• 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 ...
    • Gap formation and dynamics after long-term steady state in an old-growth Picea abies stand in Norway: Above- and belowground interactions 

      Nygaard, Per Holm; Strand, Line Tau; Stuanes, Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-30)
      Stand dynamics and the gap initiation prior to gap formation are not well- understood because of its long- term nature and the scarcity of late- successional stands. Reconstruction of such disturbance is normally based on ...
    • Gap-filling continuously-measured soil respiration data: A highlight of time-series-based methods 

      Zhao, Junbin; Lange, Holger; Meissner, Helge Rainer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05-15)
      Soil respiration is an important ecosystem process that releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. While soil respiration can be measured continuously at high temporal resolutions, gaps in the dataset are inevitable, ...
    • The Gaupne area in Sogn og Fjordane – a hot-spot for lichens in Norway 

      Arup, Ulf; Blom, Hans H.; Lindblom, Louise (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      During a three-day field trip to the Gaupne area, Luster kommune, three main localities were visited in search of lichens. A total of 35 lichens or lichenicolous fungi were found to be new to Sogn og Fjordane, most of which ...
    • Gaussian Process Modeling of In-Season Physiological Parameters of Spring Wheat Based on Airborne Imagery from Two Hyperspectral Cameras and Apparent Soil Electrical Conductivity 

      Żelazny, Wiktor R.; Kusnierek, Krzysztof; Geipel, Jakob (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-11-25)
      The remote sensing of the biophysical and biochemical parameters of crops facilitates the preparation of application maps for variable-rate nitrogen fertilization. According to comparative studies of machine learning ...
    • GDNDC: An integrated system to model water-nitrogen-crop processes for agricultural management at regional scales 

      Huang, Xiao; Ni, Shaoqiang; Wu, Chao; Zorn, Conrad; Zhang, Wenyuan; Yu, Chaoqing (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08-21)
      Agroecosystem modelling has increasingly focused on the integration of soil biogeochemical processes and crop growth. However, few models are available that offer high computing efficiencies for region-scale simulations, ...
    • Generalized Linear Models outperform commonly used canonical analysis in estimating spatial structure of presence/absence data 

      Carlos-Júnior, Lélis A.; Creed, Joel C.; Marrs, Rob; Lewis, Rob J.; Moulton, Timothy P.; Feijó-Lima, Rafael; Spencer, Matthew (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09-03)
      Background Ecological communities tend to be spatially structured due to environmental gradients and/or spatially contagious processes such as growth, dispersion and species interactions. Data transformation followed by ...
    • Generic Ecological Impact Assessment of Alien Species (GEIAA): the third generation of assessments in Norway 

      Sandvik, Hanno; Hilmo, Olga; Finstad, Anders Gravbrøt; Hegre, Hanne; Moen, Toril Loennechen; Rafoss, Trond; Skarpaas, Olav; Elven, Reidar; Sandmark, Helge; Gederaas, Lisbeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-25)
      The Generic Ecological Impact Assessment of Alien Species (GEIAA) is described. It comprises a set of criteria and an assessment procedure. The set of criteria consists of three criteria that quantify invasion potential, ...
    • Genetic analyses of saprolegnia strains isolated from salmonid fish of different geographic origin document the connection between pathogenicity and molecular diversity 

      Elameen, Abdelhameed; Stueland, Svein; Kristensen, Ralf; Fristad, Rosa Ferreira; Vrålstad, Trude; Skaar, Ida (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-30)
      Saprolegnia parasitica is recognized as one of the most important oomycetes pests of salmon and trout species. The amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and method sequence data of the internal transcribed spacer ...