Sigridur Dalmannsdottir
Research Scientist
(+47) 465 46 249
sigridur.dalmannsdottir@nibio.no
Place
Tromsø
Visiting address
Holtvegen 66, 9016 Tromsø
Abstract
Verdiprøving av fôrvekster er en forvaltningsoppgave som NIBIO gjennomfører på oppdrag fra og etter retningslinjer gitt av Mattilsynet (www.mattilsynet.no). Målet er å framskaffe resultater for godkjenning av nye sorter for opptak på offisiell norsk sortsliste. Prøvingen er en kontinuerlig, ikke tidsavgrenset prøving. Flerårige arter legges ut tre ganger med tre registrerings- og høsteår etter hvert utlegg. Artene blir som hovedregel prøvd i fem distrikter: Østlandet, Fjellbygdene, Vestlandet, Midt-Norge og Nord-Norge. I 2025 var det kandidatsorter av artene engsvingel/raisvingel, Westerwoldsk raigras og Italiensk raigras som var ferdig testet. I alt seks sorter var ferdig testet, hvor en sort av engsvingel, en av raisvingel, en av Italiensk raigras og en av Westerwoldsk raigras ble anbefalt godkjent.
Authors
Akhil Reddy Pashapu Sigridur Dalmannsdottir Marit Jørgensen Odd Arne Rognli Mallikarjuna Rao KoviAbstract
The predicted increase in frequency and duration of winter warming episodes (WWEs) at higher northern latitudes is expected to negatively impact the forage production in this region. The formation of non-permeable ice cover due to WWEs creates hypoxic or anoxic conditions for plants, leading to severe winter damage. Knowledge about molecular mechanisms underlying various winter stresses, including ice encasement, is crucial to develop cultivars with better winter survival under changing climatic conditions. To date, very little is known about the molecular stress responses under ice encasement stress. To address this knowledge gap, in this study, we aimed to study ice encasement stress responses at the molecular level in the perennial forage grass timothy (Phleum pratense L.) by RNAseq. Genes encoding ethylene-responsive transcription factors, alcohol dehydrogenase 3, pyruvate decarboxylase 2, pyruvate kinase 1, dehydrins, early response to dehydration 15, glutathione reductase, and superoxide dismutase were highly upregulated under ice encasement conditions. KEGG enrichment analysis identified glycolysis, glutathione metabolism, and fructose and mannose metabolism as highly enriched among upregulated genes, whereas photosynthesis, flavonoid biosynthesis, motor proteins, and glycerolipid metabolism were highly enriched among downregulated genes. As initially hypothesized based on the nature of stress, the results indicate a substantial overlap of ice encasement stress responses with those of hypoxia and freezing stresses. Based on our findings and a comprehensive literature review on freezing and hypoxia stress responses, together with physiological studies of plants under ice encasement, we outline the potential mechanisms behind higher ice encasement tolerance in timothy.
Lecture – Aktuelle tiltak for klimatilpasning i landbruket
Lillian Øygarden, Sigridur Dalmannsdottir
Abstract
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