Lantbruks- och trädgårdsföretagarnas egen forskningsstiftelse finansierar behovsdriven forskning för svenska förhållanden.
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Lantbruks- och trädgårdsföretagarnas egen forskningsstiftelse finansierar behovsdriven forskning för svenska förhållanden.
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Status: | Pågående |
Projektnummer: | O-19-23-298 |
Kategori: | Focus area | Climate & environment |
Branschområden: | Crop production Horticulture |
Ansökningsår: | 2019 |
Huvudsökande: | Maria Viketoft |
Organisation: | Maria Viketoft |
E-postadress: | maria.viketoft@slu.se |
Telefon: | 0733327876 |
Medsökande: | Ola Lundin |
Medsökande: | Mattias Jonsson |
Adding flowers to the cropping system that support beneficial insects is a promising option to achieve crop protection
in Swedish agriculture and horticulture. However, the wide-spread adoption of this approach has been hampered by
limited economic benefit and the risk of propagating pests and diseases. Since 2018 'Farming in Balance' together
with agricultural stakeholders is running a project named SamZon, where farmers seed and manage multifunctional
buffer zones to e.g. support pollinators and natural enemies. Our aim in this project is to (1) scientifically evaluate these
zones, but also in a new field experiment identify the best flowering resource plants which support (2) natural enemies and
pollinators without enhancing pests and diseases, and (3) a healthy soil community without enhancing pathogens. The
goal is to optimize these buffer zones through the choice of plants and thereby making them an economically sustainable
option for farmers.
Att så in blommor för att stödja nyttoinsekter är en lovande växtskyddsmetod inom svensk jordbruks- och
trädgårdsproduktion. Metoden har dock inte fått stort genomslag till följd av begränsad ekonomisk nytta och risk för
uppförökning av skadeinsekter och sjukdomar. Sedan 2018 bedriver Odling i balans tillsammans med ett antal i
lantbruksbranschen projektet SamZon där lantbrukare har sått och skött multifunktionella skyddszoner, s.k. samzoner,
för att bl.a. främja pollinerare och naturliga fiender. Syftet med det förslagna projektet är att (1) vetenskapligt utvärdera
de befintliga samzonerna, men också att i fältförsök identifiera vilka som är de bästa blommande växterna som stödjer
(2) naturliga fiender och pollinerare, utan att gynna skadegörare och sjukdomar, och (3) ett rikt liv i jorden, utan att
gynna växtskadliga organismer. Det övergripande målet med projektet är att optimera zonerna genom valet av
blomväxter och så att de blir ett ekonomiskt hållbart alternativ för lantbrukare.
Projektnummer: H-20-47-555 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2020
Viral infections of horses have significant impact on animal welfare and can lead to huge economic losses. One of the first early signs of a viral infection is the development of fever and to at this early step be able to identify the agent behind the infection would lead to rapid and correct …
Läs merProjektnummer: H-20-47-553 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2020
Young horses can develop cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy and ataxia, known as "wobbler syndrome" and associated with loss of breeding value, reduced athletic potential and euthanasia. Some wobblers have osteochondrosis of their vertebral facet joints, but it is now known how this relates to …
Läs merProjektnummer: H-20-47-556 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2020
The alarming development of triple resistant Parascaris spp. is an increasing threat to foal health and the equine industry, due to the risk of increasing veterinary costs and loss of foals. A continued development of triple resistant roundworms in Sweden would be devastating for foals and …
Läs merProjektnummer: H-20-47-567 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2020
Instructing riders is a complex task because the riding teacher needs to pay attention to both the horse and the rider. This is particularly challenging in the riding school situation. The aim of this project is to investigate riding teachers’ instructions of aids and their timing. The study will …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-20-20-449 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2020
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threat. The WHO global action plan on AMR mentions LA-MRSA (Livestock-associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus) that is prevalent in pigs in many countries. The public health threat is generally low but for affected individuals it is a …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-20-20-445 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2020
Zinkoxid (ZnO) in feed prevents post weaning diarrhoea (PWD) and mortality in weaned piglets but, for environmental reasons, ZnO will be banned in the EU in 2022 despite that there remain herds that are dependent on the use of ZnO (or antibiotics) at weaning.
By metagenomic analysis (sequencing …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-20-20-444 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2020
The ability of milk to coagulate is crucial for cheese production. We have previously shown high occurrence of non-coagulating milk from Swedish Red Dairy cattle and identified milk proteins as potential markers for this undesirable trait. In this project we will increase the understanding of the …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-20-20-475 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2020
This interdisciplinary project examines how Swedish dairy farmers, given different types of policy instruments, are affected by the ongoing structural transformation in the primary production. The study will improve our understanding about how the ongoing structural change affects profitability in …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-20-20-452 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2020
The project will develop sustainable pheromone-based methods to reduce the damage from three moth species on currants, thereby enabling profitable cultivation irrespective of management practice. During several years, the currant cultivation has decreased in Sweden and also the yield per ha has …
Läs merProjektnummer: O-20-20-456 • Status: Pågående • Ansökningsår: 2020
Spread of barnyard grass, growing in southern Sweden has accelerated during the last decade and is rapidly moving northwards. No herbicide-resistant populations have been reported from Sweden thus far, but it is only a matter of time before barnyard grass will develop herbicide resistance in …
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