Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, SLU
@mycopat.bsky.social
We explore the microbial world. The Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU.
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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
🌲 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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#Forestry #Genetics
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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.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
🌲 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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#Forestry #Genetics
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🍄✨ 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...
Du får kombinera ekologi, dataanalys och fältstudier – och bidra till framtidens hållbara jordbruk.
👉 Låter det spännande? Läs mer här: www.slu.se/nyheter/2025...
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.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🍄✨ 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...
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...
Read the thesis here: publications.slu.se?file=publ/sh...
September 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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...
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...
September 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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
#SoilHealth #ClimateChange
August 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
🌱 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
#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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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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August 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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.
www.slu.se/en/news/2025...
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.
www.slu.se/en/news/2025...
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
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www.slu.se/vaxtskydd25
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".
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August 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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
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
June 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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
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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/...
Project info: www.wsl.ch/en/projects/...
June 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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/...
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.
www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2...
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June 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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.
www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2...
www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2...
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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
May 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
#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
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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!📋😀
From @mycopat.bsky.social we’ll be there bringing a few things to the table!📋😀
May 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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!📋😀
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
The registration is still open and we hope to see you in Uppsala 2-5 June!
www.efpp2025.com
#efpp2025 #conference
May 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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
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...
www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2...
May 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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...
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...
Read the thesis here: publications.slu.se?file=publ/sh...
April 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Sidhant Chaudhary has nailed his doctoral thesis "Plant genotype-dependent biocontrol of wheat diseases".
Read the thesis here: publications.slu.se?file=publ/sh...
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.
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#biocontrol
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#biocontrol
April 22, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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
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#biocontrol
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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
April 1, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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
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...
Anmälan senast 15 april: www.slu.se/ew-nyheter/2...
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.
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April 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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...
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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Vahideh Rafiei has recieved an award for her contributions to wheat research and her dedication to food security.
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March 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"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.
www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2...
Vahideh Rafiei has recieved an award for her contributions to wheat research and her dedication to food security.
www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2...
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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' 🍄🌳🧪🌍
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March 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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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
More here: www.slu.se/ew-nyheter/2...
#mushroom #fungi #fungifriends
March 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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
More here: www.slu.se/ew-nyheter/2...
#mushroom #fungi #fungifriends
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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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...
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March 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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.
www.slu.se/en/departmen...
www.slu.se/en/departmen...
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
#plantprotection #forestry #forestresearch
February 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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
#plantprotection #forestry #forestresearch
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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! 🌲🦠🌲🦠
Curious how forest microclimate and soil microbes drive carbon cycling in a changing climate? 🌡️🌳🍄We're offering a 4-year PhD position at @mycopat.bsky.social, SLU-Uppsala. A cool new project in collaboration with @linegreis.bsky.social Apply now or help spread the word!
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February 3, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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...
Read more here: www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2...
January 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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...
Read more here: www.slu.se/en/ew-news/2...