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Contacts Ulf Grandin Lecturer and researcher Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment Box 7050 SE 750 07 Uppsala SWEDEN E-mail Frauke Ecke Associate professor Address: As above E-mail Lars Lundin Professor Address: As above E-mail Ann-Katrin Hallin Information officer SLU Kommunikationsavdelning Box 7077 Undervisningsplan 7B 750 07 Uppsala SWEDEN E-mail

SLU develops the understanding and sustainable use and management of biological natural resources. This is achieved by research, education and environmental monitoring and assessment, in collaboration with the surrounding community.

SLU’s knowledge is an important component in many things that people take for granted. Whether it is the food we eat, or the animals we either husband on our farms or love as pets, or the forests that we wander in - all are subjects of SLU’s attention.

SLU works with everything that grows, whether it is plants that provide us with food, give us income, or are just there to be beautiful.

The knowledge that we supply is essential to enable us to utilize our forests, our landscapes, our soil and our animals in a sustainable way.

This sustainable use will allow us to develop, and will also guarantee a good quality of life for our children and grandchildren.

Research and education for life

Research and education at our university spans the range from genes and molecules to biological diversity, animal health, sustainable forestry and food supply – and all in a healthy environment. We are also concerned with global phenomena such as the global warming.

A comprehensive view, interdisciplinary studies and applicability are the ethos of SLU’s research and education, and in our contacts with industry and society.

At our university you will find people with an ardent interest and devotion to their work, and who combine traditional knowledge with a pioneer spirit.

Recent Publications:

• Batte, Michael and Swennen, Rony and Uwimana, Brigitte and Akech, Violet and Brown, Allan and Tumuhimbise, Robooni and Persson Hovmalm, Helena and Dida, Mulatu Geleta and Ortiz Rios, Rodomiro Octavio (2019). Crossbreeding East African Highland Bananas: Lessons Learnt Relevant to the Botany of the Crop After 21 Years of Genetic Enhancement. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10, 1-9
• Brodde, Laura and Adamson, Kalev and Julio Camarero, J. and Castano, Carles and Drenkhan, Rein and Lehtijärvi, Asko and Luchi, Nicola and Migliorini, Duccio and Sanchez-Miranda, Angela and Stenlid, Jan and Özdag, Sule and Oliva, Jonàs (2019). Diplodia Tip Blight on Its Way to the North: Drivers of Disease Emergence in Northern Europe. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9, 1-12
• Calleja-Rodriguez, Ainhoa and Li, Zitong and Hallingbäck, Henrik and Sillanpää, Mikko J. and Wu, Harry and Abrahamsson, Sara and Garcia Gil, Rosario (2019). Analysis of phenotypic- and Estimated Breeding Values (EBV) to dissect the genetic architecture of complex traits in a Scots pine three-generation pedigree design. Journal of theoretical biology. 462, 283-292