• Evaluation of the surfactant Aqueduct® for recovery of turfgrass quality on a severely waterrepellent golf green 

      Aamlid, Trygve; Espevig, Tatsiana; Pettersen, Trond; Skar, Siv; Kvalbein, Agnar (Bioforsk rapport;3(148) 2008, Research report, 2008-11-28)
      This research has demonstrated the ability of the surfactant Aqueduct® to increase soil water content and restore turfgrass quality on severely to extremely water-repellent golf greens with severe drought symptoms.
    • Home Gardening and Food Security Concerns during the COVID-19 Pandemic 

      Turnšek, Maja; Skar, Siv; Piirman, Marit; Thorarinsdottir, Ragnheiður I.; Bavec, Martina; Junge, Ranka (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-27)
      At times of crisis, home gardening has often been sought out as a potential solution for threats to food security and as a measure to increase socio-psychological effects, such as public sense of self-efficacy, trust in ...
    • Kuldetolerante grønnsaker kan bidra til landbruksproduksjon over hele landet og gi økt verdiskapning. 

      Skar, Siv; Hykkerud, Anne Linn; Helgesen, Hilde (NIBIO Rapport;5 (61) 2019, Research report, 2019-07)
      Kuldetolerante grønnsaker er planter som har utviklet beskyttelse av vekstpunktet mot kulde og frost. Selv med noen frostnetter er, fortsetter disse plantene å vokse når temperatur og lys om dagen, tillater det. Det gir ...
    • Nature-Based Solutions for Agriculture in Circular Cities: Challenges, Gaps, and Opportunities 

      Canet-Martí, Alba; Pineda-Martos, Rocío; Junge, Ranka; Bohn, Katrin; Paço, Teresa A.; Delgado, Cecilia; Alencikiene, Gitana; Skar, Siv; Baganz, Gösta F. M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-17)
      Urban agriculture (UA) plays a key role in the circular metabolism of cities, as it can use water resources, nutrients, and other materials recovered from streams that currently leave the city as solid waste or as wastewater ...
    • Tomater for økologisk dyrking 

      Skar, Siv; Van Leeuwen, Geo; Friis Pedersen, Susanne (Bioforsk rapport;7(172) 2012, Research report, 2013-02-26)
      Det er gjennomført utprøving av økologiske tomatsorter for friland og veksthus under norske forhold. Prosjektet har samlet inn erfaringer med dyrkingen og registrert avling, samt gjennomført smaks- og lagringstest. Dyrking ...