Curriculum Vitae, Trygve Sveen Aamlid

Curriculum vitae, Trygve S. Aamlid (updated 1 April, 2015)

Full name: Trygve Sveen Aamlid

Date of birth: 22 June 1960

Nationality: Norwegian

Mother tongue: Norwegian

Other languages: English (fluent). Understands written and spoken Swedish and Danish. Basic understanding of written German.

Academic degree: Doctor scientiarum (Ph.D)

Present position: Research scientist (Head of Bioforsk Turfgrass Research Group)

Address, work The Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research Bioforsk Landvik, N-4886 Grimstad

Telephones +47 90 52 83 78 (direct), + 47 03 246 (central office) Telefax: + 47 37 25 77 10 E-mail: [email protected]

Address, private: Skarpnesv. 8, N-4823 Nedenes, Norway. Telephone, private: + 47 37 09 63 52

Civil status: Married to Elisabeth Bjerkholt Aamlid. Three children.

Key qualifications / Research interests: Turfgrass physiology, pathology and management, vegetative and reproductive development of grasses and clovers, breeding and variety evaluation for turfgrasses and forages, seed production, seed physiology, seed technology seed multiplication and legislation (mainly related to turfgrasses and forages), soil science, pesticide leaching, ecological restoration / revegetation of landscapes, urban greening.

Education: - 1990: Doctor Scientiarum, Norwegian University of Life Science (NMBU), Ås, Norway. Major dicipline: Crop Science Additional diciplines: Soil Science, Plant Physiology, Matematical Statistics Title of thesis: Growth, development and seed production of smooth meadow grass (Poa pratensis L.) as influenced by climatic and edaphic conditions. - 1986: Master of Science, Norwegian University of Life Science (NMBU), Ås, Norway. Main grade: 1.4.

Employment: 1986-90: Agricultural Research Council of Norway (Ph.D. program) 1990-94: The Norwegian State Agricultural Research Stations (SFL), Research scientist 1994-06: The Norwegian Crop Research Institute (Planteforsk), Research scientist 2006-15: Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research Crop Research Institute (Bioforsk), Research scientist

Project experience: 1 1986-1990 : Seed production of Poa pratensis (reactions to temperature, photoperiod, soil compaction, and soil pH values). Funding: Norwegian Research Council 1988-1992 : Germination physiology of Poa pratensis (seed age, temperature, day and night temperature, photoperiod, light intensity) Funding: The Norwegian Crop Research Institute 1994-1998 : Seed production of herbs for flowering meadows. Funding: Aust-Agder and Telemark county councils. 1994-1998: Split application maximal nitrogen use efficiency in grass seed crops Funding: The Norwegian Crop Research Institute 1994-1999 : Flower induction of contrasting varieties of Lolium perenne Funding: Programme for Seed Production Research, Denmark 1996-1997 : Optimal location and autumn treatment in seed production of Festuca pratensis. Funding: Norwegian Research Council 1996-1998 : Seed production of Trifolium repens (Establishment, harvest techniques). Funding: Innovation Norway. 1998-2002 : Herbage seed production for organic farming. Funding: The Norwegian Basis Seed Centre hellerud, Felleskjøpet Øst-Vest, Strand Brænderi A/S, Innovation Norway, Norwegian Research Council. 1999-2003 : Production, processing and storage of breeder’s and prebasic seed of Norwegian varieties of grasses and herbage legumes. Funding: The Norwegian Crop Research Institute 1999-2006 : Evaluation of plant growth regulators in seed crops of grasses and clovers. Funding: The Norwegian Crop Research Institute / Commercial seed companies 2001-2005 : Breeding for increased seed production capacity of perennial grasses. Funding: Norwegian Research Council. 2001-2004 : Development of organic methods for seed production of grasses and clovers. Funding: Felleskjøpet Øst-Vest, Strand Brænderi A/S, Norwegian Research Council, Norwegian Agricultural Authority 2001-2004 : Organic production of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and spelt (Triticum spelta) for human consumption. Funding: Local organic farmers, Sand Mølle A.S., Bergshaven bakeri A.S, Aust-Agder county council. 2002-2005 : Seed production of turfgrasses. Funding: Telemark County Council. 2002-2007 : Optimal rotations for vegetable production in organic farming. Funding: Norwegian Research Council. 2003-2006 : Evaluation of Agrostis and Festuca varieties for use on Scandinavian golf greens. Funding: Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation / Norwegian Food Safety Authority. 2004-2006 : BERIGOLF: Benefits and environmental risks of fungicide application on golf greens. Funding: The Norwegian Golf Federation / Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation. 2004-2006 : Evaluation of organic fertilizers and biostimulants on golf greens and football pitches. Funding: Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Sports, The Norwegian Golf Federation, The Norwegian Football Union, fertilizer companies. 2006-2007 : ORGANIGREEN: Effects of organic amendments and surfactants on hydrophobicity and turf quality of aging golf greens Funding: Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation 2006-2009 : SAFESEED: Safe supply of climatically adaped forage seed through reduced storage losses. Funding: Norwegian Research Council / Norwegian Seed Com- panies. 2007-2008 : Scandinavian Turfgrass Variety Guide. Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environ- ment Research Foundation. 2007-2009 : Evaluation of the chemical plant growth regulator trinexapac-ethyl (Primo MAXX) on Scandinavian golf courses Funding: Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation

2 2007-2011 : VELVET GREEN: Potential for velvet bentgrass on Scandinavian golf courses. Funding: Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation / Norwegian Research Council. 2007-2011 : Control of weevils in clover seed production. Funding: Norwegian Research Council / Norwegian Seed Growers Association. 2007-2012 : FJELLFRØ: Seed production for restoration in mountain areas (Funding: Innovation Norge / Telemark Seed Growers Association / The Norwegian Energy Directorate, Statkraft / Forsvarsbygg / Felleskjøpet) 2007- : Turfgrass variety testing in the northern zone as part of the French network. (GEVES, France) 2009-2012 : WATURF: Evaporative demands and deficit irrigation to turfgrass species. Funding: Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation / Norwegian Research Council. 2010-2012 : Combined effects of the plant growth regulator trinexapac-ethyl and fungicides on turfgrass winter survival. Funding: Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation and Syngenta. 2011-2014 : ECONADA: Ecologically sustainable implementation of the ‘Nature Diversity Act’ (Naturmangfoldloven) for restoration of disturbed landscapes in Norway. Funding: Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management, Norwegian Water Re- sources and Energy Directorate, Norwegian Defence Estates Agency, Norwe- gian Public Roads Administration, Norwegian Railroad Department, Statkraft, E-CO Energy; Norwegian Seed Growers Association and Norwegian Research Council. 2011-2014 : BIO-NIVALE: Evaluation of alternative products for control of Microdochum nivale. Funding: Danish Ministry of the Environment / commercial companies. 2011-2014 : SCANGREEN: Varity evaluation on Scandinavian golf greens. Responsible for trials in Iceland, Denmark and Norway. Funding: Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation) 2011-2015 : FESCUE-GREEN: Optimal maintenance of red fescue on golf greens (Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation) 2011- : SCANTURF: Joint Nordic program for turfgrass variety testing, www.scanturf.org. (Commercial plant breeders / seed companies) 2011- Evaluation of fungicides, phosphites and colorants for control of turfgrass winter diseases. Trilas Syngenta Lawn and Garden / Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation 2012- : TRIFOL-B: Boron nutrition of seed crops of red and white clover. Funding: Yara International / Bioforsk 2014- : Evaluation of the soil surfactant Qualibra. Funding: Syngenta Lawn and Garden

Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation 2014- : Sustainable fairway management. Funding: Syngenta / Scandinavian Turfgrass

and Environment Research Foundation 2014- : INDU-RESIST: Selection and management of bentgrass (Agrostis sp.) for genetic and induced resistance to Microdochum nivale. Funding Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation / Petro Canada 2015- : FRØAVLITAGO: Seed

Sabbaticals / international congresses etc. 1988 - 2014 : Participation and presentation of results at numerous conferences in Scandinavia, England, Germany, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China 1991 : National Forage Seed Production Research Center, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, Oregon, USA (11 months sabbatical with Dr. Stephen M. Griffith) 2005-2006 : Department of Crop and Soil Science, The Pennsylvania State Univerisity. 10 months sabbatical with Dr. Peter Landschoot / PSU’s turfgrass 3 research team. Teaching, supervision etc. 1992 : Teacher in seed propagation, Agder College 1994-97 : Censor in main course Crop Science, Norwegian University of Life Science (NMBU) 1994-97 : Supervisor for Ph.D. student Lars T. Havstad, NMBU (Seed production of Festuca pratensis) 1995-97 : Supervisor for M.Sc. student Asle M. Fremgård, NMBU (Wild flower seed production) 1997 : Censor at major examination of Ph.D. student Helge Bonesmo, NMBU 1997 : Censor / opponent at Ph. D. defence of Birte Boelt, University and Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark. 1999-2005 : Supervisor for Ph.D.student Ingunn M. Vågen, NMBU. (Nitrogen use efficency in broccoli) 2000 : Censor / opponent at Ph. D. defence of Bernt Olav Hoel, NMBU. 2003 : Censor / opponent at Ph. D. defence of Rene Gislum, University and Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark. 2004 : Censor / opponent at Ph. D. defence of Zuoli Wu, NMBU 2002-2014 : Teacher in Plant physiology / Turfgrass Agronomy, Norwegian (not all years) Greenkeeper’s Association’s winter courses. 2003-2006 : Teacher in Plant physiology / Turfgrass Agronomy, Scandinavian Course for Greenkeepers (Level III, Scandinavian Golf Federations) 2008- 2014 : Teacher in Plant physiology / Turfgrass Agronomy, Scandinavian Course for Greenkeepers (Level II (HGU), Swedish Golf Federation) 2009 : Teacher in Grassland / forage crops, PJH 210, NMBU 2009- 2011 : Teacher in Plant physiology / Turfgrass Agronomy, Scandinavian Course for Greenkeepers (Level III, Agricultural University of Sweden, Alnarp) 2007-2011 : Supervisor for Ph.D. student Tatsiana Espevig (Agrostis canina for golf greens) 2010-2012 : Supervisor for M.Sc. student Ole Chr. Trandem, NMBU (Sod production) 2011-2013 : Supervisor for M.Sc. student Tina E. Andersen, NMBU (Mycorrhiza on golf greens) 2012- : Supervisor for Ph.D. student Helga Amdahl, NMBU (Seed yield of tetraploid Trifolium pratense) 2015 : Censor / opponent at M.Sc. defence, Solaug Solem, NMBU (Phenological development of red clover)

Administration, boards etc. 1988-1990 : Deputy leader, Landvik Research Station. 1990-2000 : Leader of working group ’Seed Production’, Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists (NJF). Responsible for NJF-seminar no .284, Sandefjord Norge, 29 June – 1 July 1998. 1993-1998 : Member of Executive Board i 'International Herbage Seed Production Research Group' 1996-2013 : Scientific editor of the magazine ‘Norwegian Seed News’ 1996-2000 : Norwegian representative on COST-828: ‘Seed production in the field of genetically controlled stress physiology’ 2003-2007 : Norwegian repesentative and vice-chairman of the board of NJF’s sektion II: Crop Science. 2006- : Board member, vice-chairman (from 2011) and IPM-coordinator (from 2014) Scandinavian Turfgrass and Environment Research Foundation 2006-2014 : Leader of the Bioforsk’s section for seed production and turfgrass research. 2009- : Board member, International Turfgrass Society 2012- : Board member / director of research, European Turfgrass Society.

Awards: 2004 : The Norwegian Crop Research Institute’s Price for Outstanding Research (Forskerprisen) 4

Extension / technology transfer: More than 300 talks/lectures for Scandinavian seed growers, greenkeepers, groundsmen, sod growers etc.

Publications (as of 1 Jan 2015):  70 primary papers or reviews in International peer-reviewed journals (43 as first author)  48 papers in Conference Proceedings  4 chapters in textbooks  675 popular articles / reports in Scandinavian agricultural and turfgrass magazines