Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
Jan Stenlid symposium
Welcome to an international symposium in honor of Professor Jan Stenlid! The sympoisum takes place at Krusenberg Herrgård in Uppsala, Sweden 22-24 September 2022.

Program
Program for the symposium "Breaking new grounds in forest pathology", an international symposium in honor of Professor Jan Stenlid. 22 September 17.00-18.00: Registration and mingle 18.00-21.00:
Seed money call for interdisciplinary research
teresia.borgman@slu.se To strengthen interdisciplinary research, Future Forests is launching a seed money call in subjects related to forest sciences and sustainable forestry development. Vad kan
Forest Damage Centre funds 34 projects
The steering comittée at the Forest Damage Centre suggests to the dean to fund 34 projects from the budget for 2022. In total 67 applications came in, an impressive amount of skilled and creative
Sign up
Registrater for the symposium "Breaking new grounds in forest pathology" 22-24 September. There are 90 spots for the symposium with a first come, first served basis. Program Speakers
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
We undertake fundamental and applied research on plant-microbe interactions, mycology, microbial ecology and evolution, as well as biodiversity. Central themes are forest and plant pathology, and
Call to attend conferences in plant protection
The SLU Plant Protection Network is launching a special call for researchers at SLU for attending conferences relevant to their study subject or project work within the area of plant protection/plant

Plant health and biocontrol in focus at Älvkarleby
A course in plant pathology was arranged in May in Älvkarleby for 22 doctoral students from the Nordic countries. The role of microorganisms in biological control of plant diseases was in focus.

Mudassir Iqbal receives royal award for research on biocontrol
Researcher Mudassir Iqbal has received an award for research on biological pesticides from King Carl XVI Gustaf 50th Anniversary Fund for Science, Technology and Environment. The scholarship was
Seminar with Anna Berlin
Cereal rust diseases, current status and future perspective katja.fedrowitz@slu.se Welcome to a seminar in SLU Network Plant Protection lunch seminar series. Anna Berlin from the Department of
Mechanistic modelling of potato yield loss caused by Phytophthora infestans
katja.fedrowitz@slu.se Welcome to a seminar with José Gonzáles from the Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, SLU, with the title "Mechanistic modelling of potato yield loss caused by

New findings on resistance to root rot can be used in spruce breeding
There is a large variation in Norway spruce in resistance to the fungi H. parviporum and H. annosum s.s. This is shown in Hernán Dario Capador-Barreto's new doctoral thesis. The results can be used