A postdoc position is currently available in my lab at SLU Alnarp. Plant-herbivore-pollinator interactions: Does plant resistance improve pollination at the population level?
Herbivore-damaged strawberry plants deter pollinators, leading to reduced pollination success. However, wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca) genotypes differ in their resistance against herbivores. The importance of plant resistance has previously been tested in a mixed common garden where herbivores as well as pollinators are free to interact with resistant or susceptible plants. Such experimental 'cafeteria situations' are, however, quite different from wild populations and commercial plantations where plant-genetic variation within a site typically is lower. The aim of this postdoc project is to investigate how plant resistance against herbivores affects plant-herbivore-pollinator interactions at the population level. Experimental all-resistant, and all-susceptible plantations were established for this purpose in 2015. Only non-Swedes are allowed to apply. Deadline: Dec 16. The project starts in March or April 2016. Please find the online ad here: http://www.slu.se/sv/om-slu/fristaende-sidor/aktuellt/lediga-tjanster/las-mer/?eng=1&Pid=2106 Johan A. Stenberg Associate Professor Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Department of Plant Protection Biology PO Box 102, SE-230 53 ALNARP Visiting address: Sundsvägen 14 Tel: +46 40 41 53 78 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>, www.slu.se/stenberg<http://www.slu.se/stenberg>
