Research

The project focuses on how India, the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, can chart pathways toward fossil-free energy with justice.

The project investigates the root system architecture of 300 diverse pea accessions for key root system architectural traits to spot key QTLs.

In this project we will identify restoration interventions and management practices that promote healthy, productive and sustainable rangelands.

Boreal forests store about one third of the world's forest carbon. But how they should be managed to store more carbon and help mitigate climate change is debated. In his PhD thesis, Marcus Larsson shows that focusing only on trees is not enough, carbon in the soil should also be taken into account.

DDT remains in Swedish soils – and is difficult to remove. A new thesis from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences shows that several innovative remediation methods yield limited results. At the same time, the thesis highlights techniques that could work significantly better.

It is nutritious, reliable for food preparedness, and sought after by chefs at luxury restaurants. The hazelnut has many advantages, but is barely cultivated commercially in Sweden. Now researchers at SLU are investigating how production of the nut can become economically viable.

Minh-Xuan Truong has studied the audience of Den stora älgvandringen (The great moose migration) for a couple of years now. This is what he found. Read his own story!

How is food production affected when a country is at war? A new study gathers experiences from Ukrainian farmers and veterinarians – knowledge that can provide important insights for Sweden's crisis preparedness.

Reduced availability of natural pasture in reindeer husbandry has made winter feeding more common in Sweden and Norway. But feeding in enclosures is linked to a higher incidence of certain diseases, according to a survey study which has been compiled in a fact sheet.