Research at the Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
The department undertakes fundamental and applied research focused on interactions involving plants, pathogenic, symbiotic and saprotrophic fungi and other microorganisms and their role in forest and agricultural systems.
Research areas
Through our research we answer questions about how agriculture and forestry can be conducted in a world with a changing climate. Important research areas are control, ecology, population biology and microorganisms as well as modeling and control of plant diseases in the field.
The Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology is included in the Biocentre. The Department's researchers have a broad expertise in both molecular and ecological microbiology.
Learn more about our research areas below!
