• 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. ...
    • 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 ...