Browsing Master's theses (IPV) by Title
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Alternative food networks among farmers in Norway : a case study on the potential for expansion
(Master thesis, 2014-11-13)The industrialization of agriculture has lead many farmers into a situation of economic squeeze with increasing costs, falling income and high financial debt. In addition it has disconnected them from consumers. As a ... -
An evaluation of cyanobacteria as a repellent against the turnip fly (Delia floralis Fallén)
(Master thesis, 2017)The turnip root fly (Delia floralis) lives in the northern hemisphere and is a major pest on Brassica crops. D. floralis can cause severe economical and production damage to Brassica crops if left uncontrolled. The main ... -
Analysis of viable Lactococcus community in Norvegia cheese during ripening during cheese making and ripening
(Master thesis, 2020)The goal of this project was to investigate the microbial community in cheese and how it evolved throughout ripening. The Lactococcus community of cheese made with the two different starter cultures C10 and C07 were analysed ... -
Aphid transmitted viruses of raspberry in Norway : detection, occurrence, and vector association
(Master thesis, 2022)Raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) is the high value horticultural crop, which is susceptible to multiple viruses, including aphid borne viruses, that lead to yield loss. Thus, proper identification of relevant viruses and their ... -
Api-Tourism as added-value : the case of La Ruta de la Miel in Chile
(Master thesis, 2014-08-12)95% of all honey produced in Chile is exported as a bulk commodity. This means that more than 10,000 individual beekeepers from around the country are combining together their product, homogenizing it, irradiating it, and ... -
Assessing value within sustainable agricultural movements : a case study on the urban farm collective
(Master thesis, 2014-07-29)In North American many people are unable to have their food needs met because of economic constraints. Current economic models in the U.S. support a bottom line approach that emphasizes the importance of getting the most ... -
Assessment of agroecological development : a case study of the Allgäu region
(Master thesis, 2018)The framework of agroecology territories suggests that transitioning to sustainable agriculture and food systems is most efficient on a territorial scale. To understand the processes and show positive outcomes of agroecological ... -
Assessment of the potential of biotic regulation by Brassica cover crops used as biofumigants : case of Verticillium dahliae affecting Sunflower crop in southwestern France
(Master thesis, 2018)Verticillium dahliae causing Sunflower Verticillium Wilt (SVW) is a vascular pathogenic fungus of increasing importance in south western France. Biofumigation performed with brassica cover-crops grown during the long fallow ... -
Avrenning fra sulfidholdig stein til brakkvann : avsetning av metaller i blåskjell og fisk
(Master thesis, 2017)I denne masteroppgaven har det blitt studert forurensning i Kaldvellfjorden (Lillesand). Etter vegbygging (E18 Grimstad-Kristiansand) med sprenging av sulfidholdig gneis ble det laget et deponi. Det er blitt dokumentert ... -
Backwardness or innovation : the Norwegian farming community as a hindrance or support for increased and more environment-friendly vegetable production
(Master thesis, 2019)This master thesis presents and discusses findings from in-depth interviews with nine large- scale environment-friendly vegetable producers regarding the supporting and hindering qualities of the Norwegian farming community. ... -
Basis for agroecological management of aphids (Aphis craccivora Koch) on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) in Cuban agroecosystems
(Master thesis, 2014-11-04)Aphid (Aphis craccivora Koch) is an important cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) pest in Cuban agroecosystems, causing important damages. Aphid fluctuation in a cowpea crop was observed by weekly counting in a control treatment. ... -
Biochar for carbon neutral farming : a case study of greenhouse horticulture in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)Norway is on the list over nations who directly contribute to a significant part of the European and global greenhouse gas-emissions and is a direct contributor to global warming and its related problems. As a result of ... -
Biological control of the cabbage root fly (Delia radicum) using an entomopathogenic fungus (Metarhizium brunneum)
(Master thesis, 2020)Cabbage root flies are a damaging pest to cruciferous crops in the northern hemisphere. They are considered to be the main pest of brassica crops (EPPO, 2004). Their larvae feed on the roots and stems of brassica plants. ... -
Biology and control of the invasive Fallopia taxa
(Master thesis, 2015-05-07)Abstract Fallopia japonica and Fallopia sachalinensis are perennial, rhizomatous plants, native to East Asia, and introduced to Europe in the mid 1800’s. Hybridization between the taxa in the introduced range has given ... -
Can drought tolerance be a preadaptation to frost tolerance? : evolution of responses to drought and sudden frost within the grass subfamily Pooideae
(Master thesis, 2019)The grass family (Poaceae) is one of the most economical and ecological important plant family on earth. The largest of the Poaceae grass subfamilies is Pooideae. This subfamily contains many of our crop and forage grasses ... -
Celestial ecology : multiple ontologies of plant breeding
(Master thesis, 2017)This study investigates the role that concepts of nature play in contemporary plant breeding practices, primarily in the Wageningen University plant breeding department but also among biodynamic breeders and breeders working ... -
Characterisation of fructan accumulation in grasses and its implication for cold adaptation and overwintering
(Master thesis, 2021)Fructans are fructose-based oligo- and polysaccharides that occur in many plants in temperate climates. Beside its main function as storage carbohydrate, fructan has been suggested to play a role in temperate adaptations, ... -
Clicks and bricks : assessing the viability of a food cooperative in Central Pennsylvania
(Master thesis, 2017)As interest in local foods reaches previously unfathomable heights in the United States, there is a growing diversity of business models to bolster local food economies and increase access to a wider range of high quality ... -
Cloning and characterization of Cas9 in IPEC-J2 cells for CRISPR screens against porcine E. coli pathogen
(Master thesis, 2021)Bakgrunn Svin er ofte brukt husdyr i landbruket, brukt primært for dets kjøtt. Et ofte forekommende problem i svineindustrien er diare forårsaket av bakterier, hvor enterotoksinproduserende Escherichia coli(ETEC) er en ... -
Co-design methodology : design process of an innovative experimental orchard in Southern France, Drôme
(Master thesis, 2017)Fruit production is among the crops using the most pesticides, affecting both the quality of the environment and human health. In this context, the INRA Gotheron experimental station (Drôme, France) leads a project to test ...