Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology
Samverkansträff för framtidens hållbara skogsskötsel – presentation av forskningsprojekt
Collaboration meeting for the future use and conservation of forests maria.nordstrom@slu.se Eight PhD student projects that will contribute to the future use and conservation of forests will be
COP16 for beginners
annika.mossing@slu.se Torbjörn Ebenhard, now retired head of the SLU Swedish Biodiversity Centre, will share his experience of taking part in the negotiations at the United Nations Biodiversity
ERC synergy grant enables mapping of the functions of the plant hormone auxin within plant cells
A research consortium led by Stéphanie Robert from SLU has been awarded a prestigious Synergy Grant from the European Research Council. Four researchers with different expertise will together tackle
Henrik Böhlenius
ew-red@slu.se Henrik Böhlenius is an external collaboration specialist at SLU with poplar plantations as his research area. Henrik has more than 10 years expertise in R & D work in the area of fast
Collaboration on the future use and conservation of forests - challenges for industry and authorities
Collaboration on the future use and conservation of forests – challenges for companies and authorities maria.nordstrom@slu.se The Research School in Future Silviculture invites you to an open
Nordic perspectives on Soil Health - an exploratory interdisciplinary workshop
markmiljo-webb@slu.se The concept of Soil Health is gaining traction in the scientific literature and media coverage as well as in policy discussions. Ways to incorporate this concept into
UPSC Öppet hus
UPSC Open House anne.honsel@slu.se On Saturday, 19th of October between 13:00 and 16:00 o’clock, we at Umeå Plant Science Centre will open our doors for you and celebrate the 7th Fascination of
UPSC Cutting-Edge Seminar with Alisdair Fernie
UPSC Cutting-Edge Seminar with Alisdair Fernie anne.honsel@slu.se Scientific seminar organised by Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC) Speaker: Alisdair Fernie Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant
“Junk” DNA helps plants to cope with cold stress
A vast amount of DNA contains no genetic information and was long thought to be junk. Recent research has shown that much of this “junk” DNA is in fact activated, but it was not known why.
Plant cell wall research opens up new opportunities for bioengineering
Secondary cell walls provide the plant with stability and protection against damage and pathogens. PhD student Félix Barbut from Ewa Mellerowicz’s group at UPSC and SLU has been studying the role of
Petra Marhava receives the SPPS Early Career Prize
The Scandinavian Plant Physiology Society (SPPS) awards Petra Marhava with the SPPS Early Career Prize. The prize recognises her progress and contributions to plant biology over the past few years
Dissertation Felix Barbut
Unraveling the Role of Xylan in the Integrity of Secondary Cell Walls : insights from Arabidopsis and Aspen charlotta.bergstrom@slu.se Félix Barbut defends his thesis "Unraveling the Role of Xylan