Essays about: "broccoli"

Showing result 11 - 13 of 13 essays containing the word broccoli.

  1. 11. Responses of the swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii, to volatile compounds from Arabidopsis thaliana and Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

    Author : Johannes Albertsson; [2008]
    Keywords : swede midge; Contarinia nasturtii; Brassicaceae; cauliflower; Arabidopsis thaliana; volatiles; olfactometer;

    Abstract : The swede midge, Contarinia nasturtii, is a serious gall-forming insect pest of most cultivated Brassicaceae such as cauliflower and cabbage. Arabidopsis thaliana, also a Brassicaceae, is a well-known model plant for which the genome is sequenced and several well-characterized mutants and transgenic genotypes are available. READ MORE

  3. 12. Effect of irrigation and nitrogen treatments on yield, quality, plant nitrogen uptake and soil nitrogen status and the evaluation of sap test, SPAD chlorophyll meter and Dualex to monitor nitrogen status in broccoli

    University essay from SLU/Horticulture

    Author : Rickard Mellgren; [2008]
    Keywords : broccoli; Brassica oleracea ssp italica; nitrogen; irrigation; leaching; yield; hollow stem; plant uptake; sap test; SPAD; Dualex;

    Abstract : Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. ssp. italica) is a crop benefiting greatly from nitrogen fertilization and the risk of leaching to groundwater is high. Nine N fertilizer treatments, from 0 to 225 kg N/ha and two irrigation treatments, irrigated and non-irrigated, were arranged in a split-plot design. READ MORE

  4. 13. Konkurrenssituationen för den skånska grönsaksproduktionen

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Jeanette Lund; Camilla Lundgren; [2007]
    Keywords : konkurrens; konkurrenskraft; grönsaksproduktion; grönsaker; Skåne; strategi; statistik; utveckling; framtid; tomat; gurka; isbergssallat; lök; blomkål;

    Abstract : The vegetable production in Sweden is concentrated to the very southern parts of the country. This is also were the major wholesalers are located. In recent years, there has been an extreme focus on price on the food market. As there are only a few big wholesalers and also very few food retail chains, these have a great impact on the producers. READ MORE