Theme Group Plant Protection
Plant diseases and pest insects can cause low yields and reduced quality. Therefore, it is important to develop strategies that reduce the risk of pest and disease outbreaks. In the committee, we work on issues related to research and trial activities in the field of plant protection.
If you want to participate in the plant protection theme group meetings, you are most welcome to contact the chairperson and/or the secretary:
- Chairperson: Mattias Larsson, SLU
- Secretary: Ulrika Dyrlund Martinsson, Hushållningssällskapet (The Rural Economy and Agricultural Societies), Skåne
Links
Here we have gathered a selection of links to units and organizations that also work with plant protection issues. See also Faktablad om växtskydd (plant protection fact sheets in Swedish) which cover plant protection in agriculture and horticulture, and include a series on gardening topics for hobby growers.
Units within Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
Department of ecology - Plant protection in agriculture and forestry [link is temporarily unavailable and will be restored soon]
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
Department of Crop Production Ecology
Department of Plant Protection Biology
SLU Centrum för kemiska bekämpningsmedel i miljön
SLU Plant Protection Network
Organisations outside SLU
Jordbruksverket - Växtskydd
Jordbruksverket - Växtskyddscentralerna
Svenskt Växtskydd (de svenska växtskyddsföretagens branschförening)
Kemikalieinspektionen