Adrien Vial
Fungal diseases threaten wheat harvests worldwide. Doctoral student Adrien Vial is exploring how cultivar mixtures, growing different wheat cultivars together, can offer environmentally friendly protection. The method has already proven effective – but many questions remain to be answered.
Ananta Aacharya
With agrivoltaics, the same field can yield both food and electricity – but the technology is costly and requires adaptations of farm machinery. Doctoral student Ananta Aacharya takes a holistic approach to agrivoltaics to find out how it can pay off under Swedish conditions.
Andrew Gallagher
"Transformative governance for a sustainable food system" Primary supervisor: Fredrik Fernqvist, Department of People and Society
Laurène Mailhan
The fungal disease common bunt threatens organic wheat. Without fungicides, resistant cultivars are the main defence – yet in Sweden, only one such cultivar is known. Doctoral student Laurène Mailhan explores the genetics behind its resistance to understand more about managing the disease.
Linda Groot Nibbelink
Doctoral student Linda Groot Nibbelink is investigating the potential of Nordic heirloom vegetables to strengthen Swedish food security. Garden orache and swede could become lifesavers if imports of inputs are disrupted – and in an increasingly warming climate.
Luboš Říha
A fascination with transformations in all their forms – Pokémon, spruce trees or potatoes – is what drives SLU doctoral student Luboš Říha. An EU decision that opens the door to broader use of genomic techniques is good news for his career.
Mina Nešić
The doctoral student Mina Nešić spends her days studying the properties of pea and faba bean. The goal is to contribute to the development of new varieties with desired seed qualities for human consumption – for example, as a sustainable source of protein.
Yizhi Zhang
Doctoral student Yizhi Zhang wants to see greenhouses integrated onto rooftops in Sweden. By making use of empty surfaces while also acting as insulation for the buildings below, she hopes to contribute to resource-efficient and sustainable food production in urban environments.