Essays about: "organic production of vegetables"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words organic production of vegetables.

1. 1. Growing on the roof : But in what? Examing substrates/growing media for rooftop farming

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Mikael Brocki; [2023]
   Keywords : urban rooftop agriculture; URTA; green roof; substrate; growing medium; organic matter; compost; vegetable; crop; yield; lettuce; tomato; pore; pore-size distribution;

   Abstract : Urban Rooftop Agriculture (URTA) is a novel field within urban vegetable production, which can help create access to local food in a rapidly urbanizing world. For these systems to succeed, it is vital to implement a proper choice of substrate/growing medium (SGM). READ MORE

3. 2. 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

4. 3. Mer växtkraft i trädgårdslandet med bokashi? : ett jämförande odlingsförsök med bokashi, traditionell kompost, BSF-kompost och biogödsel

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

   Author : Sara Norberg; [2022]
   Keywords : EM; återvinning; matavfall;

   Abstract : Att ta vara på matavfall från hushållen är viktigt för att ställa om till ett hållbart samhälle med cirkulära system för näringsämnen och energi. Hemkompostering nämns i EU:s direktiv om avfallshantering som en metod för att återvinna bioavfall där det uppstår. READ MORE

5. 4. Effects of Vacuum Impregnation with Various Substances in Combination with Pulsed Electric Field to Improve the Freezing Tolerance of Arugula Leaves

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

   Author : George Lukhava; [2021]
   Keywords : Food Engineering; Food Preservation; Pulsed Electric Fields; PEF; Vacuum Impregnation; VI; Arugula; Cryoptrotectant; Glycerol; Secondary Metabolites; Folic Acid; Folate; Folacin; Vitamin B1; Thiamine; Thiamin; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

   Abstract : As of 2020 an estimated number of 821 million people across the world are undernourished and that figure is expected to grow by 2 billion before the end of 2050 (United Nations Sustainable Development 2020). Despite this, every year over 1/3 of food produced globally is disposed of without consumption (Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition 2018), and the actual number might be much higher. READ MORE

6. 5. Samodling med tio vanliga frilandsodlade grönsaker : effekter på skörd, sjukdomar, skadeinsekter, ogräs och växtnäringsförsörjning

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Agricultural Biosystems and Techology

   Author : Nina Knutsson; [2021]
   Keywords : samodling; bondböna; åkerböna; dill; lök; morot; potatis; pumpa; squash; rödbeta; sallat; vitkål; ärta; ärt; intercropping; multicropping; mixed crop; companion crop; fava bean; dill; onion; carrot; potato; pumpkin; squash; beetroot; lettuce; cabbage; pea;

   Abstract : Ekologisk odling, med bevisade miljömässiga fördelar, ger ofta lägre skördar per hektar än konventionell odling. I denna uppsats samlas vetenskaplig information om hur samodling påverkar skörd och bakomliggande effekter som sjukdomar, skadeinsekter, ogräs och näringsförsörjning vid samodling av tio frilandsgrönsaker: bondböna/åkerböna, dill, lök, morot, potatis, pumpa/squash, rödbeta, sallat, vitkål och ärtor. READ MORE