Essays about: "thesis organic production"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 188 essays containing the words thesis organic production.

1. 1. Companion crops in winter oilseed rape : effects on nitrogen concentration, biomass, and prevalence of weeds at the end of autumn growth

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Production Ecology

   Author : Stina Johansson; [2023]
   Keywords : biomass; companion crops; intercropping; legumes; nitrogen concentration; organic cultivation; weeds; winter oilseed rape;

   Abstract : Intercropping can be used as a management system to promote higher yield as well as less weeds,diseases, and insect damage. Legumes are a commonly used companion crop (CC) in intercropping due to the benefit of nitrogen (N) fixation. READ MORE

3. 2. Towards a Fourth Food Regime? A sustainability analysis on modern agriculture in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Lea Noemi Feinauer; [2023]
   Keywords : Food Regimes; Actor-Network-Theory; Sustainable Agriculture; Common Agricultural Policy; Climate Change; Sustainable Consumption; Food Security;

   Abstract : At my thesis’s core is the transformation of the agricultural industry based on the framework of food regimes established by Philip McMichael and Harriet Friedmann. The framework of food regimes will guide the analysis of recent agricultural developments towards sustainability. READ MORE

4. 3. Assembling Paint, Parties and Toxins

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Mina Planting Mollaoglu; [2023]
   Keywords : Malmö; Sofielund; cultural sound zone; municipality policy; culture; urban planning; built environment; industry; graffiti; associations; community culture; cultural analysis; materialism; assemblage; tactics; space; terrain vague.; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : Over the last decade, Swedish cities like Stockholm and Gothenburg have seen a decline in cultural events due to noise complaints, unsuitable locations, and changing demographics. Malmö, facing similar issues amid urban growth, introduced a 2021 planning program for the Sofielund industrial district, featuring a "cultural sound zone" to support cultural activities. READ MORE

5. 4. Production of polymers from a papermills wastewater using HTC substrate. : Investigating the viability of using wastewater sludge from Skoghalls’ papermill in combination with filtrate from HTC of sewage sludge to produce biological plastic producing polymers.

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Avdelningen för energi-, miljö- och byggteknik

   Author : Regan George; [2023]
   Keywords : PHA; HTC-substrate; Polymer;

   Abstract : Since their conception, plastics have been a dominant product due to the versatility of use, and readily available raw materials. However, the production and consumption of synthetic plastics have continued to increase over the years, leading to a significant rise in plastic waste and its associated environmental impacts, such as the detrimental effects plastic waste has on ecosystems, including the presence of toxic microplastics and risks to marine life, are becoming the focus of criticism. READ MORE

6. 5. 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