Eirini Lamprini Daouti

I'm a population and community ecologist interested in the role of biodiversity and ecosystem functions in sustainable crop production. I mostly work with the ecosystem function of weed seed predation and how to use it for weed control in agricultural fields.

I am the principal investigator on an early-career grant from FORMAS (2024-2028), testing the extent to which ecological alternatives to weed control, such as weed seed predation, can reduce dependence on herbicides. The project is structured around three objectives: 

• To advance our knowledge of the potential of weed diversity and weed seed predation, as ecological alternatives for weed control, to mitigate weed-related yield losses.
• To identify the mechanisms by which weed diversity and weed seed predation interact to reduce species growth rates and associated yield losses.
• To evaluate Swedish farmers' acceptance of ecological alternatives to weed control.

Collaborations

I also participate in the following research projects:

• ECOGAP:  Contributions of ecosystem services delivered by agroecological practices to narrow gaps in yield and resource-use efficiency, Agroecology Partnership. 2026- 2030
• DIVERSOW: Increasing crop genetic DIVERSity to close the yield gap in Organic Wheat farming 2024 -2026
• Freshh. Farmer acceptable REstoration of Semi-natural Habitat to limit
  Herbicides (FRESHH) 2022- 2025.

I am the course leader for the course Jordbrukets primärproduktion, MSc

I'm a guest lecturer in the following courses:  

• Ecology of Cropping Systems MSc
• Sustainable Food Production,BSc
• Sustainable Plant Protection MSc

• 2017-2021: PhD in Biology with specialisation in Ecology at the SLU, Department of Ecology, Uppsala. PhD focus on weed seed predation.
• 2014-2017: Master in Biology at SLU, Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Umeå

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