Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology

We are part of Umeå Plant Science Centre, a centre of excellence for experimental plant research and forest biotechnology. Our mission is to perform excellent and innovative basic research and generate knowledge that benefits forestry, agriculture, environment and society.

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News, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology

28 March 2025
A new regulatory link between cell walls and hormones controls differential growth in plants
Plant cell walls give stability to the plant, but they are not just rigid structures. The wall...
05 November 2024
ERC synergy grant enables mapping of the functions of the plant hormone auxin within plant cells
A research consortium led by Stéphanie Robert from SLU has been awarded a prestigious Synergy Gra...
08 July 2024
“Junk” DNA helps plants to cope with cold stress
A vast amount of DNA contains no genetic information and was long thought to be junk. Recent...

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Wednesday, 02 April

Re-launch of Skogsskada
We would like to present the new version of Skogsskada, a web-based tool for reporting and...
Tuesday, 08 April

Assumptions and values influence research on agricultural sustainability
Welcome to a new inspirational lunch webinar about interdisciplinarity! This webinar welcomes...
Friday, 11 April

Webinar: Navigating the complexity of sustainable energy solutions
The transition to a more sustainable energy production is anything but simple and there’s no...
Wednesday, 16 April

Urban Forests: Mapping health promoting urban green spaces; why and how?
Urban Forests seminar with Helena Nordh, professor of landscape architecture at SLU.
Friday, 25 April

Methane emissions from high latitude peatlands : controls of their spatio-temporal dynamics across a mire complex
Koffi Dodji Noumonvi defends his thesis "Methane emissions from high latitude peatlands : control...

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