Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
Biotic threats to Pine stands in Northern Fennoscandia
Excursion: Biotic threats to Pine stands in Northern Fennoscandia cajsa.lithell@slu.se Welcome to an excursion that aims compare and discuss the damages by ungulates and pathogenic fungi (in
Let's talk science! Do the trees talk to each other?
annika.mossing@slu.se Let's talk science! is a seminar series inititated by the Faculty of forest sciences to invigorate the scientific conversation within SLU. This time Nils Henriksson, researcher
Magnus Karlsson
cajsa.lithell@slu.se I am interested in microorganisms and their interactions, with plants, with other microbes and with the environment. My current focus includes fungal interactions in relation to
Webinar: Visit another research institution for training purposes or soil sampling and analysis
markmiljo-webb@slu.se The EJP SOIL programme offers the opportunity to visit another research institution in Europe for the purpose of training or soil sampling and analysis. In this open webinar,
Political deafness may impede transition to biological control
The EU Commission has proposed a new Regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products. One of its goals is that chemical control has largely been replaced with biological control not
Kraftsamling växthälsa
Plant Health Joint Action (Kraftsamling växthälsa) katja.fedrowitz@slu.se SLU together with the Swedish Board of Agriculture have developed a plan for a Plant Health Joint Action (Kraftsamling
International Day of Plant Health
katja.fedrowitz@slu.se The International Day of Plant Health (I.D.P.H.) is an annual celebration held on May 12 to raise awareness about protecting plant health to improve food security,
Forest damage – Incidence and causation
PhD course: Forest damage – Incidence and causation dimitris.athanassiadis@slu.se Forest provide several biobased products and a number of ecosystem services such as habitat for wildlife, clean
SLU Centre for Biological Control's annual report 2022
“SLU has never had such a strong position in biological control as now”, says Johan Stenberg, the Director of the SLU Centre for Biological Control, CBC. Now, CBC’s annual popular science overview of
Carol Kälin
carol.kalin@slu.se I am a PhD student in the Agricultural Plant Pathology group at the department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology. My research focuses on the interaction of the root
Edoardo Piombo
edoardo.piombo@slu.se I am a bioinformatician skilled in data mining and visualization. I have experience in working with high-throughput sequencing data coming from genome, transcriptome or
Paul Kardol – new Professor in forest microbiology
Paul Kardol researches plant-soil interactions and ecosystem processes. The last ten years he has been investigating the subarctic tundra in northern Sweden and focused on questions related to global