Faculty of Biosciences (BioVit): Recent submissions
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Women cooperatives : analyzing women’s empowerment processes in rural Nicaragua
(Master thesis, 2017)In Nicaragua, the machismo culture is built on patriarchal values that sustain gender inequalities. This is especially visible in rural areas where women farmers lack the same opportunities and access to resources as men ... -
Yield and fruit quality of Norwegian production-ready strawberry plants
(Master thesis, 2017)Cold-stored large strawberry plants with high yield potential (production-ready plants) was propagated at two locations: ‘Oppland’, a South-East Norwegian location (60° 40’ N; 10° 52’ E; 250 m altitude) and ‘Rogaland’, a ... -
Swiss agricultural policy and the goal of multifunctionality : what experiences can be drawn?
(Master thesis, 2017)After the Second World War, a productivist focus has led to agricultural policy stimulating intensification of agriculture, creating overproduction and environmental problems. As a reaction, ‘multifunctionality’ became an ... -
Factors affecting sweet potato production in crop–livestock farming systems in Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2017)Sweet potato is a potential food security crop in the crop–livestock systems for subsistence small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigated social, ecological, and economic factors, as well as how ... -
Future farmers and sustainability : a case study of newly established farmers in Southern Norway
(Master thesis, 2017)The industrialization of agricultural production around the world has resulted in an unsustainable direction of development and challenges related to farmers economic profitability, environmental degradation and reduced ... -
Effect of microoganisms on gluten quality in wheat
(Master thesis, 2017)Food security is a current issue of both domestic and international concern. Faced with a growing population and the increased food demands it entails, the Norwegian government has recently renewed its commitment to increase ... -
Labor-force management challenges of farms involved in short-food supply chains
(Master thesis, 2017)Organizational issues appear to be one of the greatest challenges of short-food supply chains. Farms involved in these initiatives developed complex working organizations which need to articulate production, commercialization ... -
Kan ulike salter og fysiologisk alder hos lagringspotet påvirke fasthet til potetbiter i potetsalat?
(Master thesis, 2017)Poteter blir høstet om høsten og lagret slik at de kan brukes hele året. Mills bruker på denne måten ferske poteter i potetsalat hele året. Etter kundeklager på for harde potetbiter i potetsalat har Mills begynt arbeidet ... -
Utprøving av metodikk for å separere ut det næringsrike aleuronlaget i korn basert på slipeprosesser og bruk av fytinsyre som markør
(Master thesis, 2017)Kostfiber, proteiner med høy biologisk verdi, vitaminer, mineraler, samt fenoliske komponenter er konsentrert i aleuronlaget i korn. I aleuroncellene befinner det seg også høye nivåer av fytinsyre. Nofima har arbeidet med ... -
Norwegian short food supply chain development
(Master thesis, 2017)Agro-food systems around the globe are consolidating and homogenizing. In response, they are also segmenting and diversifying. The emerging agro-food networks fit into what scholars describe as economic and rural development ... -
Evolution of adaptations to temperate climate in the grass subfamily Pooideae
(PhD Thesis;2016:89, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Temperate biomes are characterized by strong temperature and photoperiod seasonality and frequently occurring frost. Temperate plants have evolved to overcome challenges like cold stress, prolonged winters and short ... -
Resistance studies and genetic characterization of the barley : Pyrenophora teres pathosystem
(PhD Thesis;2017:52, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Net blotch is a major barley disease in Norway caused by the necrotrophic fungus Pyrenophora teres, which can cause yield losses of up to 40% under conducive conditions. Two forms of this pathogen, P. teres f. teres (Ptt) ... -
Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Aphidiinae) in Benin : its potential as a biological control agent for integrated aphid management in vegetable systems
(PhD Thesis;2013:41, Doctoral thesis, 2013)In Benin, vegetable producers’ reliance on toxic synthetic pesticides threatens the environment and human health. However, the recent discovery of Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Aphidiinae) in ... -
Control of rush (Juncus spp.) : an expanding weed in grassland areas in Western Norway
(PhD Thesis;2016:83, Doctoral thesis, 2016)The perennial weeds soft rush (Juncus effusus L.) and compact rush (J. conglomeratus L.) have become an increasing problem in grassland in Western Norway and other European countries with high annual precipitation. Their ... -
Fusarium verticillioides and fumonisin management in maize in Ethiopia
(PhD Thesis;2016:18, Doctoral thesis, 2017-07-11)Fusarium species are major threats to maize production worldwide, including in Ethiopia. Little has been known about the species composition and prevalence of Fusarium spp. as well as fumonisin contamination level of maize ... -
Stomatal functioning and abscisic acid (ABA) regulation in plants developed in different air humidity regimes
(PhD Thesis;2013:29, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Greenhouse as a production system is important in the production of vegetables, herbs and ornamental plants. However, plant production in continuous high relative air humidity (RH) may results in poor plant quality, due ... -
Improving the seed yield potential of tetraploid red clover (Trifolium pratense L.)
(PhD Thesis;2016:79, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Tetraploid red clover has similar forage properties as diploid red clover. However, tetraploid red clover plants are taller, have thicker stems, larger leaves and flower heads, and bigger seeds resulting in higher forage ... -
Photosynthesis and growth at high day temperatures in a CO2 enriched atmosphere
(PhD Thesis;2013:75, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Increasing energy prices have led to the attempt of energy saving and are one of the main research areas in greenhouse plant production. Technical disintegration has been developed, and the greenhouse concept ‘Closed/Semi-Closed ... -
Microdochium nivale in perennial grasses : snow mould resistance, pathogenicity and genetic diversity
(PhD Thesis;2016:32, Doctoral thesis, 2017-07-07)Forage production of perennial grass species in the northern hemisphere is limited by their winter survival ability. The predicted future changes in the environmental conditions constitute both opportunities and challenges ... -
Influence of genotype and climatic environment on fruit yield and chemical composition of black currant (Ribes nigrum L.)
(PhD Thesis;2016:40, Doctoral thesis, 2017-07-07)Black currant (Ribes nigrum L.) is a widely cultivated soft fruit species, which is renowned for its high berry concentrations of proven, or presumed, health-promoting compounds. Over the last years, there has been a ...