Microbiology

Fish, crayfish and mussels - test of methodology and usability

Water contains fragments of DNA from fish, crayfish and mussels. Can a water sample show which species live in a lake? We test and develop the eDNA method as a complement to traditional environmental

High-yielding rice that greatly reduces methane emissions has been developed at SLU

Rice is a staple food for half the world's population, but its cultivation leads to significant emissions of the greenhouse gas methane. Now, researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural

Nanoparticles damage coronavirus in an unexpected way, paving the way for new disinfection technology

A new way to neutralise the coronavirus and other membrane-surrounded viruses has been discovered by researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the University of Tartu.

Gene-silencing spray to combat cereal disease is safe for the environment

Great hopes are placed on a new way to combat plant diseases, using RNA to turn off genes that the pathogen needs to initiate the attack. Now, researchers from SLU and the James Hutton Institute have

Wheatbran

Adding wheat bran to bread makes it more nutritious but also makes bread dense and unappealing. New research from SLU is about to change that. By altering the fibre structure, the quality of bread

GASL and LAMP

The Livestock Antimicrobial Partnership (LAMP) is an action network that works with tackling microbial resistance by drawing on practical experience and knowledge from its partners in different parts

Diss Solja Pietiäinen

Modification of wheat bran arabinoxylan extracts for functional properties in breadmaking charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Solja Pietiäinen defends her thesis "Modification of wheat bran arabinoxylan

Webinar -Antimicrobials in Livestock

Here you find pdf-material of all the presentations held at the webinar Antimicrobials in livestock in 2020. Below you also find the programme. The Livestock Antimicrobial Partnership (LAMP), hosted

SLU Risk assessment of plant pests

We perform independent analyses which will provide support to the Swedish Board of Agriculture in their effort to counter the damage of non-indigenous pests.

Now it's time to collect samples

Because mussels filter water when they feed, algae are part of their diet. This makes mussels very interesting for learning more about toxic algal blooms. That's why scientists are now taking samples

Projects

Larger projects that SLU Risk assessment of plant pests works with. Assessing the confidence in pest freedom gained in the past pine wood nematode surveys Quarantine pests are surveyed with the aim

The effects of climate change on lake Mälaren

vattenmiljo-webb@slu.se Please see the Swedish version of this page for more information about the programme and how to sign-up. Mälarens vattenvårdsförbund Stockholm and online Elin Ångman,