Month: April 2021

A majority of Icelanders among this year’s forest scholarship holders

This year, a total of 14 applications were received before the deadline for the forest scholarship, which is announced yearly by NordGen Forest and Nordic Forest Research (SNS). Of these, a total of eight scholarships totaling NOK 100,000 were awarded....

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New and Unique Study Shows Potential for Use of Milk from Native Cattle Breeds to Produce Commercial Bioactive Food Components

The result of the study shows potential for new areas of commercial use of milk from the Nordic native breeds. This can be an important step in promoting the sustainable use of the breeds which in many cases are at...

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NordGen’s red clover collection carries properties important for the development of persistent forage legumes

In the Arctic Clover project, wild populations and landraces from NordGen’s collection of red clover have been compared with commercial varieties. A new scientific article shows that the genebank material carries important properties that can be used to produce better...

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