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The Swedish National Plant Protection Conference 2025
The Swedish National Plant Protection Conference 2025 will be held at Campus Alnarp, near Malmö and Lund. This year's theme is "Forestry, horticulture and agriculture in a changing climate - innovative thinking for a sustainable future". The conference is held mostly in Swedish.
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Plant Protection News from SLU
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Beneath the pines: how fungi drive forest nutrient cycles
In her new doctoral thesis, Katharine King shows how ectomycorrhizal fungi drive nutrient cycling in the forest by linking mineral weathering and nitrogen mobilisation, which supports tree growth and keeps the ecosystem healthy. -
Future plant breeders take root at SLU
Students and researchers from the BREEDTECH program visited SLU Alnarp to explore cutting-edge plant breeding tools and bring practical innovations back to their local agricultural systems. -
Royal scholarships for innovative research on biological control
Chloë Raderschall and Nataliia Khomutovska have received scholarships from King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 50-year fund for science, technology and the environment.
Plant protection seminars, workshops and events
Scientific publications
See the latest publications on plant protection and plant health from SLU here.
Towards chemical pesticide free agriculture
The European Research Alliance "Towards chemical pesticide free agriculture" promotes research, supports practitioners and guide policy towards a European agriculture with few or no chemical pesticides.
Plant protection - a broad area
Plant protection is about protecting plants from diseases, pests, weather damage, weeds and invasive species. The subject area is of great economic importance for the agricultural, horticultural and forestry sectors. Plant protection includes plant health and research on measures that combat and prevent pests from spreading, as well as research on ecosystem services.