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Per Oden

Per Oden
Professor i skoglig fröforskning vid SLU 1992 efter fullmakt av dåvarande jordbruksminister Karl-Erik Olsson. Vetenskaplig forsknings- och utbildningsverksamhet inom främst fröbiologi och fröteknologi samt tropisk skogsförnyelse och skogsrestaurering. Cirka 150 vetenskapliga publikationer i referee-granskade internationella tidskrifter. Bibliometrisk statistik: Web of Science: h-index = 26 Research Gate: Score = 36.36; h-index = 29, h-index utan själv-citering = 28

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Curriculum vitae for Per Odén

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Personal details

Name: Per Christer Odén   Year of Birth: 1954

Nationality: Swedish                                Place of Birth: Umeå, Sweden

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Position

Professor in Forest Seed Science at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Forest Science, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, PO Box 49, SE-230 53 Alnarp. Phone: +46 40 41 53 94. E-mail: per.oden@slu.se.

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Degrees

BSc exam in Chemistry and Biology at the University of Umeå, 1976.

University diploma in education, practical–pedagogy specialist, teachers-exam in Chemistry and Biology at the University of Umeå, 1978.

PhD exam in Forest Plant Physiology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 1983.

Docent in Forest Plant Physiology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 1989.

Professor in Forest Seed Science, Department of Silviculture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 1991.

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Employments

1976-1979:   Assistent, Umeå University.

1979-1985:   Assistent, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

1986-1991:   Forskarassistent, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

1985-1987:   Director of studies for education of Foresters, natural resources.

1987-1989:   Director of studies for research education, Faculty of Forestry.

1991-present: Letters of appointment as professor by the Swedish Government                                                                        (fullmaktsprofessor).

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Other professional activities

2014-2017:   Member of the Swedish Research Council, evaluation panel for Development Research.

2015-2017:   Chairman of the evaluation panel for Development Research, Swedish                                                               Research Council.

2015: Member of the Research Council of Norway, evaluation panel for biodiversity, cultural environments and ecosystem services.

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External examiner and opponent of academic PhD-theses

Lars-Håkan Mo. 1993. Somatic embryogenesis in Norway spruce (Picea abies). PhD- thesis. SLU, Uppsala. Examiner.
Päivi Rinne. 1994. Hormonal regulation of bud burst and coppice shoot growth in Betula. PhD-thesis. University of Oulu, Finland. Opponent and examiner.
Barbro Ingemarsson. 1994. Ethylene in conifers: Involvement in wood formation and stress. PhD-thesis. University of Stockholm. Opponent.
Bo Sunzel. 1995. Interactive effects of zinc, resins and resin acids on polymorphonuclear leukocytes, gingival fibroblasts and bacteria. MD-thesis Umeå University. Examiner.
Jorunn E Olsen. 1995. Gibberellins and the photoperiodic control of shoot elongation in Salix pentandra. Agricultural University of Norway, Ås, Norway. PhD-thesis. Opponent and examiner.
Ulrika Egertsdotter. 1996. Regulation of somatic embryo development in Norway spruce (Picea abies). SLU, Uppsala. PhD-thesis. Examiner.
Karolina Tandre. 1997. Molecular approaches to the developmental biology of Norway spruce, Picea abies. Uppsala University. PhD-thesis. Examiner.
Povlsen, F.V. 1997. Seed maturation in broad-leafed tree species from the temperate climate. PhD-thesis. The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark. Opponent and examiner.
Izabela Sabala. 1998. Regulation of somatic embryo development in Norway spruce (Picea abies). A molecular approach. SLU, Uppsala. PhD-thesis. Examiner.
Diress Tsegaye Alemu. 2010. Afar pastoralists in a changing rangeland environment. PhD-thesis. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway. Opponent and examiner.
Collins Jared Amwatta Mulla. 2011. Disturbance, Regeneration and Invasion: Implication for recovery of degraded montane forests in Kenya. PhD-thesis. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway. Opponent and examiner.
Loice Omoro. 2012. Impacts of indigenous and exotic tree species on ecosystem services: Case study on the mountain cloud forests of Taita Hills, Kenya. PhD-thesis. University of Helsinki, Finland. Examiner.
Henri-Noel Zoéwindé. 2013. Adaptive properties of Adansonia digitata L. (Baobab) & Parkia biblogoba (Jacq.) R.Br. (African Locust Bean) to drought stress. PhD-thesis. Copenhagen University, Denmark. Opponent and examiner.
Asmelash Berhane. 2014. The Effect of forest protection and utilization on tree species composition and diversity in Northern Ethiopia. PhD-thesis. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway. Opponent and examiner.
Antoine Sambou. 2016. Vegetation change, tree diversity and food security in the Sahel: a case from the salinity-affected Fatick province in Senegal. PhD-thesis. Copenhagen University, Denmark. Opponent and examiner.
 

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Teaching proficiency

Practical-pedagogic specialist teacher education, 60 credits from Umeå University in the subjects chemistry and biology with special addition in natural science.

Teachers exam thesis:

Odén, P.C., Rosendahl, T. 1978. An alternate study form in biology at Swedish upper secondary schools, 6 pp. (in Swedish).

Development of teaching aids for Swedish forestry upper secondary schools in forest production 1979-1981, 5 compendias, (in Swedish).

Director of studies for the natural resource-part of the education of foresters at the Faculty of Forest Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 1985-1987.

Director of studies for the research education at the Faculty of Forest Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 1987-1989.

Assistant head for separate undergraduate courses and research education at the Department of Silviculture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 1992-1995.

Teacher, course responsible, examiner of several undergraduate courses in subjects of biology and forest management at Umeå University and Swedish University of Agriculural Sciences between years 1976-2016 (see below).

Educator of twenty six (24) graduated and two (2) on-going doctoral students in Biology or Forest Management at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences between 1983 and 2016. __________________________________________________

Responsible for current or previous educational activities on under- and post-graduate levels

Plant physiology, 15 credits, level C

Organic chemistry and biochemistry, 7.5 credits, level A

Seed biology, 15 credits level C

Seed technology, 15 credits, level C

Forest reproducion, 7.5 credits, level C

Tropical forest reproduction, 7.5 credits, level C

Advanced silviculture, 7.5 credits, level C

Silviculture in developing countries, 7.5 credits, level C

Tropical and sub-tropical silviculture, 15 credits, advanced level.

MSc-theses, 30 credits, SLU forest science programme.

Supervisor for Minor Field Studies in developing countries.

Control of shoot growth in trees, 1.5 credit, PhD-level

Methods in scientific research, 1.5 credit, PhD-level

Introduction to research education, 1.5 credit, PhD-level

Statistical analyses by SAS, 3 credits, PhD-level

Scientific methods, 3 credits, PhD-level

Scientific publication, 3 credits, PhD-level

Forest reproduction and seed handling, 3 credits, PhD-level

Scientific writing, 3 credits, PhD-level

Forest restoration, 6 credits, PhD-level

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Supervisor or examiner of post-graduate Master-theses

Liv G Johansen. 1983. Abscisic acid and shoot growth cessation in Salix pentandra. MSc-thesis, Tromsö university, Norway.
Per-Olov Brandtberg. 1989. Allelopathic substances in Empetrum hermaphroditum. (In swedish). MSc-thesis, SLU, Forest Science, Umeå.
Martin Sigurd. 1993. Physiological effects of allelopathic substances from Empetrum hermaphroditum on Pinus sylvestris (In swedish). MSc-thesis, SLU, Forest Science, Umeå.
Carina Holm. 1995. Fumarase, an enzymatic marker during invigoration of Scots pine, lodgepole pine, and Norway spruce seeds (In swedish). MSc-thesis, SLU, Forest Science, Umeå.
Alice Kempe. 1995. Beechnuts (Fagus sylvatica L.): Breaking dormancy to get a fast and even germination. MSc-thesis, SLU, Forest Science, Umeå.
Pierre du Vivier. 1998. The fumaric enzyme: a quick way to determine the germination quality? Experimentation on Pinus sylvestrus seeds. MSc-thesis,SLU,  Forest Science, Umeå.
Leulseged Demelash. 2002. Enhancing seed quality of two multipurpose tropicl tree species: Pinus patula Schiede & Deppe and Shinus molle L. MSc-thesis,  Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,  Department of Silviculture, Reports No 52.
Maria Schelin. 2002. Reproductive strategy of two valuable woody species, Balanites aegyptiaca and Acacia macrostachya from the savanna woodlands in Burkina Faso, West Africa. MSc-thesis, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Silviculture, Reports No 2002-11.
Sandra Razanamandranto. 2003. Effects of herbivory, smoke, and fire on germination of tree seeds from the savanna woodlands in Burkina Faso. MSc-thesis, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Silviculture, Reports No. 2003-7.
Joakim Fjällström. 2004. Release of Physiological Dormancy and Detection of Insect-Damaged Seeds of Juniperus procera with Cold Stratification and Visible – NIR Spectroscopy. MSc-thesis, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Silviculture, Report No. 2004-1.
Catherine Dembele. 2004. Forest Regeneration in Savanna-Woodland Subjected to Selective Cutting Disturbance in Burkina Faso, West Africa. MSc-thesis, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Silviculture, Report No. 2004-11.
12.  Augusto Uasuf. 2004. Soil Seed Banks, Regeneration and their spatial patterns in dry deciduous and gallery forests in Nicaragua. MSc-thesis, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Silviculture, Report No. 2004-17.

13.  Simon Edberg. 2015. Commercial eucalyptus plantations with Taungya system in Lao PDR: analysis of tree root biomass. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Master Thesis no. 241.

14.  Stina Söderlund. 2016. Inter- and Intra-specific variability in functional traits of seedlings planted in successional tropical dry forest. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Master Thesis no. 254.

15.  Martin Ewertson. 2016. Biophysical changes following landscape restoration in Changting model restoration site in Fujian province, southern China. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Master Thesis no. 263.

16.  Patrik Ulvdahl. 2016. Stand dynamics and carbon stock in a sal (Shorea robusta C.F. Gaertn) dominated forest in Southern Nepal. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Master Thesis no. 264.

17.  Kristian Björkemar. 2016. Financial support mechanism for responsible sourcing of timber from smallholder tree plantations. IKEA case study in Quang Tri province, Vietnam. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Master Thesis no. 271.

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Main supervisor and examiner of PhD-students and PhD-theses

Completed

1.     Björn Sundberg. 1987. Quantitative and metabolic studies of IAA in conifers. PhD. (Assistant supervisor).

2.     Thomas Moritz. 1990. The role of gibberellins in flower bud differentiation in conifers.

3.     Qing Wang. 1996. Gibberellins and the control of shoot growth in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.).

4.     Tongyun Shen. 2000. Biochemical aspects of forest tree seed viability and vigour. PhD-thesis, Silvestria 157.

5.     Mulualem Tigabu. 2003. Characterization of Forest Tree Seed Quality with Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Multivariate Analysis. PhD-thesis, Silvestria 274.

6.     Ali Soltani. 2003. Improvement of seed germination of Fagus orientalis Lipsky. PhD-thesis, Silvestria 275.

7.     Benigno Gonzales Rivas. 2005. Tree Species Diversity and Regeneration in Tropical Dry Forests in Nicaragua., Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae, Doctoral Thesis No. 2005:58.

8.     Guillermo Castro Marin. 2005. Stand Dynamics and Regeneration in Tropical Dry Forests in Nicaragua. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae, Doctoral Thesis No. 2005:59.

9.     Niéyidouba Lamien. 2006. Analysis of Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn.) fruits depletion factors and propositions for yield improvement and prediction at Bondoukuy, Western Burkina Faso. Doctoral Thesis defended at the University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

10.  Patrice Savadogo. 2007. Dynamics of Sudanian Savanna-Woodland Ecosystem in Response to Disturbances. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae, Doctoral Thesis No. 2007:64.

11.  Didier Zida. 2007. Impact of Forest Management Regimes on Ligneous Regeneration in the Sudanian Savanna of Burkina Faso. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae, Doctoral Thesis No. 2007:66.

12.  Souleyman Paré. 2008. Land use Dynamics, Tree diversity and Local Perception of Dry forest Decline in Southern Burkina Faso, West Africa. SLU, Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae, Doctoral Thesis No. 2008:78.

13.  Saran Traoré. 2008. Impact of epigeal termitaria on regeneration and dynamics of savanna ecosystems: a case study in Tiogo State Forest, Burkina Faso. Doctoral Thesis defended at the University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

14.  Indra Prasad Sapkota. 2009. Species Diversity, Regeneration and Early Growth of Sal forests in Nepal: Responses to Inherent Disturbance Regimes. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae, Doctoral Thesis No. 2009:91.

15.  Fidel Bougnounou, 2009. Ecological restoration and latitudinal gradient: Ethnobotany, Diversity and Regeneration of five Combretaceae species in Burkina Faso. Doctoral Thesis defended at the University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

16.  Issa Ouedraogo. 2010. Land use dynamics and demographic change in southern Burkina Faso. SLU, Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae Doctoral thesis No. 2010:63.

17.  Sidzabda Djibril Dayamba. 2010. Fire, plant-derived smoke and grazing effects on regeneration, productivity and diversity of the Sudanian savanna-woodland ecosystem. SLU, Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae, Doctoral thesis No. 2010:65

18.  Pascaline Lingani. 2011. Appraisal of the participatory forest management program in southern Burkina Faso. SLU, Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae, Doctoral Thesis No. 2011:19.

19.  Catherine Dembele. 2011. Clonal propagation of Detarium microcarpum and Khaya senegalensis: A step towards clonal forestry in Burkina Faso. SLU, Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae, Doctoral Thesis No. 2011:19.

20.  Sovu Xengvue. 2011. Forest Restoration on degraded lands in Laos. SLU, Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae, Doctoral Thesis No. 2011:20.

21.  Abolfazl Daneshvar. 2015. Imrpoved Seed handling Techniques for Juniperus polycarpos. Implications for Active Restoration of Degrades Juniper Forests in Iran. SLU, Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae, Doctoral Thesis No. 2015:82.

22.  Mostafa Farhadi. 2015. Application of NIR spectroscopy for identification and sorting of tree seed lots. SLU, Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae, Doctoral Thesis No. 2015:103.

23.  Geraldine Derroire. 2016. Secondary succession in tropical dry forests. Drivers and mechanisms of forest regeneration.  to adapt restoration practices. SLU, Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae, Doctoral Thesis No. 2016:66.

24.  Ana Mariscal. 2016. Local Baseline Knowledge for Conservation and Restoration of Degraded Ecosystems in Ecuador. SLU, Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae, Doctoral Thesis No. 2016:69.

 

On-going

25.  Hari Priyadi. Climate change mitigation through restoration of tropical forests in Indonesia.

26.  Emma Sandell Festin. Forest restoration on post-mining degraded land in Zambia.

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Research projects

Completed (selected)

Rapid identification of site of origin of Scots pine seeds using Near Infrared Spectroscopy (Fund: Kempe foundations).
Single seed sorting of conifer seeds with Near Infrared Spectroscopy (Fund: The Swedish Council for Forestry and Agricultural Research).
Development of seed handling techniques for reforestation in Ethiopia (Fund: UNDP).
Improvement of oriental beech nut germination for reforestation in Iran (Fund: Iranian Government).
Characterization of tropical and temperate forest seeds with reference to seed storage behavior. Swedish-Asia Research link (Fund: Sida/Swedish Research Council).
Sustainable management of Secondary Dry Forests in Nicaragua (Fund: Sida/SAREC).
Forest disturbance and its impact on diversity and regeneration of Nepalese Sal forest (Fund: Sida/Swedish Institute).
Sustainable dry-forest management in Burkina Faso (Fund: Sida/SAREC).
Clonal propagation of commercial Sahelian tree crops (Fund: Sida/SAREC).
Restoration of degraded lands in Lao P.D.R. (Funded: Sida/SAREC).
Land use dynamics and its impact on environmental sustainability (Funded: Sida/SAREC).
Socio-economic aspects of forest management in Southern Burkina Faso (Funded: Sida/SAREC).
Effects of fire and herbivory disturbances on dry forests of the Páramo in Ecuador (Funded: FORMAS, Swedish Research Council).
Towards precision sowing in plantation forestry in China (Funded: Sida - Partner Driven Cooperation).
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On-going projects

Forest restoration for climate change mitigation in Indonesia (Funded: EU-FONASO).
The role of pioneer species in recovering tropical forests: Understanding the process of natural secondary succession to adapt restoration practices (Funded: EU-FONASO).
Regeneration of Juniperus polycarpos in Iran (Funded: Iranian Government).
Application of NIR spectroscopy in seed quality testing (Funded: Onnesjöstiftelsen).
Regeneration of dry forests in Ecuador (Funded: Ecuadorian Government and Cambugan Foundation).
Forest Landscape Restoration in Zambia: Challenges and Prospects (VR-Swedish Research Link).
Towards Green Economy Development in Zambia: Forest Restoration on post-mining degraded land (Funded: Swedish Research Council).
 

 

 

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Research collaborating institutes

—  Center for National Scientific Research and Technology, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

—  University of Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

—  Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia

—  Wondo Genet College of Forestry, Shashemene, Ethiopia

—  Forestry Research Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

—  Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, India

—  National University of Laos, Lao PDR.

—  National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute, Lao PDR

—  Ministry of Forestry, Nepal

—  Ministry of Education, Iran

—  National Agricultural University of Nicaragua, Managua, Nicaragua

—  Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, College of Forestry, Fuzhou, China

—  Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China  

—  Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia

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Bibliometric statistics

Web of Science: h-index = 26

Research Gate: Score = 36.36; h-index = 29, h-index without self-citation = 28

 
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Peer-reviewed publications, selected (ca 150 peer-review papers)
1.     Tigabu, Mulualem, Daneshvar, Abolfazl, Ren, Jingjing, Wu, Pengfei, Ma, Xiangqing and Oden, Per Christer. (2019). "Multivariate Discriminant Analysis of Single Seed Near Infrared Spectra for Sorting Dead-Filled and Viable Seeds of Three Pine Species: Does One Model Fit All Species?" Forests 10(6).

2.     Festin, Emma Sandell, Tigabu, Mulualem, Chileshe, Mutale N., Syampungani, Stephen and Oden, Per Christer. (2019). "Progresses in restoration of post-mining landscape in Africa." Journal of Forestry Research 30(2): 381-396.

3.     Tigabu, M., Farhadi, M., Stener, L. G. and Oden, P. C. (2018). "Visible+near infrared spectroscopy as taxonomic tool for identifying birch species." Silva Fennica 52(4): 9996-article id 9996.

4.     Tigabu, Mulualem, Farhadi, Mostafa, Stener, Lars-Goran and Oden, Per C. (2018). "Visible plus Near Infrared Spectroscopy as taxonomic tool for identifying birch species." Silva Fennica 52(4).

5.     Farooq, Taimoor Hassan, Tigabu, Mulualem, Ma, Xiangqing, Zou, Xianhua, Liu, Aiqin, Oden, Per Christer and Wu, Pengfei. (2018). "Nutrient uptake, allocation and biochemical changes in two Chinese fir cuttings under heterogeneous phosphorus supply." Iforest-Biogeosciences and Forestry 11: 411-417.

6.     Syampungani, Stephen, Tigabu, Mulualem, Matakala, Nalukui, Handavu, Ferdinand and Oden, Per Christer. (2017). "Coppicing ability of dry miombo woodland species harvested for traditional charcoal production in Zambia: a win-win strategy for sustaining rural livelihoods and recovering a woodland ecosystem." Journal of Forestry Research 28(3): 549-556.

7.     Farhadi, Mostafa, Tigabu, Mulualem, Pietrzykowski, Marcin, Danusevicius, Darius and Oden, Per Christer. (2017). "Application of near infrared spectroscopy for authentication of Picea abies seed provenance." New Forests 48(5): 629-642.

8.     Daneshvar, Abolfazl, Tigabu, Mulualem, Karimidoost, Asaddollah and Oden, Per Christer (2017). "Flotation techniques to improve viability of Juniperus polycarpos seed lots." Journal of Forestry Research 28(2): 231-239.

9.     Géraldine Derroire, Patricia Balvanera, Carolina Castellanos-Castro, Guillaume Decocq, Deborah K. Kennard, Edwin Lebrija-Trejos, Jorge A. Leiva, Per Christer Odén, Jennifer S. Powers, Victor Rico-Gray, Mulualem Tigabu, John R. Healey. 2016. Resilience of tropical dry forests – a meta-analysis of changes in species diversity and composition during secondary succession. Oikos 125: 1386–1397.

10.  Géraldine Derroire, Mulualem Tigabu, Per Christer Odén, John Robert Healey. 2016. The Effects of Established Trees on Woody Regeneration during Secondary Succession in Tropical Dry Forests. Biotropica 48(3): 290–300.

11.  Mostafa Farhadi, Mulualem Tigabu, Lars-Göran Stener, Per Christer Odén. 2016. Feasibility of visible + near infrared spectroscopy for non-destructive verification of European × Japanese larch hybrid seeds. New Forests 47: 271–285.

12.  Abolfazl Daneshvar, Mulualem Tigabu, Asaddollah Karimidoost, Per Christer Odén. 2016. Stimulation of germination in dormant seeds of Juniperus polycarpos by stratification and hormone treatments. New Forests 47:751–761.

13.  Stephen Syampungani, Mulualem Tigabu, Nalukui Matakala, Ferdinand Handavu, Per Christer Odén. 2016. Coppicing ability of dry miombo woodland species harvested for traditional charcoal production in Zambia: A win-win strategy for sustaining rural livelihoods and recovery of woodland ecosystem. Journal of Forestry Research (on-line, doi: 10.1007/s11676-016-0307-1).

14.  Abolfazl Daneshvar, Mulualem Tigabu, Asaddollah Karimidoost, Per Christer Odén. 2016. Flotation techniques for upgrading the viability of Juniperus polycarpos seed lots. Journal of Forestry Research (on-line, doi: 10.1007/s11676-016-0306-2).

15.  Abolfazl Daneshvar, Mulualem Tigabu, Asaddollah Karimidoost, Per Christer Odén. 2015. Single seed Near Infrared Spectroscopy discriminates viable and non-viable seeds of Juniperus polycarpos. Silva Fennica 49 (5) article id 1334. 14 p (in press).

16.  Mostafa Farhadi, Mulualem Tigabu, Per Christer Odén. 2015. Near Infrared Spectroscopy as Non-destructive Method for Sorting Viable, Petrified and Empty Seeds of Larix sibirica.  Silva Fennica (accepted).

17.  Pascaline Lingani, Mulualem Tigabu, Patrice Savadogo, Per Christer Odén. 2014. Participatory forest management in Burkina Faso: Members’ perception of performance. Journal of Forestry Research 25(3): 637−646.

18.  Catherine Ky-Dembele, Mulualem Tigabu, Bayala, J., Odén, P.C. 2014. Inter- and intra-provenances variations in seed size and seedling characteristics of Khaya senegalensis A. Juss in Burkina Faso. Agroforestry Systems 88 (2): 311 – 320.  

19.  Peng-fei Wu,  Xiang-qing Ma,  Mulualem Tigabu,  Yong Huang,  Li-li Zhou,  Liping Cai,  Xiao-long Hou,  Per Christer Odén. 2014. Comparative growth, dry matter accumulation and photosynthetic rate of seven species of Eucalypt in response to phosphorus supply. Journal of Forestry Research June 2014, 25(2): 377 – 383.

20.  Abolfazl Daneshvar, Mulualem Tigabu, Asaddollah Karimidoost, Mostafa Farhadi, Per Christer Odén. 2014. Growth characteristics and reproductive output of dwarf mistletoe-infected Juniperus polycarpos in Iran. Journal of Forestry Research 25(4): 827−834.

21.  Wu Peng-fei, MA Xiang-qing, Mulualem Tigabu, HUANG Yong, ZHOU Li-li1, CAI Liping, HOU Xiao-long, Per Christer Odén. 2014. Comparative Growth, Dry Matter Accumulation and Photosynthetic Rate of Seven Eucalypt Seedlings in Response to Phosphorus Supply. Journal of Forestry Research 25: 377 - 383.

22.  Mostafa Farhadi, Mulualem Tigabu, Alireza Ghasemi Arian, Mehdi Sharifani, Abolfazl Daneshvar, Per Christer Odén. 2013. Pre-sowing treatment for breaking dormancy in Acer velutinum Boiss. seed lots. Journal of Forestry Research 24(2): 273−278.

23.  Youlan He, Xiangqing Ma, Mulualem Tigabu, Pengfei Wu, Chen Wang, Aiqin Liu, Per Christer Odén. 2013. Physiological changes in needles of Pinus massoniana half-sib families in response to phosphorus stress in acid soil. Journal of Forestry Research 24 (2): 325-332.

24.  Sovu, Mulualem Tigabu, Patrice Savadogo, Per Christer Odén. 2012. Facilitation of forest landscape restoration on abandoned swidden fallows in Laos using mixed-species planting and biochar application. Silva Fennica 46(1): 39-51.

25.  Pascaline Lingani, Patrice Savadogo, Mulualem Tigabu, Per Christer Odén. 2011. Decentralization and Community Forest Management in Burkina Faso: Constraints and Challenges. International Forestry Review, 13(4):476-486. 2011.

26.  Catherine Ky-Dembele, Mulualem Tigabu, Jules Bayala, Patrice Savadogo, Issaka Joseph Boussim, Per Christer Odén. 2011. Propagation of Khaya senegalensis by stem cuttings. International Journal of Forestry Research Volume 2011, Article ID 281269, 10 pages doi:10.1155/2011/281269. 

27.  Wu, P, Tigabu, M, Xiangqing, M, P.C Odén, He, Y, Yu, X, He, Z. 2011. Variations in biomass, nutrient contents and nutrient use efficiency among Chinese fir provenances. Silvae Genetica 60(3-4), 95-105.

28.  Pascaline Lingani, Patrice Savadogo, Mulualem Tigabu, Per Christer Odén. 2011. Factors influencing local people's participation in forest management program in southern Burkina Faso. Forest Policy and Economics 13, 292-302.

29.  Issa Ouedraogo, Patrice Savadogo, Mulualem Tigabu, Roy Cole, Per Christer Odén, Jean-Marie Ouadba. 2011. Trajectory Analysis of Forest Cover Change in the Tropical Dry Forest of Burkina Faso. Landscape Research 36:3, 303-320.

30.  Dayamba, S.D., Savadogo, P., Sawadongo, L., Zida, D., Tiveau, D., Odén, P.C. 2011. Dominant species’ resprout biomass dynamics after cutting in the Sudanian savanna-woodlands of West Africa: Long term effects of annual early fire and grazing. Annals of Forest Science 68(3): 555-564.

31.  Issa Ouedraogo, Patrice Savadogo, Mulualem Tigabu, Sidzabda Djibril Dayamba, Per Christer Odén. 2011. Systematic and Random Cover Transitions in the Tropical Dry forest of Burkina Faso, West Africa. International Journal of Remote Sensing 32:18, 5229-5245.

32.  Sivakumar, V., Gurudevsingh, B., Anandalakshmi, R., Warrier, R.R., Sekaran, S., Mulualem Tigabu, P.C. Odén. 2011. Culling phenotypically inferior trees in seed production area enhances seed and seedling quality of Acacia auriculiformis. Journal of Forestry Research 22(1), 21-26.

33.  Pengfei Wu, Xiangqing Ma, Mulualem Tigabu, Chen Wang, Aiqin Liu, Per Christer Odén. 2011. Root morphological plasticity and biomass production of two Chinese fir clones with high phosphorus efficiency under low phosphorus stress. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 41(2), 228-234.

34.  Guillermo Castro-Marín, Mulualem Tigabu, Benigno González-Rivas, Per Christer Odén. 2011. Germination requirements and seedling establishment of four dry forest species from Nicaragua. Tropical Ecology, 52(1), 1-11.

35.  Bognounou, F. , Savadogo, P., Thiombiano, A., Boussim, I.J., Odén, P.C., Guinko, S. 2011. Informants based ethnobotany and utility evaluation of five combretaceae species: Differentiation by ethnicity and geographical location. Forests Trees and Livelihoods 20 (4), 265-282.

36.  Bognounou, F, Morton, R., Ayangma, S, Jonkers, L, Björkman, C, Bylund, H, Orians, C.M, Vega, A., Odén, P.C. 2011. Stand structure of monocotyledons and dicotyledons in different successional stages in Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica. Bois et Forets des Tropiques 65 (307), 33-40.

37.  Catherine Ky-Dembele, Mulualem Tigabu, Jules Bayala, Patrice Savadogo, Issaka Joseph Boussim, Per Christer Odén. 2010. Clonal propagation of Detarium microcarpum from root cuttings. Silva Fennica 44(5), 775-786.

38.  Sawadogo, L., Savadogo, P., Tiveau, D., Dayamba, S.D., Zida, D., Nouvellet, Y., Odén, P.C., Guinko, S. 2010. Allometric prediction of above-ground biomass of eleven woody tree species in the Sudanian savanna-woodland of West Africa. Journal of Forestry Research 21 (4), 475-481.

39.  Dayamba, S.D., Savadogo, P., Zida, D., Sawadogo, L., Tiveau, D., Odén, P.C. 2010. Fire temperature and residence time during dry season burning in a Sudanian savanna-woodland of West Africa with implication for seed germination. Journal of Forestry Research 21 (4),  445-450.

40.  Bognounou, F., Thiombiano, A., Odén, P.C., Guinko, S. 2010. Seed provenance and latitudinal gradient effects on seed germination capacity and seedling establishment of five indigenous species in Burkina Faso. Tropical Ecology 51 (2), 207-220.

41.  Catherine Ky-Dembele, Jules Bayala, Patrice Savadogo, Mulualem Tigabu, Issaka Joseph Boussim, Per Christer Odén. 2010. Comparison of growth responses of Khaya senegalensis seedlings and stecklings to four irrigation regimes. Silva Fennica 44(5), 787-798.

42.  Sidzabda Djibril Dayamba, Patrice Savadogo, Louis Sawadogo, Didier Zida, Mulualem Tigabu, Daniel Tiveau, Per Christer Odén. 2010. Community dynamics and phytomass of herbaceous species in the Sudanian savanna-woodlands of Burkina Faso: short-term impact of burning season   African Journal of Range and Forest Science 27(3), 171-177.

43.  Sovu, Patrice Savadogo, Mulualem Tigabu, Per Christer Odén. 2010. Direct seeding of four native tree species for forest restoration on ex-pasture fields in the highland plateau of Laos: seedling establishment and performance. Mountain Research and Development, 30(3), 232-243.

44.  Issa Ouedraogo, Mulualem Tigabu, Patrice Savadogo, Halidou Compaoré, Per Christer Odén, Jean-Marie Ouadba. 2010. Land use change and its relation with population dynamics in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Land Degradation and Development, 21(5), 453-462.

45.  Sovu, Mulualem Tigabu, Patrice Savadogo, Per Christer Odén, Lamphoune Xayvongsa. 2010. Enrichment planting in a logged-over tropical mixed deciduous forest of Laos. Journal of Forestry Research, 21(3), 273-280. 

46.  Sidzabda Djibril Dayamba, Louis Sawadogo, Mulualem Tigabu, Patrice Savadogo, Didier Zida, Daniel Tiveau and Per Christer Odén. 2010. Smoke water dilution, heat and seed germination of herbaceous species of the Sudanian savanna-woodland of West Africa. Flora, 205 (5), 291-362. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2009.12.017.

47.  Souleyman Paré, Mulualem Tigabu, Patrice Savadogo, Per Christer Odén and Jean Marie Ouadba. 2010. Does designation of protected areas ensure conservation of tree diversity in the Sudanian dry forests of Burkina Faso? African Journal of Ecology, 48(2), 347-360. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01113.x

48.  Fidèle Bognounou, Mulualem Tigabu, Patrice Savadogo, Adjima Thiombiano, Issaka Joseph Boussim, Per Christer Odén, Sita Guinko. 2010. Regeneration of five Combretaceae species along a latitudinal gradient in Sahelo-Sudanian zone of Burkina Faso. Annals of Forest Science, 67(3), 306.  DOI: 10.1051/forest/2009119

49.  Indra Prasad Sapkota, Mulualem Tigabu, Per Christer Odén. 2010. Changes in tree diversity and dominance across a disturbance gradient in Nepalese Sal forests. Journal of Forestry Research, 21(1), 25-32.

50.  Fidele Bognounou, Adjima Thiombiano, Per Christer Odén, Sita Guinko. 2010. Seed provenance and latitudinal gradient effects on seed germination capacity and seedling establishment of five indigenous species in Burkina Faso. Tropical Ecology 51(2): 207-220.

51.  Souleyman Paré, Patrice Savadogo, Mulualem Tigabu, Per Christer Odén and Jean Marie Ouadba. 2010. Consumptive values and local perception of dry forest decline in West Africa.  Environment, Development, Sustainability, 12(2), 277-295.

52.  Benigno González-Rivas, Mulualem Tigabu, Guillermo Castro-Marín, Per Christer Odén. 2009. Population dynamics and spatial distribution of seedlings and saplings of four Dry Forest Species in Nicaragua. Bois et Forêts des Tropiques 63(302), 21-31.

53.  Fidèle Bognounou, Patrice Savadogo, Adjima Thiombiano, Mulualem Tigabu, Issaka Joseph Boussim, Per Christer Odén, Sita Guinko. 2009. Impact of disturbance by roadwork on Pteleopsis suberosa regeneration along roadside environments in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Journal of Forestry Research 20(4), 355-361.

54.  Sapkota, I.P., Odén, P.C. 2009. Gap characteristics and their effects on regeneration, dominance and early growth of woody species. Journal of Plant Ecology 2 (1), 21-29.

55.  Benigno González-Rivas, Mulualem Tigabu, Guillermo Castro-Marín, Per Christer Odén. 2009. Soil seed bank assembly following secondary succession on abandoned agricultural fields in Nicaragua. Journal of Forestry Research, 20(4), 349-354.

56.  Sovu, Mulualem Tigabu, Patrice Savadogo, Per Christer Odén, Lamphoune Xayvongsa. 2009. Recovery of secondary forests on swidden cultivation fallows in Laos. Forest Ecology and Management 258(12), 2666-2675.

57.  Pascaline Lingani, Mulualem Tigabu, Patrice Savadogo, Per Christer Odén, Jean-Marie Ouadba. 2009. Household determinants and constraints of access to forest products in southern Burkina Faso, West Africa. Forest Policy and Economics, 11(7), 516-524.

58.  Guillermo Castro Marín, Mulualem Tigabu, Benigno González-Rivas, Per Christer Odén. 2009. A chronosequence Analysis of Forest Recovery on Abandoned Agricultural Fields in Nicaragua. Journal of Forestry Research, 20(3), 213-222.

59.  Indra Prasad Sapkota, Mulualem Tigabu, Per Christer Odén. 2009. Tree diversity and regeneration of community-managed Bhabar lowland and Hill Sal forests in central region of Nepal. Bois et Forêts des Tropiques 63(300), 57-68.

60.  Indra Prasad Sapkota, Mulualem Tigabu, Per Christer Odén. 2009. Spatial distribution, advanced regeneration and stand structure of Nepalese Sal (Shorea robusta) forests subject to disturbances of different intensities. Forest Ecology and Management, 257, 1966-1975.

61.  Benigno González-Rivas, Mulualem Tigabu, Guillermo Castro-Marín, Per Christer Odén. 2009. Seed germination and seedling establishment of Neotropical dry forest species in response to temperature and light conditions. Journal of Forestry Research, 20(2), 99-104.

62.  Souleyman Paré, Patrice Savadogo, Mulualem Tigabu, Per Christer Odén and Jean Marie Ouadba. 2009. Regeneration and spatial distribution of seedling populations in Sudanian dry forests in relation to conservation status and human pressure. Tropical Ecology, 50(2), 339-353.

63.  Issa Ouedraogo, Patrice Savadogo, Mulualem Tigabu, Roy Cole, Per Christer Odén, Jean-Marie Ouadba. 2009. Is rural migration a threat to environmental sustainability in southern Burkina Faso? Land Degradation and Development, 20 (2), 217-230.

64.  Patrice Savadogo, Mulualem Tigabu, Louis Sawadogo and Per Christer Odén. 2009. Herbaceous phytomass and nutrient concentrations of four grass species in Sudanian savanna-woodland subjected to recurrent early fire. African Journal of Ecology, 47(4), 699-710.

65.  Patrice Savadogo, Mulualem Tigabu, Louis Sawadogo and Per Christer Odén. 2009. Examination of multiple disturbances effects on herbaceous vegetation communities in the Sudanian savanna-woodland of West Africa. Flora 204(6).409-422.

66.  Didier Zida, Mulualem Tigabu, Louis Sawadogo, Daniel Tiveau and Per Christer Odén. 2009. Long-term effects of prescribed early fire, grazing and selective tree cutting on seedling populations in the Sudanian savanna of Burkina Faso. African Journal of Ecology, 47(1), 97-108.

67.  Augusto Uasuf, Mulualem Tigabu and Per Christer Odén. 2009. Soil Seed Banks and Regeneration of Neotropical Dry Deciduous and Gallery Forests in Nicaragua. Bois et Forêts des Tropiques, 63(299), 49-62.

68.  Guillermo Castro-Marín, Mulualem Tigabu, Benigno González, Per Christer Odén. 2009. Natural regeneration dynamics of three dry deciduous forest species in Chacocente Wildlife Reserve, Nicaragua. Journal of Forestry Research, 20(1), 1-6.

69.  Indra Prasad Sapkota, Mulualem Tigabu and Per Christer Odén. 2009. Species diversity and regeneration of old-growth seasonally dry Shorea robusta forests following gap formation. Journal of Forestry Research, 20 (1), 7-14.

70.  Catherine Ky-Dembele, Mulualem Tigabu, Jules Bayala1, Sibiri Jean Ouédraogo and Per Christer Odén. 2008. Comparison between clonal and sexual plantlets of Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr., a savanna tree species in Burkina Faso. African Journal of Ecology, 46 (4), 602-611.

71.  Sidzabda Djibril Dayamba, Mulualem Tigabu, Louis Sawadogo and Per Christer Odén. 2008. Seed germination of herbaceous and woody species of the Sudanian savanna-woodland in response to heat shock and smoke. Forest Ecology and Management, 256(3), 462-470.  

72.  Didier Zida, Mulualem Tigabu, Louis Sawadogo and Per Christer Odén. 2008. Initial seedling morphological characteristics and field performance of two Sudanian savanna species in relation to nursery production period and watering regimes. Forest Ecology and Management, 255(7), 2151-2162.

73.  Niéyidouba Lamien, Mulualem Tigabu, Ramy Dabiré, Sita Guinko and Per Christer Odén. 2008. Insect (Salebria sp) infestation and impact on Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn. fruit production in agroforestry parklands. Agroforestry Systems, 72(1), 15-22.

74.  V. Sivakumar, R. Anandalakshmi, R.R. Warrier, B.G. Singh, Mulualem Tigabu and P.C. Odén. 2007. Petroleum flotation technique upgrades the germinability of Casuarina equisetifolia seed lots. New Forests, 34(3), 281-294.

75.  Patrice Savadogo, Didier Zida, Louis Sawadogo, Daniel Tiveau, Mulualem Tigabu and Per Christer Odén. 2007. Fuel and fire characteristics in savanna-woodland of West Africa in relation to grazing and dominant grass type. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 16(5), 531-539.

76.  Niéyidouba Lamien, Mulualem Tigabu, Sita Guinko and Per Christer Odén. 2007. Variations in dendrometric and fruiting characters of Vitellaria paradoxa populations and multivariate models for estimation of fruit yield. Agroforestry Systems, 69(1), 1-11.

77.  Mulualem Tigabu, Joakim Fjellström, Per Christer Odén and Demel Teketay. 2007. Germination of Juniperus procera seeds in response to stratification and smoke treatments, and detection of insect-damaged seeds with VIS+NIR spectroscopy. New Forests, 33(2), 155-169.

78.  Ky-Dembélé, C., Mulualem Tigabu, Bayala, J., Ouédraogo, S.J. and Odén, P.C. 2007. The relative importance of different regeneration mechanisms in a selectively cut savanna- woodland in Burkina Faso, West Africa Forest Ecology and Management, 243(1), 28-38.

79.  Didier Zida, Louis Sawadogo, Mulualem Tigabu, Daniel Tiveau and Per Christer Odén. 2007. Dynamics of sapling population in Sudanian woodlands subjected to grazing, early fire and selective cutting for a decade. Forest Ecology and Management, 243(1), 102-115.

80.  Patrice Savadogo, Mulualem Tigabu, Louis Sawadogo and Per Christer Odén. 2007. Woody Species Composition, Structure and Diversity of Vegetation Patches of a Sudanian Savanna in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Bois et Forêts des Tropiques, 61(294) 5-20.

81.  V. Sivakumar, R.R. Warrier, R. Anandalakshmi, Mulualem Tigabu, P.C Odén, S.N. Vijayachandran, S.Geetha and B.G. Singh. 2006. Germination requirements and storage behavior of Myristica dactyloides Gaertn. seeds. Seed Science & Technology, 34(3), 751-755.

82.  Benigno González-Rivas, Mulualem Tigabu, Karin Gerhardt, Guillermo Castro-Marín and Per Christer Odén. 2006. Species Composition, Diversity and Local Uses of Tropical Dry Deciduous and Gallery Forests in Nicaragua. Biodiversity and Conservation, 15(4), 1509-1527.

83.  V. Sivakumar, R. Anandalakshmi, R.R. Warrier, Mulualem Tigabu, P.C Odén, S.N. Vijayachandran, S. Geetha and B.G. Singh. 2006. Effects of presowing treatments, desiccation and storage conditions on germination of Strychnos nux-vomica seeds, a valuable medicinal plant. New Forests, 32(2), 121-131.

84.  N. Lamien, J.I. Boussim, R. Nygard, J.S. Ouedraogo, P.C. Odén, S. Guinko. 2006. Mistletoe impact on Shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.) flowering and fruiting behavior in savanna area from Burkina Faso. Environmental and Experimental Botany 55, 142–148.

85.  Niéyidouba Lamien, Mulualem Tigabu, Per Christer Odén and Sita Guinko. 2006. Effects of girdling on the reproduction of the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.) in Bondoukuy, Burkina Faso. Fruits, 61(5), 259-266.

86.  Mulualem Tigabu, Per Christer Odén and Dag Lindgren. 2005. Identification of seed sources and parents of Pinus sylvestris L. using visible-near infrared reflectance spectra and multivariate analysis. TREES, 19(4), 468-476.

87.  Ali Soltani, Mulualem Tigabu and Per Christer Odén. 2005. Alleviation of Physiological Dormancy in Oriental Beechnuts with Cold Stratification at Controlled and Unrestricted Hydration. Seed Science & Technology, 33(2), 283-292.

88.  Sandra Razanamandranto, Mulualem Tigabu, Louis Sawadogo, and Per Christer Odén. 2005. Seed germination of eight savanna-woodland species from West Africa in response to different cold smoke treatments. Seed Science & Technology., 33(2), 315-328.

89.  Didier Zida, Mulualem Tigabu, Louis Sawadogo and Per Christer Odén. 2005. Germination requirements of seeds of four woody species from the Sudanian savanna in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Seed Science & Technology, 33(3), 581-593.

90.  Mulualem Tigabu and Per Christer Odén. 2004a. Simultaneous detection of filled, empty and insect-infested seeds of three Larix species with single seed near infrared transmittance spectroscopy. New Forests, 27(3), 39-53.

91.  Mulualem Tigabu and Per Christer Odén. 2004b. Rapid and non-destructive analysis of vigor of Pinus patula seeds using single seed near infrared transmittance spectra and multivariate analysis. Seed Science & Technology, 32(2), 593-606.

92.  Mulualem Tigabu, Per Christer Odén, and Tong Yun Shen. 2004. Application of near infrared spectroscopy for the detection of internal insect infestation in Picea abies seed lots. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 34 (1), 76-84.

93.  Leulseged Demelash, Mulualem Tigabu and Per Christer Odén.  2004. Evaluating the relative storability of IDS-treated and untreated Pinus patula Schiede & Deppe seeds by accelerated aging. Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 16 (2), 206-217.

94.  Maria Schelin, Mulualem Tigabu, Ingalill Eriksson, Louis Sawadogo and Per Christer Odén. 2004. Predispersal seed predation in Acacia macrostachya, its impact on seed viability, and germination responses to scarification and dry heat treatments. New Forests, 27(2), 251-267.

95.  Sandra Razanamandranto, Mulualem Tigabu, Samuel Neya, and Per Christer Odén. 2004. Effects of gut treatment on recovery and germinability of bovine and ovine ingested seeds of four woody species from the Sudanian savanna in West Africa. Flora, 199(5), 389-397.

96.  Mulualem Tigabu and Per Christer Odén. 2003a. Discrimination of viable and empty seeds of Pinus patula Schiede & Deppe with near infrared spectroscopy. New Forests, 25(3), 163-176.

97.  Mulualem Tigabu and Per Christer Odén 2003b. Near Infrared Spectroscopy-based method for separation of sound and insect-damaged Seeds of Albizia schimperiana, a Multipurpose Legume. Seed Science & Technology, 31(2), 317-328.

98.  Maria Schelin, Mulualem Tigabu, Ingalill Eriksson, Louis Sawadogo and Per Christer Odén. 2003. Effects of scarification, gibberellic acid and dry heat treatments on the germination of Balanites aegyptiaca from Burkina Faso. Seed Science & Technology, 31(3), 605-617.

99.  Leulseged Demelash, Mulualem Tigabu and Per Christer Odén. 2003. Enhancing germinability of Schinus molle L seed lot from Ethiopia with specific gravity and IDS techniques. New Forests, 26(1), 33-41.

100.  Ali Soltani, Torbjörn Lestander, Mulualem Tigabu and Per Christer Odén. 2003. Prediction of viability of oriental beechnuts, Fagus orientalis, using near infrared spectroscopy and partial least squares regression. Journal of Near Infrared spectroscopy, 11(5), 357-364.

101.  Mulualem Tigabu and Per Christer Odén. 2002. Multivariate classification of sound and insect-infested seeds of a tropical multipurpose tree, Cordia africana, with near infrared reflectance spectroscopy. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, 10(1), 45-51.

102.  Leulseged Demelash, Mulualem Tigabu and Per Christer Odén. 2002. Separation of empty and dead-filled seeds from a seed lot of Pinus Patula with IDS technique. Seed Science & Technology, 30(3), 677-681.

103.  Lestander, T. and Odén P.C. 2002. Separation of viable and non-viable filled Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seeds by single seed near infrared transmittance spectroscopy. Seed Science and Technology 30, 383-392.

104.  Shen, T.Y. and Odén, P.C. 2002. Relationships between seed vigour and fumarase activity in Picea abies, Pinus contorta, Betula pendula and Fagus sylvatica. Seed Science and Technology 30, 177-186.

105.  Mulualem Tigabu and Per Christer Odén. 2001. Effects of scarification, gibberellic acid and temperature on seed germination of two multipurpose Albizia species from Ethiopia. Seed Science & Technology, 29(1), 11-20.

106. Shen, T.Y. and Odén, P.C. 2000. Fumarase activity as a quick vigour test for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seeds. Seed Science and Technology 28(3), 825-835.

107.  Shen, T.Y. and Odén, P.C. 1999. Activity of sucrose synthase, soluble acid invertase and fumarase in germinating seeds of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) of different quality. Seed Science and Technolog  27( 3), 825-838.

108.   Wang, Q., Little, C.H., Odén, P.C. 1997. Control of longitudinal and cambial growth by gibberellins and indole-3-acetic acid in current-year shoots of Pinus sylvestris. Tree Physiology 17 (11), 715-721.

109.  Wang, Q., Little, C.H., Moritz, T., Odén, P.C. 1996. Identification of endogenous gibberellins, and metabolism of tritiated and deuterated GA4, GA9 and GA20, in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) shoots. Physiologia Plantarum 97 (4), 764-771.

110.  Wang, Q., Little, C.H., Odén, P.C. 1995. Effect of laterally applied gibberellin A4/7 on cambial growth and the level of indole-3-acetic acid in Pinus sylvestris shoots. Physiologia Plantarum 95 (2), 187-194.

111.                 Wang, Q., Little, C.H., Moritz, T., Odén, P.C. 1995. Effects of prohexadione on cambial and longitudinal growth and the levels of endogenous gibberellins A1, A3, A4, and A9 and indole-3-acetic acid in Pinus sylvestris shoots. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 14 (4), 175-181.

112. Odén, P.C., Wang, Q., Högberg, K.A., Werner, M.  1994. Quantitation of gibberellins A9, A1 and A3 in relation to flower bud differentiation in Picea abies. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 9 (4), 341-346.

113. Odén, P.C., Schwenen, L., Graebe, J. 1991. Separation of gibberellins by normal-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A 464 (C), 195-200.

114.  Moritz, T., Philipson, J.J., Odén, P.C. 1990. Quantitation of gibberellins A1, A3, A4, A9 and a putative A9-conjugate in grafts of sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) during the period of shoot elongation. Plant Physiology 93 (4), 1476-1481.

115. Moritz, T., Philipson, J.J., Odén, P.C. 1990. Quantitation of gibberellins A1, A3, A4, A9 and an A9-conjugate in good- and poor-flowering clones of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) during the period of flower-bud differentiation. Planta 181 (4), 538-542.

116.  Odén, P.C., Weiler, E.W., Schwenen, L., Graebe, J.E. 1987. Comparison of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, radioimmunoassay and bioassay for the quantification of gibberellin A9 in norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.). Planta 171 (2), 212-219.

117. Odén, P.C., Dunberg, A. 1984. Abscisic acid in shoots and roots of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings grown in controlled long-day and short-day environments. Planta 161 (2) 148-155.

118.  Odén, P.C., Andersson, B., Gref, R. 1982. Identification of gibberellin A9 in extracts of norway spruce [picea abies (l.) karst.] by combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A 247 (1), 133-140.