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1. 1. 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)

   Author : Robin Meijer; [2020]
   Keywords : Intermediate Wheatgrass; Kernza; Thinopyrum Intermedium; perennial grain; polyculture; wheat; annual; microbial biomass; soil microbial community structure; PLFA; NLFA; sustainability; agroecology; ecological intensification; innovation;

   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

3. 2. Kommersiella takväxthus ur ett svenskt perspektiv

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

   Author : Robin Meijer; [2015]
   Keywords : växthus; takväxthus; hydroponik; odling; stadsodling; vertikal odling;

   Abstract : Det har sagts att tjugohundratalet är urbaniseringens århundrade. Detta stämmer inte minst för Sverige, där 85 procent av landets befolkning idag bor i urbana miljöer. Detta sker emellertid inte utan vissa uppoffringar och negativa effekter. Med städernas utbredning har allt mer jordbruksmark tagits i anspråk för bebyggelse. READ MORE