Mina is one of eight doctoral students at new centre for sustainable primary production
Mina Nešić researches the genetic regulation of traits in pea and faba bean. She and seven other doctoral students contribute to knowledge development in the field of food through the LTV faculty's investment in The SLU and Sparbanken Skåne Centre for Sustainable Primary Production.
Mina Nešić researches the legume crops pea and faba bean at the Department of Plant Breeding.
In her project, she investigates the genetic regulation of seed quality traits relating to nutritional composition and physical form.
The goal is for the knowledge to contribute to breeding programmes developing new varieties of pea and faba bean that are optimised for sustainable, local agricultural systems, and with desired traits for human consumption.
– For example, seeds from different varieties have different nutritional composition. We want to understand the genetic regulation of traits such as protein, starch and fat content to optimize seed nutritional quality, she says.
A doctoral student portrait of Mina Nešić is now published on the centre's website.
Read the text here: She optimizes the beans and peas of the future: "There is so much to do!"
Centre for Sustainable Primary Production
The SLU and Sparbanken Skåne Centre for Sustainable Primary Production was established in Alnarp in 2025. The centre is a co-funding arrangement between the LTV faculty and Sparbanken Skåne through its owner foundation Finn.
Through the faculty's investment, funding is provided for, among other things, eight doctoral positions whose research will contribute to knowledge development in sustainable primary production in the field of food.
Presentations of doctoral students
All doctoral students will be presented over the coming months.
Read all portraits here: Doctoral students
The SLU and Sparbanken Skåne Centre for Sustainable Primary Production
Through excellent research and education, the centre will collaborate with industry and public actors to develop, disseminate and make use of knowledge and new solutions for a transition that balances economic, ecological and social sustainability. Primary production refers to the first stage of the food chain, which often takes place at farm level in agricultural and horticultural enterprises. It includes, for example, the production of fruit and vegetables, cereals, rapeseed, legumes, and meat, eggs and dairy.
Eight doctoral students
- Adrien Vial: Can the integration of ecological theory with quantitative genetics transform disease resistance breeding?
Primary supervisor: Aakash Chawade, Department of Plant Breeding - Ananta Aacharya: Crop cultivation in combination with solar panels on arable land – How does it contribute to the future need for food and energy in a profitable way?
Primary supervisor: Daniel Nilsson, Department of Biosystems and Technology - Andrew Gallagher: Transformative governance for a sustainable food system.
Primary supervisor: Fredrik Fernqvist, Department of People and Society - Laurène Mailhan: From Stench to Scent – Genetic strategies towards bunt-free organic wheat
Primary supervisor: Therese Bengtsson, Department of Plant Breeding - Linda Groot Nibbelink: The potential of Nordic heirloom vegetables for improved national food security and ability to cope with future climate changes
Primary supervisor: Lars Mogren, Department of Biosystems and Technology - Luboš Říha: Towards a sustainable future with reduced input through enhanced starch yield and tailored starch qualities
Primary supervisor: Mariette Andersson, Department of Plant Breeding - Mina Nešić: Exploring seed quality traits and their genetic regulation in Swedish protein crops for enhanced diversity and nutritional stability
Primary supervisor: Cecilia Hammenhag, Department of Plant Breeding - Yizhi Zhang: Climate impact mitigation and resource use efficiency of rooftop greenhouses for urban food production
Primary supervisor: Thomas Prade, Department of Biosystems and Technology
Contact
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PersonAnnie DrottbergerUnit for Collaboration and Development