Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
Research in Plant Production Sciences is of high quality and international importance. Fields of research in Plant Production Sciences are Agroecology, Crop Science, Horticulture, Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology and Agricultural Zoology. Important research questions are the sustainability of agriculture and food systems, agrobiodiversity, the environmental effects of production and adaptation to climate change, response of cultivated plants to environmental stresses, managing crop yield and quality, plant-based bioenergy, phytoremediation, molecular basis of flower development, conservation of genetic resources, plant genomics, secondary metabolism in plants, plant biotechnology, and plant-pathogen interactions and defence mechanisms.
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Profiles
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Johan Edvard Ekroos
- Department of Agricultural Sciences - Associate professor
- Doctoral Programme in Wildlife Biology - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Sustainable Use of Renewable Natural Resources - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)
- Plant Production Sciences
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff
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Paula Elomaa
- Department of Agricultural Sciences - Professor
- Doctoral Programme in Integrative Life Science - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Plant Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Plant Production Sciences
- Viikki Plant Science Centre (ViPS)
- Asteraceae developmental biology and secondary metabolism
Person: UH , U4 Research and teaching staff
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Sakina Elshibli
- Department of Agricultural Sciences - Visiting scholar
- Plant Production Sciences
Person: Visiting scholar
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UUSTILA: Tilatason siirtymä uudistavaan viljelyyn
Ekroos, J. E. (Co-Principal Investigator)
01/10/2025 → 30/09/2029
Project: Ministry funding
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Water & Food Futures: Navigating the route to sustainable water-food futures
Hyytiäinen, K. (Project manager), Friman, A. E. (Participant), Fu, Y. (Participant), Lamminen, M. (Participant), Meinilä, J. (Participant), Yuhai, K. (Participant), Alakukku, L. (Participant), El Wali, M. (Participant), Erkkola, M. (Participant), Friman, A. E. (Participant), Hyytiä, N. (Participant), Irz, X. (Participant), Karttunen, A. K. (Participant), Lamminen, M. (Participant), Mäkelä, P. (Participant), Peltonen, H. M. K. (Participant), Sandström, V. (Participant) & Tuomisto, H. (Participant)
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/12/2024 → 30/11/2027
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strategic Research Council funding (SRC)
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Green Nitrogen Transition
Mäkelä, P. (Project manager), Edelmann, M. (Participant) & Simojoki, A. (Participant)
01/10/2024 → 30/09/2028
Project: Research project
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Improving biodiversity impact assessment for regenerative farming using LCA and eDNA
Järviö, N. (Project manager), Savallampi, J. (Participant), Uusitalo, V. (Participant), Tuomisto, H. (Participant), Ekroos, J. E. (Participant) & Dalmau Arredondo, L. (Participant)
01/03/2024 → 29/02/2028
Project: Research project
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Bataatin viljelytekniikka ja ravitsemuksellinen laatu Suomessa
Edelmann, M. (Participant), Uusitupa, J. V. E. (Participant), Jokinen, K. (Participant), Alakukku, L. (Participant) & Mäkelä, P. (Principal Investigator)
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
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Balancing grazing and biodiversity: Arthropod responses to modern cattle farming practices
Mäkeläinen, S., Backman, T., Bosco, L., Santangeli, A., Lehikoinen, A., Saaristo, V., Ekroos, J., Wirta, H. & Herzon, I., 1 Jan 2026, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 395, 10 p., 109942.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Taxonomy, habitat and conservation status explain the diet composition of insectivorous birds in Europe
Birkhofer, K., Ekroos, J., Mader, V., Tschumi, M., Wu, A.-P. & Smith, H. G., Jan 2026, In: Biological Conservation. 313, 11 p., 111566.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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A major QTL region associated with powdery mildew resistance in leaves and fruits of the reconstructed garden strawberry
Rehman, A. U., Davik, J., Karisto, P., Kaseva, J., Karhu, S., Rantanen, M., Strandén, I., Hytönen, T., Schulman, A. H. & Haikonen, T., Apr 2025, In: Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 138, 4, 20 p., 93.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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An unmanned aerial vehicle-based cotton nitrogen nutrition index estimation model utilizing feature selection and machine learning
Xiao, C., Zhang, F., Mäkelä, P., He, J., Fan, J., Jia, Y., Chen, J., Liu, Y. & Liu, H., Nov 2025, In: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 238, 13 p., 110798.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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A quest for questions: The JUSTRA as a matrix for navigating just food system transformations in an era of uncertainty
Conti, C., Hall, A., Kok, K., Olsson, P., Moore, M.-L., Kremen, C., Laila, A., Gordon, L. J., Barnhill, A., te Wierik, S., Norberg, A., Carducci, B., Bajaj, S., Gibson, M., Oliveira, T. D., Bunge, A. C., Williams, T. G., Mazac, R., Scheuermann, M. & Fanzo, J., 21 Feb 2025, In: One Earth. 8, 2, 13 p., 101178.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Activities
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Semini Punchihewa
Palonen, P. (Supervisor)
2025Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
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Markkanen Eeva
Palonen, P. (Supervisor)
2025Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
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International Soft Fruit Conference
Palonen, P. (Attendee)
9 Jan 2025 → 10 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Opponent PhD dissertation (Kimmo Kaakinen: The impacts of glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides on bumblebees)
Ekroos, J. E. (Opponent)
5 Jun 2025Activity: Examination types › Opponent of doctoral dissertation
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New Phytologist (Journal)
Elomaa, P. (Reviewer)
25 Feb 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Prizes
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Frontiers Planet Prize 2023 National Champion of Finland
Tammeorg, O. (Recipient), Tammeorg, P. (Recipient), Kiani, M. (Recipient), Horppila, J. (Recipient), Jilbert, T. (Recipient), Hellsten, S. (Recipient), Härkönen, L. (Recipient), Nurminen, L. (Recipient), Ruuhijärvi, J. (Recipient), Kotamäki, N. (Recipient), Silvonen, S. (Recipient) & Ventelä, A.-M. (Recipient), 22 Apr 2024
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Maatalous-metsätieteellisen tiedekunnan väitöskirjapalkinto 2014
Mouhu, K. (Recipient), 22 Apr 2015
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Membership of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Stoddard, F. (Recipient), 26 Apr 2021
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Datasets
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Semi-natural grasslands in boreal Europe: a rise of a socioecological research agenda
Herzon, I. (Creator), Zenodo, 2020
Dataset
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Arthropod data from pitfall traps and yellow sticky traps on cattle farms in Finland
Herzon, I. (Creator), Mäkeläinen, S. (Creator), Backman, T. R. (Creator), Santangeli, A. (Creator) & Bosco, L. (Creator), Zenodo, 2025
Dataset
Press/Media
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Maltillinen laidunnus tukee luonnon monimuotoisuutta
Herzon, I., Toivonen, M. & Ekroos, J. E.
17/11/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Tutkimushankkeen esittely, Puutarha & Kauppa 14/2025
09/10/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Osaavatko kasvit matematiikkaa - Yleluonto
21/09/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Varför var strömmingen i nätet utan ögon? (Naturväktarna)
28/08/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media