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Towards chemical pesticide free agriculture
The European Research Alliance "Towards chemical pesticide free agriculture" promotes research, supports practitioners and guide policy towards a European agriculture with few or no chemical pesticides.
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Plant Protection News from SLU
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Chantal is making crop production more sustainable in Rwanda
“Sweden is opening my eyes from different angles,” says Chantal Uwituze, a PhD student from the University of Rwanda currently visiting SLU. Her research focuses on how Rwanda’s crop intensification program can become more sustainable – both for people and the planet. -
Pollinators and intercropping help faba beans fix more nitrogen
Faba beans growing in diverse, intercropped fields show more active nitrogen-fixing nodules and higher yields, thanks in part to pollinators and edge effects. A new study demonstrates how strategic field layouts can contribute to beneficial plant-soil interactions.
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Scientific publications
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Plant protection - a broad area
Plant protection is about protecting plants from diseases, pests, weather damage, weeds and invasive species. The subject area is of great economic importance for the agricultural, horticultural and forestry sectors. Plant protection includes plant health and research on measures that combat and prevent pests from spreading, as well as research on ecosystem services.