Open position: Development leader Biotron, SLU Alnarp
PhD in plant science or similar? Apply to become the new development leader for the biotron, at SLU Alnarp. Deadline 10 July, more information and application here
NordPlant annual report for 2019 submitted
The NordPlant annual report for 2019 has now been submitted to NordForsk for evaluation. While the report was slightly delayed for Covid19-related reasons, we still managed to submit it well within the extended deadline. This post is a summary of…
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Companies working with AI and agriculture in Sweden – a new report in collaboration with SLU Holding
Artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture is a rapidly developing field in the Nordic countries, with many private actors. As a part of our work to facilitate and increase collaboration between universities and companies in fields related to NordPlant’s activities, we…
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NOVA course “High Throughput Field Phenotyping” postponed to June 28 – July 2, 2021
Due to the covid-19 outbreak we are unfortunately unable to go ahead with this course as originally planned 22-26 June 2020, and since the main purpose is to provide you with hands-on training in field phenotyping methods it is almost…
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The new Phenocave is being developed in SLU Alnarp
Automated plant phenotyping in precise environments is key to monitor the effects on crops in a changing climate. Therefore, an affordable and high precision automated phenotyping system, the Phenocave, is currently being developed at SLU Alnarp for visible and multispectral…
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SASUF is suspended to the week of November 23-27, 2020.
This also means that our seminar “Remote sensing and multispectral imaging for plants and food stuff to meet UN’s Sustainable Development Goals” will likely take place in the afternoon of 24th of November. From SASUF: Given the current situation with…
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NordPlant annual meeting: “Plant phenotyping and modelling for improved resilience in changing climate” Tromsö, 4-6 November 2020
The theme of this year’s meeting is “Plant phenotyping and modelling for improved resilience in changing climate”. This lunch-to-lunch meeting will take place 5-6 November. The meeting will take place in Tromsö, Norway. The meeting will be preceded by one…
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The NordPlant common data standards project
The use of common standards for data handling, metadata generation and data storage is critical for data sharing. Common standards are a necessary prerequisite for the FAIR data principles (that research data should be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable). One…
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NordPlant facility managers’ forum initiative
During 2019, NordPlant started a facility managers’ forum. The people who manage the various facilities that make up the research infrastructure of NordPlant are absolutely critical for the research being done there. The purpose of the forum is to provide…
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First SASUF exchange in the network for sensing and multispectral imaging for food, agriculture, and urban planning
Remote sensing and multispectral imaging will revolutionize many aspects of human society, not least when it comes to plants and plant-derived products. In agriculture, these novel techniques are already now making an impact on plant breeding and precision agriculture. Over…
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