Articles

From dense swards to biodiverse roughs

Published 02.05.2019

Golf courses are not only playing areas for the game of golf, but they also have a large potential to support biodiversity and other ecosystem-services. For this reason, the project ‘ From dense swards to biodiverse roughs’ examines ways to lower soil fertility and create more open and biodiverse grasslands.

From ashes to ashes, dust to dust

Published 29.04.2019

Norwegian graveyards are filling up, and many need to expand. Researchers are currently investigating the soil conditions in these new areas to ensure that the contents of the coffins will decompose naturally, something which is not the case everywhere.

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Hay meadows save lives – if we save them

Published 05.04.2019

Our insects are starving. As one of the most biodiverse natural environments we have, blooming hay meadows could help save them. A new guide for restoration and management of hay meadows are published. The objective is to preserve the tradition of managing this critically endangered nature type and to increase the biodiversity that provides habitats for insects.

Scientific cooperation on bioeconomy research between NIBIO (Norway) and CNR (Italy)

Published 01.04.2019

Today, an important bilateral agreement on scientific cooperation was signed in Rome between the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) and the Italian National Research Council (CNR). The agreement promotes research cooperation through joint projects within bioeconomy.

Soils can store large amounts of carbon

Published 01.04.2019

In one of the reports that formed the basis of the agricultural policy negotiations in 2019, 10 methods to increase carbon sequestration in soil were evaluated. Cover crops is the climate measure that emerges as best overall, however biochar has the highest carbon sequestration potential.

Beneficial fungus as bodyguard in strawberry plants

Published 28.03.2019

Scientists have found a beneficial fungus that functions as a bodyguard in strawberry plants. Experiments show that it protects against pests and seemingly also plant diseases – as well as increasing plant growth.

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New knowledge about cultivable peatland

Published 27.03.2019

A map-based method is generating better knowledge about cultivable land in Norway and how much of it is mire and peatland.

Pesticides leach from frozen soil

Published 25.03.2019

Pesticide leaching from soil increases significantly during freeze-thaw episodes, new research shows.

Nutrient recycling needed in order to reach clean water in China

Published 14.03.2019

Postdoc researcher Xiao Huang from NIBIO Særheim is one of the co-authors of a recently published article in Nature. The article, “Managing nitrogen to restore water quality in China”, is focusing on quantifying the critical nitrogen (N) discharge threshold in China, and assessing potential approaches to restoring a clean water environment.

Focus on agriculture with a high solar factor

Published 12.03.2019

Agriculture must reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with food and feed production. This has prompted researchers to investigate the possibility of expanding the use of solar energy in agriculture. At NIBIO Apelsvoll, Norway’s first electric tractor is being tested, powered by electricity produced on a barn roof.

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Are we facing the age of skylark silence?

Published 12.03.2019

Although migratory birds return and the skylark warbles joyously over the fields, things are still not as they should be. Many bird species in the agricultural landscape struggle with declining populations. Fortunately, this trend can be reversed.

International Women’s Day: Closing the gender gap among smallholders

Published 08.03.2019

Empowering women is a key factor in Resilience and InnovAfrica, two projects working towards improving the agricultural productivity and adaptive capacity of smallholders in India and the Sub-Saharan Africa.

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