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2007
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Linmei Nie Arne Tollan Oddvar Lindholm Lillian Øygarden Jim Bogen Eirik FørlandAbstract
This paper aims to provide an overview of experience for sustainable water management in Norway. It covers professional areas of integrated water management including urban stormwater management, hydropower development and environment protection, hydrological data collection and flood control, soil erosion and control measures from agricultural areas, ecosystem conservation in river catchments and sediment transportation, and the long-term development of climate change. Water management should be systematic and predictable, and based on the principle of legality. Selected central acts regulating water management aspects, important regulations including regulations on drinking water, sewage purification, licence fees, safety and supervision of watercourse installations were reviewed. The recognition of the economic value of water is visible in many parts of Norwegian water legislation. Several aspects of urban stormwater management, as a whole of integrated water management, were highlighted in part 1 of the paper. Hydropower development related regulations concerning on environment protection were described in part 2. Floods caused by typical climate in Norway, structural and non-structural measures to mitigate floods were summarised in part 3. Erosion from agricultural areas, control measure, monitoring system were summarised in part 4. Research regarding erosion process in river catchments, glacial erosion, and erosion in clay areas, mountain and arctic rivers, and sediment transportation in rivers were presented in part 5. Climate development in Norway during 1900-2100 was given in the last part of the paper, where regional climate downscale models, empirical and dynamical downscaling, were introduced. Results of climate variation - temperature and precipitation in Norway in the latest 100-150 years and scenarios of climate development during the 21st century were presented.
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Mikael Frisk Maud Göthe-Lundgren Kurt Jörnsten Mikael Rönnqvist Mikael RönnqvistAbstract
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Liv Sigrid Nilsen Asbjørn MoenAbstract
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Empirical evidence that the N dissipation from dairy production depends tightly on the segregation of animals from plant production is provided
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A main scourge in Norwegian sheep farming is tick-borne fever (TBF) caused by the bacteria A. phagocytophilum and transmitted by the tick Ixodes ricinus. The aim of this poster is to present a new research project on resistance to TBF in sheep (2007?2010).
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Aaron SmithAbstract
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Alhaji S. Jeng Roshan Bajracharya Bishal K. Sitaula Bed Mani Dahal Subodh ShermaAbstract
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Svein Ole BorgenAbstract
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Odd Arne RognliEditors
Trygve Aamlid Lars T. Havstad Birte BoeltAbstract
The potential tradeoffs between vegetative and reproductive growth is a constant challenge for the forage plant breeders. Breeding for seed production has inevitably played a secondary role compared to improvements of the vegetative production. In this paper the current status regarding genetic variation, genotype x environment interactions, heritability estimates and mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL) for seed yield and seed yield components in grasses and legumes are reviewed, with special focus on important forage grasses. Investigations of seed yield components have shown that components contributing to an increased utilization of the reproductive potential, like seed set and seed retention, seems efficient in increasing seed yield without adverse effects on the vegetative production. The generation of transgenic plants (GMO) have been reported for many forage species, and genetic engineering will increasingly be used to manipulate traits like nutritive value, resistance to fungal and viral diseases, and the reproductive system like male and female sterility and apomixis. Turf and forage grasses, and forage legumes are outcrossing species with prolific pollen production and pollination facilitated by wind or insects. They are potentially some of the most problematic crops when it comes to gene flow by pollen especially during the generations of seed multiplication. GM plants with engineered reproductive systems will pose new challenges for the seed producers. Co-existence of GM grasses and legumes with conventional and organic seed production will be very difficult to establish, and commercialization of GM cultivars will therefore certainly require gene containment technologies that prevent or reduce transgene escape. Mapping of QTLs, identification of markers and candidate genes associated with seed yield components, and the utilization of comparative genomics with cereal species have revealed several key components which may facilitate development of markers for marker-assisted breeding for the improvement of seed yield.
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Mensur Vegara Thor S. Larsen Hans Magnus Gjøen Anders Kiessling Roger K. Abrahamsen Ole Hofstad Lars Helge Frivold Bal Ram Singh Roberto Garcia Geir-Harald Strand dag-ragnar blystad Åsmund AsdalAbstract
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has been funding an NORWEGIAN SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE (SEE) PROGRAMME IN AGRICULTURE; Competence transfer and institutional contact and co-operation between faculties of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine in South Eastern Europe, (2002 ?2005). The main objectives under this programme were: - To improve organising, content and quality of academic education and research in agriculture, veterinary medicine and forestry to meet with needs for qualified people in ongoing rebuilding after wars and to reach the general European level and standards. - Create functional and sustainable networks of regional institutions and professionals to support each other and cooperate for optimal use of limited available resources in the SEE region in a difficult rebuilding situation. The main activities were: - Research and development projects in the areas of animal sciences, crop and fodder production and use of GIS-methods in forestry and agriculture. - Support to development of staff and institutions in form of study stays, study material, covering of costs for laboratory analysis etc. related to M.Sc. and Ph.D. thesis work, guest lecturing and some equipment. - Support to reorientation of academic education in agriculture, forestry and veterinary medicine. - Support to regional networks, professional meetings, further development and use of the Programme web site and web-based teaching. The most important strategy in this Programme was to facilitate for institutional cooperation and network building between partners in the SEE area. Origin application (05/420-3, 07.12.06) to MFA, for budget of activities for the secon year 2007, was NOK 4.830.000. The MFA reduced applied budget approximately by 18%. Funding of NOK 4.000.000 was granted by the MFA for this program?s second year 2007. See UD bevilgningsbrev, 05/00396-12, from 19. April 2007, Appendix 1, page 48-51. According to the UD bevilgningsbrev budget and activities for the secon year 2007 wear redused, see NORAGRIC?s letter 05/420-3, 07.05.2007, e-mail 07.05.2007, page 45 and UD letter 05/00396-16, from 19 November 2007, page 46. See also e-mail Status report for UD Project nr. 2070061, 25.06.2007, page 47. The Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), through Noragric, UMB?s Department for International Environment and Development Studies, has been responsible for the overall preparations, coordination and implementation of this programme. The programme?s Coordinator has also been part time active with scientific and education in several projects and activities. UMB/Noragric has been responsible for accounting and reporting for the programme. Programme activities include: ? Programme budgets for each projects and activities have been prepared. ? There have been preparations of agreements (54 agreements) between SEE/WB partners and Norwegian partners for the implementation of planned programme activities and transfer of funds for 2007. ? FINAL reports for the second year of the programme activities (2007) have been prepared ? for each of the 9 projects according to MFA?s template for project reporting.