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Sweet potato – a novel crop for resilient food production.
Scandinavian countries are predicted to experience higher temperatures and higher sea levels, leading to loss of arable coastal land. While this future scenario may seem bleak, it offers an opportunity to diversify the crops grown in the region, by introducing for example sweet potato, a crop with no natural pests in Sweden.
Welcome to a seminar about introducing sweet potato in southern Scandinavia, a root that is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, fiber, and zinc. Researcher Nélida Leiva Eriksson will present her research to use gene editing to investigate the genetic mechanisms of cold tolerance in sweet potatoes to improve its adaptation to Scandinavia. The results will contribute to a diversified, resilient and climate-adapted agriculture in southern Scandinavia.
Föreläsare är Nélida Leiva Eriksson, Associate Professor at the Division of Biotechnology, Lund University. Föreläsningen ingår i serien Crafoords vetenskapsluncher.
Arrangeras i samarbete med Lunds universitet och Crafoordska stiftelsen. Fri entré, ingen föranmälan.