Sökning: "zea mays"

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  1. 1. Modelling maize (Zea Mays L.) phenology seasonal forecast data

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Författare :Tanyaradzwa Joy Nyarai Muswera; [2016]
    Nyckelord :Growing Degree Days GDD ; ECMWF System 4; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; agriculture; maize phenology; GEM; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Agriculture is an essential economic activity which sustains the livelihood of millions of people around the world. Maize is one of the most grown, consumed and traded cereals in the world mostly because of its adaptability to varied environmental conditions. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Evaluating energy efficiency and emissions of charred biomass used as a fuel for household cooking in rural Kenya

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå,

    Författare :Nemer Achour; [2015]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : In sub-Saharan Africa a large share of the energy use utilize biomass as a fuel. In some countries more than 90 percent of the energy use is biomass. This energy is primarily used for cooking, heating and drying. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Evaluating energy efficiency and emissions of charred biomass used as a fuel for household cooking in rural Kenya

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Författare :Achour Nemer; [2015]
    Nyckelord :gasifier; charcoal; biochar; cooking fuel; improved cook stove;

    Sammanfattning : In sub-Saharan Africa a large share of the energy use utilize biomass as a fuel. In some countries more than 90 percent of the energy use is biomass. This energy is primarily used for cooking, heating and drying. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Evaluation of local knowledge applied by farmers towards management of crop pests and diseases in the Masaka region, Uganda

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Författare :Johanna Unger; [2014]
    Nyckelord :pest and disease management; participatory; extension; farmer groups; local knowledge; Uganda;

    Sammanfattning : Agriculture is the most important economic sector of Uganda and it employs roughly 80 % of the work force. Ninety per cent of the country’s farmers are smallholders. The Masaka district is the country’s agricultural hub for coffee (Coffea spp. L. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Genetic diversity of local maize (Zea mays L.) germplasm from eight agro-ecological zones in Mozambique

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)

    Författare :Abilio Virissimo Afonso; [2013]
    Nyckelord :Genetic diversity; maize; Zea mays; germplasm; agro-ecological zone; Mozambique; Simple Sequence Repeat SSR ;

    Sammanfattning : The genetic diversity within and among 27 accessions of local maize maintained at the National Gene bank of Mozambique was studied. The accessions were originally collected from farmers’ fields in 8 of the 10 agro-ecological zones of Mozambique. Eleven SSR markers were used. A total of 84 alleles were found with an average of 7. LÄS MER