SLU Plant Protection Network
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
Crop protection futures in agriculture-en
Crop protection futures in agriculture futurefood@slu.se Crop production is the vital basis for our food system, but the current set up is highly dependent on inputs of chemical pesticides and
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,
Stakeholder event - SLU Plant Protection Network
Stakeholder event - SLU Plant Protection Network & SLU Forest Damage Centre katja.fedrowitz@slu.se Welcome to the SLU Network Plant Protection's second external stakeholder event, where we will get
The invasive Spanish slug is attacked by parasitic worms
For the first time, a survey of slug-parasitic worms was conducted in Sweden. Parasitizing worms could potentially reduce the size of slug populations that cause yield losses in agriculture, such as
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
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
SLU Forest Damage Centre Research School - Second Call for applications for support to PhD positions – extension of deadline for applications with external financial model
The SLU Forest Damage Centre Research School had a second call for applications which closed on the 15th of January 2023. It is now being prolonged for the external financial model, i.e. for doctoral
Open Meeting FDC
Open meeting SLU Skogsskadecentrum katja.fedrowitz@slu.se Welcome to the Open Meeting of the SLU Forest Damage Centre on 19-20 January at the Aronsborg conference centre in Bålsta. The meeting is
Soil fungi and bacteria stabilize vegetation in the subartic
Global warming is changing subarctic and arctic ecosystems with profound consequences for life in the north. Interactions between plants and soil microbial communities are key for the stability of