Research

The Department of Plant Biology at SLU is at the forefront of innovative research on plants and their interactions with the environment. Our work bridges fundamental science and practical applications, with the aim of advancing sustainable agriculture and forestry in a rapidly changing world.

  • We address these challenges across six key areas: Genetics, Molecular Cell Biology, Molecular Plant-Pest/Disease Interactions, Plant Genomics and Breeding, Plant Physiology, and Plant Virology.
  • The department is home to 18 research groups and more than 70 researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and PhD students.
  • We benefit from state-of-the-art facilities and instrumentation including molecular biology laboratories, an advanced microscopy platform, and plant growth facilities.

Publications

Find the latest publications from the Department of Plant Biology here.
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Our six subject areas

Read more about our research subjects here.
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Hofius group

Autophagy and Cell Death in Plant-Microbe Interactions

Melnyk group

Plant grafting and parasitic plants
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Schmid group

Regulation of Plant Growth & Development by the Environment

Thelander group

Evolution of developmental control

Yant group

Plant Genome Dynamics and Evolution