Department of Plant Biology

Quantitative Genetics for Breeders katja.fedrowitz@slu.se Quantitative Genetics for Breeders, 6.0 credits Course leader: Harry Wu Course administrator: Katja Fedrowitz Instructor: Professor Bruce

pakg0003 Ph.D. student in Plant Molecular Virology, working on understanding the mechanism of cell-to-cell and systemic movement of potato mop-top virus. Course assistant for the following courses

Charles Melnyk, a plant biology researcher at SLU, has been awarded one of the most prestigious research grants in Europe, a starting grant from the European Research Council (ERC). During the next

Charles Melnyk, a plant biology researcher at SLU, has been awarded one of the most prestigious research grants in Europe, a starting grant from the European Research Council (ERC). During the next

The projectis a strategical approach by the Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences. The goal is to study perennial and annual crops from different perspectives.

A major challenge in plant breeding is the improvement of resistance to a multitude of pathogens that threaten crop productivity. Successful pathogens have evolved a large repertoire of molecular

A major challenge in plant breeding is the improvement of resistance to a multitude of pathogens that threaten crop productivity. Successful pathogens have evolved a large repertoire of molecular

A major obstacle for plant breeders around the world is that the endosperm does not develop normally in seeds from crosses of plants that differ in chromosome number. Claudia Köhler’s lab at SLU has

A major obstacle for plant breeders around the world is that the endosperm does not develop normally in seeds from crosses of plants that differ in chromosome number. Claudia Köhler’s lab at SLU has

How much of photosynthetic products that are channelled into starch and fructan (a type of dietary fibre) in a barley seed is controlled by a single gene. An international research team, with its

How much of photosynthetic products that are channelled into starch and fructan (a type of dietary fibre) in a barley seed is controlled by a single gene. An international research team, with its

pron0005 2017- Professor in Plant Genomics and Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 2009-2016  Professor in Evolutionary Genetics, Umeå University 2004-2009  Associate