Publications
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2007
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During 2002-2005, Norwegian seed yields of meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.) were 52% lower in organic than in conventional seed production. The difference was most conspicuous in ley year 1, suggesting that seed crop establishment is a limiting factor in organic seed production. Meadow fescue is usually underseeded in a cover crop of spring wheat or spring barley, and many organic growers delay the underseeding until after harrowing for weed control. Our objectives were (1) to determine whether organic seed crops of meadow fescue should be underseeded in the same operation as, or immediately after, the cover crop (implying no harrowing for weed control); or if they should be underseeded in conjunction with, or just after, weed harrowing (on average nine days after the cover crop); and (2) to compare the establishment of meadow fescue seed crops without cover crop or in cover crops of spring barley, spring wheat, peas or green fodder (barley + peas). On average for all cover crops and four trials, first year’s seed yields of meadow fescue were 11 % lower for crops seeded after weed harrowing than for crop seeded immediately after the cover crop. Weed harrowing combined with delayed seeding also resulted in more scentless mayweed (Tripleurospérmum inodórum) and other weeds in ley year 1. Despite less plant-available nitrogen in spring, seed crops underseeded just after the cover crop were more lodged than crops underseeded after weed harrowing. On average for the two seeding dates, the highest seed yield were produced from crops seeded in pure stand and from crops that had been underseeded in green fodder and received an extra 30 kg N ha-1 in manure shortly after green fodder harvest in late July. The results suggest that seed crops of meadow fescue need ample supply of light, water and nutrients in August to produce a good seed yield in ley year 1.
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Mikael Frisk Mikael Rönnqvist Mikael RönnqvistAbstract
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Bo Stenberg Trond Maukon Henriksen Sander Bruun Audun Korsæth Lars Stoumann Jensen Tor Arvid Breland Erik Nordkvist Fridrik Palmason Tapio Salo Jon Gudmundsson Martti EsalaAbstract
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The aim of this study was to use Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) to localize chitosan in the cell wall of chitosan impregnated Scots pine. It is of both general and specific interest to investigate the concentration of chitosan in the wood matrix to gain further knowledge and understanding of chitosan as a wood protective system.After deacetylation, chitosan was re-acetylated with chloroacetic anhydride to achieve a covalent bonding of chloride to the chitosan polymer. Chloride labeled chitosan was measured by EDS using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and described in apparent concentration of chloride. Analysis for free chloride anions was tested by dialysis and ion chromatography.There was a significant correlation between the molecular weight of chitosan and the apparent concentration of covalent bonded chloride to the chitosan polymer. High molecular weight chitosan showed a better interaction with the cell wall structure than low molecular chitosan.
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An LC-MS/MS method for determination of 11 phytoestrogens was developed and validated. All was demonstrated presencet in dairy milk.
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