Essays about: "Intermediate crops"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Intermediate crops.
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1. The promised land for bioenergy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)Abstract : Bioenergy derived from agricultural biomass has potential to phase out fossil energy sources while strengthening the bioeconomy. To estimate the agricultural sector's potential to meet the rising demand for renewable energy sources, it is crucial to understand what motivate farmers to sustainably increasing agricultural feedstock production. READ MORE
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2. Bearbetningsmetoders påverkan på markorganismers aktivitet i jorden : i perenna odlingar samt i odlingssystem med mellangrödor
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : Klimatförändringarna, som både påverkat och påverkar vår planet, kräver att mänskliga aktiviteter förändras till mer resurssnåla och systemeffektiva processer. I dessa processer bör markens bördighet vara det centrala, eftersom en bördig mark kan generera stabila skördar och bidra till en långsiktigt hållbar matförsörjning. READ MORE
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3. Reimagining agriculture with perennial crops : a study on the diffusion of innovation and soil ecosystem services in the new perennial grain Kernza
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : Perennial crops have been identified as a pathway to implement ecological intensification, which in extent could make agriculture more socio-economically and ecologically sustainable. This is a master thesis in Agroecology – a growing scientific discipline that aims to investigate problems in the food system using a holistic and transdisciplinary approach, incorporating and integrating both natural and social sciences to transform the food system. READ MORE
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4. Weed suppressive ability of crop mixtures
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production EcologyAbstract : In order to assess the weed suppressive ability of a pea/barley crop mixture and the component crops in sole cropping, a controlled outdoor experiment was performed at The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Ultuna, Sweden, in the summer of 2015. A substitutive completely randomized experimental design was used with seven treatments and six replicates. READ MORE
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5. Investigation on the Use of Intermediate Crops for Anaerobic Digestion as a Renewable Source of Energy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)Abstract : The eminent dilemma around the relationship between the increasing world population, the need of new fuel sources and environment issues has raised great awareness in the last decades. The European Parliament has set common goals such as the reduction of the greenhouse gases by 20 % by the year of 2020, followed by the requirement of at least 10 % of the fuel has to be biofuel. READ MORE