• The effective pollination period of European plum (Prunus domestica L.) cultivars in western Norway 

      Aksic, Milica Fotiric; Cerovic, Radosav; Hjeltnes, Stein Harald; Meland, Mekjell (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-07)
      This study evaluated the effective pollination period (EPP) in four European plum (Prunus domestica L.) cultivars (‘Mallard’, ‘Edda’, ‘Jubileum’, and ‘Reeves’) during two years (2018–2019) under the environmental conditions ...
    • Genetic Characterization of the Norwegian Apple Collection 

      Gilpin, Liv; Røen, Dag; Schubert, Marian; Davik, Jahn; Rumpunen, Kimmo; Gardli, Kristina Alme; Hjeltnes, Stein Harald; Alsheikh, Muath K (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-05-12)
      Commercial fruit production in Norway is located at around latitude 60° north, demanding a careful choice of adapted cultivars. The most comprehensive collection of apple genetic resources in Norway is being kept in the ...
    • Pollinizer efficacy of several ‘Ingeborg’ pear pollinizers in Hardanger, Norway, examined using microsatellite markers 

      Gasi, Fuad; Pojskic, Naris; Kurtovic, Mirsad; Kaiser, Clive; Hjeltnes, Stein Harald; Fotiric-Aksic, Milica; Meland, Mekjell (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12)
      ‘Ingeborg’ is currently the main commercial pear cultivar grown in Norway. However, fruit set and subsequent yields of this cultivar have proven to be variable and overall low averaging 10–20 t·ha−1. Pear seeds found in ...