Essays about: "Heritage cereals"

Found 4 essays containing the words Heritage cereals.

  1. 1. An investigation of pea and cereal varieties for organic intercropping in Sweden

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

    Author : Agnes Elise Matilda Wilson; [2024]
    Keywords : Intercropping; agroecology; organic; peas; cereals; heritage grains;

    Abstract : Organic farming, intercropping and the conservation of landraces are agroecological methods of transitioning to a more sustainable and resilient agricultural system, however there is a lack of data on varieties suitable for organic intercropping. Therefore, two spatially parallel field trials were conducted with 11 pea varieties intercropped with oat, and 38 varieties of cereals (wheat, oat, and barley), in sole crops. READ MORE

  3. 2. Heritage cereals : tasty and sustainable? : acceptance and important qualities of heritage cereals

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Malin Ekblad; [2022]
    Keywords : heritage cereals; consumer awareness; consumer acceptance; consumer preference; food quality;

    Abstract : Heritage cereals, a group of cereals that have not been subjected to modern crop breeding, have been getting attention due to their generally high genetic diversity, traits like high drought and disease tolerance as well as high nutritional values. Knowledge about how consumers relate to heritage cereals in Sweden is limited, and therefore this thesis aims to, firstly, explore acceptance, awareness and preferences among a specific consumer group; students in the agriculture program at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and, secondly, quality perception in relation to heritage cereals among consumers, bakers and retailers, in a Swedish context. READ MORE

  4. 3. Dietary fiber content and composition in heritage wheat

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Lisa Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Heritage cereals; wheat; dietary fiber; fructan; Dacke; Dala Lantvete; Källunda; Ölandsvete;

    Abstract : Wheat is the main food source in the world. A secured production has however been threatened by environmental changes in combination with the need of producing more food for a growing population. As a result, there has been an increasing interest in finding new crop varieties susceptible to abiotic stress. READ MORE

  5. 4. Vem maler framtidens kulturspannmål? : möjligheter och hinder som småskaliga kvarnverksamheter står inför i förmalningsprocessen av kulturspannmål

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Hannah Carlsson Wendin; [2020]
    Keywords : kulturspannmål; kvarnverksamhet; mjöl; resurs; möjlighet; hinder; kapital; handlingsutrymme;

    Abstract : Syftet med denna uppsats är att identifiera vilka hinder och möjligheter som finns för svensk småskalig kvarnverksamhet, med inriktning på ekologiskt producerat kulturspannmål, att öka produktionsvolymen mjöl. Metoden som används för att samla in material är kvalitativa intervjuer med fem informanter som bedriver kvarnverksamheter av denna typ. READ MORE