Tutkimus - Kasvintuotantotieteet ja kasvibiotekniikka

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Kasvintuotantotieteiden ja -biotekniikan opetusalalla tehdään kansainvälisesti korkeatasoista tieteellistä tutkimusta useilla tieteenaloilla. Tutkimuskohteet vaihtelevat solu- ja molekyylitasolta aina ekosysteemi- ja populaatiotasolle. Tutkimuksen yhteiskunnallinen tarkoitus on luoda uutta tietoa ja osaamista sovellusaloille. Tärkeitä tutkimusaloja ovat maatalouden ja ruokajärjestelmien kestävyys, sadonmuodostus, genomiikka, kehitysbiologia, puolustusmekanismit, bioenergia, ympäristövaikutukset sekä ilmastonmuutos.

Osa tutkimusryhmistä on jäseninä Viikin tutkimusryhmäorganisaatiossa, Suomen Akatemian rahoittamissa huippuyksikköohjelmissa ja Biocentrum Helsinki -huippututkimusryhmäorganisaatiossa. Kasvipatologiassa toimii tällä hetkellä yksi akatemiaprofessori. Osa kasvintuotantotieteiden ja biotekniikan jatkokoulutettavista on jäseninä tällä hetkellä viidessä eri Opetusministeriön rahoittamassa tutkijakoulussa.


Research theme	Group leaders (in alphabetical order)
Molecular biology of inflorescence development and secondary metabolism in Gerbera hybrida Identification of horticultural cultivars Link to Gerbera laboratory research pages Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Paula Elomaa Professor Horticulture Plant Biotechnology

Vartetutkimus Link to Haapala research pages Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Tapani Haapala Ph.D., researcher Plant and Forest Breeding

Vulnerability assessment of ecosystem services for climate change impacts and adaptation (Life+ VACCIA): Action 7: Agricultural ecosystems Monitoring of impacts of the Finnish agri-environmental support scheme: sub-project on vascular plant species diversity Industrial ecology: recycling of meat and bone meal FABIO Link to Agroecology research pages Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Juha Helenius Professor Agroecology

Biological role of ditches in Finnish agricultural environments Efficiency of agri-environmental management for biodiversity in Estonia Farmland as habitat for birds in North-Western Russia Link to Agroecology research pages Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Iryna Herzon Ph.D., researcher Agroecology

Identification and functional characterization of flower specific ubiquitin proteasome system Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Kristiina Himanen Ph.D., group leader, Academy Research Fellow Horticulture and Plant Breeding

Control of crown branching in strawberry Link to Strawberry research pages Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Timo Hytönen Ph.D. (Agr. & For.), group leader Horticulture

Tyrnin versolaikkutauti Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Hilkka Koponen Lic. Phil., amanuensis Plant Pathology

Stress-responsive genes in natural plant systems Diversity of plants in urban ecosystems Molecular ecological and population genetic projects Link to Korpelainen research pages Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Helena Korpelainen University lecturer Plant and Forest Breeding Applied Genetics

Lignin and cell wall biosynthesis: Spruce and timothy Link to Lignin Biosynthesis research pages Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Anna Kärkönen Ph.D., docent, group leader, Academy Research Fellow Plant Breeding

Northern urban trees Identification of horticultural cultivars Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Leena Linden University lecturer Horticulture

Ecological intensification of field crop production/Kasvintuotannon ekologinen intensifikaatio Phytoremediation with crops/Maaperän puhdistaminen kasveilla Sewage sludge as nutrient source for bioenergy crops/Jätevesiliete bioenergiakasvien ravinnelähteenä Increased sustainability in field crop production with winter crops/Syyskylvöisillä kasveilla kestävyyttä kasvintuotantoon Winter turnip rape - efficient utilization of a multipurpose crop /Syysrypsin monipuolisuus tehokkaaseen käyttöön kasvintuotannossa Heat sensitivity of turnip rape in a changing climate/Rypsin lämpötilaherkkyys muuttuvassa ilmastossa Germination of spring cereals after glyphosate treatment /Glyfosaattikäsittelyn vaikutus itävyyteen Link to the research projects Link to Crop Sciences research pages Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Pirjo Mäkelä Professor Crop Science

Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Pauliina Palonen University lecturer Horticulture

Interactions between genetically modified forest trees, pathogenic and mycorrhizal fungi, herbivores and soil organisms Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Hanna Pasonen Ph.D., researcher Forest Breeding

Interactions between bacterial plant pathogens and their host plants Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Minna Pirhonen University lecturer Plant Pathology

Insect food webs in space and time Link to Spatial Foodweb Ecology research pages Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Tomas Roslin University lecturer Agroecology

Selenium in plants Low temperature tolerance of potato Environmental factors affecting canopy architecture and quality of grass forages Herbicide tolerance and hybrid production in turnip rape ( Brassica rapa L .) Link to Crop Sciences research pages Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Mervi Seppänen University lecturer Crop Science

Legume improvement Cereal grain quality Link to Crop Sciences research pages Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Fred Stoddard University lecturer Crop Science

Molecular biology of inflorescence development and secondary metabolism in Gerbera hybrida Lignin biosynthesis Link to Gerbera laboratory research pages Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH	Teemu Teeri Professor Plant and Forest Breeding Plant Biotechnology

AB-RMS AgroBiotechnology focused on Root-Microbe Systems Detection of bacterial pathogens using microarray-based diagnostics Etiology and improved control of potato stem canker and black scurf Molecular biological analyses of potyvirus-host plant interactions MOP-TOP: Enhanced Control of Potato Mop-Top virus in the Nordic and Baltic Sea Region Potato scab and its control Sweetpotato viruses Link to Plant Virology/Pathology research pages Link to TUHAT - Research database at UH Perunaseitin etiologia ja tehostettu torjunta Perunaruven aiheuttajat ja niiden torjunta Bakteeritaudinaiheuttajien tarkennettu tunnistus mikrosirudiagnostiikalla Perunan viruskestävyysvasteiden signaaliverkosto Potyvirusten ja kasvien vuorovaikutuksen molekyylibiologia Kasvivirus geenivektorina Virukset bataatin omavaraistuotannon pahimpana tautiongelmana Itä-Afrikassa MOP-TOP: Enhanced Control of Potato Mop-Top virus in the Nordic and Baltic Sea Region AB-RMS	Jari Valkonen Academy professor Plant Pathology