Essays about: "intermediate crops"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words intermediate crops.

  1. 1. The promised land for bioenergy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Hedda Thomson Ek; [2022]
    Keywords : Agriculture; agricultural residuals; bioeconomy; bioenergy; energy security; farmers; intermediate crops; iLUC; willingness; land use change; motivation and action; Sweden; Scania; production methods; underutilized lands; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Bioenergy derived from agricultural biomass has potential to phase out fossil energy sources while strengthening the bioeconomy. To estimate the agricultural sector's potential to meet the rising demand for renewable energy sources, it is crucial to understand what motivate farmers to sustainably increasing agricultural feedstock production. READ MORE

  3. 2. Bearbetningsmetoders påverkan på markorganismers aktivitet i jorden : i perenna odlingar samt i odlingssystem med mellangrödor

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

    Author : Jenny Olofsson; [2021]
    Keywords : markorganismer; respiration; organiskt material; odlingsmetoder; biologiska processer; kemiska processer och fysikaliska processer; perenna odlingssystem; mellangrödor; klimatförändringar; microbial activity; respiration; organic matter; soil tillage methods; biological processes; chemical processes and physical processes; perennial crops; conservation agriculture; intermediate crops; climate change;

    Abstract : Klimatförändringarna, som både påverkat och påverkar vår planet, kräver att mänskliga aktiviteter förändras till mer resurssnåla och systemeffektiva processer. I dessa processer bör markens bördighet vara det centrala, eftersom en bördig mark kan generera stabila skördar och bidra till en långsiktigt hållbar matförsörjning. READ MORE

  4. 3. Reimagining agriculture with perennial crops : a study on the diffusion of innovation and soil ecosystem services in the new perennial grain Kernza

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

    Author : Robin Meijer; [2020]
    Keywords : Intermediate Wheatgrass; Kernza; Thinopyrum Intermedium; perennial grain; polyculture; wheat; annual; microbial biomass; soil microbial community structure; PLFA; NLFA; sustainability; agroecology; ecological intensification; innovation;

    Abstract : Perennial crops have been identified as a pathway to implement ecological intensification, which in extent could make agriculture more socio-economically and ecologically sustainable. This is a master thesis in Agroecology – a growing scientific discipline that aims to investigate problems in the food system using a holistic and transdisciplinary approach, incorporating and integrating both natural and social sciences to transform the food system. READ MORE

  5. 4. Weed suppressive ability of crop mixtures

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Anna Pers Berglund; [2016]
    Keywords : Elytrigia repens L. Desv. ex Nevski; intercropping; LAI; LAI-2200C Plant Canopy Analyzer; leaf area index; pea; spring barley; weed; weed tolerance;

    Abstract : In order to assess the weed suppressive ability of a pea/barley crop mixture and the component crops in sole cropping, a controlled outdoor experiment was performed at The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Ultuna, Sweden, in the summer of 2015. A substitutive completely randomized experimental design was used with seven treatments and six replicates. READ MORE

  6. 5. Investigation on the Use of Intermediate Crops for Anaerobic Digestion as a Renewable Source of Energy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

    Author : Ida Ahlberg; Thais Leidiomara Silva Nilsson; [2015]
    Keywords : biofuels; pretreatment; acetic acid; steam pretreatment; sodium hydroxide; kemiteknik; chemical engineering; Mellangrödor; Hemp; White mustard; Oilseed radish; Sudangrass; Hairy vetch; Phacelia; energy; Intermediate crops; Biogas; Anaerobic digestion; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Biology and Life Sciences; Technology and Engineering; Chemistry;

    Abstract : The eminent dilemma around the relationship between the increasing world population, the need of new fuel sources and environment issues has raised great awareness in the last decades. The European Parliament has set common goals such as the reduction of the greenhouse gases by 20 % by the year of 2020, followed by the requirement of at least 10 % of the fuel has to be biofuel. READ MORE