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1988
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Bjørn Langerud Martin SandvikAbstract
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Oddvar SkreAbstract
Frost damages may take place by rapid intracellular freezing or by extracellular ice formation and cell dehydration. The damages are measured visually or by electroconductivity measurements.The first hardeing stage is induced by short days and light, and is related to dormancy induction. The second stage is induced by low temperatures (-2-5 C). During this and the third stage, water binding forms of proteins and sugars are formed, and the membranes are re-structured in order to better withstand dehydration.Potassium prevents frost damages by increasing the resistance against dehydration while nitrogen and phosphorus in high concentrations are extending the growth period and exhaust carbohydrate reserves, making the plants more exposed to frost damages.
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Halvor SolheimAbstract
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Olav Hjeljord Svein GrønvoldAbstract
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Olav Hjeljord Viveke Sahlgaard Edgar Enge Magny Eggestad Svein GrønvoldAbstract
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Finn Roll-HansenAbstract
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Isabella BørjaAbstract
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Halvor SolheimAbstract
To test the pathogenicity of Ips typographus-associated fungi to Norway spruce, trees were inoculated with four species, Ophiostoma polonicum, O. bicolor, O. penicillltum and Graphium sp. Trees inoculated with the three Ophiostoma species produced strong hypersensitive responses in the phloem and exuded more resin than did the control trees. Only O. polonicum was able to invade the sapwood and consequently able to kill trees. Inoculation with Graphium sp. gave the same response as inoculation with the control.
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Bjørn Langerud Martin SandvikAbstract
The paper reports on changes in physical properties of growth media/substrates caused by frequent drying before re-irrigation. The peat/perlite mixtures were systematically dried to defined levels for 104 days in single pots, each including one Norway spruce seedling. Irrigation regimes were defined in relation to the volume of liquid in the substrates at container capacity when the experiment started (initially). Single pots were re-irrigated with nutrient solution as 10, 30, 50 and 70 % of that volume of liquid was consumed. Growth substrate volume and bulk density, and the fraction of perlite mixed with the peat were measured initially and at the termination of the experiment (finally). The volume fraction of gas filled pores was obtained gravimetrically at least once a day to describe changes in the liquid status of the growth substrates. The volume of substrate stayed constant in all irrigation regimes during the experimental period. The bulk density was independent of the fraction of perlite, but it was lower finally than initially for substrates subjected to the most frequent irrigation. The initial volume fraction of gas filled pores was negatively correlated with the initial bulk density, and the linear regressions depended on the fraction of perlite. The volume fraction of gas filled pores at container capacity (fgcc) increased during the experiment from .33 to .50 ml ml-1 for substrates subjected to the most dry conditions, and from .33 to .41 ml ml-1 in regimes allowing 30 and 50 % liquid losses. For substrates subjected to the least dry conditions, fgcc decreased from .30 to .26 ml ml-1. Initial and final fgcc was positively correlated. The linear regressions were different for the different irrigation regimes as indicated by their average changes described above.