SLU Plant Protection Network
Fly away or stay to control pests?
If you release hoverflies in cultivation tunnels to combat aphids, do they stay and protect the crops or fly away? Paul Becher and his research team investigated this in tunnels with commercial
Annual meeting SLU Forest Damage Centre
Annual meeting SLU Forest Damage Centre katja.fedrowitz@slu.se Welcome to the annual meeting of the SLU Forest Damage Centre 2025 Save the date - more information will come later in autumn!
Wheat can control a beneficial fungus to obtain better plant protection
For the first time, scientists have shown that a crop, in this case wheat, can control what a beneficial fungus does by sending small RNA molecules into the fungal cells. This means a big step
SLU researchers discussed the future of plant protection in Umeå
To increase cooperation between SLU's researchers in the field of forest damage and plant protection, the SLU Plant Protection Network and the SLU Forest Damage Centre arranged a network meeting in
Wild strawberry plants from Europe may contain keys to healthy cultivated strawberries
Wild strawberry plants have a constant companion in the form of a black yeast-like fungus. This yeast acts as a bodyguard and protects the strawberry against various plant diseases. Can the yeast
New bacterial strains show promise for biocontrol of tomato diseases
Researchers from SLU has together with colleagues in Italy identified ten bacterial strains from the tomato core microbiome that show potential for promoting plant growth and controlling diseases.
Networking symposium on plant protection and forest damage
katja.fedrowitz@slu.se Welcome to a networking symposium arranged by SLU Plant Protection Network and SLU Forest Damage Centre for staff at SLU active in these areas. The meeting is held in English
Autumn webinar about forest damage
Autumn webinar about forest damage theres.svensson@slu.se SLU Forest Damage Centre invites you to an autumn webinar on 24 October, where you have the chans to listen to our researchers and learn
Call for short-term monitoring projects
The SLU Forest Damage Centre announces a call with focus on monitoring of forest damage. The call is for short-term monitoring projects that focus on method development and will be carried out in
Learning from tradition: Can crop diversity close the organic yield gap?
A team of early-career researchers from SLU’s Department of Crop Production Ecology has secured funding from Ekhagastiftelsen to explore the ecological and nutritional benefits of increasing genetic
Naga Charan Konakalla receives royal award for research on nano carriers for targeted pesticide delivery
Naga Charan Konakalla has been awarded a prize from King Carl XVI Gustaf's 50-year fund for science, technology and the environment, for his work on virus-like proteins as nano carriers for targeted
Tolerant trees and resilient forests - communicating for change
Tolerant trees and resilient forests - communicating for change cajsa.lithell@slu.se How do we move from fact to impact? Welcome to a workshop on popular science communication for kids and