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IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

From Arabidopsis to rice: Increasing abiotic stress tolerance of crops

Global climate change is more of a real phenomena then a hoax now and the effects are visible in terms of affecting the yield and agronomic properties of crop plants. The major reason cited behind this is unpredictable weather and frequent occurrence of a biotic stress conditions. So, the need of...

Awarded: NOK 0.12 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Measurements of Abscisic acid (ABA) and ABA-metabolites in plants developed under elevated temperatures and air humidity fluctuations

The project is an integrated part of the PhD program for PhD student Louise Elisabeth Arve. The PhD student will be hosted by Dr. Suzanne R. Abrams at NRC Plant Biotechnology Institute, connected to University of Saskachewan in Canada. The PhD student wil l get training in plant hormone profiling...

Awarded: NOK 75,000

Project Period: 2010-2010

Location: Akershus

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

The impact of different growing techniques on polyphenol contents in sweet cherries and plums

The proposed project intends to study the impact of tree PE covers and organic production on accumulation of polyphenols in two cherry and two plum cultivars commonly grown in Norway. Moreover, plums from different plant experiments will be exposed to dif ferent storage conditions in order to fol...

Awarded: NOK 84,999

Project Period: 2010-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Hygienic aspects of silage made on grass contaminated with Iberian Slug (Arion lusitanicus) and Grey Garden Slug

Denne studien hadde som mål å klargjøre om invasive brunskogsnegler (Arion vulgaris) i innhøsta grasavling kan gi redusert fôrkvalitet og øke risikoen for visse dyresykdommer. Brunskogsneglers har ført til store skader på hageplanter, grønnsaker og bærproduksjon i Nord-Europa de siste tiår. Det h...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2016

Location: Akershus

FORNY20-FORNY2020

CHOS - et miljøvennlig alternativ til giftige pesticider i landbruket

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Awarded: NOK 1.0 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2012

Location: Akershus

IS-BILAT-Mobilitet Norge-USA /Canada

Developing push-pull strategies for pests in brassica vegetable crops

The project is designed to establish a collaboration centered around comparative studies of trap cropping methods to reduce injury to cruciferous vegetables in Norway and the Pacific Northwest of the USA. In both regions, organic production of these veget ables will require effective measures to ...

Awarded: NOK 19,000

Project Period: 2010-2011

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Improwing winter survival and quality of Norwegian cultivated strawberry

This project will complete this year, 2014, Dec. The project was very successful in terms of research and commercial results and strengthen collaboration with national and international groups. Strawberry has complicated genetics, thus the project team has applied for further funding to continue ...

Awarded: NOK 3.2 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2015

Location: Innlandet

IS-MOBIL-Mobilitetsprogr.f.utl.Ph.D-stu

Impact of successive short starvations of nitrogen nutrition on plant fitness and polyphenol metabolism of tomato

Polyphenols are plant secondary metabolites widely distributed in the plant kingdom. They display a large variety of activities and are notably involved in plant defense against pathogens. These molecules are also implicated in fruits and vegetables quali ty, by contributing to colour and taste a...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2010-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Expanding the technology base for Norwegian wheat breeding; Sequencing wheat chromosome 7B

-The aim of the international wheat genome sequencing consortium (IWGSC) is to provide a publicly available reference sequence of the genome of bread wheat, Triticum aestivum, the last of the significant crop species to be sequenced. The responsibility of the Norwegian project, which in addition ...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2015

Location: Akershus

IS-AUR-Samarb.progr. Norge Frankrike

Biological and molecular characterization of a non conventional PVY variant

PVY is the best described and the second most damaging potato-infecting virus. It belongs to the family Potyviridae and is the type species of the genus Potyvirus. PVY is distributed worldwide and is also an important pathogen in other crops such as tomat o, pepper (Capsicum sp.) and tobacco. PVY...

Awarded: NOK 80,000

Project Period: 2010-2011

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Studies on the biology of potato cyst nematodes under Nordic conditions for improving management and regulation in Norway

The yellow potato cyst nematode (yPCN) Globodera rostochiensis and the white species (wPCN) G. pallida are quarantine pests subjected to national regulations. PCN infestations make production expensive and reduce the sales value of farms. Resistance break ing populations and long persistence of P...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2010-2015

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Haldbare plommer for jamnare tilførsel til marknaden, utviding av salssesongen og utnytting av eksportkvotar

Dei viktige plommedyrkingsmiljøa og omsetningskanalane har gått saman om eit prosjekt om å gjera plommene meir haldbare. Dette er særleg viktig med sterkt aukande mengder som ein ventar dei komane åra. Med meir kunnskap vil det vera mogleg å: 1. Halda at tende plommer i veker med stor tilførsle,...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Vestland

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Environmentally friendly development of Norwegian greenhouse industry (VEKSTHUS) (194861)

The political agenda nationally and internationally is focused on expected climate change and how to reduce CO2 emission from burning fossil fuels. The energy consumption in the greenhouse industry is high, and there is a strong political pressure to redu ce it. In the Netherlands, so-called semi...

Awarded: NOK 14.8 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Control of rush (Juncus spp)- an expanding weed in grassland and pasture area in Western Norway

Livssyklusstudium Målet med forsøket var å klarlegge livssyklus hos siv frå frøplantestadiet i tre etterfølgjande år. Effekt av kutting på vekst og utvikling hos dei to artane vart også studert. Studiet skulle også gje kunnskap om når artane lagrar karbohydratreservane sine. Dette er viktige eig...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2016

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Cultivation of Jeusalem artichoke under long day conditions - quality characterisation and health aspects (194863)

Summary The vegetable tuber plant Helianthus tuberosus has reserved attention the last years because of the high content of the multi functional and healthy prebiotic fructooligosaccharides (FOS). Reported effects are: proliferation of bifidiobacteria and reduction of detrimental bacteria in the...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Endra produksjonsmetodar for kålrot - nye tiltak og strategiar for kostnadseffektivt ugrasreinhald

Kålrot er ein gamal matvekst knytt til tradisjonelle norske matrettar som har fått auka merksemd i seinare tid. Kålrotforbruket til mat er aukande i Noreg. Dyrkingsmetodane har blitt tilpassa etter utvikling av utstyr og tilgjengelege plantevernmiddel og kålrotdyrkinga framstår i dag som ein mod...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Rogaland

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Stabil kvalitetsproduksjon av ruccola, brokkoli og blomkål på friland ved sikker og miljøvennlig bekjempelse av kålbladskimmel (innt 193990)

Prosjektet omfatter optimal bekjempelse av kålbladskimmel i ruccola, brokkoli og blomkål i Norge. Førstehåndsverdien for disse produktene er på ca 110 mill. kr. årlig. Soppsjukdommen kålbladskimmel er årsak til store tap både under produksjon og omsetnin g av de korsblomstra grønnsakvekstene ruc...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2012

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Pilot studies for amending the management system of potato cyst nematodes (PCN) Globodera spp.(197906)

Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) are worldwide potato pests. The yellow species (yPCN) G. rostochiensis, and the white species (wPCN) G. pallida are quarantine pests subjected to national regulations. For farmers, PCN infestations result in costly production s ystem and loss in sales value of farms. S...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2010

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Elements in an integrated pest management (IPM) of the invasive Iberian slug, Arion lusitanicus, in agriculture

Hovedaktivitetene har fokusert på formidling av resultatene, både vitenskapelig og populærvitenskapelig publisering samt flere foredrag på flere nivåer (fra lokale hage-lag til internasjonal konferanse). Bearbeiding og publisering av en populærvitenskapel ig folder om brunskogsnegl har bidratt ti...

Awarded: NOK 8.4 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2014

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Polysaccharides in barley and oats - adaptation for food and for feed (194858)

WP1 ? Dokumentere virkninger av genetiske og klimatiske parametere på kvaliteten av fiber og stivelse i råvaren 1. Forsøk under kontrollerte forhold i veksthus 2. Forsøk med byggsorter dyrket i plasttunnel 3. Feltforsøk med bygg- og havresorte r Alle forsøkene med tilhørende prøveanalyser ...

Awarded: NOK 9.1 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2014

Location: Akershus

IS-NAD-Samarbeid med NORAD-land

Shivay, Yashbir Sing. Indisk spesialist 2008

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Awarded: NOK 24,550

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Akershus

IS-NAD-Samarbeid med NORAD-land

Romeih, Ehab. Egypt. Statsstipend 2008/09

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Awarded: NOK 0.13 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Akershus

IS-NAD-Samarbeid med NORAD-land

Abdelhamid, Magdi Egyptisk spes 2008

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Awarded: NOK 19,650

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Mycotoxin contamination in oats, - characterization of the infection process by the major T-2 and HT-2 toxin producer Fusarium langsethiae

The trichothecene deoxynivalenol (DON) is frequently found in wheat. However, in Norway also the more toxic trichothecenes T-2 and HT-2 are often found, particularly in barley and oats. In 1999 Langseth and Rundberget concluded that 'Norwegian oats were f ound to contain HT-2 and T-2 toxin in con...

Awarded: NOK 5.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Norwegian bread wheat with high baking quality and sustainable disease resistance through marker-assisted selection (188291).

Norway has in recent years become almost self-sufficient in wheat thanks to better and more adapted varieties. While nearly all high quality wheat for bread making was imported a couple of decades ago, the milling and baking industry now depend on quality wheat produced in Norway. To achieve bre...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Akershus

FORNY-3-Kommersialisering av FoUresultater

Verification project. Increasing fatty acid content in plants for more efficient biofuel production

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Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Rogaland

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Plant metabolites for healthy plants and healthy people

Secondary metabolites are those that do not have a direct function in plant growth and reproduction. Because there are costs associated with the production of all metabolites, it is generally assumed that genes for secondary metabolites are passed on due to the evolutionary advantages they impart...

Awarded: NOK 16.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Akershus

IS-AUR-Samarb.progr. Norge Frankrike

Klemsdal, Sonja Sletner Aurora 2008-09 Fransk-norsk forskerutveksling

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Awarded: NOK 39,492

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Improved control of Colletotrichum acutatum in strawberry and sweet cherry

Colletotrichum acutatum is an important fungal pathogen in many crops worldwide. In the Nordic countries it is of particular importance in strawberry and cherry where it causes blackspot and bitter rot, respectively. The disease usually appears very late in the season in sweet cherry, even after ...

Awarded: NOK 4.4 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Akershus

FORNY-3-Kommersialisering av FoUresultater

New poinsettia with enhanced virus resistance

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Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Akershus