Essays about: "pesticide reduction"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words pesticide reduction.
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1. Variabel giva – Varför förblir användandet lågt? : trots att optimerade resurser ger minskad klimatpåverkan och ökad lönsamhet
University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and SocietyAbstract : Att världen står inför stora utmaningar i form av behov av en kraftig minskning på utsläpp av växthusgaser har nog gått få förbi. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) som är FN:s klimatpanel menar att lantbruket och andra markanvändningar står för ungefär en fjärdedel av dessa utsläpp. READ MORE
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2. The Impact of The Neonicotinoid Pesticide Ban on Crime and Early Education in Agricultural Areas of Sweden
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : In 2013, the European Union banned the use of neonicotinoid pesticides on bee-attractive plants sown between January and June. Neonicotinoids were a popularly used pesticide because pests were not resistant against it. READ MORE
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3. The natural pest control potential of different landscapes : mapping the ecosystem service in three regions of Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : Natural pest control describes the process of natural enemies suppressing pests and thus reducing crop damage and stabilizing yields. How well these beneficial arthropod predators and parasitoids can thrive in a landscape is influenced by the land-use types in the vicinity, such as forest patches, pastures, or agricultural fields, and their ability to provide resources. READ MORE
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4. Induction of plant defence and secretion of volatile compounds by Colletotrichum acutatum in leaf infection assay of woodland strawberry
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : Consumers demand healthy food with less residues of pesticides, in addition to the global awareness of the negative impact such chemicals have caused to the environment during the last decades. Farmers and other agricultural participants are far away from completely end up the usage of pesticides but currently used practice could stepwise be improved in pest management. READ MORE
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5. Vattenkvaliténs påverkan på bladmögelsfungicider : bekämpningseffekt i laboratoriemiljö
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Mycology and Plant PathologyAbstract : The majority of pesticides used in agriculture is mixed with water prior to application and the rate of water widely exceeds the rate of pesticides. Water from different sources has different characters such as pH, water hardness (°dH) and iron content. That these different characters affect some sensitive pesticides is well known. READ MORE