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Cultivation of willows (Salix sp.) using residues of the wastewater purification process and biogas production as fertilisers
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2015)This thesis suggests that society’s waste products such as municipal wastewater, sewage sludge and biogas digestate could all be used in willow cultivation providing valuable resources to develop the production of bioenergy ... -
Distribution and habitat preferences of Clouded Apollo butterfly [Parnassius mnemosyne (L.)] in Estonia
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2015)According to the European Red List of Butterflies, 31% of the European butterflies have declining populations. One of the specialist butterfly species that has declining population in whole Europe and that has been interest ... -
The effect of different farming systems on potato tuber yield and quality
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2015)The world’s population is estimated to exceed over 9 billion people by 2050 (FAO, 2013), thus the demand for high yielding, good quality crops as well as the “challenges for the sustainability of the ecosystems” ... -
Electrical charge of basidiospores of hymenomycetes (Fungi) and its biological significance
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2015)When spores liberate from fruitbodies of chanterelle, penny ban, fly agaric, hedgehog fungus, tinder conk, dry rot fungus or another hymenomycetous fungus, the spores usually carry electrostatic charges. The mean absolute ... -
The influence of cultivation methods on soil microbial community composition and activity
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2015)Liina Edesi thesis „The influence of cultivation methods on soil microbial community composition and activity“ is based on the long-term research, focused on comparison of organic (with and without cattle manure) and ... -
Possibilities to Affect Antioxidant Properties of Strawberries and Some Methodical Aspects in Their Determination
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2015)It is generally acknowledged that genotype, cultivation conditions and postharvest technologies might have an effect on some antioxidant compounds in strawberries, but the extent to which different measures impact total ... -
Responses of respiratory and photorespiratory decarboxylations to internel and external factors in C3 plants
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2015)Simultaneously with CO2 fixation in plant leaves during photosynthesis, respiration processes release part of the fixed CO2 in decarboxylation reactions. There are two different respiration processes – respiration and ... -
Sustainable community management in Estonia: reflections on heritage projects on Kihnu Island, in Viljandi County, and in various protected areas
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2015)The PhD thesis of Priit-Kalev Parts entitled “Sustainable community management in Estonia: reflections on heritage projects on Kihnu Island, in Viljandi county, and in various protected areas” examines the problems related ...