Essays about: "ley crops"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words ley crops.

  1. 1. Biogas Potential in the North of Sweden : Inventory and Techno-Economic Assessment of Substrates for an Increased Biogas Production in Norrbotten

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

    Author : Alma Fahlén Hammar; [2023]
    Keywords : Biogas; anaerobic digestion; AD; Norrland; bioenergy; fossil-free; chemical engineering; Chemistry; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Great investments are planned in the north of Sweden the coming years, not the least in the county of Norrbotten where the projects collectively are referred to as the green transition due to the focus on fossil-free techniques. But to be able to secure a sustainable energy supply and reach the goal set by the member states of the European Union of a carbon dioxide neutral union in 2050 the production of alternative energy sources needs to intensify. READ MORE

  3. 2. Protein digestibility of biorefined juice from fresh and ensiled ley crops in growing pigs

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Jhon William Perez Davila; [2023]
    Keywords : protein digestibility; amino acids; ley crops; silage; biorefinery; press juice; growing pigs;

    Abstract : The study aimed to evaluate the protein and amino acid digestibility of press juice from biorefined ley crops in the form of fresh (FPJ) and silage (SPJ) when included as an ingredient in liquid diets for pigs. The juice was extruded from ley crops mixture (grass-clover). READ MORE

  4. 3. Integrating horticultural and arable crops : a sustainable way to increase vegetable production in Scania?

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

    Author : Stina Helena Mortensen; [2022]
    Keywords : Horticulture; agriculture; vegetables; crop rotation; crop sequence; diversification; integration; ecosystem services; farmers’ attitudes;

    Abstract : Modern arable production is associated with a highly homogenous landscape with few cultivated species and is relying heavily on external chemical inputs. Intensive vegetable production, on the other hand, is associated with environmental costs such as increased risk of nutrient leaching and loss of soil organic matter. READ MORE

  5. 4. Utfodring med ensilage till slaktgris : effekter på köttkvalitet och fettsyrasammansättning

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Erika Ohlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : köttkvalitet; fettsyrasammansättning; slaktgris; ensilage; vallfoder; proteinfodermedel;

    Abstract : Ensilage är en potentiell proteinkälla till gris då vallens aminosyraprofil passar grisens behov bra. I Sverige är förutsättningarna för vallodling goda och vallen har positiv inverkan på odlingsmarken. Vallen kan även skapa ett mervärde då den har positiva effekter på grisens välfärd samt är lokalt odlad. READ MORE

  6. 5. Cropping systems with leys : analysis of a long-term experiment in Northern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Elin Lindén; [2021]
    Keywords : yield; yield stability; crop rotation; cropping systems; ley; barley; long-term experiments;

    Abstract : Climate change affects agriculture all over the world and in the Northern hemisphere the change towards warmer temperatures is more rapid than other parts on the planet. As this progresses the need to produce food in a sustainable way and stabilize or increase yields is essential. READ MORE