• Apple value chain analysis in two mountainous districts in Nepal 

      Khadka, Prachanda; Solberg, Svein Øivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Apple (Malus pumila Mill.) is a popular temperate climate fruit but can grow at high altitudes in the subtropics where it can be an opportunity crop for small-scale farmers, amongst others in the Himalayan valleys and ...
    • chirps: API Client for the CHIRPS Precipitation Data in R 

      de Sousa, Kaue; Sparks, Adam H.; Ashmall, William; van Etten, Jacob; Solberg, Svein Øivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The chirps package provides functionalities for reproducible analysis in R (R Core Team, 2020) using the CHIRPS (Funk et al., 2015) data. CHIRPS is daily precipitation data set developed by the Climate Hazards Group (Funk ...
    • Conservation Gaps in Traditional Vegetables Native to Europe and Fennoscandia 

      de Sousa, Kaue; Solberg, Svein Øivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Vegetables are rich in vitamins and other micronutrients and are important crops for healthy diets and diversification of the food system, and many traditional (also termed underutilized or indigenous) species may play a ...
    • Data-driven decentralized breeding increases prediction accuracy in a challenging crop production environment 

      de Sousa, Kaue; van Etten, Jacob; Poland, Jesse A.; Fadda, Carlo; Jannink, Jean-Luc; Gebrehawaryat Kidane, Yosef; Fantahun Lakew, Basazen; Kassahun Mengistu, Dejene; Pe, Mario Enrico; Solberg, Svein Øivind; Dell’Acqua, Matteo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Crop breeding must embrace the broad diversity of smallholder agricultural systems to ensure food security to the hundreds of millions of people living in challenging production environments. This need can be addressed by ...
    • Diversity and conservation of traditional African vegetables: Priorities for action 

      van Zonneveld, Maarten; Kindt, Roeland; Solberg, Svein Øivind; N'Danikou, Sognigbé; Dawson, Ian K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Aim: Traditional African vegetables have high potential to contribute to healthy diets and climate resilience in sub-Saharan African food systems. However, their genetic resources are likely at threat because they are ...
    • The Effects of Growth Regulators and Apical Bud Removal on Growth, Flowering, and Corms Production of Two Gladiolus Varieties 

      Khalafalla, M. M.; Hegazi, M. A.; Eltarawy, A. M.; Magouz, M. R.; Elzaim, H. H.; Yndgaard, Flemming; Solberg, Svein Øivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Gladiolus is commonly propagated from corms. The multiplication rate of corms is low and to increase the propagation rate, we examined a combination of apical bud removal and the application of growth regulators. The ...
    • Fangvekster i korn. Artsvalg, såtidspunkt og miljøeffekt 

      Solberg, Svein Øivind; Ødegaard, Jørgen; Mo, Siri Josefine; Andresen, Rebekka Kaald; Tandberg, Hans Andre; Cottis, Thomas; Solberg, Harald; Bysveen, Kari (Skriftserien;18/2021, Research report, 2021)
      Fangvekster kan forhindre næringstap og forbedre jordstruktur og karbonfangst. Høgskolen Innlandet arbeider for bærekraftige løsninger for jordbruket. Som del av denne satsningen har vi de siste årene gjennomført forsøk ...
    • Global strategy for the conservation and use of eggplants 

      Solberg, Svein Øivind; van Zonneveld, Maarten; Rakha, Mohamed; Taher, Dalia; Prohens, Jaime; Jarret, R.; van Dooijeweert, W.; Giovannini, P (Research report, 2022)
      Common eggplant (Solanum melongena L.), also known as brinjal eggplant or aubergine, is a vegetable crop grown for its large soft fruits which are used in cooking. There are also two African eggplant species grown locally: ...
    • Italian Ryegrass, Perennial Ryegrass, and Meadow Fescue as Undersown Cover Crops in Spring Wheat and Barley: Results from a Mixed Methods Study in Norway 

      Poudel, Prabhat; Ødegaard, Jørgen; Mo, Siri Josefine; Andresen, Rebekka Kaald; Tandberg, Hans Andre; Cottis, Thomas; Solberg, Harald; Bysveen, Kari; Dulal, Puspa Raj; Mousavi, Hesam; Solberg, Svein Øivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Cover crops could provide environmental benefits in spring-grain systems through diversification, reduced nitrate leaching, and carbon sequestration. However, few farmers apply the technique, partly as they believe the ...
    • Long-Term Storage and Longevity of Orthodox Seeds: A Systematic Review 

      Solberg, Svein Øivind; Yndgaard, Flemming; Andreasen, Christian; von Bothmer, Roland; Loskutov, Igor; Asdal, Åsmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      As part of conservation of plant genetic resources, long-term storage of seeds is highly relevant for genebanks. Here we present a systematic review and a meta-analysis of studies on seed longevity focusing on half-life ...
    • Mapping patterns of abiotic and biotic stress resilience uncovers conservation gaps and breeding potential of Vigna wild relatives 

      van Zonneveld, Maarten; Rakha, Mohamed; Tan, Shin Yee; Chou, Yo Yo; Chang, C. H.; Yen, Jo Yi; Schafleitner, Roland; Nair, R; Naito, Ken; Solberg, Svein Øivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This study provides insights in patterns of distribution of abiotic and biotic stress resilience across Vigna gene pools to enhance the use and conservation of these genetic resources for legume breeding. Vigna is a ...
    • Morphological Characterization of Nordic Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) 

      Wedelsbäck Bladh, Katarina; Yndgaard, Flemming; Liljeroth, Erland; Asdal, Åsmund; Suojala-Ahlfors, Terhi; Solberg, Svein Øivind; Kolodinska, agnese (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Morphological diversity was studied in 101 accessions of horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) collected from old gardens in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden. The characterization work was performed over three years,where ...
    • Patterns of Exchange of Multiplying Onion (Allium cepa L. Aggregatum-Group) in Fennoscandian Home Gardens 

      Leino, Matti W; Solberg, Svein Øivind; Tunset, Hanna Maja; Fogelholm, Jesper; Strese, Else-Marie Karlsson; Hagenblad, Jenny (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
    • Perspectives of Microbial Inoculation for Sustainable Development and Environmental Management 

      Ahmad, Maqshoof; Pataczek, Lisa; Hilger, Thomas; Zahir, Z; Hussain, Azar; Rasche, Frank; Schafleitner, R; Solberg, Svein Øivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      How to sustainably feed a growing global population is a question still without an answer. Particularly farmers, to increase production, tend to apply more fertilizers and pesticides, a trend especially predominant in ...
    • Prosjekt FARGO år 2020: en oppsummering av Høgskolen i Innlandet sin forskning 

      Cottis, Thomas; Solberg, Svein Øivind; Nyvold, Magnus; Johansen, Astrid; Stabbetorp, Jan; Berg, Erik Hørluck; Solberg, Harald; Arnstad, Marit; Mousavi, Hesam (Skriftserien;02/2021, Research report, 2021)
      Høsten 2019 ble prosjektet «Plasmabehandlet husdyrgjødsel – gjødselvirkning, miljøpåvirkning og klimagassutslipp» (Fargo) innvilget finansiering fra Forskningsrådet. Prosjektet er i kategorien Innovasjonsprosjekt i ...
    • Regionale gjødselressurser: avlingseffekt av biokull i blanding med biorest. Resultater fra Høgskolen i Innlandet sitt arbeid i 2021 

      Cottis, Thomas; Solberg, Svein Øivind; Myrvang, Mona Bakke; Mousavi, Hesam (Skriftserien;4/2022, Research report, 2022)
      På oppdrag for prosjekt «Utvikling av ny regional gjødselvare», gjennomførte Institutt for jordbruksfag ved Høyskolen i Innlandet et feltforsøk, et lagringsforsøk og et potteforsøk for å finne avlingseffekter av kombinasjonen ...
    • Resultater fra prosjekt FARGO 2021 

      Cottis, Thomas; Solberg, Svein Øivind; Nyvold, Magnus; Dörsch, Peter; Mousavi, Hesam (Skriftserien;20, Report, 2022)
      Høsten 2019 ble prosjektet Plasmabehandlet husdyrgjødsel – gjødselvirkning, miljøpåvirkning og klimagassutslipp (Fargo) innvilget finansiering fra Forskningsrådet. Prosjektet er i kategorien Innovasjonsprosjekt i næringslivet. ...
    • 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)
      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. ...
    • Seed Longevity and Survival of Seed Borne Diseases after 30 Year’s Conservation in Permafrost. REPORT FROM THE 100 YEAR STORAGE EXPERIMENT 

      Asdal, Åsmund; Brodal, Guro; Solberg, Svein Øivind; Yndgaard, Flemming; von Bothmer, Roland; Meen, Eivind (Research report, 2019)
      The Nordic Gene bank established the 100 year seed storage experiment in Coal mine no. 3 outside Longyearbyen in 1986. Security duplicate samples of the Nordic seed collection had been deposited in permafrost in the coal ...
    • SNP markers and evaluation of duplicate holdings of brassica oleracea in two European genebanks 

      Palmé, Anna E.; Hagenblad, Jenny; Solberg, Svein Øivind; Aloisi, Karolina; Artemyeva, Anna (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Around the world, there are more than 1500 genebanks storing plant genetic resources to be used in breeding and research. Such resources are essential for future food security, but many genebanks experience backlogs in ...