Consumer Acceptance, Choice and Attitudes towards Genetically Modified (GM) Food 

    Costa Font, Monserrat (Date of defense: 2009-04-27)

    La introducció de noves tecnologies en l'àmbit agroalimentari ha revolucionat la eficiència pel que fa al sector productiu, si bé també ha tingut efectes rellevants pel que fa a la demanda, que cal analitzar amb profunditat. ...

    Desarrollo de modelos para la identificación de variedades y fitopatologías mediante técnicas fotónicas 

    Borraz Martínez, Sergio (Date of defense: 2022-05-12)

    In the cultivation of fruit trees, the most common is to work with cuttings. In this way, the grafted fruit tree variety offers specific fruit qualities and the rootstock offers certain agronomic and adaptation characteristics. ...

    Efectos genéticos, ambientales y de interacción sobre componentes químicos relacionados con el valor sensorial de las judias grano 

    Flórez Vergara, Alexy (Date of defense: 2008-02-08)

    Asistimos en la actualidad a una constante pérdida de la diversidad genética de los cultivos. Paralelamente en muchas zonas del mundo, especialmente en los países más desarrollados, se produce una regresión de la agricultura ...

    Estudi de la dinàmica poblacional de Digitaria sanguinalis i de l'efecte del fong Ustilago syntherismae 

    Gallart González-Palacio, Montserrat (Date of defense: 2009-09-14)

    Conèixer la dinàmica poblacional d'espècies arvenses és una informació bàsica per al disseny d'estratègies de control de males herbes eficaces i sostenibles des d'un punt de vista ambiental. La forcadella (Digitaria ...

    Hydrodynamic characterisation of aquaculture tanks and design criteria for improving self-cleaning properties 

    Masaló Llorà, Ingrid (Date of defense: 2008-09-10)

    El propòsit del treball es caracteritzar hidrodinàmicament els tancs més utilitzats en el sector aqüícola, i donar pautes de disseny per millorar-ne l'autoneteja, i optimitzar l'eficiència d'utilització tant de l'espai com ...

    Improvement of spray application process in greenhouse tomato crop : assessment of adapted spraying technologies and methods for canopy characterization 

    Llop Casamada, Jordi (Date of defense: 2017-07-20)

    Vegetable production in greenhouses is an important and productive economic activity for agricultural businesses in Southern Europe. One of the most risky factors affecting this activity is the use of plant protection ...

    Indicadors de qualitat bioquímica, relacionats amb el cicle del carboni, en la restauració de sòls amb fang de depuradora sotmès a assecatge tèrmic i a compostatge 

    Jiménez de Ridder, Patrícia (Date of defense: 2014-07-29)

    In our work we studied some aspects of biochemical quality in the rehabilitation process of degraded soils through the application of sewage sludge. As biochemical quality parameters we focused on the carbon cycle, through ...

    Influence of the characteristics of organic matter on the efficiency of horizontal subsurface-flow constructed wetlands 

    Caselles Osorio, Aracelly (Date of defense: 2007-01-12)

    Los sistemas de humedales construidos de flujo subsuperficial horizontal (HCFSS) constituyen una tecnología válida para la depuración de aguas residuales urbanas. Uno de los principales objetivos de estos sistemas es ...

    L’agricultura en els espais metropolitans : el cas de la Regió Metropolitana de Barcelona 

    Recasens Gracia, Francisco Javier (Date of defense: 2020-09-16)

    Urban agriculture is defined, as the agricultural and livestock activities that are carried out within or around cities. FAO's definition includes those services offered by agrarian activity that benefit the society. In ...

    Meloidogyne species in cucurbit crops : characterization and quantification of the host-parasite relationship 

    López Gómez, Manuel Francisco (Date of defense: 2015-07-24)

    The infection process of Meloidogyne arenaria, M. incognita and M. javanica was compared on zucchini squash, cucumber, melon, pumpkin and watermelon in a growth chamber. All cucurbits were susceptible to the three isolates ...

    Natural enemies for the conservation biological control of Myzus persicae in Mediterranean peach orchards 

    Aparicio del Moral, Yahana Michelle (Date of defense: 2019-07-23)

    Peach and nectarine tree belongs to the species Prunus persica and is the third most produced fruit species in the world. Within Europe, Spain is a leading producer. Most of the crops are located in Catalonia (northeastern ...

    Soil water management: evaluation of infiltration in furrow irrigarion systems, assessing water and salt content spatially and temporally in the Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat area. 

    Aljoumani, Basem (Date of defense: 2012-12-27)

    Sustainability of irrigated agriculture is a growing concern in the Baix Llobregat area. Although irrigated land accounts for a substantial proportion of food supply to the local market, it has been, and still is increasingly ...

    Study of effects of cooking methods on physical properties and bioactive compounds in selected potato cultivars (Solanum tuberosum L) 

    Yang, Yali (Date of defense: 2015-09-29)

    La patata es una fuente de carbohidratos, de versátil preparación y presentación. Dependiendo del proceso de cocción y de las características morfológicas y nutricionales de la patata estos efectos pueden ser positivos o ...

    Tecnologías emergentes y agricultura de precisión en cultivos tridimensionales : implementación y mejora de las técnicas de aplicación de fitosanitarios en viña 

    Campos Tobajas, Javier (Date of defense: 2021-07-28)

    The use of plant protection products (PPP) has become an essential tool in agriculture to achieve the minimum requirements of quality and quantity of food demanded by consumers. Moreover, due to its repeated use throughout ...

    Tomato rootstocks for the control of Meloidogyne spp. 

    Cortada González, Laura (Date of defense: 2010-02-05)

    Se determinó la respuesta de resistencia de 10 patrones de tomate a una población avirulenta de Meloidogyne javanica en maceta. Los ensayos se realizaron en primavera, cuando las temperaturas permitían la expresión fenotípica ...