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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Are you eager to contribute to sustainable agriculture, global food security, and better health?

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

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Subject Areas & Facilities
Subject area

Genomics and Phenomics of Plant Diversity

We study plant genetic resources from wild relatives to modern varieties and how important traits can be passed on and kept stable through generations.

Subject area

Plant Biotechnology and Functional Genomics

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

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Plant Product Quality Improvement

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

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Applied Genetics and Crop Genetic Improvement

We develop and use knowledge in genetics, molecular biology, and plant physiology to create new and improved cultivars for both agricultural and horticultural crops.

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Plants and the Environment

Our research explores both short-term responses and long-term adaptation strategies in annual and perennial crop species.

Food Lab
Facility

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.

Facility

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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