Department of Plant Protection Biology
Mudassir Iqbal receives royal award for research on biocontrol
Researcher Mudassir Iqbal has received an award for research on biological pesticides from King Carl XVI Gustaf 50th Anniversary Fund for Science, Technology and Environment. The scholarship was
Call to attend conferences in plant protection
The SLU Plant Protection Network is launching a special call for researchers at SLU for attending conferences relevant to their study subject or project work within the area of plant protection/plant
Healthy harvest in a changing climate
As a contribution to towards Stockholm+50 – and to mark the first ever UN International Day of Plant Health (12 May) – SLU together with CGIAR partners recently held a webinar on the theme of
Ecosystem resilience for farm resilience
Ecosystem resilience for farm resilience malin.planting@slu.se As a yearly event the agroecology students organize an agroecology day. Welcome! Alnarp, Sweden Teun Dekker, Researcher at the
Malaria Day
Today, we pay attention to malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases because it is World Malaria Day. Established by the World Health Organization (WHO), the day is an opportunity to highlight the
Plant Health seminar
Healthy harvests in a changing climate agnes.bondesson@slu.se Plant health film Smallholder plant health in a changing climate - harnessing nature-based solutions. A seven minute film about plant
Interdisciplinary projects receive internal funding
Four projects have been granted funding as part of the investments being made by the Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Science (LTV) into collaborations between
Workshop Science communication @LTV(2)
Workshop on communication in grant applications ida.andersson@slu.se Welcome to this workshop on communication in grant applications. The workshop is ment for researchers at the Faculty of
Longer shelf-life and healthier strawberries
A biocontrol fungus has been demonstrated to decrease gray mold substantially in strawberry plants when vectored by bumblebees. This led to improved shelf life of the harvested strawberries with
SLU Centre for Biological Control's annual report 2021
SLU Centre for Biological Control, CBC, has now published the annual popular science overview of the activities during 2021. Besides research and innovation, there was a marked increase in CBC’s
Nationella växtskyddskonferensen 2022
Swedish Plant Protection Conference 2022 Welcome to the Swedish Plant Protection Conference 2022! The conference will mainly be held in Swedish, but contributions in English are also welcome. SLU
POSTPONED: Nationella växtskyddskonferensen 2021(2)
POSTPONED: Swedish Plant Protection Conference 2021 Please note that the conference has been postponed until 2022 due to the ongoing pandemic situation. The conference will mainly be held in