Several methods are used for soil maintenance of berry crop rows, including bare soil and organic mulch. Use of bare soil is the cheapest solution in the plantation, although organic mulch is often used because it saves water in the soil, protects roots from bare frosts, and helps to control weeds. ...

The research deals with the elaboration of identification and assessment methods of risks connected only with the manufacturing process. Testing of the possibilities of the HACCP (Hazard Analyses and Critical Control Points) system principles for risk identification and assessment in wood branch...

Hybrid aspen plantations can be an extra source of renewable resources not only for energy, but also for products with higher added value. The aim of the study was to determine the differences in physical and chemical properties of wood and fibres between clones of hybrid aspen and common aspen, at ...

To determine the quality of wood materials, wood industry specialists usually use physical (density, moisture content) and mechanical (compression, tensile, bending strength and modulus of elasticity) properties of wood. Factors influencing the modulus of elasticity and bending strength depending...

Wood as a renewable energy source has an increasing importance in attempts to meet the demand for climate change mitigation (reduction of use of GHG emitting fossil fuels) and energy-independence. It is driving the increased use of logging residues from commercial thinning and clear-cuts. However,...

This article represents results of research project "Extraction of logging residues at LVM (Latvian State Forests)" implemented in cooperation between Joint stock company "Latvijas valsts meži" SKOGFORSK (The Forestry Research Institute of Sweden) and Latvian State Forestry Research Institute...

Recently the demand for biomass for bioenergy and fiber in many countries has been changing the traditional utilization of grasses for forage. Grasslands compared to other crops for agro-fuel production can be produced on marginal agricultural lands, since they do not require high amounts of...

Worldwide interest in organic agriculture is rising simultaneously with the development of sustainable growing technologies with the limited use of chemical plant protection products. The decrease of environmental load is regulated also by the EC regulation No. 2092/91 where significant reducing of ...