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Maria Thorkildsen

Research Scientist

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Division of Food Production and Society

Grain and Forage Seed Agronomy

(+47) 412 58 857
maria.thorkildsen@nibio.no

Place
Apelsvoll

Visiting address
Nylinna 226, 2849 Kapp

Biography

My job is to test new varieties of barley, oat, spring wheat and winter wheat. After a trial period of three years the variety is assessed by the Plant Variety Board, and may be included in the Norwegian official list of plant varieties.

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Authors

Nora Røhnebæk Aasen Sybil A. Herrera-Foessel Silius Mortensønn Vandeskog Therése Bengtsson Mulatu G. Dida Isak Drozdik Sigridur Dalmannsdottir Egill Gautason Jaroslaw S. Grodek Hrannar S. Hilmarsson Merja Högnäsbacka Ortrud Jäck Janne Kaseva Antti Laine Alex Lenkoski Morten Lillemo Min Lin Anne Marthe Lundby Shirin Mohammadi Per Jarle Møllerhagen Markku Niskanen Rodomiro Ortiz Maxie Skalshøi Anna G. Þórðardóttir Maria Thorkildsen

Abstract

Climate change will substantially impact agriculture, requiring the development of new crop cultivars adapted for resilience to future stresses. Developing a new crop cultivar is a decades-long process. Therefore climate change considerations must already be incorporated into breeding programs. National breeding programs have typically involved field trials in a single country, which has functioned satisfactorily during periods of stable climate variability. However, it is widely acknowledged that when field trial information across borders is made available, it can significantly aid plant breeding programs. This paper presents a pan-Nordic multi-environment dataset that consolidates national trial data and data from VCU (Value for Cultivation and Use) trials for spring barley, red clover, and potato, during 1970–2024. The dataset harmonizes information on yield across diverse environments, enabling comparative analyses and cross-regional assessments. By providing a unified resource for the Nordic region, this dataset supports the development of more resilient crop varieties and facilitates data-driven breeding strategies under changing climatic conditions.

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Maria Thorkildsen Anne Kari Bergjord Olsen

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Maria Thorkildsen Randi Berland Frøseth

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