CBC team meeting in Malmö with plenty of #biocontrol research discussions.

Beneficial bacteria can help plants cope with drought stress 🌱 🍅 @RameshVetukuri and colleagues have created a synthetic microbial community that promotes plant growth and increase tolerance to drought.

How can we use weed seed predation and pest predation to sustain crop protection in the future? @EiriniDaouti is one of our newest researchers and she is looking into these questions. Read an interview with her here:

Meet one of our new researchers, Chloë Raderschall. She is an avid hiker and gardener who first got introduced to biocontrol through her interest in agroecology. Today, she runs her first own project on the strip cropping effects on ecosystem services.

@Stenberg_JA It looks amazing 😍 Best of luck with your project!

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, and was thus very specific, says @RameshVetukuri

RT @foteini_pas: 📢📢Please share and apply for this open position for a Full #professor in Chemical #Ecology at the University of Jean Monn…

RT @JensFSundstrom: ”Vad betyder Nobelprisen för lantbruket?” via @tidningenatl

RT @mycopat: We are looking for a Senior Lecturer in Forest Pathology to develop knowledge as a basis for preserving forest health through…

Fungal diseases can harm trees, reduce forest productivity, and threaten biodiversity. Traditional fungicides often have downsides, such as harming the environment. @RameshVetukuri and colleagues from Czech Republic explore RNAi as an option:

"Ramesh Vetukuri is one of the best supervisors, known for his knowledge, helpfulness, and friendliness. He is committed, enthusiastic, approachable, and always available to support students." @RameshVetukuri won the Best Supervisor Award 2024.

"We want to foster a new generation of plant breeders and biotechnologists equipped to meet the demands of a changing agricultural landscape. We hope that the BREEDTECH project will make a lasting impact on global agriculture", says @RameshVetukuri.

RT @c_kwadha: From a side project into a main project of my PhD! Our work on a pheromone that reduces attraction and oviposition in Drosop…

RT @PlantSlu: We are moving to LinkedIn, please follow us there:

"Jag tycker att det är bra att träffa barn och allmänhet för att väcka nyfikenhet och intresse för våra fantastiska organismer som är viktiga för oss utan att vi tänker på det." Maria Viketoft har på Scifest, läs mer här:

"An innovative project based on unique scientific findings and a true understanding of the potential of deep tech and science for application within an industry of great commercial importance." Congratulations @RameshVetukuri on the innovation prize!

If you release hoverflies in cultivation tunnels to combat aphids, do they stay and protect the crops or fly away? Paul Becher and his research team investigated this in tunnels with commercial raspberry and blackberry production:

RT @PlantSlu: We are looking for a PhD student in modelling plant-environment and plant-plant interactions. Apply here:

This discovery brings us closer to a future where we can develop crops with stronger defense systems, says @RameshVetukuri For the first time, scientists have shown that a crop can control a beneficial fungus with sRNA molecules.

A black yeast-like fungus acts as a bodyguard and protects wild strawberry against plant diseases. Can it also help commercial strawberry crops? @Stenberg_JA and Nataliia Khomutovska engaged researcher from all over Europe to answer this question.