Department of Plant Breeding

Our vision is to make a significant contribution to the efficient and sustainable production of food, feed, and industrial products derived from plants.

  • Our research aids the domestication and genetic enhancement of new crops
  • We identify how different factors affect end-product quality
  • We unravel the regulatory networks of storage compounds in plants

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Research outputs

Each year, we publish around 100 scientific papers and 5-10 PhD dissertations.

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Research projects

  • Low cost genomic selection

    This project focuses on the development of methods for genomic selection in relation to existing commercial plant breeding programs. Particular emphasis is placed on developing models that enable cost-effective implementation of the method within these programs.
  • 2023-11-01 - 2026-10-31

    ADVALUE

    Advancing Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains through Strengthening Transdisciplinary Skills and Cooperation in East African Doctoral Education (ADVALUE) addresses the need for qualified doctorates and future academic professionals in agricultural sciences.
  • 2025-04-01 - 2028-03-31

    inSALSA

    Increasing Sustainability of Agribiologicals by Living labs in sub-Saharan Africa (inSALSA) aims to enhance the use of agricultural biologicals as alternatives to hazardous agrochemicals through living labs in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • 2024-10-01 - 2027-09-30

    AgBio4SSA

    AgBio4SSA explores agricultural biologicals as alternatives to hazardous agrochemicals through living labs in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Divisions & Facilities

Division of Plant Breeding

Our division explores crop biodiversity and trait inheritance, aiding the domestication and genetic enhancement of new crops with increased yield, resistance, and produce quality.

Division of Plant Biotechnology

Our division unravels the regulatory networks of storage compounds in plants and then uses this knowledge for creating new crops by means of modern gene-technology methods.

Division of Plant Product Quality

Our division identifies how different crops, cultivars, cultivation methods, and postharvest handling affect and regulate end-product quality—and how this quality can be increased.

Food Lab

SLU Food Lab

The SLU Food Lab is an arena side-by-side with teaching and research, contributing to increased knowledge about the interaction between raw materials, process, and product.

The Plant Protein Factory

At The Plant Protein Factory researchers with different skills are working together to develop the quality proteins of the future - from plant breeding to production and consumption.

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