Essays about: "beta vulgaris"

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  1. 6. A way out of food insecurity and poverty : the potential of using fly larvae composted faeces as organic fertiliser in sub-Saharan Africa agriculture

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Thabani Eddington Sithabile Chirere; [2016]
    Keywords : food insecurity; hunger; human faeces; black soldier fly; social-ecological systems; sub-Saharan Africa; farmers; consumers; perceptions; poverty;

    Abstract : Chronic food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has become an issue of major concern. An estimated minimum of 25 % of the population suffers from malnutrition, and thousands of people die of hunger everyday. READ MORE

  3. 7. Fatty acid analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds transformed with class 2 non-symbiotic hemoglobins

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Tillämpad biokemi

    Author : Jonas Nehlin; [2015]
    Keywords : applied biochemistry; tillämpad biokemi; Arabidopsis; Biodiesel; non-symbiotic hemoglobins; Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Biodiesel is a renewable resource that can help reduce the use of fossil fuels and climate change. The main thing holding biodiesel back is the vast quantities of plant oils needed for its production. Increasing the amount of oil produced could greatly increase the economical viability of biodiesel. READ MORE

  4. 8. Faktorer som påverkar sockerförlusten vid lagring av sockerbetor : inverkan av lagringstemperatur, lagringstid och vattentillgång

    University essay from SLU/Agrosystems (until 121231)

    Author : Ulrika Martinsson; [2011]
    Keywords : sugar-beet; beta vulgaris; storage; quality; storage factors;

    Abstract : This thesis is a part of the project "Sustainable harvesting and storage of sugar beets, more sugar to practice". The work has included a large part of practical experimental work with weight measurement, graduation and storage planning. READ MORE

  5. 9. Fine mapping of resistance against root aphids in sugar beet

    University essay from SLU/Plant Breeding and Biotechnology (until 121231)

    Author : Emma Leijman; [2011]
    Keywords : Resistance; Sequencing; Mapping; Molecular marker; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; SNP; Genome sequence; Breeding; Root aphids; Pemphigus betae; Sugar beet;

    Abstract : Sugar beet, Beta vulgaris, is an important crop for the global sugar industry being one of the two major crops cultivated for sugar production. In the USA, the sugar beet root aphid, Pemphigus betae, is a regionally occurring pest which damages sugar beets by feeding on their secondary roots which results in reduced biomass and hence a lower yield. READ MORE

  6. 10. Characterisation of virus isolates associated with leaf yellowing in Swedish sugar-beet plants

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics (until 131231)

    Author : Mohammad Nasir Uddin; [2010]
    Keywords : BMYV; sugar beet; coat protein; BtMV; isolates; sequences; phylogenetic analyses;

    Abstract : Plants of sugar beet with symptoms of virus infection (mosaic and yellowing) were collected from Skåne in Sweden for virus identification and characterization. To test the presence of Beet mosaic virus (BtMV) several detection methods were applied, such as: mechanical inoculation/transmission test with sugar beet (Beta vulgaris), red beet (Beta vulgaris) cv Rubia, spinach (Spinacia oleracea) cv Long Standing Bloomsdale and lettuce (Lactuca sativa) cv Sonette; DAS-Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (DAS-ELISA) with polyclonal antibody; RT-PCR amplification with Potyviridae-specific universal primers Sprimer/M4 (Chen et al. READ MORE