Essays about: "arable plants"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 essays containing the words arable plants.

  1. 1. Towards Water Resource Recovery Facilities : Environmentally Extended Techno-Economic Assessment of Emerging Sewage Sludge Management Technologies in Sweden

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Harry Tibbetts; [2023]
    Keywords : Circular Economy; Waste Valorisation; Systems Analysis; LCA; MFA; EFA; TEA; Hydrothermal Carbonisation; Cirkulär ekonomi; Waste Valorisation; Systems Analysis; LCA; MFA; EFA; TEA; Hydrotermal Carbonization;

    Abstract : Municipal sewage sludge (MSS) management varies widely between countries and legislative regimes. Within the European directive for sewage treatment France applies over half of MSS to arable land, while The Netherlands has banned the practice (Kelessidis et al, 2012). READ MORE

  3. 2. Profitability of optimizing biogas production in dairy farms : an experimental case study of a Swedish dairy farm´s usage of nitrogen in digestate as a nutrient resource for crop production

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Nils Hermansson; Albin Åkerblom; [2023]
    Keywords : biogas; optimization; profitability; economic effects; organic; conventional; agriculture; dairy farms; digestate; nitrogen; biogas; optimering; lönsamhet; ekonomiska effekter; ekologiskt; konventionellt; lantbruk; mjölkgårdar; rötrester; kväve;

    Abstract : Biogas has the potential to be a contributor to sustainable energy for electricity, fuel, and heating. Because of that, there are different alternatives for biogas plants. In this study, a farm-based biogas plant for electricity production has been of interest. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Technological Innovation System of hydroponics technology in Halland : A case study on functional weaknesses

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : Binil Shah Usman Thorath; Josephine Palma Porto; [2023]
    Keywords : Technological Innovation Systems TIS ; TIS Framework; Functions of TIS; Hydroponics technology; Halland Region of Sweden;

    Abstract : Problem Discussion: The world population is increasing at a rate that the current food production capacity would not be able to sustain. In Sweden, only a small portion of the land area is used for cultivation and there is a high percentage of imports of food. READ MORE

  6. 5. Effekter av markstruktur på tryckutbredning och packningsbenägenhet i åkermark : en jämförande fältstudie mellan konventionellt jordbearbetad åkermark och permanent bevuxen åkermark

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Gabriel Thor; [2022]
    Keywords : markpackning; hållfasthet; markstruktur; marktextur; direktsådd; reducerad jordbearbetning;

    Abstract : Att gårdar blir större är en tydlig trend inom det svenska lantbruket. Med det följer även en större efterfrågan på större maskiner och redskap. Denna rationalisering medför en ökad risk för att åkermarken blir kraftigt packad och därigenom skadad, vilket på sikt kan leda till försämrad bördighet. READ MORE