Essays about: "soil fertility"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 101 essays containing the words soil fertility.

  1. 6. Ecosystems Services in swidden agriculture in the Peruvian tropical Andes : the Kechwa-Lamas farm-forestry system

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Geannine Gisset Chabaneix Portocarrero; [2023]
    Keywords : swidden agriculture; ecosystem services; Peru; Amazon;

    Abstract : In the Amazon, life supporting services are importantly associated to forest areas. Nevertheless, the connection of ecosystem services to agricultural systems it is also of great importance, because agriculture is one of the most important causes of degradation and loss of these areas. READ MORE

  3. 7. Ammonium and nitrate sorption by biochar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Yasser Alrhban; [2023]
    Keywords : biochar nitrogen; retention; dialysis; absorption; adsorption; ammonium; nitrate;

    Abstract : Biochar has recently drawn attention due to its ability to increase soil fertility, sequester carbon and its expected effect on reducing the leaching of elements from the soil, especially nitrogen. The possibility of using biochar as a soil amendment to reduce the amount of nitrogen leaching, and then reducing the quantities of nitrogen fertilizers used in agriculture to avoid the bad environmental effects has become a matter of great interest. READ MORE

  4. 8. 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

  5. 9. Utmarken - envisioning Skåne's new edible landscapes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Hugo Settergren; [2022]
    Keywords : Food Urbanism; Agroforestry; Urban Planning; Permaculture; Edible landscapes; Urban Agriculture; Resillience; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Planet earth is getting hotter and regional climates are becoming increasingly unpredictable across the globe. Cities and communities on all continents are already impacted by the changing climate, but also by two other crises – the fossil-energy decent and the 6th mass extinction event. READ MORE

  6. 10. Mushroom cultivation in Temperate Agroforestry : potential Agroforestry practices, growing methods, and native edible saprophytes to Sweden

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

    Author : Robert Kalenius; [2022]
    Keywords : Circular systems; macrofungi; edible fruitbodies; outdoor mushroom production; waste management; by-product substrates; sustainable agriculture; sustainable forestry;

    Abstract : Traditions of outdoor cultivation of edible fungi in woodland conditions have been practiced in North-East Asia for centuries. This outdoor mushroom production method was exported to North America almost 40 years ago and provides an additional income for small-scale forest farmers, the agroforestry practice closest to woodland conditions. READ MORE