Soil science
Soil science is the study of soil as a natural resource on the surface of the Earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils.
Dissertation Koffi Dodji Noumonvi
Methane emissions from high latitude peatlands : controls of their spatio-temporal dynamics across a mire complex charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Koffi Dodji Noumonvi defends his thesis "Methane
Diss Sandra Makaita Madamombe
Climate-smart agriculture options on coarse-textured soils for improved food security in semi-arid areas charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Sandra Makaita Madamombe defends her thesis "Climate-smart
Elsa Maria Arrazola Vasquez
elsa.arrazola@slu.se Earthworms I am interested in studying the ecophysiological response of earthworms burrowing activity to environmental stressors, such as soil compaction and soil temperature.
Chuxian Li
chuxian.li@slu.se I am a geochemist and paleoclimatologist, working on geochemical tools and isotope systems to reconstruct past climate change and understand historical metal pollution, e.g., Hg
Diss Louise Malmquist
Water balance in agricultural catchments amidst climate and land use changes in Sweden charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Louise Malmquist defends her thesis "Water balance in agricultural catchments
Vaibhav Shrivastava
vaibhav.shrivastava@slu.se Postdoctoral Researcher | Currently working on Life Cycle Assessment of newly domesticated oil crop in Sweden Vaibhav Shrivastava is a agriculture/soil scientist and
Kristin Persson
kristin.persson@slu.se Senior lecturer, Associate Professor If we know how different environmental factors vary in time and space, and how our crops respond to this variation, we can better adapt
Lignin – Not as stable as previously thought
Lignin is a substance found in wood that has long been considered very difficult to break down in soils. A new dissertation from SLU shows that lignin degradation by soil microbes can be faster than
Dissertation Aswin Thirunavukkarasu
Lignin degradation dynamics in boreal forest soils : influence of chemical composition and nitrogen on lignin degradation charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Aswin Thirunavukkarasu defends his thesis "
Sara González Orenga
sara.gonzalez.orenga@slu.se My research focuses on plant stress responses at the physiological, biochemical, and metabolomic levels. Additionally, I’ve worked on evaluating the effectiveness of
Soil literacy among young people – why does it matter and how can educators deal with it?
markmiljo-webb@slu.se Soil is the foundation of life, yet it is often overlooked in environmental education. As young people become increasingly disconnected from nature, soil literacy provides an
Diss Karin Andersson
More nitrogen to the crop! : to increase the nitrogen fertiliser value of cattle slurry and reduce its ammonia emissions charlotta.eriksson@slu.se Karin Andersson defends her thesis "More nitrogen