News

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.

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
The downsides to fertilization may be mitigated by increased soil carbon rate External web Climate research Agricultural science Molekylära vetenskaper Institutionen för skoglig mykologi och växtpatologi On start page external web Research news SLU Future Food Fertilizers in agriculture bring food to the table for half of the human population, but simultaneously benefit soil bacteria that produce powerful greenhouse gases. A new thesis from SLU shows that the carbon-nitrogen ratio in soil has considerable ramifications for this effect. This ratio may be adjusted through for example ley farming. 08 June 2018
Forestry and fungi – a neglected relationship External web Institutionen för skoglig mykologi och växtpatologi The consequences of forestry on fungal communities are seldom up to discussion in the debate, but new results indicate that logging have long-term impacts on important fungal groups. Disturbing the fungal balance may even lead to nutrient deficiency and reduced tree growth. SNS Nordic Forest Research reports about a conference in Uppsala arranged by Karina Clemmensen from the Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology at SLU. 31 May 2018
Symposium in Uppsala on challenges and future prospects of biological control External web Centre for biological control (CBC) Institutionen för skoglig mykologi och växtpatologi Platform Plant Protection The Centre for Biological Control, CBC, held a symposium in honor of Dr Margareta Hökeberg who will retire after a long and successful career as an internationally recognized expert in the use of bacteria in biological control. The theme for the symposium was: Biological control in crop protection - present challenges and future prospects. 25 May 2018
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