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  1. 11. Mushroom cultivation in Temperate Agroforestry : potential Agroforestry practices, growing methods, and native edible saprophytes to Sweden

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

    Author : Robert Kalenius; [2022]
    Keywords : Circular systems; macrofungi; edible fruitbodies; outdoor mushroom production; waste management; by-product substrates; sustainable agriculture; sustainable forestry;

    Abstract : Traditions of outdoor cultivation of edible fungi in woodland conditions have been practiced in North-East Asia for centuries. This outdoor mushroom production method was exported to North America almost 40 years ago and provides an additional income for small-scale forest farmers, the agroforestry practice closest to woodland conditions. READ MORE

  3. 12. En blomstrande odling : växtföljdens betydelse för frilandsodlade snittblommor i Sverige.

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

    Author : jenny Rastamo; [2022]
    Keywords : snittblommor; växtföljd; friland; annueller; blomsterodling; jordhälsa; växtskydd;

    Abstract : Marknaden för snittblommor har ökat markant det senaste decenniet och en stor del importeras via Holland från utvecklingsländer, som Kenya, Ecuador och Colombia Arbetsvillkoren på de här blomsterodlingarna är ofta dåliga med låga löner och tvivelaktig arbetsmiljö. Som motreaktion startade Slow flower-rörelsen i USA för knappt 10 år sedan för att lyfta inhemsk snittblomsproduktion och koppla samman blomsterodlare med konsumenter. READ MORE

  4. 13. The assessment of ecosystem services provided by forest edge effects on fields in a fragmented Swedish agricultural landscape : a methodological framework

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Juliette Nguyen; [2022]
    Keywords : carbon sequestration; cropping systems; DSSAT; ecosystem services; edge effect; food production; landscape diversification; landscape fragmentation; soil heterogeneity; soil organic carbon; spatial variability; total nitrogen; yield;

    Abstract : Agricultural expansion, prompted by increasing global food demand, has fragmented, simplified, and homogenized the landscape in the last decades. The resilience and sustainability of croplands are at stake, resulting in a hight vulnerability to climate change, and having major impacts on environmental protection, biodiversity preservation and food security. READ MORE

  5. 14. Cover crops for plant protection : Cover crops for control of root pathogenic Plasmodiophora brassicae and the root parasitic nematodes Pratylenchus penetransand Meloidogyne hapla

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)

    Author : Izabella Lundborg; [2022]
    Keywords : Clubroot disease; plant parasitic nematodes; Lupinus angustifolius; Avena strigosa; Phacelia tanacetifolia; Lolium perenne; Solanum lycopersicum; Brassica napus;

    Abstract : Root pathogens and parasites are an increasing problem in agricultural and horticultural production. The soil borne pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae is one of the major pathogens in oilseed rape production and the plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs), Pratylenchus penetrans and Meloidogyne hapla infest important crops such as carrot, potato and strawberry. READ MORE

  6. 15. Hur nutidens ängs- och naturbetesmarkers beskaffenhet och skötsel kan anpassas till att förbättra pollinering inom trädgårdsnäringen

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

    Author : Martin Nihlmar; [2022]
    Keywords : naturbetesmark; ängsmark; pollinering; frukt; bär; trädgårdsodling; trädgårdsnäring; syrphidae; lepidoptera; bombus; solitära bi; fragmentering; korridorer; skötsel;

    Abstract : Genom pollinering överförs pollen av pollinerare till grödor som därigenom befruktas. Jordbruk och trädgårdsnäring är beroende av pollinering av deras blommande växter. READ MORE