Thorkild Kjaergaard
Biographic Data
| ID | 1209043 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thorkild Kjaergaard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thorkild |
| FAMILY NAME | Kjaergaard |
| SIGNATURE | KJAERGAARD T |
| AFFILIATIONS | European University Institute |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Plant that Changed the World: The rise and fall of clover 1000-2000
Among the big crops in world agriculture, clover is a late-comer. From southern Spain, where it was domesticated around the year 1000, clover conquered Europe. In the 17th and 18th centuries, when European agriculture ran into a critical nitrogen deficit due to growing exports of cereals to ever-increasing numbers of populous cities, clover, which is an efficient nitrogen fixer, became essential for feeding the population. In the 19th century clo…
The Danish Revolution 1500-1800: An Ecohistorical Interpretation
The Danish Revolution: An Ecohistorical Interpretation
The Danish Revolution, 1500–1800: An Ecohistorical Interpretation
This book tells the story of a fertile European country that, as a result of over population and military armament, over exploited its fields and forests in a non-sustainable fashion. By the eighteenth century Denmark, along with other European countries, found itself in an ecological crisis involving clear felling of forests, sand drift, floods, inadequate soil fertilization and cattle disease. This crisis was overcome by a green biotechnologica…
The rise of press and public opinion in eighteenth‐century Denmark—Norway
The farmer interpretation of Danish history
The Danish Revolution 1500-1800: An Ecohistorical Interpretation
The farmer interpretation of Danish history
A Plant that Changed the World: The rise and fall of clover 1000-2000
Among the big crops in world agriculture, clover is a late-comer. From southern Spain, where it was domesticated around the year 1000, clover conquered Europe. In the 17th and 18th centuries, when European agriculture ran into a critical nitrogen deficit due to growing exports of cereals to ever-increasing numbers of populous cities, clover, which is an efficient nitrogen fixer, became essential for feeding the population. In the 19th century clo…
The farmer interpretation of Danish history
The rise of press and public opinion in eighteenth‐century Denmark—Norway
The Danish Revolution, 1500–1800: An Ecohistorical Interpretation
This book tells the story of a fertile European country that, as a result of over population and military armament, over exploited its fields and forests in a non-sustainable fashion. By the eighteenth century Denmark, along with other European countries, found itself in an ecological crisis involving clear felling of forests, sand drift, floods, inadequate soil fertilization and cattle disease. This crisis was overcome by a green biotechnologica…
The Danish Revolution 1500-1800: An Ecohistorical Interpretation
The Danish Revolution: An Ecohistorical Interpretation
A Plant that Changed the World: The rise and fall of clover 1000-2000
Among the big crops in world agriculture, clover is a late-comer. From southern Spain, where it was domesticated around the year 1000, clover conquered Europe. In the 17th and 18th centuries, when European agriculture ran into a critical nitrogen deficit due to growing exports of cereals to ever-increasing numbers of populous cities, clover, which is an efficient nitrogen fixer, became essential for feeding the population. In the 19th century clo…
History (5 works) · Danish (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Historical Influence and Diplomacy (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Economic history (2 works)