• Diplodia sapinea – en ny skadegjører på furu 

      Pettersson, Martin; Fløistad, Inger; Børja, Isabella; Hietala, Ari Mikko; Talgø, Venche (NIBIO POP;6(24) 2020, Journal article, 2020-05)
      Soppen Diplodia sapinea er en nylig oppdaget skadegjører på furu i Norge og andre nordiske land. Soppen kan skade både frø, småplanter og større trær. Soppen er relativt varmekjær og har tidligere stort sett gjort skade ...
    • Management of seed-borne Sirococcus conigenus on Norway spruce by fungicide seed treatment 

      Brodal, Guro; Bye, Heidi Røsok; Høst, Eleonora; Pettersson, Martin; Fløistad, Inger; Edvardsen, Øyvind Meland; Talgø, Venche (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04)
      Seedling blight caused by Sirococcus conigenus was recently reported on Norway spruce (Picea abies) from Norwegian forest nurseries. The inoculum source was found to be infected seeds. In a Petri dish assay, the fungicide ...
    • Postharvest needle retention in Norway spruce Christmas trees 

      Pettersson, Martin; Talgø, Venche; Johnskås, Odd Ragnar; Skage, Jan-Ole; Torp, Torfinn; Fløistad, Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-22)
      Norway spruce (Picea abies) is a widely used Christmas tree species in the Nordic countries. Postharvest needle retention is an important characteristic for Christmas trees and compared to many fir (Abies) species, Norway ...