Essays about: "Arable Farming"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 57 essays containing the words Arable Farming.

1. 1. Arable Plant Diversity on Gotland, Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Rebecca Örnberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Arable plant; arable plants; arable diversity; arable; weed diversity; arable weed diversity; arable weed; arable weeds; plant diversity; diversity; drivers of diversity; field size; effects; crop type; standing crop; soil texture; organic farming; diversity; conventional farming; management; herbicides; rare plants; organic; biodiversity; field diversity; field margins; weed survey;

   Abstract : Arable plant species diversity has been on a decline, with many species dependent on arable land becoming threatened. At the same time, attempts at defining the drivers of arable plant diversity have proven difficult and results are often contradictory. READ MORE

3. 2. Holocene vegetation change and its correlates in fennoscandia

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

   Author : Raphaela Infanger; [2022-10-21]
   Keywords : Fennoscandia; Holocene; human impact; climate impact; vegetation change; fossil pollen;

   Abstract : Climatic and anthropogenic legacy has differently impacted vegetation and its community composition. To determine the extent and origin of changes across Fennoscandia, representative regions were defined that entailed sufficient spatial and temporal data. READ MORE

4. 3. Combining GHG Emissions and Soil Carbon Changes as a Single Metric to Evaluate Agricultural Policy Promoting Biomass for Biofuels

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning; Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

   Author : Malin Lane; [2022]
   Keywords : Gräsvallar; klimatpåverkan; kolinlagring; jordbruk; biomassa; biobränslen.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Incorporating a multi-year grass ley into an arable crop rotation can increase soil organic carbon stocks, reduce carbon emissions and provide feedstock for biogas. This thesis set out to study how a policy promoting agricultural biomass for biogas impacts GHG emissions and carbon sequestration on a regional level over a temporal scale of 20 years. READ MORE

5. 4. Integrating horticultural and arable crops : a sustainable way to increase vegetable production in Scania?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

   Author : Stina Helena Mortensen; [2022]
   Keywords : Horticulture; agriculture; vegetables; crop rotation; crop sequence; diversification; integration; ecosystem services; farmers’ attitudes;

   Abstract : Modern arable production is associated with a highly homogenous landscape with few cultivated species and is relying heavily on external chemical inputs. Intensive vegetable production, on the other hand, is associated with environmental costs such as increased risk of nutrient leaching and loss of soil organic matter. READ MORE

6. 5. Stadsbruk : i vilken mån kan Malmö kompensera för den åkermark som förstörs

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Izabelle Borg Nilsson; Madeleine Funck; [2022]
   Keywords : stadsbruk; urbanisering; lantbruk; hållbarhet;

   Abstract : Title: Urban farming- To what degree can Malmö compensate for destroying arable land Seminar date: 2022-03-xx Course: EX0845: Bachelor thesis in Landscape architecture, Undergraduate Level, 15 Credits Advisor: Love Silow Authors: Izabelle Borg Nilsson, Madeleine Funck Keywords: Urban farming, sustainability, urbanization, agriculture Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is that through qualitative research contribute the reader with information about how and if cities can compensate for the arable land it uses for expanding and urbanization and if it can be done through urban farming. Furthermore, we intend to investigate if and what urban farming can offer a city. READ MORE