PhD Candidates

New peroxide applications for prolonged reduction of cyanobacterial dominance in freshwater lakes.

Neogene evolution of the grasses in the Amazon drainage basin.

Waste2C: from waste to crop - Quzhou as a living lab for sustainable agro-food systems.

How do scavengers accelerate the terrestrial nutrient cycle?

Enhancement of the use of machine learning in digital soil mapping.

More roses for less: Balancing between crop growth, fungal diseases and energy use in greenhouses.

Chemical-ecological interactions at the sediment water interface.

Grassland field margins and biodiversity.

Unravelling the genetic and epigenetic architecture that influence ethanol responses in C. elegans using natural variation.

Transitions in male-female differentiation type.

The role of maize-soybean-chicken value chains in sustainable food systems: the case of Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania.

Genomic prediction Tetraploid potato.

A data-driven reconstruction of global land change: Land use and land management dynamics in a globalised world.

The evolutionary consequences for Termitomyces fungi of long-term clonal cultivation by termites.

Human impact on vegetation and fire history in seasonal Amazonia.

The role of methylation in Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) infection.

The role of planned plant diversity in productive and eco-resilient cropping systems on the North China Plain.

Global wetland monitoring with remote sensing techniques.

Enhancing nitrogen use efficiency of rice production systems by crop model-based optimisation.

An analysis of soil improving cropping system.

Effects of tree species traits and fungal composition on stem decomposition of 24 temperate tree species.

Divergence of adaptation strategies to cope with freezing for broad-leaved tree species in humid temperate forest.

Developing the framework of a Decision Support Tool for On-farm Nutrient Management based on soil diagnostic features in Northern Ethiopia.

Monograph of the plant genus Trigonostemon.

Energy saving in greenhouse crop production by flexible climate management.

Discovering new functions of MYB-TFs in Petunia for the improvement of consumer traits in Fruits and Vegetables.

Trichophyton rubrum complex revisited: whole genome comparison, phenotype-phylogeny study and their spectrum of secreted proteinase.

Interactive effect of plant species, beetle attack, decomposition stages and weather conditions on flammability and carbon gas emissions of coarse woody debris in Dutch dune forest.

Study on the phyologeny, taxonomy and ecology of cryptic species using Brachionus calyciflorus as a model system.

Performance of cereal/legume intercropping systems in cool semi-arid growing conditions: optimizing complementary for N uptake and water use.

Spatial and temporal yield estimation and prediction for orchard management using high-resolution UAV-based imagery technology.

Dynamic photosynthesis and its physiological mechanisms in response to salt stress.

Effects of green light on plant growth and resistance against abiotic stresses.

The effects of nitrogen dose, light period and intensity on futile cycling of nitrate.

Multiple environmental and evolutionary sources of variation in plant anatomy.

Climate sensitivity of (sub-) tropical forests in China: improving understanding by combining tree-based and ecosystem-based measurements.

Opportunity for greenhouse vegetable production in Australian temperate climate.

Impact of stoichiometric variations in feeding conditions on the life history, functional response, ecophysiology and population development of the Rotifier Brachionus calyciflorus.

Knowledge-based data-driven modelling of greenhouse crop production in a subtropical monsoon climate.

Exploring the potential of using leaf-colour traits to increase rice productivity via improving photosynthesis and source-sink balance.

Molecular basis of phenotypic plasticity of taste in insects

Model-based design of semi-passive greenhouse.

Optimizing yield & quality by predicting vitality of seed potatoes & its impact on crop performance.

Tropical trees, our heroes? Long term responses of canopy tree physiology and growth to rising CO2.

Understanding sexual selection: which sex leads the dance when both are signallers?

The role of FSC certification in the conservation of large mammals.