Weed ecology and management

Research themes:

Functional traits in weed communities
Crop-weed chemical interactions
Weed seed predation
Weed management in minimum tillage systems
Sustainable farming and cropping system
Weed management through multifunctional crops
Management of problematic weeds
Weed control methods
Plant-microbe interactions in weed management
Weed management in novel crops

From Left: Göran Bergkvist, Elsa Lagerquist, Iris Dahlin, Eirini Lamprini Daouti, James Ajal, Darwin Thomas Hickman, Alexander Menegat and Fede Berckx.
Not shown: Anneli Lundkvist and Tove Ortman.

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Our researchers

Our research projects

BLANDSKAP - Sustainable food production and biodiversity with grazing animals
The project include a landscape-scale experiment to investigate how animals can be integrated int...
Constraints on organic farming
In this project we investigate factors that limit current uptake of organic farming in Sweden.
DIVERSOW- Increasing crop genetic DIVERSity to close the yield gap in Organic Wheat farming
Organic agriculture relies on cultivars bred for high-input environments, or uses landraces with...
EcoServ: Long-term evaluation of agroecosystem functioning along a cropping system diversification gradient
In this long-term experiment we are investigating the effect of diversified cropping systems on...
Facilitating reduced- and no-tillage organic grain legume production systems through integration of cover crop mulch for weed control
The aim of this research project is the development, testing and dissemination of weed management...
Farmer driven development of economically and environmentally sustainable weed control strategies against blackgrass
In a participatory research approach farmers, advisors and researchers are developing management...
Fruit tree-based agroforestry on sloping uplands in northwest Vietnam
In this project agroforestry practices/systems are redesigned for new profitable products and...
How multifunctionality in agricultural ecosystems depends on crop diversity and succession
We assess multifunctionality at the field scale along two main ecological gradients managed by th...
IMPULSE- Fostering organic cultivation of grain legumes; a multi-scale feasibility study for soybean and lupin production in Sweden
This project aims to assess the biophysical and socioeconomic production potential for soybean an...
PADILSO - Participatory design of innovative crop management strategies for organic lupine and soybean production systems in Sweden
In this project, farmers and researchers design collectively soybean and lupin based cropping...
Preparing for the future: sustainable cropping systems without glyphosate
The aim of this research project is to design, test and evaluate glyphosate free cropping systems...
Sustainable food from heritage cereals
In a six-year project, old varieties of cereal are investigated by researchers from SLU,...
SUSWECO – Sustainable weed control in cereals
The Swedish part of the project is responsible for the task of investigating a system where the...
Three rows
Our aim is to develop a cropping system for cereal production with perennial service crop where a...
Weeds in an era of reduced herbicide dependence. Ecological mechanisms and social challenges for a sustainable crop production
In this project, we investigate the impact weeds have on crop yield and the role of weed diversit...