Popular Science

Films from Tolerant Tree

• Researcher presentation: Melissa Magerøy
  The molecular plant biologist Melissa Magerøy from NIBIO talks about her research on spruce defense against pathogens. She also talks about how we can reduce our dependency on pesticides in the forest production industry.
• Reseracher presentation: Malin Elfstrand
  The forest pathologist Malin Elfstrand from SLU talks about her research about trees and their diseases. She build models that can be used to predict which trees will get sick and which might be able to stay healthy.

Popular science articles

• New findings on resistance to root rot can be used in spruce breeding
  An article on Hernán Capador Barreto's doctoral thesis

Films on pathogens, methods and collaboration

This material is from a previous network that led to Tolerant Tree.

• Pine woolly aphid- a major nuisance in Icelandic forestry
• Emerging solutions against Heterobasidion root rot
• Nordic collaboration in forest research - benefits for science and societies
• Field testing of SE material
• Phytophthora alni - an invasive species that attacks alders