SLU Breeding Network
Diss Jonas Skytte af Sätra
Apple genomics for the Swedish breeding programme lotta.malmborg@slu.se Jonas Skytte af Sätra, Department of Plant Breeding, defends his thesis "Apple genomics for the Swedish breeding programme".

Millets 2023
The United Nations has dedicated 2023 the International year of millets, to boost efforts in producing millets given their nutritional properties and resilience in adapting to climate change. SLU
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
SLU Breeding Network seminar series
Landscape Breeding: A new paradigm in forest tree management katja.fedrowitz@slu.se This webinar is part of a seminar series from the SLU Breeding Network that will be running at the different

The genetics reveal the herring's complex migration and mixing
Small variations in few selected fragments of the DNA allow to characterize an incredible population diversity of herring throughout the western Baltic Sea, the Kattegat and Skagerrak. Many herring
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

SLU alumnus receives 2022 Japan Award for global research
SLU alumnus Leonardo Crespo-Herrera receives 2022 Japan Award for global research to combat wheat aphids. International science to save wheat — a crucial food grain for 2.5 billion of the world’s

Formas-myko-2022
Vahideh Rafiei and Malin Elfstrand have been awarded research grants from Formas' open call for research on fungi that cause diseases on cereals and spruce breeding. Formas’ research council finances
Call for internationalisation
The SLU Breeding Network is launching a call for internationalisation for researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in the field of animal or plant breeding. The call aims
Plant Breeding – The key to food security and improved foods
Plant Breeding – The key to food security and improved foods malin.planting@slu.se In honour of the 2022 Bertebos Prize Laureate, Professor Rodomiro Ortiz, the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture
SLU Grogrunds workshopserie – Methods in Modern Plant Breeding – Product Quality
marianne.persson@slu.se Online workshop in english, theme Product Quality Main teacher: associate Professor Ramune Kuktaite, Departement of Plant Breeding. Target groups are PhD students,
SLU Grogrunds workshopserie II – Methods in Modern Plant Breeding - Phenotyping
SLU Grogrunds workshopserie II – Methods in Modern Plant Breeding - Phenotyping marianne.persson@slu.se Online workshop in english, theme Phenotyping. Main teacher: associate Professor Aakash