Publikasjoner
NIBIOs ansatte publiserer flere hundre vitenskapelige artikler og forskningsrapporter hvert år. Her finner du referanser og lenker til publikasjoner og andre forsknings- og formidlingsaktiviteter. Samlingen oppdateres løpende med både nytt og historisk materiale. For mer informasjon om NIBIOs publikasjoner, besøk NIBIOs bibliotek.
2026
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Trygve S. Aamlid Sigridur Dalmannsdottir Kristoffer Herland Hellton Marit Jørgensen Ievina Sturite Carl Gunnar Fossdal Akhil Reddy Pashapu Mallikarjuna Rao Kovi Helga Amdahl Odd Arne RognliSammendrag
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In Norway, agroclimatic zones (ACZs) are a valuable tool for national analyses in subject areas concerning the optimized management of agricultural land resources. However, current Norwegian ACZs have been criticized for having an outdated standard climate normal (1931–1960), a limited representation of the local climatic variation, a lack of important model parameters, and weak methodological documentation. Therefore, this paper presents new ACZs for Norway that address these weaknesses. The most significant methodological updates are the use of the standard climate normal of 1991–2020, additional weather data variables, the downscaling of weather data to 250 m hexagons, and the incorporation of phenological crop models for spring wheat, spring barley, and forage grass. The grass model was calibrated with the number of grass harvests at research stations, while the grain models were calibrated with subsidy claim data. The modeled zones for the three crops were combined into the general ACZs. Example maps of the crop zones and new ACZs for the selected regions and the whole country are presented. The new ACZs are more robust, agronomically relevant, and better aligned with the current climatic conditions in Norway. The deliberate exclusion of factors other than climate ensures the new ACZs’ national comparability and their applicability in policy development, land-use planning, climate adaptation, and agronomic assessments at the national scale.
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Edward H. Cabezas-Garcia Yang Li Daniel Korir Jesse K. Gakige Stefan Muetzel César S. Pinares-Patiño Vibeke Lind Mutian Niu Claudia ArndtSammendrag
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Thiago Inagaki Frederik Bøe Ievina Sturite Meike S. Bärmann Franziska Bucka Alice Budai Anders Aas Daniel RasseSammendrag
In high-latitude arable systems (63.9°N), short growing seasons and cold climates often constrain regenerative practices. This study investigates how cover crop (CC) diversity influences the synergy among root development, carbon (C) persistence, and nutrient (N and P) dynamics within a barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)-oat (Avena sativa) rotation. Over three years, we evaluated a gradient of CC intercropping complexity using a randomized complete block design. Treatments were: (1) Control (barley/oat without NPK), (2) Biochar-Fertilizer (barley/oat + NPK + 1.8 Mg ha-1 year-1 biochar), (3) Monocrop (barley/oat), (4) Ryegrass (barley + ryegrass), (5) Clover (barley + ryegrass + white/red clover), and (6) Chicory (barley + ryegrass + red clover + chicory + bird’s-foot trefoil). We quantified root biomass, soil organic matter (SOM) fractions, specifically Mineral-Associated Organic Matter (MAOM) and Particulate Organic Matter (POM), aggregate stability, nutrient stocks, and microbial abundance via qPCR. The CCs sown shortly after barley were successfully established, with an average biomass of 1525 kg/ha, without compromising cereal yields, thereby confirming their viability in Nordic climates. A central finding was that root development served as the primary driver of organo-mineral associations. Ryegrass- and Clover-based systems produced significantly higher root biomass, which correlated strongly (p < 0.01) with MAOM stocks and total P acquisition. These systems stored 12 Mg/ha more MAOM-C and 1.1 Mg/ha more MAOM-N than the control at 0-20 cm depth. The inclusion of diverse functional traits in the complex five-species mixture significantly improved soil physical structure, yielding higher aggregate stability and lower bulk density. While CCs accumulated approximately 7 kg P/ha, the diverse mix optimized nutrient availability, whereas simpler mixtures showed higher C:P ratios, suggesting potential microbial P immobilization. Microbial abundance was consistently higher in multi-species treatments, indicating a more active biological environment. Ongoing analysis integrates cereal physiological data, focusing on the photosynthetic efficiency of oats in response to cultivation? regimes. Our findings bridge the gap between root morphology, plant physiology, and long-term SOM persistence, providing a strategic framework for using functional crop traits to enhance soil resilience and nutrient efficiency in cold-climate regions.
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Thiago Inagaki Frederik Bøe Ievina Sturite Meike Sophie Bärmann Franziska Bucka Alice Budai Anders Aas Daniel RasseSammendrag
High-latitude regions pose challenges for soil organic matter (SOM) sequestration and for improving soil fertility due to low temperatures, which shorten growing seasons and promote off-season nutrient leaching. Even long-term experiments on conservation practices have shown only modest increases in C storage. Nonetheless, persistent SOM fractions, such as mineral-associated organic matter (MAOM), have been shown to improve relatively quickly through conservation practices in temperate regions, which could be key in high-latitude regions. MAOM is an important SOM fraction not only for promoting carbon (C) storage but also for providing an available form of nitrogen (N) for plant nutrition. In this study, we show that, in Norwegian agriculture (63.9°N), MAOM (C and N) stocks improved only after three years of implementing cover crop systems that combined 1 to 4 cover crops with cereals (barley or oats) intercropped simultaneously (12 Mg ha-1 for C and 1.1 Mg ha-1 for N in the 0-20 cm layer more compared to unfertilized Control plots). Cover crops containing red and white clover and ryegrass efficiently increased the MAOM fraction in soil. An increase in root biomass and changes in root morphology were the primary factors linking cover crops to MAOM improvements in this field. In addition to benefits for SOM stocks, we recorded improvements in microbial abundance, soil structure, nutrient cycling, and cereal physiology. Our findings help to reframe MAOM as a bioavailable nutrient pool essential for soil health and nutrient cycling, which can be improved in the relatively short term through root development.
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Data Availability Statement: No datasets were generated or analysed during the current study.
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Fire ulike saltvassbaserte fiskeslam frå matfisk blei testa som gjødsel til eittårig raigras i eit potteforsøk i veksthus, og samanlikna med behandling utan gjødsel og planter tilførd mineralgjødsel. Alle typar slam vart doserte i ei mengde tilsvarande 3 kg fosfor/dekar. Gjødseleffekten til fosfor i fiskeslam var kring 45 % sammenliga med fosfor i mineralgjødsel for tre av fiskeslamslaga og 26 % for det fjerde. Fosforeffekten til fiskeslam var sannsynlegvis negativt påvirka av uønska høgt pH i jorblandinga brukt i forsøket. Nitrogen-effekten av fiskeslammet er estimert til å vera fråverande eller negativ. Bruk av fiskeslam gav ikkje problem med uynskte sporstoff inkludert salt eller andre giftige grunnstoff. Det er sannsynleg at me bør sjå på slammet som ei råvare til vidare foredling snarare enn eit fullt ferdig gjødselprodukt.
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Conference paper presenting rumen degradation and in vitro gas production characteristics of grass-clover pulp silage compared with conventional grass-clover silage.
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NIBIO, avdeling Fôr og husdyr og avdeling Arealundersøkingar, har utført ei vurdering av fjellbeite i to område i midtre del av Hordaland. Arbeidet omfatta ei vurdering av beitekvalitet i høvesvis deler av Stølsheimen, som omfatta Beinhellaren beitelag i Vaksdal, og i Kvitingen i Samnanger som omfatta Ytre Midthordland beitelag. Fyrste del av arbeidet er NIBIO rapport: Fjellbeite i midtre delar av Hordaland Rapport frå synfaring av beiteområda Beinhellaren og Kvitingen. Arbeidet i felt vart gjort i åra 2018, 2019 og 2020. Tilveksten hjå lam på fjellbeite byggjer på materiale frå Sauekontrollen av involverte buskapar, og eigne registreringar av vekt gjort i felt. Ulike beiteplanter vart sanka ved ulike tidspunkt og utviklingsstadium i beitetida i begge beiteområda. Det vart lagt vinn på å sanka dei beiteplantene som ein registrerte og veit at sau/lam har preferanse for. Eit særleg fokus var det på sanking av beiteplanter frå vegetasjonstypen engsnøleie, då utsmelting av snø i mellomalpin sone føregår godt ut på sommaren, gjerne frå juli månad og utover i desse beiteområda. Nygroe av grasartar og storr, m.a. stivstorr i engsnøleie er då næringsrik beitegrøda. Musøyre, som er mykje vanleg i engsnøleie vart undersøkt, og næringsverdien held seg godt og var høg også ved prøvetaking fyrst i september. Vier vart registrert beita, og i kjemiske analysar funne å ha høgt innhald av protein. Næringsverdien var bra til seint i beitetida. Innhaldet av mineral i vier var godt vurdert frå beitesynsstad. Innhaldet av mikromineralet kobolt var høgt i vier, som er positivt for småfe og hjortevilt. Registrert tilvekst hjå lam på fjellbeita i beiteområda Beinhellaren og Kvitingen var god. Tilvekst hjå lam fram til vårveging vart funne hadde sikker positiv verknad på tilveksten på fjellbeite.
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Janicke Nordgreen Grete H. M. Jørgensen Cecilie Marie Mejdell Ruth C. Newberry Stephan Reber Kristin Opdal Seljetun Åsa Maria Olofsdotter Espmark Erik Georg Granquist Ingrid Olesen Sonal Patel Sokratis Ptochos Amin Sayyari Marco Vindas Tor Atle MoSammendrag
VKM has assessed the welfare needs, welfare challenges, and mitigation measures for 27 exotic bird species kept as companion and hobby animals in Norway. VKM concludes that it is challenging to achieve good welfare for these exotic bird species in captivity. There is a high risk of poor welfare in these birds kept without conspecifics. Furthermore, inadequate housing lacking enrichment and without the possibility of free flying outdoors is detrimental to the welfare of all species. Feather clipping and hand-rearing are other high-risk factors, as is feeding a seed-based diet. VKM has also compiled an overview of mitigation measures.