Eveliina Kiiski, Kari Hyytiäinen

Trade-offs between carbon conservation and profitability in crop cultivation: unlocking potential through diversifying crop allocations regionally

Agriculture

Adjusting crop rotation is a key agricultural strategy to boost variable profit, enhance soil fertility, adapt to climate change, and miti...

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Antti Hynni, Jukka Käyhkö, Tuomas Kuhmonen

Factors explaining the differences in the adoption of circular economy measures among farms in Southwest Finland

Agriculture

Transitioning to a circular economy is essential for addressing the inefficiencies and environmental impacts of traditional agricultural p...

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María D. R. Domínguez Carrasco, Tapio Salo, Riikka Keskinen, Johanna Suomi

Comparison of the effects of bio-based and mineral fertiliser use on heavy metals dietary exposure in six European countries

Environment

This study compared the effects of using bio-based fertilisers (BBFs) of high (BBFH) or low (BBFL) metal content with conventional mineral...

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Arto Kalevi Huuskonen, Manni Katariina, Pekka Huhtanen

Modelling effects of different milk production intensities on methane production and nitrogen excretion when targeted amounts of milk and beef are produced

Agriculture

The objective of the study was to model the effects of different milk production intensities on methane (CH4) production and nitrogen (N)...

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This modelling study addresses a highly pertinent issue in modern agriculture: balancing productivity with environmental sustainability, specifically...

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Tomasz Lenartowicz, Henryk Bujak, Marcin Przystalski, Kamila Nowosad, Krzysztof Jończyk, Beata Feledyn-Szewczyk

Comparison of spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L) varieties grown in organic trials: lodging and plant height

Agriculture

Lodging is one of the main factors influencing yield reduction in both organic and conventional systems. In theorganic system, lodging is...

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Elin Stenberg, Viktoria Olsson, Anders H Karlsson, Karin Wendin, Katarina Arvidsson Segerkvist

Influence of different production systems on the sensory attributes, fatty acid composition and vitamin E concentration in meat from intact male lambs

Animal Husbandry

Sensory attributes, fatty acid composition and vitamin E concentration of meat from intact male lambs reared in four different production...

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Sophie Julie Krizsan, Marcia Franco, Marketta Rinne, Mohammad Ramin, Farhang Fatehi

In vitro evaluation of agro-industrial by-products in diets for cattle

Animal Husbandry

The objective of this in vitro batch culture study was to evaluate various agro-industrial by-products as feeds for cattle. In Experiment...

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Juho Hautsalo, Marja Jalli, Ulla Heinonen, Satu Latvala

Pathogenicity of different Fusarium species on six arable crop species in Finland

Agriculture

In cereals, Fusarium species composition and associated mycotoxin risks are well studied in the Nordic countries, but the interactions bet...

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This study critically expands our understanding of Fusarium species composition and pathogenicity beyond cereals to include an increasingly important...

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Katarina Elofsson , Bahre Gebru, Hans Andersson

Impacts of climate change on agricultural yield and the economic feasibility of adaptation in Sweden

Agriculture

Climate change alters precipitation patterns and temperature. The impact thereof on agricultural yields varies across production seasons a...

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This study addresses a critical and timely issue concerning the impacts of climate change on agricultural yields in Sweden, specifically focusing on t...

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Tapio Salo, Riikka Keskinen, Maria del Rosario Dominguez Carrasco, Johanna Suomi, Kari Ylivainio

Substituting fossil-based mineral fertilizers with bio-based products – impacts on potentially toxic elements in soil and crops

Environment

Similar to conventional mineral fertilizers, circular bio-based fertilizer (BBF) products may contain potentially toxic elements (PTEs). I...

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This study rigorously investigates the potential for bio-based fertilizers (BBFs) to introduce potentially toxic elements (PTEs) into agricultural sys...

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