Essays about: "crop type"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 117 essays containing the words crop type.

  1. 1. Sustainable use of calcium nitrate fertilizer under variable precipitation, soil properties and crop management

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Liliana Marcela Daza Gomez; [2023]
    Keywords : nitrogen.; calcium nitrate; ammonium-based fertilizers; urea; nitrate leaching; nitrous oxide emissions; crop yield;

    Abstract : Application of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture contributes substantially to global greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen leaching. Accordingly, there is a need to increase knowledge about sustainable farming practices to reduce nitrogen losses to the environment without curtailing crop harvest. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hawk-kite as a scaring method for avian pests in Kenyan rice fields

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Linnea Hollsten; [2023]
    Keywords : bird; crop; damage mitigation; pest control; repellent;

    Abstract : The human population is increasing globally, and so are the human-wildlife interactions and conservation conflicts. One source of conservation conflict is the crop damage caused by wildlife. Crop damage is negatively affecting farmers, but also the wildlife due to lethal methods used to reduce the damage. READ MORE

  4. 3. Vilken metod är effektivast för fångster av fyrtandad rapsvivel i kål och raps?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Anton Sandmark; [2023]
    Keywords : fyrtandad rapsvivel; Ceutorhyncus pallidactylus; raps; Brassica napus; kål; Brassica oleracea; IPM; fångstmetoder; gulskål; gul klisterfälla;

    Abstract : Odling av frilandsgrönsaker står inför många utmaningar. För svenska kålodlare har det på senare år uppkommit problem med skadegöraren fyrtandad rapsvivel, Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus (Marsh.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Larverna av C. READ MORE

  5. 4. Study of the effects of the operating conditions of a decanter centrifuge on a pilot-scale protein recovery setup from cold-pressed rapeseed press cake

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)

    Author : Sergio de La Cruz Padilla; [2023]
    Keywords : By-product; Rapeseed press cake; protein; Food engineering; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : There is significant evidence to suggest that diets that include high levels of meat consumption have negative effects on both the environment and human health. As a result, efforts are being made to identify and characterize more plant-based proteins, such as those found in rapeseed. READ MORE

  6. 5. Companion crops in winter oilseed rape : effects on nitrogen concentration, biomass, and prevalence of weeds at the end of autumn growth

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Stina Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : biomass; companion crops; intercropping; legumes; nitrogen concentration; organic cultivation; weeds; winter oilseed rape;

    Abstract : Intercropping can be used as a management system to promote higher yield as well as less weeds,diseases, and insect damage. Legumes are a commonly used companion crop (CC) in intercropping due to the benefit of nitrogen (N) fixation. READ MORE