• Diversity patterns in high-latitude grasslands 

  Kapfer, Jutta; Dramstad, Wenche; Pedersen, Christian; Sickel, Hanne; Heegaard, Einar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-17)

  Aim Grasslands of varying land-use intensity and history were studied to describe and test species richness and compositional patterns and their relationships with the physical environment, land cover of the surrounding ...

• Soil carbon under arable and mixed dairy cropping in a long-term trial in SE Norway 

  Riley, Hugh; Henriksen, Trond Maukon; Torp, Torfinn; Korsæth, Audun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-10)

  Soil organic carbon (SOC) was studied at 0–45 cm depth after 28 years of cropping with arable and mixed dairy rotations on a soil with an initial SOC level of 2.6% at 0–30 cm. Measurements included both carbon concentration ...

• Enhancing plant N uptake with biochar-based fertilizers: limitation of sorption and prospects 

  Rasse, Daniel; Weldon, Simon Mark; Joner, Erik; Joseph, Stephen; Kammann, Claudia I.; Liu, Xiaoyu; O'Toole, Adam; Pan, Genxing; Kocatürk Schumacher, Nazli Pelin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-24)

  Background Biochar-based fertilizer products (BCF) have been reported to increase both crop yield and N-use efficiency. Such positive effects are often assumed to result from the slow-release of N adsorbed on BCF structures. ...

• Norsk viltskadesenter 

  Hansen, Inger (Others, 2022)

• Epigenetic memory effects in Norway spruce: are they present after the age of two years? 

  Skrøppa, Tore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-07)

  Short-term trials on cultivated soil were planted with families of Norway spruce that had shown epigenetic memory effects in early tests up to age two years. Measurements and assessments were made of phenology traits, tree ...

• Short-term effects of compost amendments to soil on soil structure, hydraulic properties, and water regime 

  Rivier, Pierre-Adrien; Jamniczky, Dorina; Nemes, Attila; Mako, Andras; Barna, Gyöngyi; Uzinger, Nikolett; Rékási, Márk; Farkas, Csilla (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-12)

  Despite the increasing interest in applying composts as soil amendments worldwide, there is a lack of knowledge on short-term effects of compost amendments on soil structural and hydraulic properties. Our goal was to study ...

• Floral initiation in gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa L.) and its control by daylength and temperature 

  Sønsteby, Anita; Rivero, Rodmar Isak; Woznicki, Tomasz; Heide, Ola M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-27)

  The morphogenetic changes of the bud meristem during floral initiation in gooseberry were examined by scanning electron microscopy. Six floral stages, similar to those reported for black currants, were identified. We also ...

• Production methods for high yielding plants of everbearing strawberry in the Nordic climate 

  Sønsteby, Anita; Sadojevic, Mirjana; Heide, Ola M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-15)

  Environmental conditions during plant raising determine the yield potential of everbearing strawberries. We studied the effect of three rooting dates in the cultivars ‘Favori’ and ‘Murano’ in a greenhouse with 18 ℃ and ...

• Produktivitetsutvikling i norsk matsektor 

  Pettersen, Ivar; Steen, Frode; Ulsaker, Simen Aardal (Chapter, 2020)

  This chapter examines productivity changes in the Norwegian grocery industry. We analyze three levels in the vertical chain: the food industry, wholesale and distribution, and the retail level. We provide new, updated ...

• Six new species of Sporothrix from hardwood trees in Poland 

  Ostafińska, Agnieszka; Jankowiak, Robert; Bilański, Piotr; Solheim, Halvor; Wingfield, Michael J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-04)

  Sporothrix (Sordariales, Ascomycota) is a well-supported monophyletic lineage within the Ophiostomatales, species of which occur in a diverse range of habitats including on forest trees, in the soil, associated with bark ...

• ConservePlants: An integrated approach to conservation of threatened plants for the 21st Century 

  Fišer, Živa; Aronne, Giovanna; Aavik, Tsipe; Akin, Meleksen; Alizoti, Paraskevi; Aravanopoulos, Filippos; Bacchetta, Gianluigi; Balant, Manica; Ballian, Dalibor; Barazani, Oz; Bellia, Andrea Francesca; Bernhardt, Nadine; Kharrat, Magda Bou Dagher; Douglas, Adrian Bugeja; Burkart, Michael; Ćalić, Dušica; Carapeto, André; Carlsen, Tor; Castro, Silvia; Colling, Guy; Cursach, Joana; Cvetanoska, Sara; Cvetkoska, Cvetanka; Ćušterevska, Renata; Daco, Laura; Danova, Kalina; Dervishi, Aida; Djukanović, Gordana; Dragićević, Snežana; Ensslin, Andreas; Evju, Marianne; Fenu, Giuseppe; Francisco, Ana; Gallego, Pedro Pablo; Galloni, Marta; Ganea, Anatolie; Gemeinholzer, Birgit; Glasnović, Peter; Godefroid, Sandrine; Thomsen, Mette Goul; Halassy, Melinda; Helm, Aveliina; Hyvärinen, Marko; Joshi, Jasmin; Kazić, Amra; Kiehn, Michael; Klisz, Marcin; Kool, Anneleen; Skarpaas, Olav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01-25)

  Even though plants represent an essential part of our lives offering exploitational, supporting and cultural services, we know very little about the biology of the rarest and most threatened plant species, and even less ...

• Environmental impacts of protein-production from farmed seaweed: Comparison of possible scenarios in Norway 

  Koesling, Matthias; Kvadsheim, Nina Pereira; Halfdanarson, Jon; Emblemsvåg, Jan; Rebours, Celine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-20)

  As the demand for proteins increases with growing populations, farmed seaweed is a potential option for use directly as an ingredient for food, feed, or other applications, as it does not require agricultural areas. In ...

• Annerledeslandet Norge : butikktilgjengelighet og markedskonsentrasjon i Sverige og Norge 

  Friberg, Richard; Pettersen, Ivar; Steen, Frode Bernt; Ulsaker, Simen Aardal (Chapter, 2020)

  This chapter provides new numbers on retail concentration and grocery store availability in Norway. We compare Norway to the other Scandinavian countries and, in particular, to Sweden. Retail concentration is high, and ...

• Technical and Economic Performance of Alternative Feeds in Dairy and Pig Production 

  Atsbeha, Daniel Muluwork; Flaten, Ola; Olsen, Hanne Fjerdingby; Kjos, Nils Petter; Kidane, Alemayehu; Skugor, Adrijana; Prestløkken, Egil; Øverland, Margaret (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06-15)

  A major cost component in livestock production is feed, which suggests improved feed efficiency as a promising strategy to improve both competitiveness and environmental sustainability. This study has investigated the ...

• NordAqua, a Nordic Center of Excellence to develop an algae-based photosynthetic production platform 

  Allahverdiyeva, Yagut; Aro, Eva-Mari; Bavel, Bert van; Escudero, Carlos; Funk, Christiane; Heinonen, Jarna; Herfindal, Lars; Lindblad, Peter; Makinen, Sari; Penttilä, Merja; Sivonen, Kaarina; Chauton, Matilde Skogen; Skomedal, Hanne; Skjermo, Jorunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-12)

  NordAqua is a multidisciplinary Nordic Center of Excellence funded by NordForsk Bioeconomy program (2017–2022). The research center promotes Blue Bioeconomy and endeavours to reform the use of natural resources in a ...

• Weather Patterns Associated with DON Levels in Norwegian Spring Oat Grain: A Functional Data Approach 

  Hjelkrem, Anne-Grete Roer; Aamot, Heidi Udnes; Lillemo, Morten; Sørensen, Espen Sannes; Brodal, Guro; Russenes, Aina Lundon; Edwards, Simon G.; Hofgaard, Ingerd Skow (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-27)

  Fusarium graminearum is regarded as the main deoxynivalenol (DON) producer in Norwegian oats, and high levels of DON are occasionally recorded in oat grains. Weather conditions in the period around flowering are reported ...

• The GenTree Leaf Collection: Inter- and intraspecific leaf variation in seven forest tree species in Europe 

  Benavides, Raquel; Carvalho, Bárbara; Bastias, Cristina C.; López-Quiroga, David; Mas, Antonio; Cavers, Stephen; Gray, Alan; Albet, Audrey; Alía, Ricardo; Ambrosio, Olivier; Aravanopoulos, Filippos; Auñón, Francisco; Avanzi, Camilla; Avramidou, Evangelia V.; Bagnoli, Francesca; Ballesteros, Eduardo; Barbas, Evangelos; Bastien, Catherine; Bernier, Frédéric; Bignalet, Henry; Bouic, Damien; Brunetto, William; Buchovska, Jurata; Cabanillas-Saldaña, Ana M.; Cheval, Nicolas; Climent, José M.; Correard, Marianne; Cremer, Eva; Danusevičius, Darius; Dauphin, Benjamin; Del Caño, Fernando; Denou, Jean-Luc; Dokhelar, Bernard; Dourthe, Rémi; Farsakoglou, Anna-Maria; Fera, Andreas; Fonti, Patrick; Ganopoulos, Ioannis; del Barrio, José M. García; Gilg, Olivier; González-Martínez, Santiago C; Graf, René; Grivet, Delphine; Gugerli, Felix; Hartleitner, Christoph; Heer, Katrin; Hollenbach, Enja; Hurel, Agathe; Issehuth, Bernard; Jean, Florence; Jorge, Veronique; Jouineau, Arnaud; Kappner, Jan-Philipp; Kärkkäinen, Katri; Kesälahti, Robert; Knutzen, Florian; Kujala, Sonja T.; Kumpula, Timo; Labriola, Mariaceleste; Lalanne, Celine; Lambertz, Johannes; Lascoux, Martin; Le Provost, Gregoire; Liesebach, Mirko; Malliarou, Ermioni; Marchon, Jérémy; Mariotte, Nicolas; Martínez-Sancho, Elisabet; Matesanz, Silvia; Meischner, Helge; Michotey, Célia; Milesi, Pascal; Morganti, Sandro; Myking, Tor; Nilsen, Anne Eskild; Notivol, Eduardo; Opgenoorth, Lars; Østreng, Geir; Pakull, Birte; Piotti, Andrea; Plomion, Christophe; Poinot, Nicolas; Pringarbe, Mehdi; Puzos, Luc; Pyhäjärvi, Tanja; Raffin, Annie; Ramírez-Valiente, José A; Rellstab, Christian; Richter, Sebastian; Robledo-Arnuncio, Juan J; San Segundo, Sergio; Savolainen, Outi; Schneck, Volker; Schueler, Silvio; Scotti, Ivan; Semerikov, Vladimir; Sønstebø, Jørn Henrik; Spanu, Ilaria; Thevenet, Jean; Tollefsrud, Mari Mette; Turion, Norbert; Vendramin, Giovanni Giuseppe; Villar, Marc; Westin, Johan; Fady, Bruno; Valladares, Fernando (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01-06)

  Motivation Trait variation within species can reveal plastic and/or genetic responses to environmental gradients, and may indicate where local adaptation has occurred. Here, we present a dataset of rangewide variation in ...

• The global water resources and use model WaterGAP v2.2d: model description and evaluation 

  Schmied, Hannes Müller; Caceres, Denise; Eisner, Stephanie; Flörke, Martina; Herbert, Claudia; Niemann, Christoph; Peiris, Thedini Asali; Popat, Eklavyya; Portmann, Felix Theodor; Reinecke, Robert; Schumacher, Maike; Shadkam, Somayeh; Telteu, Camelia-Eliza; Trautmann, Tim; Döll, Petra (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-23)

  WaterGAP is a global hydrological model that quantifies human use of groundwater and surface water as well as water flows and water storage and thus water resources on all land areas of the Earth. Since 1996, it has served ...

• The GenTree Platform: Growth traits and tree-level environmental data in 12 European forest tree species 

  Opgenoorth, Lars; Dauphin, Benjamin; Benavides, Raquel; Heer, Katrin; Alizoti, Paraskevi; Martínez-Sancho, Elisabet; Alía, Ricardo; Ambrosio, Olivier; Audrey, Albet; Auñón, Francisco; Avanzi, Camilla; Avramidou, Evangelia; Bagnoli, Francesca; Barbas, Evangelos; Bastias, Cristina C; Bastien, Catherine; Ballesteros, Eduardo; Beffa, Giorgia; Bernier, Frédéric; Bignalet, Henri; Bodineau, Guillaume; Bouic, Damien; Brodbeck, Sabine; Brunetto, William; Buchovska, Jurata; Buy, Melanie; Cabanillas-Saldaña, Ana M; Carvalho, Bárbara; Cheval, Nicolas; Climent, José M; Correard, Marianne; Cremer, Eva; Danusevičius, Darius; Del Caño, Fernando; Denou, Jean-Luc; Di Gerardi, Nicolas; Dokhelar, Bernard; Ducousso, Alexis; Nilsen, Anne Eskild; Farsakoglou, Anna-Maria; Fonti, Patrick; Ganopoulos, Ioannis; García Del Barrio, José M; Gilg, Olivier; González-Martínez, Santiago C; Graf, René; Gray, Alan; Grivet, Delphine; Gugerli, Felix; Hartleitner, Christoph; Hollenbach, Enja; Hurel, Agathe; Issehut, Bernard; Jean, Florence; Jorge, Veronique; Jouineau, Arnaud; Kappner, Jan-Philipp; Kärkkäinen, Katri; Kesälahti, Robert; Knutzen, Florian; Kujala, Sonja T; Kumpula, Timo A; Labriola, Mariaceleste; Lalanne, Celine; Lambertz, Johannes; Lascoux, Martin; Lejeune, Vincent; Le-Provost, Gregoire; Levillain, Joseph; Liesebach, Mirko; López-Quiroga, David; Meier, Benjamin; Malliarou, Ermioni; Marchon, Jérémy; Mariotte, Nicolas; Mas, Antonio; Matesanz, Silvia; Meischner, Helge; Michotey, Célia; Milesi, Pascal; Morganti, Sandro; Nievergelt, Daniel; Notivol, Eduardo; Østreng, Geir; Pakull, Birte; Perry, Annika; Piotti, Andrea; Plomion, Christophe; Poinot, Nicolas; Pringarbe, Mehdi; Puzos, Luc; Pyhäjärvi, Tanja; Raffin, Annie; Ramírez-Valiente, José A; Rellstab, Christian; Remi, Dourthe; Richter, Sebastian; Robledo-Arnuncio, Juan J; San Segundo, Sergio; Savolainen, Outi; Schueler, Silvio; Schneck, Volker; Scotti, Ivan; Semerikov, Vladimir; Slámová, Lenka; Sønstebø, Jørn Henrik; Spanu, Ilaria; Thevenet, Jean; Tollefsrud, Mari Mette; Turion, Norbert; Vendramin, Giovanni Giuseppe; Villar, Marc; von Arx, Georg; Westin, Johan; Fady, Bruno; Myking, Tor; Valladares, Fernando; Aravanopoulos, Filippos A; Cavers, Stephen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-18)

  Background Progress in the field of evolutionary forest ecology has been hampered by the huge challenge of phenotyping trees across their ranges in their natural environments, and the limitation in high-resolution environmental ...

• Taming the massive genome of Scots pine with PiSy50k, a new genotyping array for conifer research 

  Kastally, Chedly; Niskanen, Alina Katariina; Perry, Annika; Kujala, Sonja T.; Avia, Komlan; Cervantes, Sandra; Haapanen, Matti; Kesälahti, Robert; Kumpula, Timo A.; Mattila, Tiina M.; Alayon, Dario Isidro Ojeda; Tyrmi, Jaakko S.; Wachowiak, Witold; Cavers, Stephen; Kärkkäinen, Katri; Savolainen, Outi; Pyhäjärvi, Tanja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-11)

  Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine) is the most widespread coniferous tree in the boreal forests of Eurasia, with major economic and ecological importance. However, its large and repetitive genome presents a challenge for ...

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