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A benchmark report characterizing the three project areas and rice farming systems in the three provinces
(ClimaViet project report;1.2, Research report, 2014-06)The three year multidisciplinary ClimaViet project (July 2013 to June 2016) implemented jointly by the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS) and the Norwegian Institute for Agriculture and Environmental Research ... -
A bi-band binary mask based land-use change detection using landsat 8 OLI imagery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-03-22)Land use and cover change (LUCC) is important for the global biogeochemical cycle and ecosystem. This paper introduced a change detection method based on a bi-band binary mask and an improved fuzzy c-means algorithm to ... -
A carbon balance of Norway: terrestrial and aquatic carbon fluxes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-07)Northernlandscapes accumulate carbon in vegetation and soils while rivers transport significant amounts of land-derived carbon to coastal areas. Here, we quantify carbon sources and sinks in main ecosystems (forests, ... -
A cluster analysis of Norwegian municipalities with respect to agriculture's multifunctionality
(NILF Notat;2004-22, Research report, 2004-12)The level of support to Norwegian agriculture is partly justified with reference to agriculture’s multifunctionality. The concept of multifunctionality involves the provision of so-called “public goods» by agriculture, in ... -
A comparative study of clinical manifestations, haematological and serological responses after experimental infection with Anaplasma phagocytophilum in two Norwegian sheep breeds
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-02-11)Background It has been questioned if the old native Norwegian sheep breed, Old Norse Sheep (also called Norwegian Feral Sheep), normally distributed on coastal areas where ticks are abundant, is more protected against ... -
A comparative study of food values between the United States and Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-22)We compare the food values in the USA and Norway using the best–worst scaling approach. The food values examined are aimed at capturing the main issues related to food consumption such as naturalness, taste, price, safety, ... -
A comparative study of the implementation of organic food in school meal systems in four European countries
(Bioforsk rapport;4(145) 2009, Research report, 2009-11-10)Based on national reports from Denmark, Finland, Italy and Norway, describing the school meal systems and to which extent organic food is integrated there, this report identifies differences between the four countries and ... -
A comparison of nonlinear mixed models and response to selection of tick-infestation on lambs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Tick-borne fever (TBF) is stated as one of the main disease challenges in Norwegian sheep farming during the grazing season. TBF is caused by the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum that is transmitted by the tick Ixodes ... -
A comparison of two methods of data collection for modelling productivity of harvesters: manual time study and follow-up study using on-board-computer stem records
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-13)Productivity of a mechanized P. patula cut-to-length harvesting operation was estimated and modelled using two methods of data collection: manual time study and follow-up study using StanForD stem files. The objective of ... -
A comprehensive phylogeographic study of Arion vulgaris Moquin-Tandon, 1855 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Arionidae) in Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-17)Arion vulgaris Moquin-Tandon, 1855 is regarded as one of the 100 most invasive species in Europe. The native distribution range of this species is uncertain, but for many years, the Iberian Peninsula has been considered ... -
A Contractual perspective on the Norwegian Agri-food sector
(NILF Notat;2005-6, Research report, 2005-05)The Norwegian agri-food sector is under transformation, and as part of this the contractual relations between the various parts of the sector are rapidly changing. The purpose of this paper is to answer two questions: • ... -
A ddRAD based linkage map of the cultivated Strawberry, Fragaria xananassa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The cultivated strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa Duch.) is an allo-octoploid considered difficult to disentangle genetically due to its four relatively similar sub-genomic chromosome sets. This has been alleviated by the ... -
A Dual Signal Approach to Cooperative Performance Measurement. Rethinking Prices and Profits in the European Dairy Industry
(NILF Discussion Papers;2008-2, Research report, 2008-07)The discussion paper suggests a novel procedure for measuring performance in dairy marketing cooperatives. Conventionally, performance in these cooperatives is evaluated through a single measure; i.e. the price of raw milk. ... -
A Dual-Permeability Approach for Modeling Soil Water Flow and Heat Transport during Freezing and Thawing
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-22)Preferential flow may become significant in partially frozen soils because infiltration can occur through large, initially air-filled pores surrounded by a soil matrix with limited infiltration capacity. The objectives of ... -
A first evaluation of the GREENCAST prediction model for timing of fungicide application on Scandinavian golf courses
(Bioforsk rapport;8(94) 2013, Research report, 2013)Syngenta’s GREENCAST model was used to predict timing of fungicide application against microdochium patch and pink snow mold caused by Microdochium nivale on an experimental golf green with annual bluegrass (Poa annua) at ... -
A guideline for material comparisons using LCA
(NIBIO Rapport, Research report, 2023)The materials used in construction have a significant environmental impact and this is becoming more important as operational energy requirements continue to fall. It is therefore becoming increasingly important to take ... -
A metagenomic study of the microbial communities in four parallel biogas reactors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This study showed that four parallel reactors co-digesting manure and fish waste silage operated stably during a startup phase. Several important Archaea and Bacteria degrading the protein-rich substrate were identified. ... -
A Mixed Methods Approach Towards Mapping and Economic Valuation of the Divici-Pojejena Wetland Ecosystem Services in Romania
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Mapping and valuating ecosystem services has gained increasing attention over the last years and remains high in the research agenda. In this paper, a mixed methods approach is used to valuate ecosystem services provided ... -
A multi-regional soil phosphorus balance for exploring secondary fertilizer potential: the case of Norway
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A new valuation school: Integrating diverse values of nature in resource and land use decisions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)We are increasingly confronted with severe social and economic impacts of environmental degradation all over the world. From a valuation perspective, environmental problems and conflicts originate from trade-offs between ...