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dc.contributor.authorJensen, Kristian Eideeng
dc.date.accessioned2007-06-07T13:31:43Z
dc.date.available2007-06-07T13:31:43Z
dc.date.issued2007eng
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/2251
dc.description.abstractThere is no doubt that agriculture is the most important contributor to the global production offood. This is undeniably also the case for Nepal. In 2002, 93% of the Nepalese workforce wasdeployed in agriculture (World Bank 2005). It therefore goes without saying that this line ofwork is vital to most Nepalese families and the national economy as a whole.Authors such as Sillanpää (1982; 1990) and Carson (1992) suggest that serve nutrientdeficiencies are reducing crops on a widespread basis in Nepal, though.Of the 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, 18 have been proven to be essentialelements which plants can not grow and complete their life cycle without (Brady 2004).Among the latter are zinc and boron. These two micronutrients are subject to the maininvestigations of this thesis and are chosen due to the findings of Mikko Sillanpää (1982;1990), claiming that the most extensive soil deficiencies in Nepal are those of boron and zinc.This thesis is not an attempt to falsify or verify Sillanpää`s theories, but rather an effort toinvestigate links between zinc and boron deficiencies and how the farming system is operatedin a small village of semi-subsistence agriculture. Researchers state that there are soildeficiencies in the world, but not all of them have theories on why this is the case. To be ableto cope with problems, one must have knowledge of the underlying causes.To obtain such knowledge, a quantitative farming system approach is applied along with aspatial approach. Studying farming system is done to obtain data for further statisticalanalyses. These data are used to show connections between farming practices andmicronutrient levels. The spatial approach is used to add the dimension of space to theanalysis, as this is not included in a normal statistical examination.It is important to remember that this is a case study and therefore not an attempt to makegeneralizations. It is, however, an attempt to find empiric relationships and in that waycontribute to the knowledgebase of farming systems and micronutrient deficiencies in Nepal.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherThe University of Bergeneng
dc.titleBoron and zinc deficiency in Nepalese soils: Small-scale variations and the influence of farming system dependent factors. A case study from Sedi Bagar, Kaski District, Nepal.eng
dc.typeMaster thesisen_US
dc.rights.holderThe authoren_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright the author. All rights reserveden_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200nob


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