Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) is a high value crop, and it is grown for its berries in many countries. Strawberry industry in Estonia has been fluctuating due to the limited selection of cultivars suitable for Nordic ...

This doctoral thesis presents six original papers, which are used to demonstrate the design possibilities for increasing the local renewable energy consumption of buildings equipped with renewable energy production ...

In an era of globalization and increased food trade, and considering the implementations of climate change on establishment of pathogens into new areas, it is of importance to monitor traded plant material for the presence ...

Sublethal effects of pesticides on behavioural endpoints are poorly investigated in nontargeted beneficial arthropod predators important as nartural enemies of many agricultural pests. In this ecotoxicological study, ...

Macrophytes play an important role in aquatic ecosystems. Their temporal and spatial distribution is governed by various natural and anthropogenic pressures and disturbances. The aim of the thesis is to study the effect ...

Crystallisation is the main process in lactose production technology. It consists of several steps including formation of primary clusters of molecules, nucleation, growth of nuclei, and further formation of crystals. The ...

The roles of BMP and Pax in the embryonic development have been extensively studied in recent years and the formation of the neural tube is usually described as a self-evident process, but formation of nervous system in ...

Plants biosynthesized a wide variety of volatile organic compound (BVOCs) consisting of volatile isoprenoids, LOX products, saturated aldehydes, benzenoids, and several hydrocarbon volatiles. BVOCs have a considerable ...

Plants release a wide array of biogenic volatile organic compounds both constitutively and upon stress. BVOCs play key roles biologically and ecologically. In addition, the emission responses of stress volatiles act as one ...

Around the world, there is increasing interest in research showing the impact of the physical environment on people’s health and wellbeing. This work focuses on landscape reading according to chosen theories in healing ...