Publications

2026

Genomic selection in timothy (Phleum pratense L.): a comprehensive evaluation of prediction models, multi-trait strategies, and forward validation across Norwegian environments

Kovi MR, Pashapu AR, Amdahl H, Gylstrøm K, Windju S, Marum P, Alsheikh M, Rognli OA

Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 139(10)

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2026

Allele frequency and gene expression differences under key winter stresses in temporal populations of two timothy cultivars

Pashapu AR, Dalmannsdottir S, Jørgensen M, Rognli OA, Kovi MR

Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 139(6)

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2026

Freezing and ice encasement tolerance of arctic timothy varieties after seed multiplication for one, two or three generations at lower latitudes

Aamlid TS, Dalmannsdottir S, Hellton KH, Jørgensen M, Sturite I, Fossdal CG, Pashapu AR, Kovi MR, Amdahl H, Rognli OA

Grass and Forage Science, 81(3): e70076

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2026

Isolation and transformation of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) protoplasts for the assessment of guide RNAs editing efficiency

Sustek-Sánchez F, Eelmets E, Nigul L, Kärblane K, Laasmaa M, Balode-Sausina M, Berzina SA, Ducis D, Kaktina E, Jaškūnē K, Rognli OA, Rostoks N, Sarmiento C

Frontiers in Plant Science, 16: 1744085

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2026

Surviving under ice: Gene expression changes during ice encasement in timothy (Phleum pratense L.) overlap with freezing and hypoxia stress responses

Pashapu AR, Dalmannsdottir S, Jørgensen M, Rognli OA, Kovi MR

Plant Stress, 21: 101372

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2025

Proposed EU NGT legislation in light of plant genetic variation

Schulman AH, Hartung F, Smulders MJM, Sundström JF, Wilhelm R, Rognli OA, Metzlaff K

Plant Biotechnology Journal, 23(10): 4261–4270

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2025

Development of an IoT Sensor-based System for Soil Monitoring: Conceptual Design and Experiments

Ferreira da Costa I, Kovi MR, Candea Leite A

IFAC-PapersOnLine, 59(23): 291–296

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2024

Frost survival and gene expression in timothy (Phleum pratense L.) cultivars as affected by age and selection in diverse field environments

Pashapu AR, Dalmannsdottir S, Jørgensen M, Rognli OA, Kovi MR

Physiologia Plantarum, 176(1): e14217

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2024

Transcriptome profiling reveals insight into the cold response of perennial ryegrass genotypes with contrasting freezing tolerance

Pashapu AR, Statkevičiūtē G, Sustek-Sánchez F, Kovi MR, Rognli OA, Sarmiento C, Rostoks N, Jaškūnē K

Plant Stress, 14: 100598

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2024

Limited genetic diversity found among genotypes of the Entada landrace (Ensete ventricosum) from Ethiopia

Haile AT, Kovi MR, Johnsen SS, Hvoslef-Eide T, Tesfaye B, Rognli OA

Frontiers in Plant Science, 15: 1336461

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2024

Genetic diversity, population structure and selection signatures in Enset (Ensete ventricosum), an underutilized and key food security crop in Ethiopia

Haile AT, Kovi MR, Johnsen SS, Hvoslef-Eide T, Rognli OA

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 71: 1159–1176

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2023

Improving abiotic stress tolerance of forage grasses – prospects of using genome editing

Sustek-Sánchez F, Rognli OA, Rostoks N, Sõmera M, Jaškūnē K, Kovi MR, Statkevičiūtē G, Sarmiento C

Frontiers in Plant Science, 14: 1127532

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2023

“People gathered by sorghum”: Cultural practices and sorghum diversity in Northern Ethiopia

Wendmu TS, Gebrelibanos TS, Kovi MR, Rognli OA, Westengen OT

Human Ecology

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2022

Genomic Prediction of Complex Traits in Forage Plants Species: Perennial Grasses Case

Barre P, Asp T, Byrne S, Casler M, Faville M, Rognli OA, Roldan-Ruiz I, Skøt L, Ghesquière M

Methods in Molecular Biology, 2467: 521–541

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2021

Flowering Times of Wild Arabidopsis Accessions From Across Norway Correlate With Expression Levels of FT, CO, and FLC Genes

Kinmonth-Schultz H, Lewandowska-Sabat A, Imaizumi T, Ward JK, Rognli OA, Fjellheim S

Frontiers in Plant Science, 12: 747740

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2021

Trait characterization of genetic resources reveals useful variation for the improvement of cultivated Nordic red clover

Zanotto S, Palmé A, Helgadóttir Á, Daugstad K, Isolahti M, Öhlund L, Marum P, Moen MA, Veteläinen M, Rognli OA, Ergon Å

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 207: 492–503

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2021

Grass and legume breeding matching the future needs of European grassland farming

Rognli OA, Pecetti L, Kovi MR, Annicchiarico P

Grass and Forage Science, 76(5)

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2020

ForageGrassBase: molecular resource for the forage grass meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.)

Samy JKA, Rognli OA, Kovi MR

Database, 2020: baaa046

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2020

Pathogenicity, host specificity and genetic diversity in Norwegian isolates of Microdochium nivale and Microdochium majus

Abdelhalim M, Brurberg MB, Hofgaard IS, Rognli OA, Tronsmo AM

European Journal of Plant Pathology, 156: 885–895

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2019

Candida utilis yeast as a functional protein source for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): Local intestinal tissue and plasma proteome responses

Reveco-Urzua FE, Hofossæter M, Kovi MR, Mydland LT, Ånestad R, Sørby R, Press CMcL, Øverland M

PLoS ONE, 14(12): e0218360

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2019

Allele Frequency Changes Provide Evidence for Selection and Identification of Candidate Loci for Survival in Red Clover (Trifolium pratense L.)

Ergon Å, Skøt L, Sæther VE, Rognli OA

Frontiers in Plant Science, 10: 718

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2018

Chlorophyll a Fluorescence and Freezing Tests as Selection Methods for Growth Cessation and Increased Winter Survival in ×Festulolium

Østrem L, Rapacz M, Larsen A, Marum P, Rognli OA

Frontiers in Plant Science, 9: 1200

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2017

De novo and reference transcriptome assembly of transcripts expressed during flowering provide insight into seed setting in tetraploid red clover

Kovi MR, Amdahl H, Alsheikh MK, Rognli OA

Scientific Reports, 7: 44383

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2017

Cold acclimation in warmer extended autumns impairs freezing tolerance of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and timothy (Phleum pratense)

Dalmannsdottir S, Jørgensen M, Rapacz M, Østrem L, Maslová V, Halldórsson G, Larsen A, Asp T, Rognli OA & Kovi MR

Physiologia Plantarum, 160: 266–281

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2017

Seed Yield Components in Single Plants of Diverse Scandinavian Tetraploid Red Clover Populations (Trifolium pratense L.)

Amdahl H, Aamlid TS, Marum P, Ergon Å, Alsheikh M, Rognli OA

Crop Science, 57: 108–117

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2016

Global transcriptome changes in perennial ryegrass during early infection by pink snow mould

Kovi MR, Abdelhalim M, Kunapareddy A, Ergon Å, Tronsmo AM, Brurberg MB, Hofgaard IS, Asp T, Rognli OA

Scientific Reports, 6: 28702

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2016

Freezing tolerance revisited – effects of variable temperatures on gene regulation in temperate grasses and legumes

Kovi MR, Ergon Å, Rognli OA

Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 33: 140–146

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2016

Seed yield of Norwegian and Swedish tetraploid red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) populations

Amdahl H, Aamlid TS, Ergon Å, Kovi MR, Marum P, Alsheikh MK, Rognli OA

Crop Science, 56(2): 603–612

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2016

Species interactions in a grassland mixture under low nitrogen fertilization and two cutting frequencies: I. dry matter yield and dynamics of species composition

Ergon Å, Kirwan L, Bleken MA, Skjelvåg AO, Collins RP, Rognli OA

Grass and Forage Science, 71: 667–682

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2016

Snow mould resistance under controlled conditions and winter survival in the field in populations of perennial ryegrass, meadow fescue, and Festulolium are partly dependent on ploidy level and degree of northern adaptation

Abdelhalim M, Rognli OA, Hofgaard IS, Østrem L, Tronsmo AM

Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 96: 579–589

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2015

Population structure, genetic variation, and linkage disequilibrium in perennial ryegrass populations divergently selected for freezing tolerance

Kovi MR, Fjellheim S, Sandve SR, Larsen A, Rudi H, Asp T, Kent MP, Rognli OA

Frontiers in Plant Science, 6: 929

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2015

QTL mapping for thermo-sensitive heading date in rice (Oryza sativa)

Kovi MR, Hu Y, Bai X, Xing Y

Euphytica, 205: 51–62

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2015

Phenotypic or Molecular Diversity Screening for Conservation of Genetic Resources? An Example from a Genebank Collection of the Temperate Forage Grass Timothy

Fjellheim S, Tanhuanpää P, Marum P, Manninen O, Rognli OA

Crop Science, 55: 1646–1659

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2014

Overwintering of herbaceous plants in a changing climate. Still more questions than answers

Rapacz M, Ergon Å, Höglind M, Jørgensen M, Jurczyk B, Østrem L, Rognli OA, Tronsmo AM

Plant Science, 225: 34–44

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2013

Expression patterns of photoperiod and temperature regulated heading date genes in Oryza sativa

Kovi MR, Xing Y

Computational Biology and Chemistry, 45: 36–41

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2011

Candidacy of a chitin-inducible gibberellin-responsive gene for a major locus affecting plant height in rice closely linked to green revolution gene sd1

Kovi MR, Zhang Y, Yu S, Yang G, Yan W, Xing Y

Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 123: 705–714

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2011

Impact of seasonal changes on spikelets per panicle, panicle length and plant height in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Kovi MR, Bai X, Mao D, Xing Y

Euphytica, 179: 319–331

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2011

Quantitative trait loci for rice yield-related traits using recombinant inbred lines derived from two diverse cultivars

Kovi MR, Xing Y

Journal of Genetics, 90: e87–e92

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2010

Mapping and validation of quantitative trait loci for spikelets per panicle and 1,000-grain weight in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Liu TM, Shao D, Kovi MR, Xing Y

Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 120: 933–942

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2010

Genetic dissection of rice grain shape using a recombinant inbred line population and fine mapping a pleiotropic QTL qGL7

Bai X, Luo L, Yan W, Kovi MR, Zhan W, Xing Y

BMC Genetics, 11: 16

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