Department of Plant Breeding
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Harnessing wheat resistance to stem rust through wheat-rye introgression strategies lotta.malmborg@slu.se Mahboobeh Yazdani, Department of Plant Breeding, defends the thesis "Harnessing wheat
Sustainable tomato protection and the power of the microbiome
In his new thesis, Daniele Nicotra has uncovered mechanisms driving complex interactions within the plant microbiome. The goal is to develop new bioinoculants as sustainable alternatives to chemical
Innovative biocontrol and gene silencing in Trelleborg
Ramesh Vetukuri was invited to share the latest advances in spray-induced gene silencing (SIGS) and biocontrol with farmers and advisors in Trelleborg. – I was invited by Andreas Ekfrost, who is an
New doctoral thesis shows that rapeseed proteins can be made available for food using gene editing
In a new doctoral thesis, Oliver Moss shows how he has successfully reduced the levels of glucosinolates, sinapine, and phytic acid in rapeseed lines. This breakthrough paves the way for using
Education
Basic education Our department teach within the programs for Horticultural Science, Horticultural Management, Landscape Engineering, and Agricultural and Rural Management. We teach in subjects
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Genetic insights into seed development, flowering and diversity in faba bean: pre-breeding for sustainable agriculture lotta.malmborg@slu.se Hannah Ohm, Deptartment of Plant Breeding, defendes the
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Enhancing rapeseed seedcake quality for feed and food using CRISPR-Cas RNP gene editing lotta.malmborg@slu.se Oliver Moss, Department of Plant Breeding, defends the thesis "Enhancing rapeseed
Docentföreläsningar LTV
Welcome to docent lectures at the LTV faculty internkommunikation@slu.se The lecture will be given in the same language as the title. Click on the title of the lecture for a summary. The lecture
MSc projects
All the listed projects below are available at the Department of Plant Breeding (SLU Alnarp). In some cases, it can be flexible regarding the degree level of the projects
Beneficial bacteria help plants cope with drought stress
A synthetic microbial community affected both tomatoes and Arabidopsis plants positively when faced with drought. In addition, the treated plants had a richer and more diverse soil microbiome. In a
She wants to protect wheat from a forgotten enemy
Wheat is one of the world's most important food staples, but with climate change, threats to the crop are increasing. The fungal disease stem rust can quickly turn entire wheat fields into rotting
CBC Highlights 2024
Over the past year, much has happened in research on biological control at SLU. Among other things, there are new findings on plant protection using nanotechnology, weed control, plant protection for