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Sidhant Chaudhary

Sidhant Chaudhary
I am a PhD student in the Agricultural Plant Pathology group at the department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology. My Phd research is focused on the biocontrol of Septoria tritici blotch using Clonostachys rosea in various winter wheat genotypes.

Teaching

Plant Pathology (BI 1044) - Teaching assistant - 2021 to present

Research

The current research project is funded by SLU Grogrund as part of Breeding for Biologicals: Plant breeding for optimized interactions between crops and biologicals to enhance pest management and production with reduced agrochemical use 

In this project, we aim to:

  1. identify the plant genes that are needed for successful promotion by microorganisms (biological control agents)
  2. develop optimal methodologies to implement the new knowledge into plant breeding 
  3. optimize methodologies (e.g., seed- and leaf applications) needed for utilizing the breeding benefits in agriculture

The project is in collaboration with Lantmännen Lantbruk, Svalöv, Sweden.

Background

  • 2021-Present: PhD student at the department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden
  • 2020-2021: Agricultural Technical Assistant in Pre-breeding of barley, KWS Group, Bergen, Germany
  • 2017-2020: MSc in Crop Sciences (Plant Breeding and Seed Science), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
  • 2011-2017: BSc in Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India

Supervision


Contact

Doctoral Student at the Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology; Division of Plant Pathology
Telephone: 018-671855
Postal address:
Skoglig mykologi och växtpatologi , Box 7026
750 07 UPPSALA
Visiting address: Almas Allé 5, Uppsala