• Authorization of microbial plant protection products in the Scandinavian countries: a comparative analysis 

      Kvakkestad, Valborg; Sundbye, Anette; Gwynn, Roma; Klingen, Ingeborg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-02-05)
      The EU has developed a Directive on Sustainable Use of Chemical Pesticides (2009/128/EC) (SUD) that aims to enhance the use of non-chemical alternatives to pesticides like microbial plant protection products (PPP). The ...
    • Automatic detection of woody vegetation in repeat landscape photographs using a convolutional neural network 

      Bayr, Ulrike; Puschmann, Oskar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-06)
      Repeat photography is an efficient method for documenting long-term landscape changes. So far, the usage of repeat photographs for quantitative analyses is limited to approaches based on manual classification. In this ...
    • Autumn growth of three perennial weeds at high latitude benefits from climate change 

      Tørresen, Kirsten; Fykse, Haldor; Rafoss, Trond; Gerowitt, Bärbel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      In autumn, agricultural perennial weeds prepare for winter and can store reserves into creeping roots or rhizomes. Little is known about influence of climate change in this period. We tested the effect of simulated climate ...
    • Auxin-Induced Plasma Membrane Depolarization Is Regulated by Auxin Transport and Not by AUXIN BINDING PROTEIN1 

      Paponov, Ivan; Dindas, Julian; Król, Elżbieta; Friz, Tatyana; Budnyk, Vadym; Teale, William; Paponov, Martina; Hendrich, Rainer; Palme, Klaus (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-17)
      Auxin is a molecule, which controls many aspects of plant development through both transcriptional and non-transcriptional signaling responses. AUXIN BINDING PROTEIN1 (ABP1) is a putative receptor for rapid non-transcriptional ...
    • Belowground Biodiversity Relates Positively to Ecosystem Services of European Forests 

      Bakker, Mark R.; Brunner, Ivano; Ashwood, Francis; Bjarnadottir, Brynhildur; Bolger, Tom; Børja, Isabella; Carnol, Monique; Cudlin, Pavel; Dalsgaard, Lise; Erktan, Amandine; Godbold, Douglas; Kraigher, Hojka; Meier, Ina C.; Merino-Martín, Luis; Motiejunaite, Jurga; Mrak, Tanja; Oddsdóttir, Edda S.; Ostonen, Ivika; Pennanen, Taina L.; Püttsepp, Ülle; Suz, Laura M.; Vanguelova, Elena I.; Vesterdal, Lars; Soudzilovskaia, Nadejda A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-19)
      Biodiversity of ecosystems is an important driver for the supply of ecosystem services to people. Soils often have a larger biodiversity per unit surface area than what can be observed aboveground. Here, we present what ...
    • Bioinformatic characterisation of the effector repertoire of the strawberry pathogen Phytophthora cactorum 

      Armitage, Andrew D.; Lysøe, Erik; Nellist, Charlotte F.; Lewis, Laura A.; Cano, Liliana M.; Harrison, Richard J.; Brurberg, May Bente (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-02)
      The oomycete pathogen Phytophthora cactorum causes crown rot, a major disease of cultivated strawberry. We report the draft genome of P. cactorum isolate 10300, isolated from symptomatic Fragaria x ananassa tissue. Our ...
    • Can aphids be controlled by fungus? A mathematical model 

      Britton, Nicholas F.; Bulai, Iulia Martina; Saussure, Stephanie; Holst, Niels; Venturino, Ezio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-21)
      The control of insect pests in agriculture is essential for food security. Chemical controls typically damage the environment and harm beneficial insects such as pollinators, so it is advantageous to identify targetted ...
    • Carnivore Management Zones and their Impact on Sheep Farming in Norway 

      Strand, Geir-Harald; Hansen, Inger; de Boon, Auvikki Ilmarar Bjerka; Sandström, Camilla (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-17)
      We investigated the impact of Norway’s current zonal carnivore management system for four large carnivore species on sheep farming. Sheep losses increased when the large carnivores were reintroduced, but has declined again ...
    • Ceased grazing management changes the ecosystem services of semi-natural grasslands 

      Johansen, Line; Taugourdeau, Simon; Hovstad, Knut Anders; Wehn, Sølvi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Understanding how drivers of change affect ecosystem services (ES) is of great importance. Indicators of ES can be developed based on biophysical measures and be used to investigate the service flow from ecosystems to ...
    • Cereal yield gaps across Europe 

      Schils, Rene; Olesen, Jørgen E.; Kersebaum, Kurt-Christian; Rijk, Bert; Oberforster, Michael; Kalyada, Valery; Khitrykau, Maksim; Gobin, Anne; Kirchev, Hristofor; Manolova, Vanya; Manolov, Ivan; Trnka, Mirek; Hlavinka, Petr; Palosuo, Taru; Peltonen-Sainio, Pirjo; Jauhianen, Lauri; Lorgeou, Josiane; Marrou, Helene; Danalatos, Nikos; Archontoulis, Sotirios; Fodor, Nandor; Spink, John; Roggero, Pier Paolo; Bassu, Simona; Pulina, Antonio; Seehusen, Till; Uhlen, Anne Kjersti; Zylowska, Katarzyna; Nierobca, Anna; Kozyra, Jerzy; Silva, Joao Vasco; Macas, Benvindo Martins; Coutinho, José; Ion, Viorel; Takác, Jozef; Minguez, M. Ines; Eckersten, Henrik; Levy, Lilia; Herrera, Juan Manuel; Hiltbrunner, Jurg; Kryvobok, Oleksii; Kryvoshein, Oleksandr; Sylvester-Bradley, Roger; Kindered, Daniel; Topp, Cairistiona F.E.; Boogaard, Hendrik; Groot, Hugo de; Lesschen, Jan Peter; Bussel, Lenny van; Wolf, Joost; Zijlstra, Mink; van Loon, Marloes P.; van Ittersum, Martin K (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-18)
    • Challenges of Reducing Phosphorus Based Water Eutrophication in the Agricultural Landscapes of Northwest Europe 

      Bol, Roland; Gruau, Gerard; Mellander, Per-Erik; Dupas, Remi; Bechmann, Marianne; Skarbøvik, Eva; Bieroza, Magdalena; Djodjic, Faruk; Glendell, Miriam; Jordan, Philip; van der Grift, Bas; Rode, Michael; Smolders, Erik; Verbeeck, Mieke; Gu, Sen; Klumpp, Erwin; Pohle, Ina; Fresne, Maelle; Gascuel-Odoux, Chantal (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-23)
      In this paper, we outline several recent insights for the priorities and challenges for future research for reducing phosphorus (P) based water eutrophication in the agricultural landscapes of Northwest Europe.We highlight ...
    • Chemical characterization of 21 species of marine macroalgae common in Norwegian waters: benefits of and limitations to their potential use in food and feed 

      Biancarosa, Irene; Belghit, Ikram; Bruckner, Christian Guido; Liland, Nina Sylvia; Waagbø, Rune; Amlund, Heidi; Heesch, Svenja; Lock, Erik-Jan (Journal article, 2018-01-18)
      BACKGROUND: In the past few years, much effort has been invested into developing a new blue economy based on harvesting, cultivating and processing marine macroalgae in Norway. Macroalgae have high potential for a wide ...
    • Chemical Fingerprint of ‘Oblacinska’ Sour Cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) Pollen 

      Aksic, Milica Fotiric; Gasic, Uros; Dragana, Dabic Zagorac; Sredojevic, Milica; Tosti, Tomislav; Natic, Maja; Meland, Mekjell (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-21)
      The aim of this research was to analyze sugars and phenolics of pollen obtained from 15 different ‘Oblačinska’ sour cherry clones and to assess the chemical fingerprint of this cultivar. Carbohydrate analysis was done using ...
    • Chlorophyll a Fluorescence and Freezing Tests as Selection Methods for Growth Cessation and Increased Winter Survival in ×Festulolium 

      Østrem, Liv; Rapacz, Marcin; Larsen, Arild; Marum, Petter; Rognli, Odd Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-20)
      In a ×Festulolium population (FuRs0357) of parental origin Lolium perenne × Festuca pratensis, selection of freezing tolerance by freezing tests on whole plants (FT) and chlorophyll a (Chl-a) fluorimetry on frozen detached ...
    • Climate warming feedback from mountain birch forest expansion: Reduced albedo dominates carbon uptake 

      de Wit, Heleen; Bryn, Anders; Hofgaard, Annika; Karstensen, Jonas; Kvalevåg, Maria Malene; Peters, Glen Philip (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Expanding high elevation and high latitude forest has contrasting climate feedbacks through carbon sequestration (cooling) and reduced surface reflectance (warming), which are yet poorly quantified. Here, we present an ...
    • CNash - A novel parameter predicting cake solids of dewatered digestates 

      Svennevik, Oda Marie Kjørlaug; Beck, Greeley; Rus, Ester; Westereng, Bjørge; Higgins, Matthew; Solheim, Odd Egil; Nilsen, Pål Jahre; Horn, Svein Jarle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-23)
      Efficient digestate dewatering is crucial to reduce the volume and transportation cost of solid residues from anaerobic digestion (AD) plants. Large variations in dewatered cake solids have been reported and predictive ...
    • Combining MODIS and National Land Resource Products to Model Land Cover-Dependent Surface Albedo for Norway 

      Bright, Ryan M.; Astrup, Rasmus Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-10)
      Surface albedo is an important physical attribute of the climate system and satellite retrievals are useful for understanding how it varies in time and space. Surface albedo is sensitive to land cover and structure, which ...
    • Coming up short: Identifying substrate and geographic biases in fungal sequence databases 

      Khomich, Maryia; Cox, Filipa; Andrew, Carrie Joy; Andersen, Tom; Kauserud, Håvard; Davey, Marie Louise (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-22)
      Insufficient reference database coverage is a widely recognized limitation of molecular ecology ap-proaches which are reliant on database matches for assignment of function or identity. Here, we use datafrom 65 amplicon ...
    • Comparison of Sugar Profile between Leaves and Fruits of Blueberry and Strawberry Cultivars Grown in Organic and Integrated Production System 

      Akšic, Milica Fotiric; Tosti, Tomislav; Sredojevic, Milica; Milivojevic, Jasminka; Meland, Mekjell; Natic, Maja (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-04)
      The objective of this study was to determine and compare the sugar profile, distribution in fruits and leaves and sink-source relationship in three strawberry (‘Favette’, ‘Alba’ and ‘Clery’) and three blueberry cultivars ...
    • Compositional and morphological analyses of wax in northern wild berry species 

      Trivedi, Priyanka; Karppinen, Katja; Klavins, Linards; Kviesis, Jorens; Sundqvist, Petri; Nguyen, Nga; Heinonen, Esa; Klavins, Maris; Jaakola, Laura; Väänänen, Juha; Remes, Janne; Häggman, Hely (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-21)
      Aerial surfaces of plants are covered by a waxy cuticle protecting plants from excessive water loss and UV light. In the present study, composition and morphology of cuticular waxes of northern wild berry species bilberry ...