• Genetic studies of fall armyworm indicate a new introduction into Africa and identify limits to its migratory behavior 

      Nagoshi, Rodney N.; Goergen, Georg; Koffi, Djima; Agboka, Komi; Adjevi, Anani Kossi Mawuko; Du Plessis, Hannalene; Van den Berg, Johnnie; Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain T.; Winsou, Jeannette K.; Meagher, Robert L.; Brévault, Thierry (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-04)
      The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is native to the Americas and a major pest of corn and several other crops of economic importance. The species has characteristics that make it of particular concern ...
    • Genetic substructure and admixture as important factors in linkage disequilibrium-based estimation of effective number of breeders in recovering wildlife populations 

      Kopatz, Alexander; Eiken, Hans Geir; Schregel, Julia; Aspi, Jouni; Kojola, Ilpo; Hagen, Snorre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The number of effective breeders (Nb) and effective population size (Ne) are population parameters reflective of evolutionary potential, susceptibility to stochasticity, and viability. We have estimated these parameters ...
    • Genetic yield gains of winter wheat in Germany over more than 100 years (1895-2007) under contrasting fertilizer applications 

      Ahrends, Hella Ellen; Eugster, Werner; Gaiser, Thomas; Rueda-Ayala, Victor; Hüging, H.; Ewert, F.; Siebert, Stefan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-27)
      For highly productive regions such as Germany, the increase of wheat grain yields observed throughout the 20th century is largely attributed to the progress in crop breeding and agronomic management. However, several studies ...
    • Genome analysis of Phytophthora cactorum strains associated with crown- and leather-rot in strawberry 

      Gogoi, Anupam; Rossmann, Simeon Lim; Lysøe, Erik; Stensvand, Arne; Brurberg, May Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-07-03)
      Phytophthora cactorum has two distinct pathotypes that cause crown rot and leather rot in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa). Strains of the crown rot pathotype can infect both the rhizome (crown) and fruit tissues, while ...
    • Genome- and transcriptome-derived microsatellite loci in lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus: Molecular tools for aquaculture, conservation and fisheries management 

      Maduna, Simo; Vivian-Smith, Adam; Jónsdóttir, Ólöf Dóra Bartels; Imsland, Albert; Klutsch, Cornelya; Nyman, Tommi; Eiken, Hans Geir; Hagen, Snorre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01-17)
      The lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus is commercially exploited in numerous areas of its range in the North Atlantic Ocean, and is important in salmonid aquaculture as a biological agent for controlling sea lice. Despite the ...
    • Genome-wide association mapping of resistance to septoria nodorum leaf blotch in a Nordic spring wheat collection 

      Ruud, Anja Karine; Dieseth, Jon Arne; Ficke, Andrea; Furuki, Eiko; Phan, Huyen T. T.; Oliver, Richard; Tan, Kar-Chun; Lillemo, Morten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-07)
      Parastagonospora nodorum is the causal agent of Septoria nodorum leaf blotch (SNB) in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). It is the most important leaf blotch pathogen in Norwegian spring wheat. Several quantitative trait loci ...
    • Genome-wide association mapping of septoria nodorum blotch resistance in Nordic winter and spring wheat collections 

      Lin, Min; Ficke, Andrea; Dieseth, Jon Arne; Lillemo, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-09-23)
      Septoria nodorum blotch (SNB), caused by the necrotrophic fungal pathogen Parastagonospora nodorum, is the dominant leaf blotch pathogen of wheat in Norway. Resistance/susceptibility to SNB is a quantitatively inherited ...
    • Genomes of the willow-galling sawflies Euura lappo and Eupontania aestiva (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae): a resource for research on ecological speciation, adaptation, and gall induction 

      Michell, Craig; Wutke, Saskia; Aranda, Manuel; Nyman, Tommi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-31)
      Hymenoptera is a hyperdiverse insect order represented by over 153,000 different species. As many hymenopteran species perform various crucial roles for our environments, such as pollination, herbivory, and parasitism, ...
    • Genomic evidence uncovers inbreeding and supports translocations in rescuing the genetic diversity of a landlocked seal population 

      Sundell, Tarja; Kammonen, Juhana I.; Mustanoja, Ella; Biard, Vincent; Kunnasranta, Mervi; Niemi, Marja; Nykänen, Milaja; Nyman, Tommi; Palo, Jukka U.; Valtonen, Mia; Paulin, Lars; Jernvall, Jukka; Auvinen, Petri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-01-07)
      Fragmentation of isolated populations increases the risk of inbreeding and loss of genetic diversity. The endemic Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis) is one of the most endangered pinnipeds in the world with a ...
    • Genomic signatures and insights into host niche adaptation of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium humberi 

      Iwanicki, Natasha Sant'Anna; Botelho, Ana Beatriz Riguetti Zanardo; Ingeborg, Klingen; Júnior, Italo Delalibera; Simeon, Rossmann; Lysøe, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02)
      The genus Metarhizium is composed of species used in biological control programs of agricultural pests worldwide. This genus includes common fungal pathogen of many insects and mites and endophytes that can increase plant ...
    • Genomic Signatures of Local Adaptation under High Gene Flow in Lumpfish—Implications for Broodstock Provenance Sourcing and Larval Production 

      Maduna, Simo; Jónsdóttir, Ólöf Dóra Bartels; Imsland, Albert; Gíslason, Davíð; Reynolds, Patrick; Kapari, Lauri Teemu; Hangstad, Thor Arne; Meier, Kristian; Hagen, Snorre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-09-26)
      Aquaculture of the lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L.) has become a large, lucrative industry owing to the escalating demand for “cleaner fish” to minimise sea lice infestations in Atlantic salmon mariculture farms. We used ...
    • The GenTree Dendroecological Collection, tree-ring and wood density data from seven tree species across Europe 

      Martínez-Sancho, Elisabet; Slámová, Lenka; Morganti, Sandro; Grefen, Claudio; Carvalho, Barbara; Dauphin, Benjamin; Rellstab, Christian; Gugerli, Felix; Opgenoorth, Lars; Heer, Katrin; Knutzen, Florian; Arx, Georg von; Valladares, Fernando; Cavers, Stephen; Fady, Bruno; Alía, Ricardo; Aravanopoulos, Filippos; Avanzi, Camilla; Bagnoli, Francesca; Barbas, Evangelos; Bastien, Catherine; Benavides, Raquel; Bernier, Frédéric; Bodineau, Guillaume; Bastias, Cristina C.; Charpentier, Jean-paul; Climent, José M.; Corréard, Marianne; Courdier, Florence; Danusevičius, Darius; Farsakoglou, Anna-Maria; Barrio, José M. García del; Gilg, Olivier; González-Martínez, Santiago C.; Gray, Alan; Hartleitner, Christoph; Hurel, Agathe; Jouineau, Arnaud; Kärkkäinen, Katri; Kujala, Sonja T.; Labriola, Mariaceleste; Lascoux, Martin; Lefebvre, Marlène; Lejeune, Vincent; Le-Provost, Grégoire; Liesebach, Mirko; Malliarou, Ermioni; Mariotte, Nicolas; Myking, Tor; Tollefsrud, Mari Mette (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01-02)
      The dataset presented here was collected by the GenTree project (EU-Horizon 2020), which aims to improve the use of forest genetic resources across Europe by better understanding how trees adapt to their local environment. ...
    • 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 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 ...
    • Germination and seedling establishment of Norway spruce (Picea abies) after clear-cutting is affected by timing of soil scarification 

      Fløistad, Inger; Hylen, Gro; Hanssen, Kjersti Holt; Granhus, Aksel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-25)
      Natural regeneration of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) is a relatively common practice in Norway on medium to low site indices. However, seedling establishment is often hampered by rapid regrowth of competing ...
    • Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp Applications for Enhancing Soil Fertility and Crop Nutritional Qualities: A Review 

      Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji; Adesokan, Michael; Fawole, Segun; Maziya-Dixon, Busie; Tesfai, Mehreteab; Chikoye, David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-03-21)
      Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp is a well-known agroforestry leguminous tree that provides multiple benefits in different agroecological zones. Its apparent versatility is seen in improving animal feed, cleaningenvironmental ...
    • Global geographic distribution and host range of Fusarium circinatum, the causal agent of pine pitch canker 

      Drenkhan, Rein; Ganley, Beccy; Martín-García, Jorge; Vahalík, Petr; Adamson, Kalev; Adamčíková, Katarína; Ahumada, Rodrigo; Blank, Lior; Bragança, Helena; Capretti, Paolo; Cleary, Michelle; Cornejo, Carolina; Davydenko, Kateryna; Diez, Julio J.; Lehtijärvi, Hatice Tugba Doğmuş; Dvořák, Miloň; Enderle, Rasmus; Fourie, Gerda; Georgieva, Margarita; Ghelardini, Luisa; Hantula, Jarkko; Ioos, Renaud; Iturritxa, Eugenia; Kanetis, Loukas; Karpun, Natalia N.; Koltay, András; Landeras, Elena; Markovskaja, Svetlana; Mesanza, Nebai; Milenković, Ivan; Musolin, Dmitry L.; Nikolaou, Konstantinos; Nowakowska, Justyna A.; Ogris, Nikica; Oskay, Funda; Oszako, Tomasz; Papazova-Anakieva, Irena; Paraschiv, Marius; Pasquali, Matias; Pecori, Francesco; Rafoss, Trond; Raitelaityte, Kristina; Raposo, Rosa; Robin, Cecile; Rodas, Carlos A.; Santini, Alberto; Sanz-Ros, Antonio V.; Selikhovkin, Andrey V.; Solla, Alejandro; Soukainen, Mirkka; Soulioti, Nikoleta; Steenkamp, Emma T.; Tsopelas, Panaghiotis; Vemic, Aleksandar; Vettraino, Anna Maria; Wingfield, Michael J.; Woodward, Stephen; Zamora-Ballesteros, Cristina; Mullett, Martin S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-01)
      Fusarium circinatum, the causal agent of pine pitch canker (PPC), is currently one of the most important threats of Pinus spp. globally. This pathogen is known in many pine-growing regions, including natural and planted ...
    • Global Habitat Suitability of Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith) (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae): Key Parasitoids Considered for Its Biological Control 

      Tepa-Yotto, Ghislain T.; Tonnang, Henri E. Z.; Goergen, Georg; Subramanian, Sevgan; Kimathi, Emily; Abdel-Rahman, Elfatih M.; Flø, Daniel; Thunes, Karl H; Fiaboe, Komi K. M.; Niassy, Saliou; Bruce, Anani; Mohamed, Samira A.; Tamò, Manuele; Ekesi, Sunday; Sæthre, May-Guri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-24)
      Simple Summary: The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda has now become a pest of global importance. Its introduction and detection in Africa in 2016, and subsequent introduction and spread into Asia and Australia, ...
    • Global meta-analysis of soil hydraulic properties on the same soils with differing land use 

      Robinson, David A.; Nemes, Attila; Reinsch, Sabine; Radbourne, Alan; Bentley, Laura; Keith, Aidan M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-09-05)
      Global land use change has resulted in more pasture and cropland, largely at the expense of woodlands, over the last 300 years. How this change affects soil hydraulic function with regard to feedbacks to the hydrological ...
    • Global transcriptome changes in perennial ryegrass during early infection by pink snow mould 

      Kovi, Mallikarjuna Rao; Abdelhalim, Mohamed; Kunapareddy, Anil; Ergon, Åshild; Tronsmo, Anne Marte; Brurberg, May Bente; Hofgaard, Ingerd Skow; Asp, Torben; Rognli, Odd Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Lack of resistance to pink snow mould (Microdochium nivale) is a major constraint for adaptation of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) to continental regions with long-lasting snow cover at higher latitudes. Almost all ...