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Promising results for late blight–resistant CRISPR potatoes

Researchers at NIBIO have made encouraging progress in their efforts to develop potatoes with increased resistance to late blight.

Published 04.02.2026

Waste heat could mean more Norwegian vegetables

Published 02.02.2026

What if it were possible to harvest Norwegian vegetables twice per season? Or to grow slightly more heat-demanding crops outdoors? Researchers at NIBIO want to make this possible by using waste heat from industry.

Three national clone banks to safeguard Norway’s food genes for the future

Published 30.01.2026

Norway has recently established three national clone banks to secure Norwegian genetic resources and thereby strengthen national food security.

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Sustainable production of turfgrass sod

Published 28.01.2026

Each year, between 160 and 220 ha of turfgrass sod are laid in Norway. Increased use has raised questions about whether sod production leads to loss of agricultural soil. NIBIO has recently documented how much soil is removed during sod harvest – and what producers can do to reduce this loss.

Higher water levels could turn cultivated peatland in the North into a CO2 sink

Published 27.01.2026

A two year field experiment carried out in the world’s northernmost cultivated peatland, located in Pasvik in Finnmark, shows that greenhouse gas emissions can be greatly reduced by raising and maintaining the water table at 25–50 centimetres below the soil surface.

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