Thesis (M.B.A.)-Business Studies Unit, Durban Institute of Technology, 2005 vii, 108 leaves / The South African nursery industry has faced many challenges over the last ten years. Excess in both demand and supply occur in any given year. The cost of maintaining a plant beyond its ideal ‘sell-by-date’ erodes profit and after time, results in complete wastage. The seedling nursery industry cannot afford to throw away large quantities of surplus seedlings or those that have become root-bound. The size of the wastage problem was unknown. It was believed that a website for trading surplus stock of seedlings might be the answer to the oversupply experienced by individual nurseries. The literature was consulted to establish what had made large companies successful. The advantages and disadvantages of E-business were investigated.

Master of Science / Department of Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources / Cheryl Boyer / The nursery industry in the United States, particularly in the Great Plains region is growing; however, materials used in creation of artificial substrates used to grow ornamental nursery crops continue to increase in price. Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) is an indigenous plant throughout much of the United States and, in the Great Plains, it has become a pest. Use of wood-based substrates (primarily composed of pine trees) has been proven effective in both nursery and greenhouse production. Eastern Redcedar chips (JVC) could become a local and sustainable resource for the horticulture industry throughout the Midwest. Experiments were conducted to determine if JVC could be used as a substrate to replace or supplement three major substrate components; pine bark (PB), perlite, or peat moss. Four studies evaluated ornamental crop growth: two focused on comparing nursery crop production in PB and JVC, one focused on greenhouse production in peat moss, and the last on plant propagation in perlite. The first experiment (Chapter 2) involved combining ratios of JVC and PB with two fertilizer rates to grow woody plants. It was shown that while higher levels of fertilizer produced larger plants, that plants grown at either rate of fertilizer showed the same growth trends. As JVC content increased more than 20%, growth measurements such as shoot dry weight and plant height decreased. This decrease in growth can be attributed to the physical properties of JVC, which showed that as JVC content increased so did airspace with a corresponding decrease in container capacity. A follow-up experiment (Chapter 4) evaluated several different particle sizes of JVC and a PB control. It showed that despite the different particle sizes JVC substrate produced less growth than plants grown in PB though plants grown in JVC were all similar to each other. Another experiment (Chapter 3) was conducted to evaluate if JVC as a replacement for peat moss in producing greenhouse-grown annual crops. JVC’s low container capacity hindered plant growth with each increase in JVC content associated with a decrease in growth. Finally a propagation experiment (Chapter 5) used a combination of finely-ground JVC and perlite to grow cuttings of woody and herbaceous plants. It was shown that, in most cases, JVC and perlite were equivocal rooting cuttings. This work demonstrates that JVC can be used as a PB and peat moss supplement, but not a replacement nursery and greenhouse crop production. Use of JVC as a perlite replacement for plant propagation is recommended.

A successful forest generation is important for several operators and a lot can happen on the way from nursery to established plant. Therefore traceability of forest plants is important. Sveaskog is one of Sweden’s big producers of forest plants thru their business Svenska skogsplantor. Today it’s possible to trace forest plants grown by Svenska skogsplantor and planted by Sveaskog, but the chain of traceability cannot be considered unbroken since its partially uncertain under the treatment what happens to the plants. Today systems with barcodes, computer systems and applications in smartphones can be at help to create unbroken chains of traceability and the purpose of this work was to examine of what an extended traceability of forest plants could be. The work was done with qualitatively method and semi-structured interviews and the result show that people who work with establishment of forest plants where satisfied with the current traceability but could see benefits like increased control, more interesting work and substratum for statistics as good usage from improved traceability.

7 pp. / Shrubs can greatly enhance the landscaping of your home year round. Different types of shrubs, their landscape usage, selection and cultural requirements are discussed here in detail.

39 slides / Planting Guidelines; Container Trees and Shrubs (1998) Plant Selection and Selecting your Plants (2000) Selecting, Planting and Caring for Landscape Trees (DVD and VHS (2003); Originally published: 2006 / This slide set with accompanying notes is intended to educate profesisonals in the nursery and landscape trade and lay people interested in proper horticultural practices related to selecting, planting and staking trees.

The aim of the study is to make a comparison between the nursery/preschool recommendations (by the state) made in 1972 and the one used today. Here I’ve focused on the posts of looking after children vis-à-vis the educational responsibility. Also the type of education recommended in 1972 and what type of education recommended today. My questions concerns what the preschool recommendations from 1972 are and how they are viewed and applied today in the 2000nds. Since my questions has to do with ideologies regarding children, family and society I choose to do a specific form of text and content analysis called Idea and ideology analysis. In my theoretical chapter I choose two aspects central for my field of examination. These are discourse and discourse analysis, I choose them as they concern how people of different professions in society uses language to categorize and discuss various phenomena surrounding us. Discourse and discourse analysis also includes a description of what the Swedish discourse regarding childcare looks like during the two years I’ve been doing this study. My findings are that the preschool in both 1972 and today both have the responsibility to look after children and the educational task. I’ve also found that in 1972 a certain type of education is recommended for preschools while as today the recommendations don’t contain only one specific type of education.

The overall purpose of the study was to get a deeper understanding of the process of transition from preschool to compulsory school. According to the purpose the study three issues are the following: 1. How organized the reception to the compulsory school? 2. The motives are to host the compulsory school? 3. What consequences may mean the individual, group and organizational level? The background of the study highlights different factors that influence the transition between pre-school and compulsory school. Also included is a review of research on studies related to students experiences of being in compulsory school and wc alternative solutions which occurred out in the operations, which are relevant for the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight managers /principals and special educators. The result is divided into four themes. The result in part one includes enrollment processes for compulsory school. Part two describes the reasons for the receipt of compulsory school. The third part shows the impact on the individual group and organizational level. The fourth section deals with children and carers influence and participation. The discussion raised that since the new Education Act (Lgr 11) it is clear who belongs compulsory school and who do not. It requires a diversity of actors that work together to facilitate the transition process for children/ students.

The purpose of the present study is to determine the calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium content of the composite food, mid-morning fruit juice, fluid milk, and "seconds" of nursery school lunches.

The increasing demand for seaweed extracts has led to the introduction of non-native seaweeds for farming purposes in many tropical regions. Such intentional introductions can lead to spread of non-native seaweeds from farming areas, which can become established in and alter the dynamics of the recipient ecosystems. While tropical seaweeds are of great interest for aquaculture, and have received much attention as pests in the coral reef literature, little is known about the problems and potential of natural populations, or the role of natural seaweed beds in the tropical seascape. This thesis aims to investigate the spread of non-native genetic strains of the tropical macroalga Eucheuma denticulatum, which have been intentionally introduced for seaweed farming purposes in East Africa, and to evaluate the state of the genetically distinct but morphologically similar native populations. Additionally it aims to investigate the ecological role of seaweed beds in terms of the habitat utilization by fish and mobile invertebrate epifauna. The thesis also aims to evaluate the potential of native populations of eucheumoid seaweeds in regard to seaweed farming. The initial results showed that non-native E. denticulatum is the dominating form of wild eucheumoid, not only in areas in close proximity to seaweed farms, but also in areas where farming has never occurred, while native eucheumoids are now scarce (Paper I). The low frequency of native E. denticulatum in seaweed beds, coupled with a low occurrence of reproductive structures, indicates that the effective population size may be low, which in turn may be a threat under changing environmental conditions. These results, combined with indications that seaweeds may be declining in East Africa, illustrates the need for attaining a better understanding of the ecological role of tropical seaweed habitats. The studies on the faunal communities of seaweed beds showed that they are species rich habitats, with high abundances of juvenile fish and mobile epifauna (Paper II and III), strongly indicating that these habitats should be considered for future seascape studies and management actions. Productivity in East African seaweed farming is decreasing, and as the current cultivation is based on a single non-indigenous haplotype, a more diverse genetic base has been suggested as a means to achieve a more productive and sustainable seaweed farming. Although our results show that East African E. denticulatum has a lower growth rate than the currently used cultivar (Paper IV), the several native haplotypes that are present in wild populations illustrates that, though a demanding endeavour, there is potential for strain selection within native populations. / <p>At the time of the doctoral defense, the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 2: Manuscript. Paper 3: Manuscript. Paper 4: Manuscript.</p>

HITKOVÁ, Eva. Aggression in Primary Schoul [Thesis]. Prague: Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education, 2010. The diploma thesis focuses on issues of aggression and aggressiveness of children in nursery school. The aim is to monitor the incidence, causes and manifestations of aggressive behavior in preschool children. The work is divided into ten main chapters. First, focus on the characteristics of the psyche of a preschool age and a child's socialization. It concentrates on the theory, explanation of key concepts and definitions of aggression. An integral part of this work is a list of causes and manifestations of aggression in children in nursery school. Within these chapters it tries to understand and analyze the influences affecting the preschool children and their behavior. In the empirical part, it deals with the investigation and detection of actual aggression and aslo the aggression in today's nursery school in preschool children. The survey was conducted by an observation of children in nursery school. The results were recorded and further processed into tables and graphs. The conclusion is based on collected data, findings and results of the research. Key words: aggression, aggressiveness, nursery school, preschool child, family