Department of Plant Biology
Urban forests: Assessing the distribution of trees outside woodlands and their contribution to carbon sequestration
Trees outside woodlands and their contribution to carbon sequestration teresia.borgman@slu.se The webinar series on urban forests, arranged by SLU Urban Futures and Future Forests, continues with a
Plant Health seminar
Healthy harvests in a changing climate agnes.bondesson@slu.se Plant health film Smallholder plant health in a changing climate - harnessing nature-based solutions. A seven minute film about plant
Future Forests Excursion
Excursion with Future Forests teresia.borgman@slu.se The Future Forests platform invites you to a forest excursion to facilitate dialogue and exchange knowledge. We will highlight some of the
Diss Anna Kokla
Haustoria regulation in the facultative parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Anna Kokla defends her thesis "Haustoria regulation in the facultative parasitic plant
Diss Suzana Stjelja Arvelius
Genomics of Plasmodiophora brassicae charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Suzana Stjelja Arvelius defends her thesis "Genomics of Plasmodiophora brassicae" on 10th February 2022 All interested are welcome

Two ERC starting grants to SLU
This year, two SLU researchers are awarded one of the most prestigious research grants in Europe, a starting grant from the European Research Council (ERC): Petra Marhava, for studies of how plants

Two Wallenberg Academy Fellows to SLU
The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation's investment in young researchers continues with 27 new Wallenberg Academy Fellows. In the category natural sciences, two of the researchers will work at SLU:
Diss Rami-Petteri Apuli
Opportunities in small population breeding in black cottonwood : or The little population that could Rami-Petteri Apuli defends his thesis "Opportunities in small population breeding in black
Diss María Luz Annacondia López
Insights into biotic stress response in Arabidopsis thaliana : the roles of epigenetics and RNA silencing María Luz Annacondia López defends her thesis " Insights into biotic stress response in
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
Diss Kristian Persson Hodén
Little strokes fell great oaks – small RNA in potato and Phytophthora infestans interactions Kristian Persson Hodén defends his thesis " Little strokes fell great oaks – small RNA in potato and

Biotechnology for Sustainability – Final report from Mistra Biotech 2012-2020
Mistra Biotech is a Swedish research programme that has been working for eight years to advance the use of modern biotechnology for a more sustainable agriculture. We have done this on a broad basis,