SLU Breeding Network

Healthy forests in a changing climate – the path to resilient conifers

In her doctoral thesis, Matilda Stein Åslund has studied genetic and environmental factors that affect diseases in conifers. This is an important step toward preserving our forests in the ongoing

Soil microbes shape the future of crop breeding

A better understanding of the plant-microbe partnerships can lead to more resilient and sustainable agriculture. When breeding crops it is now time to consider both the plant and its microbial

SLU Breeding Network meeting

SLU Breeding Network meeting "Breeding 360: Collaboration across disciplines" katja.fedrowitz@slu.se Join us for the SLU Breeding Network Meeting on May 6-7 in Ultuna to connect with colleagues,

High-yielding rice that greatly reduces methane emissions has been developed at SLU

Rice is a staple food for half the world's population, but its cultivation leads to significant emissions of the greenhouse gas methane. Now, researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural

Call for internationalisation

The SLU Breeding Network is launching a call for internationalisation for researchers, postdocs and PhD students at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in animal or plant breeding.

A Helping Gene for Healthier Plants

Researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) have discovered a new gene that controls plants' sensitivity to threats like fungi and drought. By removing this gene, plants

Sallam Mohammed

mohammed.abdallah.sallam@slu.se Sallam is a quantitative geneticist with a veterinarian background. Sallam applies statistical methods to analyze phenotypic, genotypic, and pedigree data in farm

Sidhant Chaudhary

sidhant.chaudhary@slu.se I am a PhD student in the Agricultural Plant Pathology group at the department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology. My Phd research is focused on the biocontrol of

Parisa Norouzitallab

parisa.norouzitallab@slu.se   From the earliest stages of life, organisms retain molecular “memories” of their environments that influence how they grow, respond to stress, and resist disease. My

Miguel Ángel Corrales Gutiérrez

miguel.angel.corrales.gutierrez@slu.se I was born and I have grown in Málaga, Adalusia. As this region has one of the  best climates for crop production and an important agricultural sector, I have

Katja Fedrowitz

katja.fedrowitz@slu.se Katja Fedrowitz is working as coordinator for the SLU Forest Damage Centre and for the SLU Plant Protection Network. 2022 – to date, Administrative coordinator SLU Forest

Hernán Capador

I am a PhD student working in the genetics of disease resistance in Norway spruce together with Malin Elfstrand (main supervisor), Jan Stenlid and Pär Ingvarsson. Previously I studied Biology and