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  1. 6. Hållbara alternativ till ogräsmedel innehållande glyfosat : för grönsaksodling på friland

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

    Author : Annika Swensson Källén; [2020]
    Keywords : glyfosat; ogräs; grönsaksodling; friland; mekanisk jordbearbetning; utlakning; kvickrot;

    Abstract : Detta är en litteraturstudie som undersöker hållbara alternativa metoder för att kunna ersätta ogräsmedel innehållande glyfosat inom grönsaksodling på friland. Glyfosat är den aktiva substansen i det bredverkande ogräsmedel Roundup som har funnits på marknaden sedan slutet av 70-talet. READ MORE

  3. 7. Japanese knotweed: the "nightmare plant" haunting Scania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

    Author : Mikael Ståhlberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Invasive alien species (IAS) are one of the most important direct drivers of biodiversity loss and changes in ecosystem services. Over the last 20 years IAS are estimated to have cost the EU at least 12 billion euro per year. These costs continue to increase. READ MORE

  4. 8. Kan mellangrödor bidra till en ökning av naturliga fiender i det europeiska odlingslandskapet?

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

    Author : Karolina Sahle; [2018]
    Keywords : mellangrödor; biodiversitet; insekter; ekologiska fokusarealer; nyttodjur;

    Abstract : I denna rapport undersöks översiktligt om mellangrödan som ekologisk fokusareal har potential att bidra till ökad mängd nyttodjur i jordbruket. I dagens Europa finns indikationer på att biomassan av flygande insekter minskat med ungefär 75 % de senaste trettio åren. READ MORE

  5. 9. Farming for food security : a critical study on the transition to post-fossil agriculture in Sweden

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

    Author : Ebba Ulfbecker; [2018]
    Keywords : agricultural politics; food security; resilience; transition; climate mitigation; agroecology; sustainable intensification; the Rural Development program; contingency; rural development; discourse analysis; policy analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the preconditions to achieve a transition to fossil free agriculture in Sweden, to increase farm-level resilience and food security. Swedish agriculture is today highly dependent on imported fossil-based inputs, such as diesel, agrochemicals and protein feed. READ MORE

  6. 10. Characterization of geographical variation in antioxidative active Eucalyptus camaldulensis extracts : for future use as biopesticides in Burkina Faso

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Tillämpad biokemi; Lunds universitet/Beräkningskemi

    Author : Ebba Rosendal; [2018]
    Keywords : Pure and applied biochemistry; biopesticides; eucalyptus camaldulensis; Burkina Faso; Biology and Life Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The current use of pesticides in Burkina Faso has been described as problematic. An alternative to synthetically produced pesticides is products based on naturally occurring substances, e.g. from plants, so-called biopesticides. READ MORE