Essays about: "organic production"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 721 essays containing the words organic production.

  1. 31. Legacy effects of temperature alterations on microbial resistance and resilience to drying and rewetting

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Franklin Lee Harris; [2023]
    Keywords : microbial ecology; soil; carbon dynamics; high latitudes; climate change; moisture stress; isotopes; respiration; trait based ecology; soil microbes; Environmental Changes in High Latitudes EnCHIL ; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : With warming in soils due to climate change, a series of secondary factors arise, which have multifaceted effects on soil microbial communities. Of these, alterations to soil moisture are among the most crucial to understanding how microbial functions will change in the face of climate change. READ MORE

  3. 32. Investigation of Potentially Toxic Elements in Agriculture Soil : Greenhouse and Open-field Farming in Türkiye

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Author : Furkan Özkan; [2023]
    Keywords : Agriculture; Fertilizer; Organic Farming; Potentially Toxic Elements PTE ; Tarım; Gübre; Organik Tarım; Potansiyel Toksik Elementler PTE;

    Abstract : Greenhouse food production has intensive fertilizer practices, and it leads to contamination in the soil and food chains. This study investigated the potentially toxic elements (As, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr, Cu, and Ni) (PTE) in agriculture soil and their bioaccumulation by dragon fruit and banana. READ MORE

  4. 33. Using biological conversion to increase the value of short-chain fatty acids by mixed cultures

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Elisabeth Beach; [2023]
    Keywords : Ethanol; Mixed culture; Volatile fatty acids; Anaerobic digestion;

    Abstract : The development of anaerobic digestion processes has gained recognition for its potential for producing volatile fatty acids alongside bio-alcohols. In addition, the fermentation process and the products produced from biological fermentation have the possibility to overcome the abundance of organic waste in our society, which is potentially immensely rich in untapped valuable potential products. READ MORE

  5. 34. A sustainability assessment of an agroforestry system : the economic, environmental and social sustainability of an agroforestry system compared to a conventional, an organic and a perennial cropping system.

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

    Author : Silke Nauta; [2023]
    Keywords : agriculture; agroecology; cropping systems; ; sustainable agriculture; sustainable agricultural systems; agroecosystems; DiverIMPACTS; Sweden;

    Abstract : The agricultural sector is facing an increasing number of economic, social and environmental challenges and the development of new sustainable agricultural systems is desired. Agroforestry is an example of a production system that contributes to the transformation of current agricultural systems into more sustainable production systems. READ MORE

  6. 35. An Environmental (LCA) and economic assessment (LCC) of on-farm and centralized alternatives for biogas production for two Swedish farms in Götene

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Abdelali Ouakrim; [2023]
    Keywords : Life cycle assessment; LCA; life cycle costing; LCC; biogas; animal manure; biogas production; co-digestion;

    Abstract : Biogas production through anaerobic digestion is an important part towards the achievement of a bio-based and circular economy in Sweden. In fact, Swedish government proposed a strategy suggesting that biogas production should be increased from 2 TWh today to 7 TWh by 2030. READ MORE