Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
Dissertation Mariana Kluge
Diversity and functional potential on fungal communities in Arctic and boreal freshwaters charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Mariana Kluge defends her thesis "Diversity and functional potential on fungal
Plant protection fungus can control the behavior of plant pathogenic fungi with the help of small RNAs
For the first time, researchers have shown that one fungal species can control the behavior of another fungus using secreted RNA molecules. It has important uses in food safety to protect crops from
We are looking for three new professors
Now, we are looking for three new professors in plant pathology, in microbial ecology in forest ecosystems and in forest pathology at the Department of forest mycology and plant pathology. Plant
Dissertation Gaëtan Martin
Microbial mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from boreal lakes charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Gaëtan Martin defends his thesis "Microbial mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from boreal lakes"
Forest policy and planning group
Our group conducts research across multiple disciplines, with forest policy and planning as the bearing subjects. The research ranges from forest planning at landscape level to comparative forest
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
We undertake fundamental and applied research focused on interactions involving plants, pathogenic, symbiotic and saprotrophic fungi, bacteria and a rchaea and their role in forest and agricultural
Thawing permafrost decrease the diversity of water-dwelling fungi
As the climate gets warmer, the permafrost will thaw, and enormous amounts of carbon bound in the tundra will be made available. This can impact the diversity of degrading fungi in the meltwater,
Plant protection - mind the gap
This project examines both the current state of research regarding plant protection in Sweden and what knowledge gaps there are and how new research findings on plant protection are communicated to
SLU Plant Protection Network kick-off
cajsa.lithell@slu.se Come, meet and connect with others at SLU working within plant protection or plant health. Get to know and help shaping our new SLU Plant Protection Network, and find out what
Only certain types of organic fertilizers increase abundance of soil biota important for soil fertility
To understand how fertilization regulate soil quality, we need to know more about how fertilization affect soil biota. This has been examined in a new study from SLU. The specific fertilizer was
Dissertation Kateryna Davydenko
Occurence and pathogenicity of tree-pathogenic fungi vectored by bark beetles charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Kateryna Davydenko defends her thesis "Occurence and pathogenicity of tree-pathogenic fungi
POSTPONED: Nationella växtskyddskonferensen 2021
POSTPONED: Swedish Plant Protection Conference 2021 cajsa.lithell@slu.se Please note that the conference has been postponed until 2022 due to the ongoing pandemic situation. The conference will