SLU Breeding Network
Plant breeding at SLU
Plant breeding-related research at SLU covers many areas, like cultivar development, development of genetic resources, domestication, technology development and studies of specific mechanisms. These
SLU Breeding Network
SLU Breeding Network is a collaboration between all four faculties at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and aims to strengthen and display current research in the field of breeding at SLU
Seed money project Ronja Wonneberger
Interview with Ronja Wonneberger Please, briefly introduce your project. What motivated you to focus on this specific research topic, and why do you think it is particularly relevant today? This
Seed money project Jens Sundström
Interview with Jens Sundström Please, briefly introduce your project. What motivated you to focus on this specific research topic, and why do you think it is particularly relevant today? In our
Seed money project Irene Merino
Interview with Irene Merino Please, briefly introduce your project. What motivated you to focus on this specific research topic, and why do you think it is particularly relevant today? Potato is a
Seed money projects
As part of the strategy to increase cross-faculty collaborations and to further strengthen breeding research at SLU, the SLU Breeding Network is financially supporting the following short-term
High-yielding rice that greatly reduces methane emissions has been developed at SLU
Rice is a staple food for half the world's population, but its cultivation leads to significant emissions of the greenhouse gas methane. Now, researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural
Calls
The SLU Breeding Network has no open calls right now. Calls in 2024 Call to attend conferences related to breeding The SLU Breeding Network announces a special call to support SLU researchers and
Courses for PhD-students and postdocs
The SLU Breeding Network organizes or supports 1-2 courses per year for PhD students and postdocs and, if space permits, also for other SLU researchers. The courses are held online or they alternate
SLU Breeding Network meeting
SLU Breeding Network meeting "Breeding 360: Collaboration across disciplines" katja.fedrowitz@slu.se Join us for the SLU Breeding Network Meeting on May 6-7 in Ultuna to connect with colleagues,
Newsletter
Welcome to register to our sending list for our newsletter, which is coming out 2-4 times/year with information on activities within breeding and a focus to SLU. Previous newsletters Previous
Erling Strandberg
Professor in animal breeding and genetics at the at the Department of Animal Biosciences. Can you provide a quick outline of your research? What is your field of interest? My initial research focus