SLU Plant Protection Network

We explore how to protect crops and trees from diseases, pests, weather damage, weeds and invasive species, and how to create healthy environments for plants. The network connects SLU researchers and external stakeholders and is a platform to share our groundbreaking plant protection research.

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Contact a researcher

Want more information on plant protection? Here, you will find many researchers to ask and more information about the research at SLU.

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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.

Join the Network

Welcome to join our network on plant protection and plant health! You can join if you do research in plant protection or plant health, or if you are interested in plant protection issues and plant protection research at SLU.

Plant Protection News from SLU

  • 2026-01-29

    The right flower can attract more beneficial organisms – above and below ground

    Not all flowers deliver the same benefits. A new study from SLU shows that choosing the right plant species for flower strips can simultaneously support pollinators, natural enemies to pests, and soil life – while poor choices may have the opposite effect.
  • 2025-12-10

    Tracking climate shocks to build future resilience

    What can past climate extremes teach us about resilience? Researchers at SLU’s Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) are studying long-term data on climate, farming, soils, and society to uncover patterns that could help us adapt to future challenges.
  • 2025-11-24

    Chantal is making crop production more sustainable in Rwanda

    “Sweden is opening my eyes from different angles,” says Chantal Uwituze, a PhD student from the University of Rwanda currently visiting SLU. Her research focuses on how Rwanda’s crop intensification program can become more sustainable – both for people and the planet.
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Plant protection seminars, workshops and events

Scientific publications

See the latest publications on plant protection and plant health from SLU here.

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.