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Åsa Lankinen

Åsa Lankinen
Researcher and associate professor in Plant Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Coordinator research school, LTV-faculty

Presentation

I have a broad research interest in the borderline between plant ecology, evolutionary biology and genetics. I also focus on research related to plant protection biology and plant breeding.

Teaching

BI1380: Urban Ecology for the Development of Sustainable Living. Course leader

BI1394: Grundläggande ekologi. Deputy course leader

BI1397: Basic and Applied Ecology. Deputy course leader

BI1463: Floristik och insektsfaunistik med växtskydd och naturvård. Deputy course leader

BI1296: Plant Biology for Breeding and Protection. Teacher

BI1273: Växtproduktion. Teacher

BI1267: Integrated Pest Management in Sustainable Procuction Systems. Teacher

LK0395: Urban Agrier, biträdande doktorandhandledareculture and Social Interaction. Leading one week on plant protection biology

 

Research

Ongoing projects:

  • Plant immunity in the field in relation to microbial influence (Swedish Research Council, Carl Trygger Foundation 2019-)
  • Evolution-proofing plant protection for sustainable potato production: How can integrated pest management (IPM) reduce resistance development in pathogens? (FORMAS 2022-)
  • Plant Breeding for Increased Seed Production in Red Clover (SLU Grogrund, Partnerskap Alnarp, Lantmännens forskningsstiftelse 2021-2026)
  • Sexual conflict during pollen competition in Collinsia heterophylla

Cooperation

Building a North-South Network to Target Biodiversity and Pollination as a Path towards Sustainable Cocoa Agriculture in West Africa (Swedish Research Council/Swedish Research Links, network grant, 2021-)

Background

MSc, Lund University. 1996

PhD, Lund University. 2000

Postdoc, IBLS, Glasgow University, UK. 2001

Postdoc, NTNU, Trondheim University, Norway. 2001-2003

Assistant Professor, Lund University. 2003-2009

Supervision

Kajsa Svensson, PhD supervisor

Murilo Sandroni, PhD supervisor

Adrien Vial, deputy PhD supervisor

Esther Kuper, deputy PhD supervisor


Contact

Researcher at the Department of Plant Protection Biology
Telephone: +4640-415367
Postal address:
Växtskyddsbiologi, Box 190
234 22 LOMMA
Visiting address: Sundsvägen 16, Alnarp

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