Ongoing - breeding news from SLU
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14 April 2025
Sustainable tomato protection and the power of the microbiome
In his new thesis, Daniele Nicotra has uncovered mechanisms driving complex interactions within t... -
27 March 2025
Innovative biocontrol and gene silencing in Trelleborg
Ramesh Vetukuri was invited to share the latest advances in spray-induced gene silencing (SIGS) a... -
27 March 2025
Rapeseed can become a better plant-based protein source with the help of gene editing
In a new doctoral thesis, Oliver Moss shows how he has successfully reduced the levels of... -
25 February 2025
Doctoral thesis on the future of wheat – strategies for how plant breeding can contribute to higher wheat yields with less fertilizer
On Friday, Lorena Guardia Velarde will defend her thesis on the genetics behind nitrogen efficien... -
10 February 2025
Beneficial bacteria help plants cope with drought stress
A synthetic microbial community affected both tomatoes and Arabidopsis plants positively when fac... -
10 February 2025
High-yielding rice that greatly reduces methane emissions has been developed at SLU
Rice is a staple food for half the world's population, but its cultivation leads to significant... -
28 January 2025
She wants to protect wheat from a forgotten enemy
Wheat is one of the world's most important food staples, but with climate change, threats to the...