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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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Biological indicators can be the key to healthy soils in Europe
The EU wants all soils to be healthy by 2050 – but reaching that goal requires better ways to measure soil health. A new study shows that biological indicators, such as nematodes, could play an important role, but that more data and coordination are needed. -
New plant-based method for cheese-making enzyme
A research team from SLU, Linnaeus University and Örebro University has successfully produced a traditional cheese-making enzyme in plants. The results open new possibilities for sustainable dairy production. -
Innovation across borders for sustainable food systems
On 25 August, a Japanese delegation visited Malmö, joined by companies and startups, all looking to spark new collaborations between Sweden and Japan.
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.