Essays about: "perennial grain"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words perennial grain.

  1. 1. Effective soil organic carbon monitoring in perennial agriculture systems - Sampling protocol development and evaluation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Maja Holm; [2024]
    Keywords : Physical geography; ecosystem science; soil organic carbon; soil sampling; perennial crops; carbon sequestration; carbon farming; Kernza™; soil organic carbon stock; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Perennial agriculture systems are gaining ground as a more sustainable alternative to conventional annual agriculture, partly for their potential to increase the soil organic carbon (SOC) content. Carbon farming is another hot topic for SOC sequestration, as it creates economic incentives for farmers. READ MORE

  3. 2. What about perennial grains? : structures towards a sustainable grain production in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Karin Andrén; Ebba Kuylenstierna; [2021]
    Keywords : sustainability; sustainability transitions; sustainable agriculture; perennial grains; grain production; attitude; structures; structuration theory;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to create an understanding of how structures affect grain producers’ work with sustainability, and to investigate if perennial grains can be part of the future grain production in Sweden. The agricultural sector is facing a dilemma, both to ensure that ecosystem services are kept intact but also to keep up the global food supply for the growing population. READ MORE

  4. 3. Ogräskontroll : i odlingssystem utan glyfosat och med liten användning av herbicider och jordbearbetning

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

    Author : Albin Hidén; [2020]
    Keywords : alleopati; conservation agriculture; glyfosat; glyfosatförbud; herbicid; herbicidresistens; jordbearbetning; mellangrödor; ogräs; ogräskonkurrens; ogräskontroll; reducerad jordbearbetning; växtföljd;

    Abstract : Ogräs har oftast större betydelse för en grödas avkastning än både skadeinsekter och växtsjukdomar. Ogräskontroll sker i huvudsak med användning av herbicider och jordbearbetning. En överanvändning av selektiva herbicider under lång tid har lett till att ogräspopulationer har utvecklat resistens mot dessa. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. The potential of breeding perennial grain legumes for swedish climates : a literature study and a pilot experiment on polyploidy

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)

    Author : Maximilian Isendahl; [2019]
    Keywords : Phaseolus polystachios; Caragana arborescens; Vicia pisiformis; Lupinus; mutabilis; polyphyllus; perennis; pea vetch; Siberian pea shrub;

    Abstract : In consideration of both the struggle facing smallholders and rural societies in Sweden and the environmental crisis, the potential of breeding and cultivation of perennial legumes in Sweden has been examined. The essay is comprised of a literature study and a pilot experiment. READ MORE