI, Rafoss T. 2020. Risk assessment of the biological control agent ANDERcontrol with the organism Amblyseius andersoni. Opinion of the Panel on Plant Health. VKM report 2020:04, ISBN: 978-82-8259-341-0, ISSN: 2535-4019. Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment (VKM), Oslo, Norway.

Dubey M, Broberg M, Funck Jensen D, Karlsson M. 2020. LysM proteins regulate fungal development and contribute to hyphal protection and biocontrol traits in Clonostachys rosea. Frontiers in Microbiology 11:679.

Dainese et al. 2019. A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production. Science Advances, Vol. 5, no. 10, eaax0121. DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax0121

Darlison J; Mogren L, Rosberg AK, Grudén M, Minet A, Liné C, Mieli M, Bengtsson T, Håkansson Å, Uhlig E, Becher PG, Karlsson M, Alsanius BW. 2019. Leaf mineral content govern microbial community structure in the phyllosphere of spinach (Spinacia oleracea) and rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia). Science of the Total Environment, 675, 501-512

Crava CM, Sassù F, Tait G, Becher PG, Anfora G 2019 Functional transcriptome analyses of Drosophila suzukii antennae reveal mating-dependent olfaction plasticity in females. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 105, 51–59

Feit, B., Bluethgen, N., Traugott, M & Jonsson, M. 2019. Resilience of ecosystem processes: a new approach shows that functional redundancy of biological control services is reduced by agricultural intensification. Ecology Letters 22: 1568-1577.

Scheepmaker JWA, Busschers M, Sundh I, Eilenberg J, Butt TM. 2019. Sense and nonsense of the secondary metabolites data requirements in the EU for beneficial microbial control agents. Biological Control, DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.104005.

Iqbal M, Dubey M, Broberg A, Viketoft M, Funck Jensen D, Karlsson M. 2019. Deletion of the non-ribosomal peptide synthetase gene nps1 in the fungus Clonostachys rosea attenuates antagonism and biocontrol of plant pathogenic Fusarium and nematodes. Phytopathology 109:1698-1709.

Tzelepis G, Karlsson M. 2019. Killer toxin-like chitinases in filamentous fungi: Structure, regulation and potential roles in fungal biology. Fungal Biology Reviews 33:123-132.

Martin, E.A., Feit, B., Requier,F., Friberg. H., Jonsson, M. (2019). Assessing the resilience of biodiversity-driven functions in agroecosystems under environmental change, Chapter 3, pp 59-124. In: David A. Bohan and Alex J. Dumbrell (Eds.) Advances in Ecological Research, Vol 60, Resilience in Complex Socio-ecological Systems, Academic Press, London, UK.

Roslin, T., Traugott, M., Jonsson, M., Stone, G.N., Creer, S. & Symondson, W.O.C. (2019). Introduction: Special issue on species interactions, ecological networks and community dynamics: untangling the entangled bank using molecular techniques. Molecular Ecology, 28: 157-164.

Herman L,  Chemaly M, Cocconcelli PS, Fernandez P. Klein G, Peixe L, Prieto M, Querol A, Suarez JE, Sundh I, Vlak J, Correia S. (2019) The qualified presumption of safety assessment and its role in EFSA risk evaluations: 15 years past. FEMS Microbiology Letters, Volume 366, Issue 1, January 2019, fny260.

Broberg M, Dubey M, Sun M, Ihrmark K, Schroers H, Li S, Funck Jensen D, Brandström Durling M, Karlsson M (2018) Out in the cold: Identification of genomic regions associated with cold tolerance in the biocontrol fungus Clonostachys rosea through genome-wide association mapping. Frontiers in Microbiology 9:2844.

Mansourian S, Enjin A, Jirle EV, Ramesh V, Rehermann G, Becher PG, Pool JE, Stensmyr MC. 2018. Wild African Drosophila melanogaster are seasonal specialists on marula fruit Current Biology 28, 3960-3968.e3

Becher PG, Lebreton S, Wallin EA, Hedenström E, Borrero-Echeverry F, Bengtsson M, Jörger V, Witzgall P. 2018. The scent of the fly. Journal of Chemical Ecology 8, 2962–2974

Becher PG, Hagman A, Verschut V, Chakraborty A, Rozpędowska E, Lebreton S, Bengtsson M, Flick G, Witzgall P, Piškur J. 2018. Chemical signaling and insect attraction is a conserved trait in yeasts. Ecology and Evolution 8, 2962–2974

Becher PG, Jensen RE, Natsopoulou ME, Verschut V, De Fine Licht, HH. 2018. Infection of Drosophila suzukii with the obligate insect-pathogenic fungus Entomophthora muscae. Journal of Pest Science 91, 781–787

Carrasco D, Desurmont GA, Laplanche D, Proffit M, Gols R, Becher PG, Larsson MC, Turlings TCJ, Anderson P. 2018. With or without you: Effects of the concurrent range expansion of an herbivore and its natural enemy on native species interactions. Global Change Biology 2017,1–13

Iqbal M, Dubey M, Gudmundsson M, Viketoft M, Funck Jensen D, Karlsson M (2018) Comparative evolutionary histories of fungal proteases reveal gene gains in the mycoparasitic and nematode-parasitic fungus Clonostachys rosea. BMC Evolutionary Biology 18:171.

Atanasova L, Dubey M, Grujić M, Gudmundsson M, Lorenz C, Sandgren M, Kubicek C, Funck Jensen D, Karlsson M (2018) Evolution and functional characterization of pectate lyase PEL12, a member of a highly expanded Clonostachys rosea polysaccharide lyase 1 family. BMC Microbiology 18:178.

Fatema U, Broberg A, Funck Jensen D, Karlsson M, Dubey M (2018) Functional analysis of polyketide synthase genes in the biocontrol fungus Clonostachys rosea. Scientific Reports 8:15009.

Curtsdotter, A., Banks, H.T., Banks, J., Jonsson, M., Jonsson, T., Laubmeier, A.N., Traugott, M. & Bommarco, R. 2018. Ecosystem functioning in predator-prey food webs - confronting dynamic models with empirical data. Journal of Animal Ecology, in press.

Karp et al. 2018. Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition. PNAS, 115 (33) E7863-E7870. 

Roubinet, E., Jonsson, T., Malsher, G., Staudacher, K., Traugott, M., Ekbom, B. & Jonsson, M2018. High redundancy as well as complementary prey choice characterize generalist Predator food webs in agroecosystems. Scientific Reports, 8:8054 DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-26191-0. 

Jonsson, T., Kaartinen, R., Jonsson, M. & Bommarco, R. 2018. Predictive power of food web models based on body size decreases with trophic complexity. Ecology Letters, 21, 702-712.

Ricci, A; Allende, A; Bolton, D et al. (2018) Update of the list of QPS-recommended biological agents intentionally added to food or feed as notified to EFSA 8: suitability of taxonomic units notified to EFSA until March 2018. EFSA Journal 16, DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5315. 

Staudacher, K., Rennstam Rubbmark, O., Birkhofer, K., Malsher, G., Sint, D., Jonsson, M., Traugott, M. 2018. Habitat heterogeneity induces rapid changes in the feeding behaviour of generalist arthropod predators. Functional Ecology.

Guenat, S., Kaartinen, R. & Jonsson, M. 2018. Shade trees decrease pest abundances on brassica crops in Kenya. Agroforestry Systems.

Barrios, E., Brauman, A., DeClerk, F., Hariah, K., Jonsson, M., Mortimer, P., Muhamad, D. & Valencia, V. 2018. Contribution of trees to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management, 14(1): 1-16.

Schneider S, Tajrin T, Lundström JO, NB Hendriksen, Melin P, Sundh I. 2017. Do Multi-year Applications of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis for Control of Mosquito Larvae Affect the Abundance of B. cereus Group Populations in Riparian Wetland Soils? Microbial Ecology 74:901–909

Ockleford, C; Adriaanse, P; Berny, P et al. (2017) Scientific Opinion addressing the state of the science on risk assessment of plant protection products for in-soil organisms. EFSA Journal 15, DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4690.

Hernandez Garcia H; Herrmann A; Håkansson S. 2017. Isothermal microcalorimetry for rapid viability assessment of freeze-dried Lactobacillus reuteri. Process Biochemistry. 55: 49-54

Roubinet, E., Birkhofer, K., Malsher, G., Staudacher, K., Ekbom, B., Traugott, M. & Jonsson, M. 2017. Diet of generalist predators reflects effects of cropping period and farming system on extra- and intraguild prey. Ecological Applications

Birkhofer, K., Bylund, H., Dalin, P., Ferlian, O., Gagic, V., Hambäck, P.A., Klapwijk, M., Mestre, L., Roubinet, E., Schroeder, M., Stenberg, J.A., Porcel, M., Björkman, C. & Jonsson, M. 2017. Methods to identify the prey of invertebrate predators in terrestrial field studies. Ecology and Evolution, 00, 1-12.

Jonsson, M., Kaartinen, R. & Straub C.S. 2017. Relationships between natural enemy diversity and biological control. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 20, 1 – 6.

Schneider, S., Tajrin, Y., Hendriksen, N.B., Lundström, J.O., Melin, P., Sundh, I. 2016. Influence of multi-year Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis treatments on the abundance of B. cereus group populations in Swedish riparian wetland soils. IOBC–WPRS Bulletin, 113, 1-5.

Tscharntke, T., Karp, D.S., Chaplin-Kramer, B., Batary, P., DeClerck, F., Gratton, C., Hunt, L.,Ives, A., Jonsson, M., Larsen, A., Martin, E.A., Martinez-Salinas, A., Meehan, T.D., O’Rourke, M., Poveda, K., Rosenheim, J.A., Rusch, A., Shellhorn, N., Wanger, T.C., Wratten, S. & Zhang, W. 2016. When natural habitat fails to enhance biological pest control – Five hypotheses. Biological Conservation, 20, part B, 449-458.

Kämpfer P; Glaeser SP; Marinotti O; Guy L; Håkansson S; Tandei WP; Busse HJ; Terenius O. 2016. Proposal of Coetzeea brasiliensis gen. nov. sp. nov. isolated from larvae of Anopheles darlingi. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 66(12):5211-5217

Kuyah, S., Öborn, I., Jonsson, M., Dahlin, A.S., Barrios, E., Muthuri, C., Malmer, A., Nyaga, J., Magaju, C., Namirembe, S., Nyberg, Y. & Sinclair, F.L. 2016. Trees in agricultural landscapes enhance provision of ecosystem services in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Biodiversity Science Ecosystem Services and Management, 12, 255 - 273.

Jonsson, M. & Sigvald, R. 2016. Suction trap catches partially predict infestations of the grain aphid Sitobion avenae in winter wheat fields. Journal of Applied Entomology, 140, 553-557. 

Staudacher, K., Jonsson, M. & Traugott, M. 2016. Easy to use molecular assays to unravel food web interactions in cereal crops with focus on biological control of aphids. Journal of Pest Science, 89, 281-293.

Karlsson, I., Edel-Hermann, V., Gautheron, N., Brandström Durling, M., Kolseth, A-K., Steinberg C., Persson, P., Friberg, H. 2016. Evaluation of genus-specific primers for studying Fusarium communities in field samples. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 82:491-501.

Klapwijk MJ, Bylund H, Schroeder M, Björkman C. 2016. Forest management and natural biocontrol of insect pests. Forestry, 0, 1–10, doi:10.1093/forestry/cpw019

Scientific publications 2010 - 2015

Kämpfer P, Glaeser SP, Nilsson LKJ, Eberhard T, Håkansson S, Guy L,  Roos S, Busse H-J, Terenius O. 2015. Proposal of Thorsellia kenyensis sp. nov. and Thorsellia kandunguensis sp. nov., isolated from larvae of Anopheles arabiensis, as members of the family Thorselliaceae fam. nov. International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology 65(2): 444-451.

Pumariño, L. Weldesemayat, S.G., Gripenberg, S., Kaartinen, R., Barrios, E., Muchane, M.N., Midega, C. & Jonsson, M. 2015. Effects of agroforestry on pest, disease and weed control: a meta-analysis. Basic and Applied Ecology, 16, 573-582.

Kämpfer P, Glaeser SP, Nilsson LKJ, Eberhard T, Håkansson S, Guy L,  Roos S, Busse H-J, Terenius O. 2015. Proposal of Thorsellia kenyensis sp. nov. and Thorsellia kandunguensis sp. nov., isolated from larvae of Anopheles arabiensis, as members of the family Thorselliaceae fam. nov. International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology 65(2): 444-451.

Pumariño, L. Weldesemayat, S.G., Gripenberg, S., Kaartinen, R., Barrios, E., Muchane, M.N., Midega, C. & Jonsson, M. 2015. Effects of agroforestry on pest, disease and weed control: a meta-analysis. Basic and Applied Ecology, 16, 573-582

Schneider S., N.B. Hendriksen, P. Melin, J.O. Lundström and I. Sundh. 2015. Chromosome-directed PCR-based detection and quantification of Bacillus cereus group members with focus on B. thuringiensis serovar israelensis active against nematoceran larvae. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 81: 4894-4903.

Jonsson, M., Straub, C.S., Didham, R.K., Buckley, H.L., Case, B.S., Hale, R.J., Gratton, C. & Wratten, S.D. 2015. Experimental evidence that the effectiveness of conservation biological control depends on landscape complexity. Journal of Applied Ecology, 52, 1274 – 1282.

Roubinet E, Straub C, Jonsson T, Staudacher K, Traugott M, Ekbom B, Jonsson M. 2015. Additive effects of predator diversity on pest control caused by few interactions among predator species. Ecological Entomology, , 40, 362-371.

Karungi, J., Nambi, N., Ijala, A.R., Jonsson, M., Kyamanywa, S. & Ekbom, B. 2015. Relating Shading Levels and Distance from Natural Vegetation with Hemipteran Pests and Predators Occurrence on Coffee. Journal of Applied Entomology, 139, 669-678.

Jonsson, M., Raphael, I.A., Ekbom, B., Kyamanywa, S. & Karungi, J. 2014.  Contrasting effects of shade level and altitude on two important coffee pests. Journal of Pest Science,  88, 281-287.

Karlsson, I., Friberg, H., Steinberg, C., Persson, P. 2014. Fungicide effects on fungal community composition in the wheat phyllosphere. PLoS ONE 9(11): e111786. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0111786.

Lagerlöf J., L. Adolfsson, G. Börjesson, K. Ehlers, G. Palares Vinyoles and I. Sundh. 2014. Land-use intensification and agroforestry in the Kenyan highland: Impacts on soil microbial community composition and functional capacity. Applied Soil Ecology 82: 93-99.

Midega CAO, Jonsson M, Khan ZR, Ekbom B. 2014 Effects of landscape complexity and habitat management on stemborer colonization, parasitism and damage to maize. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 188, 289–293.

Sutherland, W.J., Gardiner, T., Bogich, T.L., Bradbury, R.B., Clothier, B., Jonsson, M., Kapos, V., Lane, S.N., Moller, I., Schroeder, M., Spalding, M., Spencer, T. White, P.C.L. & Dicks, L.V. 2014. Solution scanning as a key policy tool: identifying management interventions to help maintain and enhance regulating ecosystem services. Ecology and Society, 19(2): 3.

Önneby K, Håkansson S, Leticia L, Pizzul, Stenström J. 2014. Reduced leaching of the herbicide MCPA after bioaugmentation with a formulated and stored Sphingobium sp. Biodegradation 25:291-300.

Jonsson, M., Bommarco, R., Ekbom, B., Smith, H.G., Bengtsson, J., Caballero-Lopez, B., Winqvist, C. & Olsson, O. 2014. Ecological production functions for biological control services in agricultural landscapes. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 5, 243-252.

Johann Leplat & Hanna Friberg & Muhammad Abid & Christian Steinberg. 2013. Survival of Fusarium graminearum, the causal agent of Fusarium head blight. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 33:97-111. DOI: 10.1007/s13593-012-0098-5.

Önneby, K, Pizzul, L, Bjerketorp, J, Mahlin, D, Hakansson, S, Wessman, P. 2013. Effects of di- and polysaccharides formulations and storage conditions on survival of freeze-dried Sphingobium sp. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 29:1399-1408.

Rusch, A., Bommarco, R., Jonsson, M., Smith, H.G. & Ekbom, B. 2013. Flow and stability of natural pest control services depend on landscape complexity and crop rotation in the landscape. Journal of Applied Ecology, 50, 345-354.

Orre Gordon, S., Wratten, S.D., Jonsson, M., Simpson, M. & Hale, R. 2013. ’Attract and Reward’: Combining a herbivore-induced plant volatile with floral resource supplementation – multi-trophic level effects. Biological Control, 64, 106-115.

Sundh I. and M.S. Goettel. 2013. Regulating biocontrol agents: a historical perspective and a critical examination comparing microbial and macrobial agents. BioControl, 58:575-593.

Sundh I., A. Wilcks and M.S. Goettel. 2013. Harnessing the value of beneficial microorganisms: Role of regulatory landscapes. CAB Reviews, 8, 013: 1-4.

Wessman P, Håkansson S, Leifer S, Rubino S. 2013. Formulations for freeze-drying of bacteria and their influence on cell survival. J. Vis. Exp. (78), e4058, doi:10.3791/4058.

Jonsson, M., Buckley, H.L., Case, B., Hale, R.J., Wratten, S.D. & Didham, R.K. 2012. Agricultural intensification drives landscape-context effects on host-parasitoid interactions in agroecosystems. Journal of Applied Ecology, 49, 706-714.

Johnsson Holmberg A.-I., P. Melin, J.P. Levenfors and I. Sundh. 2012. Fate and behaviour of a seed-applied Pseudomonas brassicacearum strain in a winter wheat field trial, as determined by analysis with SCAR markers. Biocontrol Science and Technology 22: 379-392.

Bergenholtz Å, Wessman P, Wuttke A, and Håkansson S. 2012. A case study on stress preconditioning of a Lactobacillus strain prior to freeze-drying. Cryobiology 64(3):152–159.

Nyberg K.A., K. Enwall, A. Schnürer, I. Sundh and S. Hallin. 2012. Response of induced perturbation on replicating beta-proteobacterial ammonia-oxidizing populations in soil. Microbial Ecology 63: 701-709.

Bommarco, R., Miranda, F., Bylund, H., and Björkman, C. 2011. Insecticides Suppress Natural Enemies and Increase Pest Damage in Cabbage. J. Econ. Entomol. 104(3): 782-791; DOI: 10.1603/EC10444

Wessman P, Mahlin D, Rubino S, Leifer K, Kessler V, Håkansson S. 2011. Impact of matrix properties on survival of freeze-dried bacteria. J. Sci Food Agri. 91(14):2518-2528

Miranda, F., Bylund,H., Grönberg, L., Larsson,L. and Björkman, C. 2011 Population Density and Killing Capacity by Predators of Eggs and Larvae of the Diamondback Moth in Nicaragua. Environmental Entomology, 40(2):333-341. DOI: 10.1603/EN10277

Sundh I., and P. Melin. 2011. Safety and regulation of yeasts used for biocontrol or biopreservation in the food or feed chain. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 99: 113-119.

Steinberg, C., Edel-Hemann, V., Friberg, H. & Alabouvette, C. 2011. Functional aspects of biodiversity in relation to plant health. Bulletin OILB/SROP 63: 65-69.Sundh I., and M.S. Goettel. 2011. A comparison of ecological elements of current safety assessments and regulation of microbial and invertebrate biocontrol agents. Bulletin IOBC/wprs 63, 61-64.

Melin P, Schnürer J and Håkansson S. 2011. Formulation and stabilization of the biocontrol yeast Pichia anomala. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 99(1):107-112Sundh I., M. Hökeberg, J.J. Levenfors and A.I. Nilsson. 2011. Safety assessment of biocontrol and plant growth promoting pseudomonads useful in crop production. Annals of Applied Biology 159: 291-301.

Feng, X.-M., A.-I. Johnsson Holmberg, I. Sundh, T. Ricard and P. Melin. 2011. Specific SCAR markers and multiplex real-time PCR for quantification of two Trichoderma biocontrol strains in environmental samples. BioControl 56: 903-913.

Schoug Å, Mahlin D, Jonson M, and Håkansson S. 2010. Differential effects of polymers PVP90 and Ficoll400 on storage stability and viability of Lactobacillus coryniformis Si3 freeze-dried in sucrose. J. Appl. Microbiol. 108:1032–1040.

Jonsson, M., Wratten, S.D., Landis, D.A., Tompkins, J.-M.L. & Cullen, R. 2010. Habitat manipulation to mitigate the impacts of invasive arthropod pests. Biological Invasions, 12, 2933-2945.

Orre, G.U.S., Wratten, S.D., Jonsson, M. & Hale, R. 2010. Effects of an herbivore-induced plant volatile on arthropods from three trophic levels in brassicas. Biological Control, 53, 62-67.

 

Scientific publications 2005-2009

Jonsson, M., Wratten, S.D., Robinson, K.A. & Sam, S.A. 2009. The impact of floral resources and omnivory on a four trophic level food web. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 99, 275-285.

Johnsson Holmberg A-I, Melin P, Levenfors JP, Sundh I. 2009. Development and evaluation of SCAR markers for a Pseudomonas brassicacearum strain used in biological control of snow mould. Biological Control 48: 181-187.

Friberg, H., Fayolle, L., Edel-Hermann, V., Gautheron, N., Faivre, C. & Steinberg, C. 2009. Response of Rhizoctonia solani to soil faunal grazing and organic material – different from general microbial dynamics. In: Steinberg, C., Edel-Hermann, V., Friberg, H., Alabouvette, C. & Tronsmo, A. (Eds.) Multitrophic Interactions in Soil: IOBC wprs Bulletin / Bulletin OILB srop, IOBC, 42: 63-67.

Friberg, H., Edel-Hermann, V., Faivre, C., Gautheron, N., Fayolle, L., Faloya, V., Montfort, F. & Steinberg, C. 2009. Cause and duration of mustard incorporation effects on soil-borne plant pathogenic fungi. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 41: 2075-2084. DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.07.017

Jäderlund L., M. Hellman, I. Sundh, M.J. Bailey, and J.K. Jansson. 2008. Use of a novel nonantibiotic marker gene cassette to monitor high survival of Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 on winter wheat in the field. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 63: 156-168.

Cullen, R., Warner, K.D., Jonsson, M. & Wratten, S.D. 2008. Economics and adoption of conservation biological control. Biological Control, 45, 272-280.

Jonsson, M., Wratten, S.D., Landis, D.A. & Gurr, G.M. 2008. Recent advances in conservation biological control of arthropods by arthropods. Biological Control, 45, 172-175.

Robinson, K.A., Jonsson, M., Wratten, S.D., Wade, M.R. & Buckley, H.L. 2008. Implications of floral resources for predation by an omnivorous lacewing. Basic and Applied Ecology, 9, 172-181.

Friberg, H., Lagerlöf, J., Hedlund, K. & Rämert, B. 2008.  Effect of earthworms and incorporation of grass on Plasmodiophora brassicae. Pedobiologia 52: 29-39. DOI:10.1016/j.pedobi.2008.02.001

Kessler VG, Seisenbaeva GA, Unell M, and Håkansson S. 2008. Chemically Triggered Biodelivery Using Metal–Organic Sol–Gel Synthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed 47: 8506-8509.

Schoug Å, Fischer J, Heipieper HJ, ⋅Schnürer J, and Håkansson S. 2008. Impact of fermentation pH and temperature on freeze-drying survival and membrane lipid composition of Lactobacillus coryniformis Si3. J. Ind Microbiol Biotech. 35(3):175-81

Melin P., I. Sundh, S. Håkansson, and J. Schnürer. 2007. Biological preservation of plant derived animal feed with antifungal microorganisms – Safety and formulation aspects. Biotechnology Letters 29: 1147-1154.

Widenfalk A., S. Bertilsson, I. Sundh, and W. Goedkoop. 2007. Effects of pesticides on community composition and activity of sediment microbes - Responses at various levels of microbial organization. Environmental Pollution 152: 576-584.

Orre, S.G.U., Tompkins, J.-M., Jonsson, M., Jacometti, M.A. & Wratten, S.D. 2007. Provision of floral resources for biological control: Restoring an important ecosystem service. Functional Ecosystems and Communities, 1, 86-94

Svensson, K. & Friberg, H. 2007. Changes in active microbial biomass by earthworms and grass amendments in agricultural soil. Biology and Fertility of Soils 44:223-228. DOI: 10.1007/s00374-007-0200-3

Melin P, Håkansson S, and Schnürer J. 2007. Optimisation and comparison of liquid and dry formulations of the biocontrol yeast Pichia anomala J121. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 73:1008–1016

Steinberg, C., Edel-Hermann, V., Janvier C., Friberg, H. & Alabouvette, C. 2007. Interest of cultural practices to manage soilborne diseases. Bulletin OILB/SROP 30: 337-342.

Friberg, H., Lagerlöf, J. & Rämert, B. 2006. Usefulness of non-host plants in management of Plasmodiophora brassicae. Plant Pathology 55:690-695. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2006.01408.x

Kessler VG, Spijksma GI, Seisenbaeva GS, Håkansson S, Blank DHA, Bouwmeester HJM. 2006. New insight in the role of modifying ligands in the sol-gel processing of metal alkoxide precursors: A possibility to approach new classes of materials. J. Sol-Gel Sci. Techn.  40:163–179.

Bjerketorp J, Håkansson S, Belkin S, and Jansson JK. 2006. Advances in preservation methods: keeping biosensor microorganisms alive and active. Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 17:1-7

Melin P, Håkansson S, Eberhard T, and Schnürer J. 2006. Survival of the biocontrol yeast Pichia anomala after long-term storage in liquid formulations at different temperatures, assessed by flow cytometry. J. Appl. Microbiol. 100(2):264-271.

Schoug Å, Olsson J, Carlfors J, Schnürer J, and Håkansson S. 2006. Freeze-drying of Lactobacillus coryniformis Si3 – effects of sucrose concentration, cell density, and freezing rate on cell survival and thermophysical properties. Cryobiol. 53(1):119-127

Friberg, H., Lagerlöf, J. & Rämert, B. 2005. Influence of soil fauna on fungal plant pathogens in agricultural and horticultural systems. Biocontrol Science and Technology 15: 641-658. DOI: 10.1080/09583150500086979

Friberg, H., Lagerlöf, J. & Rämert, B. 2005. Germination of Plasmodiophora brassicae resting spores stimulated by a non-host plant. European Journal of Plant Pathology 113: 275-281. DOI: 10.1007/s10658-005-2797-0

Book chapters

Becher PG, Revadi S 2020. Current knowledge on the migratory moth Autographa gamma as basis for future chemo-ecological research. In: Progress in Biological Control. Editors: Hokkanen HMT, Gao Y, Hokkanen, I. Springer.

Whittle P., I. Sundh and S. Neate. 2015. Surveillance for microbial soilborne pathogens and biocontrol organisms. In F. Jarrad et al. (eds.) Biosecurity Surveillance: Quantitative Approaches, in press. CABI Publishing, UK, pp. 181-202

Öborn, I., Kuyah, S., Jonsson, M., Dahlin, A.S., Mwangi, H, de Leeuw, J. 2014. Landscape -level constraints and opportunities for sustainable intensification in smallholder systems in the tropics. In: Climate-Smart Landscapes: Multifunctionality in Practice, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF).

Wilcks A., M.S. Goettel and I. Sundh. 2012. Model systems for testing microbial pathogenicity, virulence and toxicity – Introduction and overview. In: Sundh I. et al. (eds.) Beneficial Microorganisms in Agriculture, Food and the Environment: Safety Assessment and Regulation, CAB International Publishing, UK, pp. 217-222.

Gámez-Virués, S., Jonsson, M. & Ekbom, B. 2012. The ecology and utility of local and landscape scale effects in pest management. In: Gurr, G.M., Wratten, S.D. & Snyder, W.E. (eds.) Biodiversity and insect pests: key issues for sustainable management. Wiley Blackwell. 360pp. ISBN: 978-0-470-65686-0

Sundh I., A. Wilcks and M.S. Goettel (eds.) 2012. Beneficial Microorganisms in Agriculture, Food and the Environment: Safety Assessment and Regulation. CABI Publishing, UK, 343 pp.

Sundh I., A. Wilcks and M.S. Goettel. 2012. Microbes and the law: Safety assessment and regulation of beneficial microorganisms. In: Sundh I. et al. (eds.) Beneficial Microorganisms in Agriculture, Food and the Environment: Safety Assessment and Regulation. CABI Publishing, UK, pp. 1-11.

Håkansson S. and I. Sundh. 2011. Domesticering av Mikroorganismer. In: Formas Fokuserar: Genteknik som tar Skruv. (paper in Swedish on potential risks of using genetically modified microorganisms in environmental applications). Published by the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS)

Schoug Å, Schnürer J and Håkansson, S. 2010. Freeze-drying of Lb. coryniformis Si3 – focus on water. In Water Properties in Food, Health, Pharmaceutical and Biological Systems: ISOPOW 10. Eds: Reid D, Sajjaanantakul T, Lillford P and Charoenrein S. p141-147

Seisenbaeva G, V.G. Kessler, M. Unell and S. Håkansson. 2009. Proceeding of ICNM – 2009: Self-Assembled Titania Micelles for Drug Delivery and Bio-Control Applications. 1st International Conference on Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites. 6-8 April 2009, Kottayam, India. Eds : Thomas S. and Vijayan P. Applied Science Innovations Private Limited, India.

Kessler VG, Seisenbaeva GA, Unell M, and Håkansson S. 2008. Biocompatible titania hydrosols and hydrogels as novel bio- and drug delivery systems. XVI International Conference on Bioencapsulation, Dublin, Ireland ; 4-6 September 2008 Eds: Wandrey, C., and Poncelet, D O04-2-page 1-O04-2-page 4

Håkansson S, Sundh I, and Schnürer J. 2008. DOM – Domestication of Microorganisms. XVI International Conference on Bioencapsulation, Dublin, Ireland ; 4-6 September 2008 Eds: Wandrey, C., and Poncelet, D.

Levenfors, J., Håkansson, S., Sohlberg, V., and Hokeberg, M. 2007. Biological control of snow mould in cereals by a dry formulated pseudomonad. International Organization for Biological and Integrated Control of Noxious Animals and Plants (OIBC/OILB), West Palaearctic Regional Section (WPRS/SROP). Volume 30 Issue 6(2):517

Kessler, VG., Seisenbaeva. GA., and Håkansson, S. 2006. Transition metal oxide shells for encapsulation of (micro)organisms. Conference proceedings of the XIV International Workshop on Bioencapsulation. Eds: Wandrey, C., and Poncelet, D. p109-112.

Popular science publications

Microbial biocontrol agents in IPM strategies – reducing pesticide use in wheat and lowering the risk of fungicide resistance.
Jensen B, Jørgensen H, Collinge D, Jensen D, Dubey M, Karlsson M, Heick T, Jørgensen L. 2022. The Danish Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticide research no. 211, 1-85.

The scent of earth – a connection between sporulating soil bacteria and springtails
Becher PG, Flärdh K. 2020. www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org BLOG December 31.

Here's why soil smells so good after it rains.
Flärdh K, Becher PG. 2020. The Conversation, April 8.

Drosophila suzukii Fruktad fluga angriper och skadar bär och frukt
Kleman, Becher. 2019. Hemträdgården 3, 40-41.

Risk för skadesvampar i plöjningsfritt vete
Friberg, H. 2016. Arvensis 2016 nr 3 sid 30-31.

Anpassa bearbetningen till höstvete efter förfrukten
Arvidsson, J., Bergkvist, G. Nkurunziza, L. & Friberg, H. 2015. Inför höstbruket 2015, Väderstad AB

Datamodell förutspår effekten av bladlössens fiender
Anna Blomberg Behjat om Mattias Jonssons forskning. 2014. Greppa näringen

Skadedjurens fiender är vänner att räkna med
Berit Haggren om Mattias Jonssons forskning. 2014. Greppa näringen

Organiskt material gynnar marklivet
Hanna Friberg & Malin Lovang. 2013. Lantbrukets affärer 2013 (8) 28-29.

Kaffet är hotat
Om Mattias Jonssons kartläggning av insektsangrepp på kaffeplantager. Forskning och framsteg 2012 (2).

Genteknik som tar skruv – Domesticering av mikroorganismer
Håkansson, S och Sundh, I. 2011. Ed: Jonas Förare. ISBN 978-91-540-6061-0. p 211-226

Klumprotsjuka- om en lömsk överlevare
Hanna Friberg & Birgitta Rämert. 2003. Hemträdgården 2003 (03) 28-29.

Book chapters

Goda mikrober räddar grödorna
Hökeberg, M. 2010. I boken Formas Fokuserar: Jordbruk som håller i längden, Ed. Birgitta Johansson.

Patent

Metal oxide hydrogels and hydrofoils, their preparation and use
Kessler V, Seisenbaeva GA, Håkansson S, Unell M. International Application No.PCT/SE2007/000577. Pub. No. WO/2007/145573. Publication Date: 21.12.2007

Publications from participation in expert groups

Faber JH, Cousin I, Meurer KHE, Hendriks CMJ, Bispo A, Viketoft M, ten Damme L, Montagne D, Hanegraaf MC, Gillikin A, Kuikman P, Obiang-Ndong G, Bengtsson J, Taylor AR. 2023. Soil health and ecosystem services - monitoring and evaluation. EJP Soil Policy Brief, SIREN project.

Nielsen A, Kirkendall LR, Stenberg JA, Wendell PHM, Berg PR, Bryn A, Geange SR, Hindar K, Hole LR, Birkeland Nilsen E, Sandercock BK, Bonsak Thorstad E, Velle G. 2023. Risk assessment of the predatory mite Stratiolaelaps scimitus for biological control of varroa mites in beehives. VKM Report 2023: 6.

Thomsen IM, Alsenius B, Flø D, Krokene P, Wendell PHM, Wright S, Magnusson C, Stenberg JA, Børve J, Nybakken L, Sæthre M-G. 2023. Updated pest risk assessment of Phytophthora ramorum in Norway. VKM Report 2023: 19.

CBC financed projects

CBC finances pilot projects on biological control at SLU. Here we list some of the CBC-funded projects.

Effects of soil tillage on regulation of weed populations by seed-predating carabid beetles
Ola Lundin, Department of Ecology, SLU Uppsala