• Challenges and prospects of plant-derived oral vaccines against hepatitis b and c viruses 

      Pantazica, Ana-Maria Madalina; Cucos, Lia-Maria; Stavaru, Crina; Clarke, Jihong Liu; Branza-Nichita, Norica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-28)
      Hepatitis B and C viruses chronically affect approximately 3.5% of the global population, causing more than 800,000 deaths yearly due to severe liver pathogenesis. Current HBV vaccines have significantly contributed to the ...
    • Defoliation Change of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Depends on Previous Year Drought 

      Ognjenović, Mladen; Seletković, Ivan; Potočić, Nenad; Marušić, Mia; Tadić, Melita Perčec; Jonard, Mathieu; Rautio, Pasi; Timmermann, Volkmar; Lovreškov, Lucija; Ugarković, Damir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-09)
      European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests provide multiple essential ecosystem goods and services. The projected climatic conditions for the current century will significantly affect the vitality of European beech. The ...
    • Development of a Decision Support System for the Management of Mummy Berry Disease in Northwestern Washington 

      Cucak, Mladen; Harteveld, Dalphy O. C.; DeVetter, Lisa Wasko; Peever, Tobin L.; Andrade Moral, Rafael de; Mattupalli, Chakradhar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-08-04)
      Mummy berry, caused by Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi, is the most important disease of the northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) in North America and can cause up to 70% yield losses in affected fields. A ...
    • The Effect of Environmental Factors on the Nutrition of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Varies with Defoliation 

      Ognjenovic, Mladen; Seletkovic, Ivan; Marušic, Mia; Jonard, Mathieu; Rautio, Pasi; Timmermann, Volkmar; Tadic, Melita Percec; Lanšcak, Miran; Ugarkovic, Damir; Potocic, Nenad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-12-30)
      Despite being adapted to a wide range of environmental conditions, the vitality of European beech is expected to be significantly affected by the projected effects of climate change, which we attempted to assess with foliar ...
    • Epigenetic and Genetic Integrity, Metabolic Stability, and Field Performance of Cryopreserved Plants 

      Wang, Min-Rui; Bi, Wenlu; Shukla, Mukund R.; Ren, Li; Hamborg, Zhibo; Blystad, Dag-Ragnar; Saxena, Praveen K.; Wang, Qiao-Chun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-13)
      Cryopreservation is considered an ideal strategy for the long-term preservation of plant genetic resources. Significant progress was achieved over the past several decades, resulting in the successful cryopreservation of ...
    • Secondary Metabolites and Their Role in Strawberry Defense 

      Badmi, Raghuram; Gogoi, Anupam; Prestwich, Barbara Doyle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-09-12)
      Strawberry is a high-value commercial crop and a model for the economically important Rosaceae family. Strawberry is vulnerable to attack by many pathogens that can affect different parts of the plant, including the shoot, ...
    • Seed germination after 30 years storage in permafrost 

      Solberg, Svein Øivind; Brodal, Guro; von Bothmer, Roland; Meen, Eivind; Yndgaard, Flemming; Andreasen, C; Asdal, Åsmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05-02)
      More than 30 years ago, the Nordic Gene Bank established a long-term experiment on seeds stored under permafrost conditions in an abandoned mine corridor in Svalbard, as a tool to monitor storage life under these conditions. ...
    • Silverleaf (Chondrostereum purpureum) Effects on Japanese Plum (Prunus salicina) 

      Grinbergs, Daina; Chilian, Javier; Hahn, Carla; Reyes, Marisol; Isla, Mariana; France, Andres; Børve, Jorunn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-16)
      Silverleaf is an important fungal trunk disease of fruit crops, such as Japanese plum (Prunus salicina). It is known that infection by Chondrostereum purpureum results in discolored wood, “silvered” foliage, and tree ...
    • Weather Patterns Associated with DON Levels in Norwegian Spring Oat Grain: A Functional Data Approach 

      Hjelkrem, Anne-Grete Roer; Aamot, Heidi Udnes; Lillemo, Morten; Sørensen, Espen Sannes; Brodal, Guro; Russenes, Aina Lundon; Edwards, Simon G.; Hofgaard, Ingerd Skow (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-27)
      Fusarium graminearum is regarded as the main deoxynivalenol (DON) producer in Norwegian oats, and high levels of DON are occasionally recorded in oat grains. Weather conditions in the period around flowering are reported ...