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Here you can read all news articles from the Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology. The news archive can be found at the end of the page.

CBC's annual report 2018 External web Centre for biological control (CBC) Department of Ecology Institutionen för skoglig mykologi och växtpatologi Department of Plant Protection Biology On start page external web SLU Future Food Department of Molecular Sciences Platform Plant Protection The Centre for Biological Control, CBC, has now published highlights of the activities during 2018. 07 February 2019
New pathogen particularly aggressive on thirsty, fast growing pines External web Forest science Institutionen för skoglig mykologi och växtpatologi On start page external web Research news Press releases Forest damages Platform Plant Protection The pine pathogen Diplodia sapinea earned infamy overnight in 2016, when it was first exposed as the causal agent of a larger disease outbreak in a Swedish pine forest. In a new study, researchers from SLU and several other European universities show that in particular fast growing, thirsty pines in drought-stressed stands suffer from attacks. The damage may however be mitigated if discovered in time. 06 February 2019
Decreasing snow cover causes increasing methane production in frozen lakes External web Climate research Institutionen för skoglig mykologi och växtpatologi On start page external web Research news Press releases Environmental sciences SLU Water Forum New, unexpected consequences of climate change keep presenting themselves. A new study from SLU and Uppsala University shows that a decreased snow cover on frozen lakes in boreal forests may inhibit the activity of methane degrading bacteria beneath the ice, thereby causing an increased net production of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. 23 January 2019
New knowledge on the mechanisms behind biological control with mycoparasitic fungus External web Centre for biological control (CBC) Institutionen för skoglig mykologi och växtpatologi Research Research news Platform Plant Protection The fungus Clonostachys rosea has great potential as a future biocontrol agent against several fungal diseases. A new study from SLU reveals more information on the mechanisms behind the biocontrol and two previously unknown compounds involved in the biocontrol is characterized. 27 November 2018
Seminar in Alnarp on biological control with CBC's new operations group External web Centre for biological control (CBC) Department of Ecology Institutionen för skoglig mykologi och växtpatologi Department of Plant Protection Biology Department of Molecular Sciences Platform Plant Protection The Center for Biological Control, CBC, met in Alnarp 4–5 October. The center has a new operations group this fall, and the meeting therefore started with seminars on biological control research. 05 October 2018
Biological control of a seed-borne disease on red onion in Vietnam External web Centre for biological control (CBC) Institutionen för skoglig mykologi och växtpatologi Last year, Professor Dan Funck Jensen was given 75 000 SEK from the Centre of biological control, CBC, to lead a pilot project on biological control of seed-borne diseases in vegetables. The project was a collaboration with Can Tho University in Vietnam. 10 September 2018
Analysing genomes for efficient plant protection External web Centre for biological control (CBC) Institutionen för skoglig mykologi och växtpatologi Platform Plant Protection Understanding the genetics of microorganisms, such as fungi, is important to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms that provide effective plant protection. Magnus Karlsson and a colleague arranged a session in this topic at the International mycological congress in Puerto Rico. 06 September 2018
Sign up for a half-day seminar on biological control! External web Centre for biological control (CBC) Institutionen för skoglig mykologi och växtpatologi Department of Plant Protection Biology Department of Molecular Sciences Platform Plant Protection Welcome to a half day seminar on October 4th with the Center for Biological Control, CBC in Alnarp. CBC's activities will be presented and the researchers will talk about their research on biological control. 05 September 2018
Soil functions are disturbed by severe drought External web Climate research Soil science Molekylära vetenskaper Institutionen för skoglig mykologi och växtpatologi Research Research news Press releases SLU Future Food There is widespread concern that the long winter and the hot, dry summer are early examples of extreme weather, predicted to become more common in the wake of climate change. In a new study in Nature Communications, scientists from among others SLU raise the alarm that the heat and drought has long-lasting effects on the microbial communities in the soil. Microbial interactions are essential to all services presented by the soil, such as the ability to provide food. 03 September 2018
EcoStack – new EU project will combine ecosystem services for optimized crop production External web Ecology Centre for organic food and farming (EPOK) Centre for biological control (CBC) Department of Ecology Institutionen för skoglig mykologi och växtpatologi Department of Crop Production Ecology On start page external web Distinctions and financial funding Department of Molecular Sciences Platform Plant Protection EcoStack is a new EU-project with a budget of 10 million Euros that will span five years. The project starts in September 2018 and SLU is one of 24 partners. The aim of the project is to use ecosystem services to optimize crop protection and production. 24 August 2018
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