Svein Oivind Solberg

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Svein Øivind Solberg

Born: 1963, Ålesund, Norway

Nordic Genetic Resource Center

Box 41, 230 53 Alnarp, Sweden

Tel: +46 702798991

E-mail: svein.solberg@nordgen.org

Ph.D Dissertation

Title: Translucent and leathery scales in bulb onion (Allium cepa L.). Supervisors: Gudmund Balvoll and Steinar Dragland, Committee: Zsusanne Füstros and Gunnar Guttormsen. Place: University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway, 1997.

Education

1993-97:        PhD courses in crop physiology, plant pathology, organic agriculture, integrated vegetable production, University of Life Sciences

1983-89:        Master degree (cand.agric.) with focus on Plant and Soil sciences, University of Life Sciences. Master thesis: “Undersøkelse av jordsmonnet i Storbekkenfeltet”.

1991:           Pedagogic seminar (half year unit), Hedmark University College, Elverum.

Work experience

2007 -           Nordic Genetic Resource Center, Alnarp, Sweden, with focus on gene bank work, regeneration, project management, with a specific focus on vegetables, medicinal plants and potato.

2003-2006:      Farmers Union Vestfold, project manager for the national pilot project on organic seed production.

1997-2005:      Associated professor, (20-50%) at Hedemark University College.

1997-2003:      Lecturer (20-80%) at Vinterlandbruksskolen (Natur videregåående skole), Oslo.

1989-1997:      Research assistant and project management at Bioforsk Kise, Bioforsk Økologisk (Tingvoll) and Landbrukets forsøksringer (FØKO, Elverum).

1981-1982:      Volunteer at Norwegian Church Aid, working with tree planting and nursery production of seedlings in Gamu Gofa, Ethipoia.

Academic teaching experience

• Hedmark University College, Blæstad: Soil Ecology, Plant Production. Campus lectures and web based lectures and facilitator on bachelor level, examination responsibility in Soil Ecology.  

Academic supervisor experience

• Madeleine Kylin, master thesis in biology “Genetic diversity of Roseroot (Rhodiola rosea L.) from Sweden, Greenland and Faroe Islands ”, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2010. 
• Steffen Adler, bachelor thesis Hedemark University College, 1998.

Academic evaluator

• External evaluator, Post.Doc applicants in Agroecology, University of Life Sciences, 2013.
• External evaluator, PAE302 and Master thesis in Agroecology, University of Life Sciences, 2007 and onwards.

• Scientific reviewer of articles.

Project management

• “Arctic historical plants – their conservation and use for future generations”, NordRegio, 2011-2012.
• “Trace of crop lines - conservation and use of Nordic cultivated plants brought to North America by emigrants in the last centuries”, Nordic council of ministers, 2011-1012.
• “Utilization of crop genetic resources of Nordic origin from Vavilov Institute in Russia, phase II.” , and “Networking, exchange and evaluation of crop genetic resources of Nordic origin”, Nordic council of ministers, 2010-1012.
• “ArkPro - Indsamling, dyrkning og udnyttelse af grønlandske græsser og medicinske planter til brug for det arktiske område, fase II”, NordRegio, 2008-2009.
• “ØkoFrø – nasjonalt pilotprosjekt for økologisk frø”, project leader, SLF, 2003-2006
• “Storskala økologisk grønnsaksdyrkning”,  SLF, 2000-2001.
•   “Frigjøring, binding og tap av nitrogen fra organisk material i økologisk landbruk” , STIL, 1990-1992.

Other administration experience

• Coordinator of regeneration, Nordic Genetic Resource Center, 2011 and onwards. 

Editor

• Co-editor of Herba (Norwegian journal for food and culture), 2005-2008
• Web master at www.grontfagsenter.no , 2003-2007
• Editor of Hummelposten (Norwegian journal for organic agriculture), 1989-1990.

List of publication (selection)

Solberg S.Ø., L. Breian, L. Ansebo, & E. Persson, 2013. Cultural relict plants – a living heritage. Nordic Museology 1, 2013.

Solberg, S.Ø., L.Ansebo, & E. Persson, 2013. Reliktplanter, levende fortidsminner (folder). Nordic Genetic Resource Center, 16p.

Diedrichsen, A., S. Ø. Solberg & S. Jeppson, 2013. Morhological changes in Nordic spring wheat Triticum aestivum L.) landraces and cultivars released from 1892 to 1994. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 60 (2): 569-585.

Palmè, A. S.Ø. Solberg, F. Ottosson, G. Poulsen, L. Frese, & C. Kik, 2013. Constraints in the utilization of  plant genetic resources in the Nordic countries. Poster, Eucarpia 2013 (Pre-breeding – fishing in the gene pool), 10-13 June.

Solberg, S.Ø.,  M. Kylin, G.K. Bjørn, M. G. Thomsen J & A. K. Brantestam 2013. A diversity study of the Danish and Norwegian collections of hops (Humulus lupulus L.). Poster, Eucarpia 2013 (Pre-breeding – fishing in the gene pool), 10-13 June.

Keller E.R.J., CD. Zanke( … ) S.Ø. Solberg 2012. EURALLIVEG: Establishment of a European Core Collection by cryopreservation and virus elimination in garlic. Poster , 3th International Symposium on Edible Alliazeae, Fukuoka, Japan, 2012. http://aegis.cgiar.org/the_european_collection.html )

Göransson, M., Solberg, S.Ø. & A. Kolodinska Brantestam 2011. Genetic diversity in Angelica (Angelica archangelica L.) populations assessed by ISSR molecular markers. Frædagting Landbrunarins (Iceland) 8: 264-269.

Kik C, R van Treuren, (…) S Solberg, 2011. Leafy vegetables GENRES project successfully completed!      Newsletter for Europe 42: 12.

Holm Y, Solberg S.Ø., & Hiltunen 2009. Variation in Angelica archangelica root essential oils. 57th. Congress & Annual Meeting of the Society for Medicinal Plant Research, Geneve, 16-20th August.

Solberg, S.Ø & S. Dragland 2006.  The effects of dark-coloured plastic, fibre, and paper mulches on yield and overwintering of perennial herbs. Journal of herbs, spices and medicinal plants 12 (1-2): 13-23

Solberg, S.Ø 2002. Translucent and leathery scales in bulb onion. Proceedings of the 4th National Allium research Congress, Pasco (USA), p 35-42.

Lieblein, G., C, Francis… & S.Ø. Solberg 2000. Future education in ecological agriculture and food systems.  Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 16 (4): 40-69.

Solberg, S.Ø & S. Dragland 1999. The effects of harvesting and drying methods on internal atmosphere, translucent and leathery scales, and storage performance in bulb onions. Journal of vegetable production (USA), 4:23-35

Solberg, S.Ø & E. Bøe 1999. The influence of crop management on quality losses due to watery scales – a survey in south-eastern Norway. Journal of vegetable production (USA), 5:31-42.

Books

Berit Viken og Svein Øivind Solberg 2011. Plantebruk, omsetning og gartnerbedrift. (Lærebok for Vg3 Gartner), Oslo: Tun, 335p. ISBN 978-82-529-3292-8.