• A Novel Recombined Potato virus Y Isolate in China 

      Han, Shuxin; Gao, Yanling; Fan, Guoquan; Zhang, Wei; Qiu, Cailing; Zhang, Shu; Bai, Yanju; Zhang, Junhua; Spetz, Carl (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      This study reports the findings of a distinct Potato virus Y (PVY) isolate found in Northeast China. One hundred and ten samples (leaves and tubers) were collected from potato plants showing mosaic symptoms around the city ...
    • A Wind Tunnel for Odor Mediated Insect Behavioural Assays 

      Knudsen, Geir; Tasin, Marco; Aak, Anders; Thöming, Gunda (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-11)
      Olfaction is the most important sensory mechanism by which many insects interact with their environment and a wind tunnel is an excellent tool to study insect chemical ecology. Insects can locate point sources in a ...
    • Adjusting the scent ratio: using genetically modified Vitis vinifera plants to manipulate European grapevine moth behaviour 

      Salvagnin, Umberto; Malnoy, Mickael; Thöming, Gunda; Tasin, Marco; Carlin, Silvia; Martens, Stefan; Vrhovsek, Urska; Angeli, Sergio; Anfora, Gianfranco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-02)
      Herbivorous insects use olfactory cues to locate their host plant within a complex olfactory landscape. One such example is the European grapevine moth Lobesia botrana, a key pest of the grape in the Palearctic region, ...
    • Apple rootstocks may become infected by Neonectria ditissima during propagation 

      Børve, Jorunn; Kolltveit, Svein André; Talgø, Venche; Stensvand, Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-18)
      Introduction and purpose: The ability of apple rootstocks to become infected by Neonectria ditissima, the cause of European canker, was studied over two years. Materials and methods: Rootstocks B9 and M9 with a size suitable ...
    • Characterisation of a novel Emaravirus identified in mosaic-diseased Eurasian aspen (Populus tremula) 

      Bargen, Susanne von; Kubrusli, Rim Al; Gaskin, Thomas; Fürl, Stephanie; Hüttner, Florian; Blystad, Dag-Ragnar; Karlin, David G.; Jalkanen, Risto; Büttner, Carmen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-02-05)
      Since Emaraviruses have been discovered in 2007 several new species were detected in a range of host plants. Five genome segments of a novel Emaravirus from mosaic‐diseased Eurasian aspen (Populus tremula) have been ...
    • Effect of three isolates of Pandora neoaphidis from a single population of Sitobion avenae on mortality, speed of kill and fecundity of S. avenae and Rhopalosiphum padi at different temperatures 

      Saussure, Stephanie; Westrum, Karin; Hjelkrem, Anne-Grete Roer; Klingen, Ingeborg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      We studied the effect of three Pandora neoaphidis isolates from one Sitobion avenae population, three temperatures, and two aphid species namely S. avenae and Rhopalosiphum padi on (i) aphid mortality, (ii) time needed to ...
    • Effects of limited volatiles release by plants in tritrophic interactions 

      Buonomo, Bruno; Giannino, Francesco; Saussure, Stephanie; Venturino, Ezio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-17)
      We introduce a mathematical model to describe the tritrophic interaction between crop, pest and the pest natural enemy where the release of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) by crop is taken into account. The VOCs may be ...
    • Forewarned is forearmed: harmonized approaches for early detection of potentially invasive pests and pathogens in sentinel plantings 

      Morales-Rodríguez, Carmen; Anslan, Sten; Auger-Rozenberg, Marie-Anne; Augustin, Sylvie; Baranchikov, Yuri; Bellahirech, Amani; Burokienė, Daiva; Čepukoit, Dovilė; Çota, Ejup; Davydenko, Kateryna; Lehtijärvi, H. Tuğba Doğmuş; Drenkhan, Rein; Drenkhan, Tiia; Eschen, René; Franić, Iva; Glavendekić, Milka; de Groot, Maarten; Kacprzyk, Magdalena; Kenis, Marc; Kirichenko, Natalia; Matsiakh, Iryna; Musolin, Dmitry L.; Nowakowska, Justyna A.; O’Hanlon, Richard; Prospero, Simone; Roques, Alain; Santini, Alberto; Talgø, Venche; Tedersoo, Leho; Uimari, Anne; Vannini, Andrea; Witzell, Johanna; Woodward, Steve; Zambounis, Antonios; Cleary, Michelle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-21)
      The number of invasive alien pest and pathogen species affecting ecosystem functioning, human health and economies has increased dramatically over the last decades. Discoveries of invasive pests and pathogens previously ...
    • From leaf to continent: The multi-scale distribution of an invasive cryptic pathogen complex on oak 

      Desprez-Loustau, Marie-Laure; Massot, Marie; Toïgo, Maude; Fort, Tania; Kaya, Ayse Gülden Aday; Boberg, Johanna; Braun, Uwe; Capdevielle, Xavier; Cech, Thomas; Chandelier, Anne; Christova, Petya; Corcobado, Tamara; Dogmus, Tugba; Dutech, Cyril; Fabreguettes, Olivier; Faivre d'Arcier, Julie; Gross, Andrin; Jung, Marilia Horta; Iturritxa, Eugenia; Jung, Thomas; Junker, Corina; Kiss, Levente; Kostov, Kaloyan; Lehtijarvi, Asko; Lyubenova, Aneta; Marçais, Benoit; Oliva, Jonas; Oskay, Funda; Pastirčák, Martin; Pastircakova, Katarína; Piou, Dominique; Saint-Jean, Gilles; Sallafranque, Arnaud; Slavov, Slavtcho; Stenlid, Jan; Talgø, Venche; Takamatsu, Susumu; Tack, Ayco JM. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-12)
      The spatial distribution and niche differentiation of three closely related species (Erysiphe alphitoides, Erysiphe quercicola and Erysiphe hypophylla) causing oak powdery mildew was studied at scales ranging from the ...
    • Frøavl av engkvein 

      Aamlid, Trygve (Dyrkingsveiledere fra frøavlsforskningen;, Others, 2016-05)
      Engkvein (Agrostis capillaris L.; tidligere også benevnt Agrostis tenuis Sibth.) er en nøysom grasart med svak utløperdanning, rulla bladslire og lyse, jamt avsmalende blad med tydelige karstrenger. I eng og beite kommer ...
    • Frøavl av engrapp 

      Aamlid, Trygve (Dyrkingsveiledere fra frøavlsforskningen;, Others, 2017)
      Engrapp (Poa pratensis L.) er et flerårig, vintersterkt bladgras med god gjenvekstevne. Arten har underjordiske stengelutløpere (rhizomer) og danner dermed en tett og slitesterk grasbunn. Av denne grunn er engrapp en viktig ...
    • Frøavl av engsvingel 

      Havstad, Lars T. (Dyrkingsveiledere fra frøavlsforskningen;, Others, 2017)
      Engsvingel (Festuca pratensis Huds.) Er et tuedannende gras med god gjenvekstevne. Etter timotei er engsvingel den viktigste arten i norsk eng- og beitedyrking. Årlig frøbehov er ca. 400 tonn. Det avles i dag frø av fem ...
    • 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’) ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Identification of QTLs for powdery mildew (Podosphaera aphanis; syn. Sphaerotheca macularis f. sp. fragariae) susceptibility in cultivated strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa) 

      Sargent, Daniel J.; Buti, Matteo; Surbanovski, Nada; Brurberg, May Bente; Alsheikh, Muath K; Kent, Matthew Peter; Davik, Jahn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-19)
      Strawberry powdery mildew (Podosphaera aphanis Wallr.) is a pathogen which infects the leaves, fruit, stolon and flowers of the cultivated strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa), causing major yield losses, primarily through ...
    • Impacts of soil moisture level and organic matter content on growth of two Juncus species and Poa pratensis grown under acid soil conditions 

      Kaczmarek-Derda, Wiktoria Anna; Helgheim, Marit; Netland, Jan; Riley, Hugh; Wærnhus, Kjell; Øpstad, Samson; Østrem, Liv; Brandsæter, Lars Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The abundance of Juncus effusus (soft rush) and Juncus conglomeratus (compact rush) has increased in coastal grasslands in Norway over recent decades, and their spread has coincided with increased precipitation in the ...
    • Kartlegging for sharkavirus 2014-2015 

      Blystad, Dag-Ragnar (NIBIO rapport;2(123) 2016, Research report, 2017-01-19)
      Sharkavirus (Plum pox virus, PPV) er en karanteneskadegjører som har blitt funnet i plomme, fersken og aprikos i Norge. Første påvisning var i 1998. Siden da har det pågått et kartleggings- og utryddingsprogram med det mål ...
    • Long-term preservation of potato leafroll virus, potato virus S, and potato spindle tuber viroid in cryopreserved shoot tips 

      Li, Jing-Wei; Wang, Min-Rui; Chen, Hai-Yan; Zhao, Lei; Cui, Zhen-Hua; Zhang, Zhibo; Blystad, Dag-Ragnar; Wang, Qiao-Chun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-06)
      Availability of and easy access to diverse plant viruses and viroids is a prerequisite in applied and basic studies related to viruses and viroids. Long-term preservation of viruses and viroids is difficult. A protocol was ...
    • MA-packages in simulated retail conditions maintained sweet cherry fruit quality 

      Larsen, Hanne; Børve, Jorunn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) may inhibit undesirable quality changes of fruit and vegetables. The aim of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of MAP on selected quality parameters for sweet cherries (Prunus ...