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Assessment of Verticillium dahliae Kleb. And Soil Fungal Communities Associated with Strawberry Fields
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)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 ... -
Begomovirus infection in tomato fruit
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)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 ... -
Change in Estonian natural resource use: the case of wild food plants
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)The use of wild food plants is one example of the importance of biocultural diversity. Wild food plants are, in the context of this work, those plants that grow without the direct intentional help (cultivation or management) ... -
Effects of natural and anthropogenic pressures and disturbances on the macrophytes of Lake Peipsi
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)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 ... -
High-Frequency Measurements - A New Approach in Limnology
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)Until recently, time consuming and costly manual measurements have been predominating in lake research and monitoring. Usually, this kind of measurements do not provide sufficient temporal and spatial resolution if any. ... -
Impact of slurry fertilization on nutrient leaching and on the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes in agricultural soil
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)Present thesis studies the impacts of slurry fertilization on nutrient leaching and on the efficiency of using activated carbon (AC) as a measure in its reduction. In addition research assesses the cattle slurry as a source ... -
The perceivable landscape a theoretical-methodological approach to landscape
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)The goal of the case studies was to identify a semiosphere in landscape, the properties characteristic of memory and reminiscences, in order to identify the universal functioning mechanisms of the object and to comprehend ... -
The Socio-Economic Determinants of Entrepreneurship in Estonian Rural Municipalities
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)The aim of the present thesis was to study the impact of socio-economic determinants on the development of entrepreneurship in Estonian rural municipalities. The socio-economic determinants refer to external economic, ... -
The sublethal effects of neurotoxic insecticides on the basic behaviours of agriculturally important carabid beetles
(Eesti Maaülikool, 2017)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, ...