Essays about: "Compost"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 94 essays containing the word Compost.

  1. 11. Fallstudie av kompostbäddar till mjölkkor i Sverige : hur skötseln och ventilationen påverkar juverhälsan

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

    Author : Sara Gustavsson; Elin Isaksson; [2022]
    Keywords : vattenavgivning; E. coli; Klebsiella; mastit; pH; temperatur; kokomfort;

    Abstract : Kompostbäddar är ett inhysningssystem där en stor yta med ströbädd kultiveras två gånger per dag. Genom att tillföra syre ner i bädden startar en värmeavgivande, aerob komposteringsprocess där organiskt material bryts ner av mikroorganismer. Bädden strös vanligtvis med spån, vilket blandas med avföring och urin från korna. READ MORE

  3. 12. Plantskoleproduktion utan torv : en inblick i torvfria plantskolor i Storbritannien

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

    Author : Thorsten Joeris; [2022]
    Keywords : barkmull; containerodling; grönkompost; hållbar; kokosfiber; komposterad ull; odlingssubstrat; odlingssystem; torvmark; träfiber;

    Abstract : Torvmarker täcker ~3% av världens landyta och har sedan senaste istiden fungerat som en viktig kolsänka, som tar upp koldioxid (CO2) ur atmosfären. Ungefär 10% av torvmarkerna på jorden har dränerats, huvudsakligen för skogs- och lantbruk, samt till viss del för torvbruk. READ MORE

  4. 13. Organic waste streams in the wine industry

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Hanna Eriksson; [2022]
    Keywords : wine; waste; utilization; grapes; residue; pomace;

    Abstract : Today, the annual global production of grapes surpasses seventy million tonnes. Of the grapes used toward winemaking, one fourth end up as pomace. In addition to pomace, vine pruning residues, stems and wastewater sludge contribute to the immense volumes of waste that for a long time has been considered as without value. READ MORE

  5. 14. Compost Compendium

    University essay from Konstfack/Grafisk design & illustration

    Author : Frederikke Becher Hermansen; [2022]
    Keywords : graphic design; visual communication; climate change;

    Abstract : ​​I collect things, I chew them up. I put them in a pile, and they merge. Snippets of texts, a note in the margin, screenshots and ornaments rub against each other until they become something else. A fertiliser for new ideas to grow from. READ MORE

  6. 15. Microbial Carbonisation and its potential for on-farm composting : exploring reductive composting as an approach for regenerative agriculture

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

    Author : Ludwig Peter Stephan; [2022]
    Keywords : on-farm composting; reductive composting; regenerative agriculture; microbial carbonisation; mikrobielle carbonisierung; greenhouse gas emissions;

    Abstract : The search for agronomic solutions to the decline of soil health, open-ended nutrient cycles and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture, against the background of impending climate change, were motivations for this thesis. A composting trial on a Swedish farm was designed to find answers to the overarching research question of how feasible and climate-friendly on-farm composting using Microbial Carbonisation (MC) is, compared to conventional windrow composting (CC). READ MORE