Essays about: "pesticides"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 244 essays containing the word pesticides.

  1. 26. The impacts of agricultural cooperatives in Tanzanian farmers` livelihoods : The Case of Tobacco Agricultural Cooperative in the Tabora Region

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Joshua Ndelanguswa Kiungai; [2022]
    Keywords : Tobacco production; Transaction cost; Marketing; Cooperative challenges; Cooperative roles;

    Abstract : Agricultural cooperatives aim to have controlled effort for agricultural products and find market to sell those products at a reasonable price. Farmers’ products are sold at a better price leading to a higher income which improve farmers’ livelihood. READ MORE

  3. 27. Pharmaceuticals and other chemicals of emerging concern in leachate from a landfill and sludge storage facility

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Victoria Runnäs; [2022]
    Keywords : Chemicals of emerging concern CECs ; pharmaceuticals; leachate; landfill; sludge; wastewater treatment plant WWTP ; Potentiellt hälso- eller miljöfarliga kemikalier; läkemedel; lakvatten; deponi; slam; avloppsreningsverk;

    Abstract : The occurrence of 86 chemicals of emerging concern (CECs) (including pharmaceuticals, parabens, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, pesticides, stimulants, an isoflavone and an industrial chemical) was investigated in this study at Hovgården, a waste facility in Uppsala (Sweden). The selected CECs were analysed using solid phase extraction, sludge extraction and ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. READ MORE

  4. 28. Allelopatisk förmåga hos Cannabis sativa L. (Hampa) och dess potential som biologisk bekämpning av ogräs

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

    Author : Rasmus Lundell; [2022]
    Keywords : Cannabis sativa; allelopati; biologisk kontroll; fytoremediering; ogräs; sekundärmetaboliter;

    Abstract : Sedan människan började kultivera växter har ogräsbekämpning varit en viktig del av odlingen. Under det senaste halvseklet har användningen av kemiska bekämpningsmedel blivit allt vanligare men i takt med att vi sett risker har lagstiftarna tvingats reglera användningen samtidigt som odlare söker alternativ. READ MORE

  5. 29. Robust automated hydroponicsystem : Constructing an automated hydroponic system forincreased robustness against externaldisturbances

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Jesper Breander; Oscar Häverbring; [2022]
    Keywords : Hydroponics; Nutrient film technique; Urban farming; pH control; PID control; Arduino; Mechatronics; Hydroponisk odling; nutrient film technique; stadsodling; pH styrning; PID kontroll; Arduino; Mekatronik;

    Abstract : The objective of this project is to produce a prototype hydroponic farming solution with improved robustness from external fault factors. This means that the plants will not be grown in soil, but instead in water with a majority of its parameters being monitored and regulated. READ MORE

  6. 30. Pathways to resilient apple orchards –Economic and ecological aspects of Integrated Pest and Pollination Management

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Anne Sophie Dietrich; [2022]
    Keywords : Integrated pest and pollination management; integrated economic-ecological modelling; resilient orchards; path dependenc;

    Abstract : Apple orchards as social-ecological systems provide high value crops and habitat for a variety of species. Yields are influenced by pest control and pollination services, and profit-oriented management often motivates the use of inputs, e.g., pesticides, to complement or replace these services. READ MORE