Department of Soil and Environment

The Department of Soil & Environment is planning a 2-day exploratory workshop on sustainable intensification of agriculture. The aim of this workshop is to gather SLU researchers focusing on soil science related questions within the area of sustainable ...

Helena Aronsson is an external collaboration specialist in soil and environment. Good nutrient management on a farm is the key for efficient production with low negative environmental impact. In collaboration with stakeholders and authorities in the ...

Mats Söderström is an external collaboration specialist in precision agriculture where you use satellite positioning, sensors, digital soil mapping, satellite images, and geographical information systems to adapt cultivation measures to the needs ...

Ingrid Wesström is an external collaboration specialist in water management in the agricultural landscape. More information at the Swedish page. Read more about: Agricultural science Soil science Earth and environmental sciences Institutionen för ...

Welcome to a conference on climate smart agriculture on organic soils in Uppsala. Register for the conference Peatlands store a major share of the world"s soil organic carbon. Many European peatlands have been drained and cultivated in the past centuries. ...

Peatlands store a major share of the world"s soil organic carbon. Many European peatlands have been drained and cultivated in the past centuries. This fosters land surface subsidence and peat mineralization. Therefore, drained organic soils are a large ...

Maria Sandin monitors pesticide concentrations in a stream draining a small Swedish agricultural catchment. Photo: Martin Larsson Pesticide run-off from agricultural land may affect aquatic organisms negatively. In a new doctoral thesis, Maria Sandin ...

A seminar by Professor Sasha Kravchenko from the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State University. Facts Time: 2017-08-17 11:00 - City: Uppsala - Location: A241, Biocentre - Read more about: Institutionen för mark och miljö ...

Soil sampling and soil classification in a soil pit. Photo: Ola Borin, SLU 2005. The Swedish Forest Soil Inventory (SFSI) collects information about soil conditions and soil chemistry from c. 20000 objectively located plots across all of Sweden ...

Maria Sandin defends her thesis on 18 August 2017. All interested are welcome to attend. Facts Link to thesis: https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/14474/ - Author / Respondent: MSc Maria Sandin - External reviewer / Opponent: Professor Yves Coquet, University ...

A seminar with Professor Balwant Singh from the University of Sydney, Australia. Professor Balwant Singh is visiting the Department of Soil and Environment between 26 and 28 June. He has a wide interest in research on soil chemistry and soil fertility. ...

Mário Chilundo takes water samples from the soil from a wetting front detector in a maize field. Photo: Vicente Chaúque. As much as 40% of the global food production comes from irrigated agriculture, but large amount of fertilisers and irrigation ...