Sökning: "Improved seeds"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 27 uppsatser innehållade orden Improved seeds.
1. The impacts of agricultural cooperatives in Tanzanian farmers` livelihoods : The Case of Tobacco Agricultural Cooperative in the Tabora Region
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of EconomicsSammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER
2. Screening of pea varieties of Sweden : for physical, chemical & functional properties
Master-uppsats, SLU/Department of Molecular SciencesSammanfattning : There is a need for improved resource efficiency in the food chain, while still producing nutritious foods with a low environmental impact. A crop with a favourable nutritional profile, while being well suited for cultivation in Swedish environmental condition is the field pea (Pisum Sativum L.). LÄS MER
3. Peasant autonomy : seed-saving practices of maize in rural Jalisco, Mexico
Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentSammanfattning : The debate of maize seeds in Mexico has been, and is, intense and divided, with large seed companies on one side, mass-producing improved maize seeds and lobbying for the introduction of transgenic maize cultivation, and on the other side activists wanting to conserve and protect the native maize seeds. Farmers in Mexico have been facing large changes since the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement. LÄS MER
4. Development of a specific and sensitive method for detection and quantification of Ustilago nuda by qPCR
Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskapSammanfattning : Loose smut of barley, caused by fungal pathogen Ustilago nuda is one of the major concerns throughout the globe for barley producers. The infection takes place without exhibiting any obvious symptoms and an infected seed lot can only be identified at the heading stage when the fungal teliospores emerge at the place of crop. LÄS MER
5. Hundens sökförmåga efter lantbrukets invasiva ogräs : en etikettsökning
Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthSammanfattning : Plant pests and invasive weeds are an increasing concern in agriculture that can lead to negative consequences for the farmer, as a source of financial losses. The ability to detect plant pests is therefore important, to stop the spread and eliminate the problem. LÄS MER