Background
Ystaas, Jonas was born on April 5, 1929 in Ulvik, Hordland, Norway. Son of Severin and Synneva (Hallanger) Ystaas.
Ystaas, Jonas was born on April 5, 1929 in Ulvik, Hordland, Norway. Son of Severin and Synneva (Hallanger) Ystaas.
Certified horticulturist, Hjeltnes Horticultural College, Ulvik, 1952. Bachelor Horticultural, Agricultural University Norway, 1955. Doctor of Science, Agricultural University Norway, 1965.
Master of Science in Soil Science, Cornell University, 1965.
Research associate, Ullensvang Research Station, Loftus, Norway, 1955-1959;
director, Ullensvang Research Station, Lofthus, Norway, 1966-1988;
senior research officer, Ullensvang Research Station, Lofthus, Norway, 1989-1997;
research fellow, Norwegian Agricultural Research Council, 1960-1963;
Kellogg research fellow agron. department, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1964-1965. Member governing board Norwegian State Agricultural Research Station, 1977-1980. Member governing board Norwegian Agricultural Research Council, 1985, 93, member several hort.sci. planning committees, 1973-1985.
Member Doctor of Science committees Norwegian Agricultural U., 1968, 78, 82.
Married Joronn Vestrheim, August 22, 1953. Children: Gro, Ingvild, Svanhild, Rannveig.