Education
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Research outputs
Each year, we publish around 100 scientific papers and 5-10 PhD dissertations.
Current Affairs
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Breeding 360: Cross-disciplinary collaboration in focus
On May 6–7, the SLU Breeding Network held its meeting titled Breeding 360: Collaboration across disciplines at Campus Ultuna. -
Studies on minimising apple waste
Large quantities of apples from both private gardens and industrial production are discarded as waste. By adapting storage methods and by optimising the time of harvest however, the amount of waste could be reduced. -
Soil microbes shape the future of crop breeding
A better understanding of the plant-microbe partnerships can lead to more resilient and sustainable agriculture. When breeding crops it is now time to consider both the plant and its microbial partners together. -
How crops shape their microbial communities
With the help of microbes, plants can improve their growth, stay healthy, and endure stress. In a new study on finger millet, researchers show that plants play an active role in choosing which microbes live in and around them.
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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. -
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. -
AgBio4SSA
AgBio4SSA explores agricultural biologicals as alternatives to hazardous agrochemicals through living labs in Sub-Saharan Africa. -
Field cress - a new oilseed crop for Nordic conditions
We are developing a new, bio-based value chain for renewable fuels and protein in Sweden, where field cress– a novel oilseed crop – takes center stage.
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