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Koekenttien maaperän epätasaisuudesta

The inequality of the Finnish soil with regard to the varying thickness of the soil layers of different age in heavy clay has previously (1) been described as a factor of strong influence on test conditions. The present paper deals chiefl...

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Distribution of thiamin (Vitamin B1) and fat in wheat grain

The chief purpose of the experiments has been to find out the thiamin content of the different parts of wheat grain. Special attention has been paid to the relation of the thiamin and fat content in germ, in the outer bran tissues, and in...

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The shape of the egg and its inheritability

Kananmunan tultua erittäin tärkeäksi kansainväliseksi kauppatavaraksi ja kulutuksen noustessa yli 70 milj. kappaleen vuosittain on useissa tuontimaissa kiinnitetty huomiota kananmunien laatuun kuten tuoreuteen, kokoon, kuoren laatuun ym....

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Cross-breeding Finnish sheep with Schwartzkopf rams

Suomalaisen lampaan vähäisen koon sekä heikon villantuotannon kohottamiseksi tuotettiin maahamme saksalaisten aloitteesta kolme schwartzkopf-pässiä, joilla koetarkoituksessa toivottiin risteytettävän suomalaisia uuhia. Kokeet aloitettiin...

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Viljelyskelpoisen maan levinneisyydestä suomessa

At the initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture the area of arable land was roughly estimated according to communities. Due to the circumstances the elucidation deals only with the southern Finland up to the line along the river Oulu. Th...

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Rehujen jalostusarvolaskelmista

Artikkelissa on käsitelty lähinnä teoreettiselta kannalta rehujen jalostusarvolaskelmia, niiden merkitystä maatalouden kannattavuuskysymyksissä sekä jalostusarvolaskelmien puutteellisuuksia ja niiden tulosten käyttöä rajoittavia tekijöitä...

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The significance of potato virus diseases in Finland

Tiedot perunan virustautien levinneisyydestä eri maissa osoittavat, että näiden tautien aiheuttamat vahingot ovat vähäisimmät sellaisissa seuduissa, joissa vallitsee kylmä ja raaka ilmanala (vrt. 5, 12, 19). Vahingollisimpien virustautien...

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Kaarlo Toivo Terho

Professor Toivo Terho wirkte seit 1917 als Leiter der Tierzüchtungsableitung der Landwirtschaftlichen Versuchsanstalt, seit 1941 als Direktor dei gesamten Unter suchungsanstalt sowie seit 1924 als Dozent an der Univeisität Helsinki. Terho...

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Dry period and milk yield

The relation between dry period milk yield among Finnish Ayrshire cattle has been studied in this investigation. The question has been handled particularly from the standpoint of breeding selection in weighing whether the length of the pr...

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Building resilient food systems: A resilience assessment framework for food supply

Food supply systems operate in increasingly uncertain and dynamic environments, where disturbances can affect performance and long-term viability. Strengthening resilience is therefore a strategic priority for food security, yet practical...

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Phosphorus and its reactions in terrestrial soils and lake sediments

The P status in some soils and sediments and the fate of P in various sorption and desorption tests was studied. The aim was to elucidate some factors possibly controlling the availability of soil P and the eutrophication risk owing to er...

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The Latvian seed savers movement: A case study in fostering resilient food systems

Latvian seed savers are at the forefront of a long-term, grassroots movement that fosters food sovereignty. They do this by prioritising heirloom crops and actively resisting the homogeneity of stadard agricultural crops. This approach st...

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New records of insect herbivory on American cranberry in Finland

American cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) is a native North American fruit crop, cultivated mainly in a small number of countries, including the USA, Canada, Chile in the New World, and Türkiye, Germany, Belarus, Poland and Sweden in Eur...

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Residual phosphorus is a significant pool in soil phosphorus cycling

Sequential phosphorus (P) fractionation schemes are widely used to characterize soil P pools, yet the most chemically resistant forms are often omitted in modern applications of fractionations. We quantified inorganic and organic P in ten...

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Reduced soil tillage and insecticide use in pollen beetle management on oilseed rape in Finland

Brassica oilseeds are important protein crops for Nordic agriculture. Oilseed production is challenged by multiple insect pests, most importantly the pollen beetle (Brassicogethes aeneus). Concerns about pyrethroid resistance and potentia...