Seed money projects

Page reviewed:  08/05/2025

As part of the strategy to increase cross-faculty collaborations and to further strengthen breeding research at SLU, the SLU Breeding Network is financially supporting the following short-term projects under 2025:

Combating Anti-nutritional Compounds in Food Crops: A Multifaceted Approach to Understanding and Quantifying Calystegine Accumulation in Potato Plants

Project group: Irene Merino (NJ Faculty), Per Hofvander (LTV Faculty), Ondrej Hodek (S Faculty)

Read an interview about the project with Irene Merino here

Studies of miR156 and miR529 Activity Using miRNA Target Mimics

Project group: Jens Sundström (NJ Faculty), Ramesh Vetukuri (LTV Faculty), Ove Nilsson (S Faculty)

Read an interview about the project with Jens Sundström here

Genetic and Molecular Studies of the Early Responses to Tilletia Infection in Wheat

Project group: Ronja Wonneberger (LTV Faculty), Anna Berlin (NJ Faculty), Therése Bengtsson (LTV Faculty)

Read an interview with Ronja Wonneberger here

Contact

  • Anna Manourova, Coordinator of the SLU Breeding Network
    Department of Plant Breeding