Agricultural sciences
Agricultural science include plant production, plant genetics, plant breeding, plant protection, plant pathology, agricultural ecology, agricultural technology and agricultural history.
Department of Crop Production Ecology
How can we combine improved quality and quantity of crop production with enhanced ecosystem services and reduced negative environmental impact? The Department of Crop Production Ecology contributes
Plant ecology - Crop production in relation to genotype and environment
We conduct research to develop and identify crops and crop mixtures that efficiently utilize the available resources by collaboration with microbes and resistance against diseases, pests and extreme
Evaluation and design of cropping systems
We evaluate cropping systems at the field, farm, and landscape level to support their optimisation and redesign for the future. Different approaches to combining crop species in time and space affect
Crop and forage production
We research how to grow high-yielding, resilient and nutrient-rich crops and forages in a sustainable manner in different climatic zones. This includes both annual and perennial species, as well as
Ecological interactions in field, farms and landscapes
We are studying how to achieve resource-efficient cropping systems while supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, water retention, and nutrient cycling.
Resilient integrated production systems and landscapes
Action at the farm, landscape, and food system scale can increase efficiency, sustainability, and resilience in crop production. We explore how this can be best achieved in different parts of the
Resistensbiologi
Our research focuses on how agricultural and horticultural plants defend themselves against infestation by pests such as oomycetes and fungi The goal is to identify genes for resistance properties
Cropping systems
Our research contributes to the development of sustainable and ethical cropping systems. To achieve that goal, our team employ various interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research approaches from
Legume innovation for future agri-food systems - N2CROP
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