Postgraduate education
Last changed: 14 April 2021
The Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology offers PhD training in the doctoral education subject Biology at the Faculty of Forest Sciences, and in Biology, and Biology with specialization in ecology, or plant pathology or microbiology at the Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences.
A PhD program is four years (240 credits) of which the major part (up to 210 credits) consists of individual research and writing of a PhD thesis.
To be eligible for a PhD training in in the subjects an MSc (or a ‘magister’) in Biology or Microbiology, or equivalent, is required. PhD positions are advertised at SLUs page for vacant positions.
In order to enhance the quality in graduate education the department is a joint organizer of the research school Organism Biology and is also active in the research schools Focus on Soils and Water and Ecology – its basic and applications at SLU.
More information about the graduate program, can be found both on the external and internal SLU web.
Dissertations
Year |
Author |
Title |
| 2017 | Hagenbo, Andreas | Ectomycorrhizal fungal mycelial dynamics and its role in forest soil carbon cycling |
| 2017 |
Fahad, Zaenab Adnan |
The role of biological processes in base cation supply in boreal forest podzols |
| 2016 | Bila, João | Coconut lethal yellowing phytoplasma disease in Mozambique. |
| 2016 | Marupakula, Srisailam | Interactions between ectomycorrhizal associations and bacteria. |
| 2016 | Sterkenburg, Erica | Drivers of soil fungal communities in boreal forests. |
| 2016 | Miguel Nemesio Gorriz | Molecular responses to Heterobasidion annosum s.l. in Picea abies. |
| 2015 | Yang Ho | Understanding virulence of Heterobasidion annosum s.l., a root rot pathogen of conifers. |
| 2015 | Nguyen, Diem | Effects of tree species diversity on foliar fungal distribution. |
| 2015 | Millberg, Hanna | Foliar fungi of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). |
| 2015 | Abd El-Daim, Islam Ahmed Moustafa | Use of rhizobacteria for the alleviation of plant stress. |
| 2015 | Hadji Mollahossein, Sara | Host-pathogen interactions in root infecting oomycete species. |
| 2014 | Tzelepis, Georgios | Functional differentiation of glycoside hydrolases family 18 in filamentous Ascomycetes. |
| 2013 | Bakys, Remigijus | Dieback of Fraxinus excelsior in the Baltic Sea Region. |
| 2013 | Bengtsson, Stina | Dieback of Fraxinus excelsior. |
| 2013 | Ottosson, Elisabet | Succession of wood-inhabiting fungal communities. |
| 2013 | Neupane, Saraswoti | Genomics and transcriptomics of plant beneficial Serratia spp. |
| 2013 | Nallanchakravarthula, Srivathsa | Root-associated microbial communities of different strawberry cultivars as influenced by soil type, Verticillium dahliae Kleb. and biofumigation. |
| 2012 | Bödeker, Inga | Functional ecology of ectomycorrhizal fungi. |
| 2012 | Strid, Ylva Maria Elisabeth | Bark beetles facilitate the establishment of wood decay fungi. |
| 2012 | Arhipova, Natalija | Heart rot of spruce and alder in forests of Latvia. |
| 2012 | Berlin, Anna | Population biology of Puccinia graminis. |
| 2012 | Sjöholm, Lina | How sexual reproduction affects the population biology of Phytophthora infestans. |
| 2012 | Do, Thi Xuan | Microbial communities in paddy fields in the Mekong delta of Vietnam. |
| 2011 | Njuguna, Jane Wangu | Stem canker and dieback disease on Grevillea robusta Cunn ex R. Br. |
| 2011 | Blandón-Díaz, Jorge Ulises | Insights into population structure and epidemiology of Phytophthora infestans from Nicaragua. |
| 2011 | Arnerup, Jenny | Induced defence responses in Picea abies triggered by Heterobasidion annosum s.l. |
| 2010 | Widmark, Anna-Karin | The late blight pathogen, Phytophthora infestans. |
| 2010 | Lundén, Karl | Heterobasidion - conifer pathosystem. |
| 2010 | Dalman, Kerstin | Heterobasidion root rot. |
| 2009 | Blixt, Eva | On Phaeosphaeria nodorum in wheat. |
| 2009 | Boberg, Johanna | Litter decomposing fungi in boreal forests. |
| 2009 | Mgbeahuruike, Anthony Christian | A study of the traits associated with the biocontrol activity of Phlebiopsis gigantea. |
| 2008 | Heller, Gregory | Transcription analysis of Pinus sylvestris during ectomycorrhizal development. |
| 2008 | Heyman, Fredrik | Root rot of pea caused by Aphanomyces euteiches. |
| 2008 | Franzén, Ina | Population genetics of the red-listed wood-decay fungus Phlebia centrifuga. |
| 2008 | Samils, Nicklas | Monitoring the control methods of Heterobasidion annosum s.l. root rot. |
| 2008 | Nygren, Cajsa | Functional diversity in nutrient acquisition by ectomycorrhizal fungi. |
| 2007 | Herrera-Foessel, Sybil A. | Enhancing the genetic diversity and durability of leaf rust resistance in durum wheat. |
| 2007 | Adomas, Aleksandra | Transcript profiling of the Heterobasidion-conifer pathosystem. |
| 2007 | Andersson, Björn | Sexual reproduction in Phytophthora infestans. |
| 2007 | Bharadwaj, Dharam Parkash | The plant – arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi – bacteria – pathogen system. |
| 2007 | Santos-González, Juan Carlos | Diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in grasslands and arable fields. |
| 2006 | Toljander, Jonas | Interactions between soil bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. |
| 2006 | Moročko, Inga | Characterization of the strawberry pathogen Gnomonia fragariae, and biocontrol possibilities. |
| 2006 | Lind, Mårten | Genetics of virulence and intraspecific interactions in Heterobasidion annosum s.l. |
| 2005 | Lygis Vaidotas | Root rot in north-temperate forest stands : biology, management and communities of associated fungi |
| 2005 | Thor Magnus | Heterobasidion root rot in Norway spruce : modelling incidence, control efficacy and economic consequences in Swedish forestry |
| 2005 | Karlsson Magnus | Transcriptional responses during the pathogenic interaction between Heterobasidion Annosum s. l. and conifers |
| 2005 | Nejad Pajand | Pathogenic and ice-nucleation active (INA) bacteria causing dieback of willows in short rotation forestry |
| 2005 | Menkis Audrius | Root associated fungi of conifer seedlings and their role in afforestation of agricultural land |
| 2005 | Allmér Johan | Fungal communities in branch litter of Norway spruce : dead wood dynamics, species detection and substrate preferences |
| 2004 | Capieau Kristof | Biological control of grey mould in Swedish forest nurseries |
| 2004 | Gure Abdella | Seed-borne fungi of the afromontane tree species Podocarpus falcatus and Prunus africana in Ethiopia |
| 2004 | Nordström Högberg Mona | Carbon and nitrogen relations among soils, microbes and plants in boreal forests |
| 2003 | Rosling Anna | Responses of ectomycorrhizal fungi to mineral substrates |
| 2003 | Abu Selim | Application of genomics for the study of the root rot fungus Heterobasidion spp. |
| 2002 | Fransson Petra | Responses of ectomycorrhizal fungi to changes in carbon and nutrient availability. |
| 2002 | Gustafsson Mårten | Distribution and Dispersal of Wood-decaying Fungi Occuring on Norway Spruce Logs. |
| 2001 | Johannesson Hanna | Ecology of Daldinia spp. with special emphasis on Daldinia loculata. |
| 2001 | Zheng Juxian | Microbial antagonism against Heterobasidion annosum |
| 2001 | Ihrmark Katarina | Double-stranded RNA Elements in the root rot fungus Heterobasidion annosum. |
| 2001 | Iakovlev Andrei | Molecular responses of mycelia to fungus-fungus interactions. |
| 2001 | Lindahl Björn | Nutrient Cycling in Boreal Forests - a Mycological Perspective. |
| 2001 | Gustafsson Mårten | Factors that limit the occurrence of wood-decaying fungi |
| 2001 | Rangel Castro Ignacio | Eco-Physiology of the ectomycorrhizal mushroom Cantharellus cibarius carbon and nitrogen metabolism, and the interactions with bacteria and mycophagous invertebrates. |
| 2000 | Ahonen-Jonnarth Ulla | Growth, nutrient uptake and ectomycorrhizal function in Pinus sylvestris plants exposed to aluminium and heavy metals. |
| 1999 | Vasaitis Rimvydas | Ecology and fungi colonizing wounds of Norway spruce (picea abies (L.) Karst.) with special emphasis on Stereum sanguinolentum (Alb. & Schw.:Fr.) Fr. |
| 1998 | Högberg Nils | Population biology of common and rare wood-decay fungi. |
| 1998 | Lehtijärvi Asko | Lophodermium picea and Tryblidiopsis pinastri. Two latent colonizers of Norway spruce. |
| 1998 | Jonsson Lena | Community structure of ectomycorrhizal fungi in Swedish boreal forests. |
| 1997 | Bendz-Hellgren Malin | Heterobasidion annosum root and butt rot of Norway spruce, Picea abies. Colonization by the fungus and its impact on tree growth. |
| 1997 | Kårén, Ola | Effects of air pollution and forest regeneration methods on the community structure of ectomycorrhizal fungi. |
| 1997 | Thor Magnus | Stump treatment against Heterobasidion annosum – Techniques and biological effects in practical forestry |
| 1996 | Holmer Lillian | Interspecific interactions between wood-inhabiting basidiomycetes in boreal forests |
| 1996 | Livsey Susan | Ecology of endophytic microfungi in Norway spruce crowns |
| 1996 | Svedjemark Gunilla | Heterobasidion annosum root rot in Picea abies: Variability in aggressiveness and resistance |
| 1996 | Ahonen-Jonanrth Ulla | Effects of heavy metals and some biotic factors on ectomycorrhizal Scots pine in northern Finland |
| 1995 | Hellgren Magnus | Gremmeniella abietina – disease biology and genetic variation within Fennoscandia |
| 1995 | Damm Eva | Mycorrhiza as a protection against fungi infecting roots of Scots pine seedlings – interactions between roots, pathogens and mycorrhiza |
| 1995 | Yu-Ping Sun Camilla | Structure and function of ectomycorrhizal mycelium |
| 1994 | Karlsson Jan-Olov | Genetic structure of populations of root rot fungi with special emphasis on Heterobasidion annosum |
| 1993 | Wallander Håkan | Regulation of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis in Pinus sylvestris L. seedlings. Influence of mineral nutrition |
| 1993 | Livsey Susan | Mikrosvampar I granens krona – samband med abiotiska och biotiska faktorer |
| 1991 | Dahlberg Anders | Ectomycorrhiza in coniferous forest: Structure and dynamics of populations and communities |
| 1992 | Wahlström Kjell | Infection biology of Armillaria species: in vitro pectinolytic activity, infection strategy field distribution and host responses |
| 1991 | Lindberg Mikael | The resistance of Picea abies bark to Heterobasidion annosum: Roles of stress, structural defence and biochemical resistance |
| 1990 | Stenström Elna | Ecology of mycorrhizal Pinus sylvestris seedlings – Aspects of colonization and growth |
| 1989 | Barklund Pia | Occurrence of and interaction between Gremmeniella abietina and endophytic fungi in two conifers |
| 1986 | Stenlid Jan | Biochemical and ecological aspects of the infection biology of Heterobasidion annosum |
| 1982 | Gref Rolf | Diterpenoids and some water-soluble compounds of Pinus Sylvestris and their possible relationsship to resistance fo fungal parasites |
PhD students
These are our current PhD students and their project titles.
| Al-Azzawi, Zaenab | Lab-scale quantification of biotic influence on weathering in forest ecosystems |
| Kancherla, Reddy | Comparative genomic and transcriptomic studies of the brown-rot fungi with respect to wood degradation |
| Gkarmiri, Tina | Genomic and transcriptnomic analyses of interactions between plant growth promoting Serratia bacteria, plants and fungal pathogens |
| Hagenbo, Andreas | Ectomycorrhizal fungi as regulators of the below-ground carbon balance in boreal soil |
| Varenius, Kerstin | The role of fungal diversity, forest management and their interactions - analysis and valuation of ecosystem services |
| Himmelstrand, Kajsa | Evolution of the mitochondria of the Heterobasidion annosum species complex and associations to virulence |
| Uwamahoros, Florence | A comparative study of Ralstonia solanacearum and Xanthomonas campestris pv.musacearum in the potato and banana bacterial wilt pathosystems of Rwanda |
| Angel Redondo, Miguel | Invasion biology of forest Phytophtora spp. In Sweden |
| Njoroge, Anne | How population dynamics and pathogen evolution of Phytophthora infestans affects the epidemiology and management of late blight disease |
| Chaudhary, Rajiv | Genome wide association studies to support breeding for resistance against forest diseases |
| Iqbal, Mudassir | Biological control of plant pathogenic nematodes in organic crop production by the nematode-parasitizing fungus Clonostachys rosea |
| Maheshwari, Arpita | Ecology of N2O reducing microbial communities in arable soils |
| Davydenkos, Kateryna | Occurrence and virulence of tree-pathogenic fungi vectored by bark beetles |
| Wittorf, Lea | Niche differentiation among denitrifying organisms |
| Hellman, Maria (lic) | Reducing soluble nitrogen species in drainage water from mine industry using passive on-site solutions in cold environments |
| Putz, Martina | Ecology of microbial communities regulation soil N2O omissions |
Contact
Anders Dahlberg, Professor, Director of studies for Postgraduate education
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, SLU
anders.dahlberg@slu.se, 018-671598
Page editor: cajsa.lithell@slu.se
