• Traditional semi-natural grassland management with heterogeneous mowing times enhances flower resources for pollinators in agricultural landscapes 

      Johansen, Line; Westin, Anna; Wehn, Sølvi; Iuga, Anamaria; Ivascu, Cosmin Marius; Kallioniemi, Eveliina; Lennartsson, Tommy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      For a diverse pollinator fauna it is important that pollen and nectar are available over the entire summer at spatially relevant scales. Semi-natural hay meadows are among the most important sources of flower resources for ...
    • Trafficability Prediction Using Depth-to-Water Maps: the Status of Application in Northern and Central European Forestry 

      Hoffmann, Stephan; Schönauer, Marian; Heppelmann, Joachim; Asikainen, Antti; Cacot, Emmanuel; Eberhard, Benno; Hasenauer, Hubert; Ivanovs, Janis; Jaeger, Dirk; Lazdins, Andis; Mohtashami, Sima; Moskalik, Tadeusz; Nordfjell, Tomas; Stereńczak, Krzysztof; Talbot, Bruce; Uusitalo, Jori; Vuillermoz, Morgan; Astrup, Rasmus Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-08)
      Purpose of Review Mechanized logging operations with ground-based equipment commonly represent European production forestry but are well-known to potentially cause soil impacts through various forms of soil disturbances, ...
    • Trait characterization of genetic resources reveals useful variation for the improvement of cultivated Nordic red clover 

      Zanotto, Stefano; Palmé, Anna; Helgadóttir, Áslaug; Daugstad, Kristin; Isolahti, Mika; Öhlund, Linda; Marum, Petter; Moen, Maria Ahlin; Veteläinen, Merja; Rognli, Odd Arne; Ergon, Åshild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-20)
      Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is the most important forage legume in the Nordic region, but its utilization is limited by poor persistency. The improvement of cultivated red clover can potentially take advantage of ...
    • Trait Expression and Environmental Responses of Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Genetic Resources Targeting Cultivation in the Arctic 

      Carlson-Nilsson, Ulrika; Aloisi, Karolina; Vågen, Ingunn Molund; Rajala, Ari; Mølmann, Jørgen A; Rasmussen, Søren K.; Niemi, Mari; Wojciechowska, Ewelina; Pärssinen, Pertti; Poulsen, Gert; Leino, Matti W (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-29)
      In the Arctic part of the Nordic region, cultivated crops need to specifically adapt to adverse and extreme climate conditions, such as low temperatures, long days, and a short growing season. Under the projected climate ...
    • Trait identification of faba bean ideotypes for Northern European environments 

      Bodner, Gernot; Kronberga, Arta; Lepse, Liga; Olle, Margit; Vågen, Ingunn Molund; Rabante, Lasma; Fernández, Juan A.; Ntatsi, Georgia; Balliu, Astrit; Rewald, Boris (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-07)
      European pulse production faces a continued loss of cultivated area along with decreasing or stagnant yields. Vicia faba is a traditional legume with high genetic diversity cultivated in a wide range of European climates. ...
    • Transcriptional profiling of defense responses to Botrytis cinerea infection in leaves of Fragaria vesca plants soil-drenched with β-aminobutyric acid 

      Badmi, Raghuram; Tengs, Torstein; Brurberg, May Bente; Elameen, Abdelhameed; Zhang, Yupeng; Haugland, Lisa Karine; Fossdal, Carl Gunnar; Hytönen, Timo; Krokene, Paal; Thorstensen, Tage (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-12-08)
      Grey mold caused by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea can affect leaves, flowers, and berries of strawberry, causing severe pre- and postharvest damage. The defense elicitor β-aminobutyric acid (BABA) is ...
    • Transcriptional profiling of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) during a compatible interaction with the cereal cyst nematode Heterodera avenae 

      Qiao, Fen; Kong, Ling-An; Peng, Huan; Huang, Wen-Kun; Wu, Du-Qing; Liu, Shi-Ming; Clarke, Jihong Liu; Qiu, De-Wen; Peng, De-Liang (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-18)
      Cereal cyst nematode (CCN, Heterodera avenae) presents severe challenges to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production worldwide. An investigation of the interaction between wheat and CCN can greatly improve our understanding ...
    • Transcriptome profiling and in silico detection of the antimicrobial peptides of red king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus 

      Yakovlev, Igor; Lysøe, Erik; Heldal, Inger; Steen, Hege; Hagen, Snorre; Clarke, Jihong Liu (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-29)
      Endogenous antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are evolutionarily ancient factors of innate immunity, which are produced by all multicellular organisms and play a key role in their protection against infection. Red king crab ...
    • Transcriptomic changes during the establishment of long-term methyl jasmonate-induced resistance in Norway spruce 

      Wilkinson, Samuel; Dalen, Lars Sandved; Skrautvol, Thomas Olufsen; Ton, Jurriaan; Krokene, Paal; Mageroy, Melissa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-29)
      Norway spruce (Picea abies) is an economically and ecologically important tree species that grows across northern and central Europe. Treating Norway spruce with jasmonate has long-lasting beneficial effects on tree ...
    • Transformation systems, gene silencing and gene editing technologies in oomycetes 

      Ghimire, Bikal; Saraiva, Marcia; Andersen, Christian B.; Gogoi, Anupam; Saleh, Mona; Zic, Nicola; van West, Pieter; Brurberg, May Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-09)
      Oomycetes are spore-forming eukaryotic microbes responsible for infections in animal and plant species worldwide, posing a threat to natural ecosystems, biodiversity and food security. Genomics and transcriptomics approaches, ...
    • Transitioning toward climate-neutral and resilient smallholder farming systems. An institutional perspective 

      Branca, Giacomo; Cacchiarelli, Luca; Nagothu, Sekhar; Perelli, Chiara (Chapter, 2022)
      Chapter 9 begins with a brief introduction followed by a conceptual framework showing the linkages and interactions between different institutional, market, and policy factors affecting adoption of climate-neutral and ...
    • Translocation of an arctic seashore plant reveals signs of maladaptation to altered climatic conditions 

      Hällfors, Maria; Lehvävirta, Susanna; Aandahl, Tone R.; Lehtimäki, Iida-Maria; Nilsson, Lars Ola; Ruotsalainen, Anna; Schulman, Leif E.; Hyvärinen, Marko T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11-20)
      Ongoing anthropogenic climate change alters the local climatic conditions to which species may be adapted. Information on species’ climatic requirements and their intraspecific variation is necessary for predicting the ...
    • Transnational cooperation to develop local barley to beer value chains 

      Halland, Hilde; Martin, Peter; Dalmannsdóttir, Sigridur; Sveinsson, Sæmundur; Djurhuus, Rólvur; Thomsen, Mette Goul; Wishart, John; Reykdal, Ólafur (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Transnational cooperation is a common strategy for addressing research and development (R&D) issues resulting from similar challenges that cut across administrative borders. Value chains for food and drinks are complex, ...
    • The Transportation Game 

      Abasian, Foroogh; Rönnqvist, Mikael; Marier, Philippe; Fjeld, Dag (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04-13)
      This paper presents an online educational game focusing on hierarchical procurement planning in a simulated forest supply chain with multiple companies. The purpose is to provide an understanding of the importance of ...
    • Tree growth is more limited by drought in rear-edge forests most of the times 

      Camarero, J. Julio; Gazol, Antonio; Sangüesa-Barreda, Gabriel; Vergarechea, Marta; Alfaro-Sánchez, Raquel; Cattaneo, Nicolas; Vicente-Serrano, Sergio M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-08)
      Background Equatorward, rear-edge tree populations are natural monitors to estimate species vulnerability to climate change. According to biogeographical theory, exposition to drought events increases with increasing aridity ...
    • Tree log identification using convolutional neural networks 

      Holmström, Eero; Raatevaara, Antti; Pohjankukka, Jonne; Korpunen, Heikki; Uusitalo, Jori (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-08)
      The identification of individual tree logs along the wood procurement chain is a coveted goal within the forest industry. The tracing of logs from the sawmill back to the forest would support the legal and sustainable ...
    • Tree-Stump Detection, Segmentation, Classification, and Measurement Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Imagery 

      Puliti, Stefano; Talbot, Bruce; Astrup, Rasmus Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-27)
      Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly used as tools to perform a detailed assessment of post-harvest sites. One of the potential use of UAV photogrammetric data is to obtain tree-stump information that can then ...
    • Trees Wanted—Dead or Alive! Host Selection and Population Dynamics in Tree-Killing Bark Beetles 

      Kausrud, Kyrre Linné; Grégoire, Jean-Claude; Skarpaas, Olav; Erbilgin, Nadir; Gilbert, Marius; Økland, Bjørn; Stenseth, Nils Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-05-25)
      Bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) feed and breed in dead or severely weakened host trees. When their population densities are high, some species aggregate on healthy host trees so that their defences may ...
    • Trends and Variabilities in Rainfall and Streamflow: A Case Study of the Nilwala River Basin in Sri Lanka 

      Panditharathne, Ravindu; Gunathilake, Miyuru; Chathuranika, Imiya M.; Rathnayake, Upaka; Babel, Mukand S.; Jha, Manoj K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-12-29)
      Rainfall is one of the dominating climatic parameters that affect water availability. Trend analysis is of paramount significance to understand the behavior of hydrological and climatic variables over a long timescale. The ...
    • Triterpene Content in Flesh and Peel of Apples Grown on Different Rootstocks 

      Butkeviciute, Aurita; Janulis, Valdimaras; Kviklys, Darius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05-05)
      Advancements in rootstock breeding and selection have revolutionized the manner in which apples are grown throughout the world. Fruit tree breeding has typically focused on key horticultural characteristics. Even though ...