Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology

On Friday, October 15, around 85 students gathered in Alnarp for the third edition of the Forest Student Summit.

Since the 80s, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), the University of Gothenburg and the Swedish Museum of Natural History have monitored fish health, population status and contaminant levels in fish along the Swedish coast. Results from four reference areas have now been released.

The Global Farm Platform (GFP), a network of research farms on six continents, has received prestigious technical recognition from the UN agency FAO. The farms, three of which are at SLU, contribute to more sustainable livestock production through experiments and demonstrations.

Climate change likely leads to thinner snow cover during winter in northern Europe, leaving tree roots more exposed to cold. PhD student Tuuli Aro found that boreal tree species respond differently to this kind of stress and highlights how genomic tools can help breed for more frost-tolerant trees.

The spruce tree’s own genes determine how well it resists root rot – and the outcome of the battle against the fungus is decided already in the early stages of infection.