Which factors and processes affect the sustainability and multifunctionality of agricultural production systems? How does climate change affect todays and future plant production? If you want to understand the challenges of sustainable plant production this is a course for you. It is a unique course that covers different scales from cells, to the whole plant to the fields.
The course offers a synthesis and further deepening of the basic principles of sustainable production in agriculture. You will deepen your understanding of the origin of cultivated plants, the basic breeding strategies, as well as their molecular and physiological features relevant for sustainable production.
We will discuss various trade-offs between biological plant characteristics and adaptation to changing climates, plant-plant interaction and plant-microbe interaction. After the course you will be able to evaluate the impacts of different management solutions on the production and yield of cultivated plants, with reference to different criteria for sustainability and multifunctionality.
To succeed with sustainable plant production we need research from many disciplines: plant biology and ecology, plant breeding, modelling and plant production. Our students can have different study backgrounds ranging from biology, agronomy, horticulture and forestry. So if you take this course you will find a stimulating and interdisciplinary study environment.
The course is given in Plant Biology for Sustainable Production - Master´s programme. You can choose Uppsala or Alnarp.
We´ll give the course during the spring 2025.
Sustainable Plant Production - from Molecular to Field Scale, Uppsala
Sustainable Plant Production - from Molecular to Field Scale, Alnarp