Doctoral theses
Some of SLU's doctoral theses are presented as news. The doctoral thesis is an academic work where the doctoral student reports on their area of research and their research results.
The doctoral thesis is presented and defended at a licentiate final review or a public defence of doctoral thesis.
New evidence on how microplastics hit wildlife
Invertebrates living in waters where microplastics are present have altered growth. This is according to new research from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in one of the few studies on
New thesis on addressing climate change in agriculture
On Wednesday, Sandra Makaita Madamombe will defend her doctoral thesis on how smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe are adapting their maize cultivation to changing climate conditions. The soils in the
Selecting the right tree species a possible key to sustainable forestry in the tropics
Rainforests on Borneo have experienced large scale losses because of both unsustainable forestry and the expansion of oil palm plantations. Meanwhile the resources from the tropical forests are
Cultivar mixtures may reduce aphid problems in the future
Aphids are causing problems for agriculture worldwide and there is a great need to find alternatives to chemical pesticides. Sokha Kheam's thesis shows that it may be possible to reduce infestations
Constraints and opportunities for organic crop production in areas of high agricultural productivity
Tomorrow, Rafaelle Reumaux will defend her thesis about the diversity of management practices in organic cereal production. We ask her three questions. What is your research about, more specifically?
It is vital to manage pathogenic fungi in forest nurseries
Increased knowledge about pathogenic fungi in nurseries can improve the measures used to protect the tree seedlings. Therefore, in her doctoral thesis, Rebecca Larsson has studied the occurrence of
Thesis presents unique study on flood mitigation in newly rewetted peatlands
Rewetting some of Sweden's drained peatlands has been touted as a measure to mitigate the effects of extreme weather. But how effective is this? In her doctoral thesis Shirin Karimi at SLU in Umeå
Doctoral thesis on sustainable plant production adapted to climate change
On Thursday, Alessio Costa will defend his doctoral thesis. He shows how crop rotation diversity, i.e. how farmers switch between different crops on their fields, can benefit food security and
Root rot in peas can be combated with resistant pea varieties
Peas often suffer from root rot caused by the water mold Aphanomyces euteiches. Can we combine the tasty but susceptible pea variety Linnea with an old German landrace to get partially resistant new
To save plants motivated her to do her PhD in forest regeneration
The choice of the planting position can determine if a tree seedling survives or not. Bodil Häggström always cared about the fate of seedlings which motivated her to investigate in her PhD the effect
Mark Wales disputation
Doctoral thesis: Adolescent outdoor life and well-being When? The 31 May 2024 at 9:00 Where? Crafoordsalen, Alnarp Department of People and Society
Tinder for dairy cattle: Great benefits of DNA analysis
In today's dairy cattle breeding, it is possible to analyze the DNA of individuals and predict genomic breeding values. However, the possibilities of DNA analysis do not stop at genomic breeding