Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, SLU

Spruce’s genes determine the spread of the root rot | slu.se The spruce tree’s own genes determine how well it resists root rot – and the outcome of the battle against the fungus is decided already in the early stages of infection.

🌲 A spruce’s own genes decide how well it fights root rot — the battle is won early with a fast response.
#Forestry #Genetics

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Gör studentarbete om tryffelodling på Gotland | slu.se Vi söker en motiverad student för att skriva ett examensarbete (MSc) under hösten om tryffelodlingens ekologi på Gotland.

🍄✨ Är du student och sugen på ett unikt examensarbete? SLU söker dig som vill utforska tryffelodling på Gotland!
Du får kombinera ekologi, dataanalys och fältstudier – och bidra till framtidens hållbara jordbruk.

👉 Låter det spännande? Läs mer här: www.slu.se/nyheter/2025...

Kat King has defended her doctoral thesis "Ectomycorrhizal fungi in boreal forests: Their role in mineral weathering and nitrogen mobilisation".
Read the thesis here: publications.slu.se?file=publ/sh...

Laura J. Müller has defended her doctoral thesis ""Ecotoxicity of pollutants on soil nitrifiers under a climate change scenario"! Read the thesis here: publications.slu.se?file=publ/sh...

🌱 Soil microbes keep crops + ecosystems alive. But Laura J. Müller’s PhD shows pollution + drought disrupt the nitrogen cycle—with copper hitting hardest. Read more: www.slu.se/en/news/2025...
#SoilHealth #ClimateChange

Beneath the pines, fungi fuel the forest 🌲❤️🍄
In her PhD thesis, Katharine King reveals how ectomycorrhizal fungi weather minerals and mobilize nitrogen—powering tree growth, nutrient cycling, and carbon storage in boreal forests.
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Nationella växtskyddskonferensen 2025 | slu.se Konferensen arrangeras 12-13 november 2025 i Alnarp. Årets tema är "Skog, trädgård och jordbruk i ett föränderligt klimat - nytänkande för en hållbar framtid".

Skicka in ditt konferensbidrag till Nationella växtskyddskonferensen senast 15 augusti! Vi välkomnar särskilt bidrag om samarbeten mellan praktiker, forskare och/eller rådgivare. Konferensen arrangeras 12-13 november 2025 i Alnarp. #växtskydd #plantprotection #konferens
www.slu.se/vaxtskydd25

The Department at the lovely Friibergs Herrgård, combining work and fun in the best way! The program included research presentations, discussions on research ethics, presentations of new large research programs as well as calming painting exercises. #AcademicLife #ResearchRetreat

Having fun with the FUN-URB proj, riding around Uppsala looking for native and non-native trees to examine the diversity patterns of foliar endophytic fungi on trees along urbanization gradients across Europe @wslresearch.bsky.social @mycopat.bsky.social

Project info: www.wsl.ch/en/projects/...

How do you identify an organism at the molecular level – and how can that contribute to sustainable agriculture? These were some of the questions explored by Bolivian students during an international course in La Paz, led by researchers from SLU.
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#IUFRO25CH Ke Zhang @mycopat.bsky.social is laying the ground for scots #pine #resistance breeding in Sweden — recent progress in #Cronartium pini inoculation and identification

Here’s the menu for the 14th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology 🌿 #EFPP2025 #Uppsala

From @mycopat.bsky.social we’ll be there bringing a few things to the table!📋😀

The full program for the 14th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology is now available 🌱
The registration is still open and we hope to see you in Uppsala 2-5 June!
www.efpp2025.com
#efpp2025 #conference

Threats from fungal diseases that attack pine and spruce are growing with climate change. But why are some trees more severely affected than others? Matilda Stein Åslund has investigated this in her thesis to help preserve our forests in the ongoing climate change.
www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2...

Sidhant Chaudhary has nailed his doctoral thesis "Plant genotype-dependent biocontrol of wheat diseases".
Read the thesis here: publications.slu.se?file=publ/sh...

Genetic variation in plants can affect how efficiently biocontrol agents can reduce diseases. In this doctoral thesis, Sidhant Chaudhary has investigated this variation to bring us closer to optimising crops for higher biocontrol responsiveness.
www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2...
#biocontrol

Last week I had the opportunity to visit the SLU Tönnersjöhedens försökspark in south-Sweden and the spore traps I've started working with at @mycopat.bsky.social These traps have been active for more than 10 years and have been sampled weekly, resulting in an exceptional airborne spore db

Ny chans att få en introduktion till mikrobernas fascinerande värld | slu.se Nu ger vi den populära distanskursen ”Mikrobiom - en introduktion till mikroorganismernas fascinerande värld” igen till hösten. Anmäl dig innan 15 april.

Dyk ner i mikroorganismernas spännande värld i höst! Nu ger vi en distanskurs med kvällsföreläsningar och två helgträffar med labbar och föreläsningar på plats i Uppsala.
Anmälan senast 15 april: www.slu.se/ew-nyheter/2...

"My work aims to understand pathogenicity mechanisms of Fusarium species and develop sustainable disease management strategies", says Vahideh Rafiei.

Vahideh Rafiei has recieved an award for her contributions to wheat research and her dedication to food security.
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Impressive work by @myconet.bsky.social and colleagues, looking at how the conservation value of a boreal forest relates to diversity of soil fungi. As is often the case in ecology, the conclusion is: 'It's complicated' 🍄🌳🧪🌍
@mycopat.bsky.social
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Professor Anders Dahlberg gets the award "The Golden Knife" for significant contributions to Swedish mycology. For over 40 years, he has been giving mushroom courses and is often consulted by the media on fungal questions.

More here: www.slu.se/ew-nyheter/2...
#mushroom #fungi #fungifriends

Precilience | slu.se Precilience is a €10 million Horizon Europe project that will develop precision solutions together with farmers, foresters, landowners and other stakeholders to increase climate resilience in the...

The project Precilience will develop precision solutions with farmers, foresters, landowners, and other actors to increase climate resilience. Björn Andersson and Anna Berlin will develop data to describe how farmers and forest owners view the risks of climate change.
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Fourteen phd-projects will be realised in a collaboration between SLU and forestry operators 🌲 They will be part of a new research programme for sustainable forestry. Read more here: www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2...
#plantprotection #forestry #forestresearch

Only two weeks left to apply for this exciting PhD position on forest microclimate, soil microbes, and carbon cycling in Uppsala @mycopat.bsky.social! Please, share! 🌲🦠🌲🦠

Gene-silencing spray to combat cereal disease is safe for the environment! RNA used to combat Fusarium head blight did not disturb the microbial communities living on the surface of cereal crops. This means that the method can be tested in field trials 🌱
Read more here: www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2...

Please share. We are recruiting a PhD student on herbivore effects on boreal forest stand development following wildfire and clear-cutting.

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www.slu.se/om-slu/jobba...

Boreal forest

We are looking for three 3-year post doc positions within the #WIFORCE research program Future Silviculture #SLU #Umeå. Please share!

Carbon and water fluxes in boreal forests
Drivers of xylem embolisms in forests
Tree belowground site occupancy in boreal forests

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Please share! PhD position in my group on #boreal plant #root exudation at #Forest ecology and management #SLU #Umeå in collaboration with Umeå Plant Science Centre and Swedish Metabolomics Centre

Apply here: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

Help us find a PhD student to assess host tree genetics and environmental factors that influence soil fungal communities.The PhD student will work with Petra Fransson and join the WIFORCE research school that works for sustainable forests.
Apply here: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
#phdpositions

Many European natural habitats face poor environmental conditions. Can we use interdisciplinary methods to work with restoration for present and future generations? This will be investigated in a new project: www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2...
#restoration #biodiversity #nature #plantscience #habitat