Publikasjoner
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2007
Forfattere
Volkmar TimmermannSammendrag
De regionale skogovervåkingsflater (tidligere kalt "Skogoppsynets flater") inngår i Overvåkingsprogram for skogskader (OPS), som er en del av skogovervåkingen i Europa (ICP Forests). Overvåkingen på regionale flater har pågått siden 1988 med skogbrukssjefene som observatører. I 2006 ble det utført registreringer på 509 flater med 28134 trær, og av disse har nå 13563 trær på 316 flater komplette registreringer for hvert år gjennom den 19 år lange overvåkingsperioden. Flatene er subjektivt utlagt, hovedsakelig i granskog, og inndelt i fire flatetyper: hogstklassene III, IV, V, samt en ekstremflate i gammel skog med tydelig nedsatt kronetetthet eller misfarging...
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Vortemjølkrust (Melampsora euphorbiae (Schub.) Cast.) vart hausten 2006 for første gong funnen i norske julestjerner (Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd). Soppen gir nekrotiske flekkar på oversida av blada og typiske gul-oransje rustflekkar på undersida. Skadeomfanget varierte, men i nokre parti vart soppen observert på opp til 13 blad på enkeltplanter og også funnen på braktéane. Angrep vart i 2006 rapportert i 7 gartneri frå Trøndelag og nordover til og med Troms, og i 12 julestjernesortar. Soppen er vanleg på ulike Euphorbia-artar, også i Noreg, men er til no berre funnen på julestjerne i India, Tanzania og Mauritius.
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Numerous fungicide applications are often needed to control powdery mildews in greenhouse-grown crops, and consequently there is an increasing demand for alternative means to control them. In commercial greenhouses, attack of powdery mildew caused by Podosphaera xanthii in cucumbers and P. pannosa in cut roses was controlled by weekly sprays of C-Pro CE601, a dilution of grapefruit seed extract (GSE). The raw material of GSE, delivered by Citricidalâ, is a glycerolic extract from seed and juiceless pulp of grapefruits (Citrus paradise). In both cultures C-Pro at 2000 ppm achieved as good control as treatments with penconazole or triforine. The mean level of attack by powdery mildew on leaves of cut roses one week after the last of three weekly treatments, was 9.8, 12.9 and 40.5 % for penconazole, C-Pro (2000 ppm), and untreated, respectively. In cucumbers, there was less difference between the untreated control and the different treatments, but for all times of assessments, C-Pro and triforine were better than untreated (P = 0.001). There was no significant difference in cucumber between C-Pro and triforine. Phytotoxicity symptoms like leaf twisting and rolling in roses (cv. Jade and Cezann) and dark green leaves and indications of growth retardation in cucumbers (cv. Ventura) were observed at the higher concentrations used (3000-4000 ppm). Thin layer chromatography of C-Pro CE601 has previously shown presence of benzethonium chloride, a synthetic antiseptic agent. Further research is necessary to determine if the observed effects of the product tested are due to natural compounds or if it is merely due to a synthetic preservative agent added. Our results revealed that C-Pro might be a supplement or even a replacement to some of the current fungicides used against powdery mildew.
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Several models for prediction of infection periods for lettuce downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) are based on the assumption that spores are produced at night and released in the early morning. The divergent light conditions at Nordic latitudes might affect both sporulation and spore release. Therefore, during the period 2001 to 2005 a total of 13 field trials were established in late season lettuce fields to evaluate efficacy of fungicide applications made according to the models PlantPlus (PP) and Modell-Analys (MA) in Norway. Disease severity varied from 0 to 89.4 % in unsprayed control plots at harvest. Fungicide treatments had a significant effect compared to untreated control in all but two of the field trials with disease incidence over 1 % at harvest. Fungicide applications at 10-day intervals and according to PP and MA resulted in an average of 3, 2.5 and 3.3 applications, respectively. There were no significant differences in disease severity at harvest between treatments according to 10-day interval, PP and MA for any of the field trials. Epidemics were created at two field locations that had no previous lettuce production, and a total of 59 days of spore trapping permitted the study of spore release under natural conditions. Spore production events predicted by MA were correct at 66 % of the days. However, when adjusting the criteria for spore production, 78 % of the days were correctly predicted.
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The study aims to estimate the effects on the sheep farm economy of reducing grazing levels necessitated due to possible overgrazing by sheep on two important mountainous range pastures in southwest Norway. The pasture range in Setesdal Vesthei is grazed by sheep from distant farms located at Jæren (south of Stavanger), while south-western Hardangervidda is grazed by sheep from local farms and distant farms located along the coast. Farmers utilizing the pasture areas combine sheep with dairy cows, off farm work or businesses, while the local farms combine it with orchards. A Linear Programming (LP) model for specialized sheep farms based on farm records has been developed to study effects of reaching various grazing capacity levels. Reducing the number of sheep in Setesdal Vesthei by 10 percent would lower farm income per breeding stock animal with € 15 to € 119 and with € 35 to € 211 for Hardangervidda. The decrease in annual income will range from € 15,00 to € 119,00 in total for the farms using Setesdal Vesthei. The economic effects depend much on meat production per ewe. Replacing unilateral sheep grazing with a mixed system involving suckling goats and heifers is discussed to deal with the problems of encroachment and increasing elevation of the alpine tree-line.
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Host tree terpenes can influence attraction of conifer-infesting bark beetles to their aggregation pheromones, and both synergistic and inhibitory effects have been reported. We tested a gradient of ratios of (–)-α-pinene, the predominant monoterpene in Norway spruce, to the pheromone of Ips typographus, a major pest of Norway spruce. Attraction of I. typographus increased as the release rate of (–)-α-pinene increased. The two highest (–)-α-pinene : pheromone ratios (526 : 1 and 2595 : 1) attracted twice as many I. typographus as pheromone alone, whereas low to intermediate ratios (56 : 1, 274 : 1) did not differ from pheromone alone. Our results are in agreement with a proposed model, which suggests that bark beetles display unique response profiles to host terpenes depending on the physiological condition of the host trees that they typically colonize. Ips typographus, which is an aggressive species capable of colonizing and killing healthy trees, showed an increased attraction to monoterpene : pheromone ratios, and this may be high enough to inhibit attraction of less aggressive beetle species typically colonizing dead, dying or stressed trees. Attraction of associates of I. typographus was also modified by (–)-α-pinene. Ips duplicatus, a competitor of I. typographus, showed increased attraction to the pheromone of I. typographus across all concentrations of (–)-α-pinene.
Forfattere
Trygve S. Aamlid Nicholas JarvisSammendrag
Soil water repellency (hydrophobicity) is a common problem on sand-based golf greens. Due to this phenomenon, soil water may percolate as "finger flow" rather than uniformly through the soil profile. The objective of this project was to investigate the effect of a commonly used wetting agent, Primer 604, on turf quality and leaching of two fungicides from two contrasting rootzones. The preliminary conclusions are as follows: 1. The wetting agent (WA) improved turf quality of straight sand rootzones during the warm and dry summer. Rootzone containing compost were not affected by WA. 2. WA lead to more water retention in the thatch layer and thus a tendency to more fungi during the rainy fall season. Again, the effect was mostly expressed on straight sand rootzones. 3. Water droplet intiltration tests showed that straight sand rootzones were strongly hydrophobic, even at 3-5 cm depth, i.e. under the thatch layer. Compost-amended rootzones were less hydrophobic, and only in the thatch layer. 4. WA reduced the spatial variation in soil water content, notably in the 4-15 cm layer on straight sand plots. This suggest that water percolation was more uniform after use of WA. 5. Fungicide leaching did not occur from Green Mix rootzones, even for azoxystobin + propicionazole used at high "American" rates. 6. Use of WA significantly reduced leaching of the fungicides iprodione, azoxystrobin and propiconazole from straight sand rootzones.
Forfattere
Peder GjerdrumSammendrag
Predicting the yield and quality of sawn timber continues to be a challenging task, influenced by several stochastic processes: Log dimension and shape under bark varies, accuracy of sawing is not perfect, etc. This work presents an annotated model based on an approach successfully applied in the industry through a couple of decades. A number of important timber yield predictors are identified, and the following models give unbiased yield estimates. Being in need of adjustment before transferring to new locations, the approach might be considered a powerful tool to analyse and improve the operation, rather than a complete model in itself. Nevertheless, the notional, purely geometric, models might be superior for analysing unfamiliar sawing patterns, even if they tend to overestimate the yield. Thus, the two methods should preferably be used in combination, rather than one replacing the other. Finally, the everyday use of such models is illustrated and a procedure for associating sawn timber with suitable logs is outlined.
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Dette notatet har flere formål og mange problemstillinger er forsøkt besvart. Et hovedformål er å beskrive de metoder som nyttes for å definere og måle det som kalles tilleggsnæringer og annen næring på gardsbruk. Videre er det et ønske å kunne gi opplysninger om hvor utbredt slike aktiviteter er, hva de omfatter og sammenhenger mellom slike aktiviteter og andre aktiviteter på gardsbrukene. Dessuten antyder notatet også noen temaforslag for videre studier knyttet til slik næringsaktivitet. Tilleggsnæring er i notatet definert som næringsaktivitet på gardsbruk- /landbrukseiendom som drives i tillegg til eller ved siden av tradisjonelt jord- og skogbruk, hvor en eller flere av brukets landbruksressurser (areal, bygninger, maskiner og landbruksråvarer) inngår og er nødvendig som faktorinnsats i produksjonen. Annen næring er annen næringsvirksomhet enn jordbruk, skogbruk og tilleggsnæring, hvor det ikke benyttes og er behov for landbruksressurser som innsatsfaktor i produksjonen. Notatet tar utgangspunkt i NILFs driftsgranskinger, som dekker såkalte yrkesmessig drevne gardsbruk. Utvalget til granskingene gjøres blant de ca. 35 000 største av de ca. 50 000 brukene som mottar produksjonstilskudd i jordbruket. Fra og med regnskapsåret 2005 ble det utviklet et nytt registreringsopplegg for tilleggsnæringer og annen næringsvirksomhet i driftsgranskingene. […]
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Virulence characteristics of Bremia lactucae populations from lettuce crops in the southeast and southwest of Norway from 2001 to 2005 were studied in relation to virulence factors (v-factors) and virulence phenotypes (v-phenotypes). The frequencies of 19 v-factors were analysed, and phenotypic diversity was calculated in relation to v-factors and v-phenotypes. A total of 39 different v-phenotypes were identified from the 58 samples analysed. Four of these were identical with the previously denominated races Bl:17, 18, 22 and 24. The most commonly occurring v-factors were v1, v2, v4, v5/8, v6, v7, v10, v11, v12, v13 and v18. V-factor v17 was not present in any of the tested isolates and v36 was found only once. V-factor v38 was first seen in 2004, coinciding with the observations of broken resistance in many cultivars. The population of B. lactucae in Norway was diverse, but not considerably different from other European populations of this pathogen.