• Fumonisins in African Countries 

      Yli-Mattila, Tapani; Sundheim, Leif (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-19)
      Maize and other cereals are the commodities most contaminated with fumonisins. The maize acreage is increasing in Africa, and the maize harvest provides important foods for humans and feeds for domestic animals throughout ...
    • Functional characterization of Pseudoidium neolycopersici photolyase reveals mechanisms behind the efficacy of nighttime UV on powdery mildew suppression 

      Pathak, Ranjana; Ergon, Åshild; Stensvand, Arne; Gislerød, Hans Ragnar; Solhaug, Knut Asbjørn; Cadle-Davidson, Lance; Suthaparan, Aruppillai (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05-29)
      Powdery mildews can be controlled by brief exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation with devastating effect on their developmental stages including conidia germination. The treatment effect can be impaired by subsequent ...
    • Functional diversity and invasive species influence soil fertility in experimental grasslands 

      Teixeira, Leonardo H.; Yannelli, Florencia A.; Ganade, Gislene; Kollmann, Johannes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01-01)
      Ecosystem properties can be positively affected by plant functional diversity and compromised by invasive alien plants. We performed a community assembly study in mesocosms manipulating different functional diversity levels ...
    • Functional growth analysis of ‘Sonata’ strawberry plants grown under controlled temperature and daylength conditions 

      Sønsteby, Anita; Solhaug, Knut Asbjørn; Heide, Ola M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-17)
      In order to investigate the relationship between environmental conditions and vegetative growth and reproductive development in the strawberry, freshly rooted runner plants of the cultivar ‘Sonata’ were grown in a phytotron ...
    • Functional phenomics for improved climate resilience in Nordic agriculture 

      Roitsch, Thomas; Himanen, Kristiina; Chawade, Aakash; Jaakola, Laura; Nehe, Ajit; Alexandersson, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-09-03)
      The five Nordic countries span the most northern region for field cultivation in the world. This presents challenges per se, with short growing seasons, long days, and a need for frost tolerance. Climate change has ...
    • Functionality of Embryo Sacs in Pear Cultivars ‘Ingeborg’ and ‘Celina’ as Related to Fruit Set under Nordic Climate 

      Cerovic, Radosav; Akšic, Milica Fotiric; Dordevic, Milena; Meland, Mekjell (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12-05)
      Since the European pear (Pyrus communis L.) is a self-incompatible fruit species, synchrony and compatibility between female parts of the mother plant and male gametes from the pollen donor must be fulfilled. Besides ...
    • Fundamental resource specialization of herbivorous butterflies decreases towards lower latitudes 

      Nakadai, Ryosuke; Nyman, Tommi; Hashimoto, Koya; Iwasaki, Takaya; Valtonen, Anu (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-17)
      Aim It is generally assumed that the degree of resource specialization in herbivorous insects increases towards lower latitudes. However, latitudinal patterns in herbivore diet breadth at large spatial scales remain poorly ...
    • Fungal associates of the tree-killing bark beetle, Ips typographus, vary in virulence, ability to degrade conifer phenolics and influence bark beetle tunneling behavior 

      Zhao, Tao; Kandasamy, Dineshkumar; Krokene, Paal; Chen, Jingyuan; Gershenzon, Jonathan; Hammerbacher, Almuth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-20)
      The bark beetle Ips typographus carries numerous fungi that could be assisting the beetle in colonizing live Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees. Phenolic defenses in spruce phloem are degraded by the beetle's major tree-killing ...
    • Fungal attack on archaeological wooden artefacts in the Arctic—implications in a changing climate 

      Pedersen, Nanna Bjerregaard; Matthiesen, Henning; Blanchette, Robert A.; Alfredsen, Gry; Held, Benjamin W.; Westergaard‑Nielsen, Andreas; Hollesen, Jørgen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09-03)
      Climate change is expected to accelerate the microbial degradation of the many extraordinary well-preserved organic archaeological deposits found in the Arctic. This could potentially lead to a major loss of wooden artefacts ...
    • Fungal diversity and seasonal succession in ash leaves infected by the invasive ascomycete Hymenoscyphus fraxineus 

      Cross, Hugh; Sønstebø, Jørn Henrik; Nagy, Nina Elisabeth; Timmermann, Volkmar; Solheim, Halvor; Børja, Isabella; Kauserud, Håvard; Carlsen, Tor; Rzepka, Barbara; Wasak, Katarzyna; Vivian-Smith, Adam; Hietala, Ari Mikko (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-12)
      High biodiversity is regarded as a barrier against biological invasions. We hypothesized that the invasion success of the pathogenic ascomycete Hymenoscyphus fraxineus threatening common ash in Europe relates to differences ...
    • Fungal Interactions and Host Tree Preferences in the Spruce Bark Beetle Ips typographus 

      Tanin, Sifat Munim; Kandasamy, Dineshkumar; Krokene, Paal (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-04)
      The spruce bark beetle Ips typographus is the most damaging pest in European spruce forests and has caused great ecological and economic disturbances in recent years. Although native to Eurasia, I. typographus has been ...
    • Fungal isolate and crop cultivar influence the beneficial effects of root inoculation with entomopathogenic fungi in strawberry 

      Canassa, Fernanda; D'Alessandro, Celeste P.; Sousa, Sidcleide B.; Demétrio, Clarice G. B.; Meyling, Nicolai Vitt; Klingen, Ingeborg; Delalibera Jr., Italo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-28)
      BACKGROUND Root inoculations of crop plants with beneficial fungi constitute a promising strategy for growth promotion and control of above‐ground pests and diseases. Here, strawberry roots (cultivar ‘Albion’ and ‘Pircinque’) ...
    • Fungal Planet description sheets: 1436–1477 

      Tan, Y. P.; Bishop-Hurley, S. L.; Shivas, R. G.; Cowan, D.A.; Maggs-Kölling, G.; Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa S.N.; Pinruan, U.; Bransgrove, K.L.; De la Peña-Lastra, S.; Larsson, E.; Lebel, T.; Mahadevakumar, S.; Mateos, A.; Osieck, E. R.; Rigueiro-Rodríguez, A.; Sommai, S.; Ajithkumar, K.; Akulov, A.; Anderson, F. E.; Arenas, F.; Balashov, S.; Bañares, Á.; Berger, D.K.; Bianchinotti, M.V.; Bien, S.; Bilański, P.; Boxshall, A. G.; Bradshaw, M.; Broadbridge, J.; Calaça, F.J.S.; Campos-Quiroz, C.; Carrasco-Fernández, J.; Castro, J.F.; Chaimongkol, S.; Chandranayaka, S.; Chen, Y.; Comben, D.; Dearnaley, J.D.W.; Ferreira-Sá, A.S.; Dhileepan, K.; Diaz, M.L.; Divakar, P.K.; Xavier-Santos, S.; Fernández-Bravo, A.; Gené, J.; Guard, F.E.; Guerra, M.; Gunaseelan, S.; Houbraken, J.; Janik-Superson, K.; Jankowiak, R.; Jeppson, M.; Jurjević, Ž.; Kaliyaperumal, M.; Kelly, L.A.; Kezo, K.; Khalid, A.N.; Khamsuntorn, P.; Kidanemariam, D.; Kiran, M.; Lacey, E.; Langer, G.J.; López-Llorca, L.V.; Luangsa-ard, J. J.; Lueangjaroenkit, P.; Lumbsch, H.T.; Maciá-Vicente, J. G.; Mamatha Bhanu, L.S.; Marney, T.S.; Marqués-Gálvez, J.E.; Morte, A.; Naseer, A.; Navarro-Ródenas, A.; Oyedele, O.; Peters, S.; Piskorski, S.; Quijada, L.; Ramírez, G.H.; Raja, K.; Razzaq, A.; Rico, V.J.; Rodríguez, A.; Ruszkiewicz-Michalska, M.; Sánchez, R.M.; Santelices, C.; Savitha, A.S.; Serrano, M.; Leonardo-Silva, L.; Solheim, Halvor; Somrithipol, S.; Sreenivasa, M.Y.; Stępniewska, H.; Strapagiel, D.; Taylor, T.; Torres-Garcia, D.; Vauras, J.; Villarreal, M.; Visagie, C.M; Wołkowycki, M.; Yingkunchao, W.; Zapora, E.; Groenewald, J.Z.; Crous, P.W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-12)
      Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Argentina, Colletotrichum araujiae on leaves, stems and fruits of Araujia hortorum. Australia, Agaricus pateritonsus on soil, ...
    • Fungal succession in decomposing ash leaves colonized by the ash dieback pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus or its harmless relative Hymenoscyphus albidus 

      Kosawang, Chatchai; Børja, Isabella; Herrero, Maria-Luz; Nagy, Nina Elisabeth; Nielsen, Lene R.; Solheim, Halvor; Timmermann, Volkmar; Hietala, Ari Mikko (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-04-14)
      Introduction: The ascomycete Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, originating from Asia, is currently threatening common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) in Europe, massive ascospore production from the saprotrophic phase being a key determinant ...
    • Fungal symbionts of the spruce bark beetle synthesize the beetle aggregation pheromone 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol 

      Zhao, Tao; Axelsson, Karolin; Krokene, Paal; Borg-Karlson, Anna-Karin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08-25)
      Tree-killing bark beetles depend on aggregation pheromones to mass-attack their host trees and overwhelm their resistance. The beetles are always associated with phytopathogenic ophiostomatoid fungi that probably assist ...
    • Furfurylated wood: impact on Postia placenta gene expression and oxalate crystal formation 

      Alfredsen, Gry; Fossdal, Carl Gunnar; Nagy, Nina Elisabeth; Jody, Jellison; Barry, Goodell (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-03-24)
      Modified wood can provide protection against a range of wood deteriorating organisms. Several hypotheses have been put forward regarding the protection mechanisms against wood decaying fungi including fungal enzyme ...
    • Fusaoctaxin A, an Example of a Two-Step Mechanism for Non-Ribosomal Peptide Assembly and Maturation in Fungi 

      Westphal, Klaus Ringsborg; Nielsen, Katrine Amalie Hamborg; Wollenberg, Rasmus Dam; Møllehøj, Mathias Bonde; Bachleitner, Simone; Studt, Lena; Lysøe, Erik; Giese, Henriette; Wimmer, Reinhard; Sørensen, Jens Laurids; Sondergaard, Teis Esben (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-16)
      Fungal non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) clusters are spread across the chromosomes, where several modifying enzyme-encoding genes typically flank one NRPS. However, a recent study showed that the octapeptide fusaoctaxin ...
    • Fusarium and mycotoxin content of harvested grain was not related to tillage intensity in Norwegian spring wheat fields 

      Hofgaard, Ingerd Skow; Aamot, Heidi Udnes; Seehusen, Till; Riley, Hugh; Dill-Macky, Ruth; Holen, Børge; Brodal, Guro (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11-09)
      To mitigate the risk of erosion and nutrient runoff, reduced tillage has become more prevalent in Norway. Within within recent decades, there have been some years with relatively high occurrence of Fusarium head blight and ...
    • Fusarium langsethiae and mycotoxin contamination in oat grain differed with growth stage at inoculation 

      Aamot, Heidi Udnes; Mousavi, Hesam; Razzaghian, Jafar; Brodal, Guro; Sulyok, Michael; Krska, Rudolf; Edwards, Simon G.; Hofgaard, Ingerd Skow (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07-02)
      High levels of mycotoxins are occasionally observed in Norwegian oat grain lots. Mycotoxins of primary concern in Norwegian oats are deoxynivalenol (DON) produced by Fusarium graminearum and HT2- and T2-toxins (HT2 + T2) ...
    • Future suitability of habitat in a migratory ungulate under climate change 

      Rivrud, Inger Maren; Meisingset, Erling L.; Loe, Leif Egil; Mysterud, Atle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-20)
      With climate change, the effect of global warming on snow cover is expected to cause range expansion and enhance habitat suitability for species at their northern distribution limits. However, how this depends on landscape ...