On 30 November 2022, NordPlant held its 4th annual meeting in Lund, Sweden, with the theme “Envirotyping for plant breeding and precision agriculture”. The meeting was connected to the centennial celebration of the term ecotype that the researcher Göte Turesson coined in…
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During 29 November we celebrated that it was exactly 100 years since the young botanist Göte Turesson coined a concept that he called the “ecotype”. At that time, it had passed 60 years since Charles Darwin buried the idea that…
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Winter is finally here! Before drifting into a peaceful Christmas mood, keep an eye on the new courses, conferences, and events happening in January, February and early March. The deadlines are just around the corner! Big congratulations go to all the successful applicants of VR and Formas grants as well as the Carl Trygger Foundation. A special…
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On the 1st and 2nd of February, NordGen and partners will host the conference entitled “Use of Genetic Resources in Breeding for Climate Change in the Nordic Region – Why Research and Innovation Do Matter.” The conference is based on…
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We congratulate all researchers of Lund University and SLU Alnarp that received funding for plant and food-related research projects. In total, both institutions in these particular fields received 49.5 M SEK from VR and 56 M SEK from Formas….
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Can we use pulsed electric fields to stimulate the growth of plants for food? Can stress responses induced by electroporation make the plant more tolerant to drought? What if we can treat the seeds or the seedlings and make plants…
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Rodomiro Octavio Ortiz Rios is the Chair Professor of Genetics and Plant Breeding at SLU. Professor Ortiz significantly contributes to the development of plant breeding as a key scientific discipline helping to fight hunger and malnutrition in developing countries, as…
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Globally, about 45% of fruits and vegetables get wasted. To extend the shelf life of cucumbers, primarily plastic wrapping is used. What if we could eliminate the plastic but keep its protecting properties? That’s what the future will look like…
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