PhD thesis topics for admission 2023/2024
Environmental Sciences and Applied Biology:
Artificial and seminatural communities as habitats and contact points between blood-feeding insects (Arthropoda: Diptera) and their hosts
Determining the role of microbial nitrogen cycling (internal nitrogen loading) on phytoplankton community structure and cyanobacterial blooms in lakes Veisjärv and Kaiavere, Estonia
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Tree abiotic stress tolerance, size and longevity as key determinants of performance of forests under global change
Anton Shkaruba
Ecosystem disservices in cultural landscapes: evaluation, monitoring and integration to spatial planning
Citizen Science participation models in Estonia and their potential to support environmental decision-making
The variability of mesophyll conducatance in modern and ancient environments
Diana Laarmann, John A. Stanturf, Eneli Põldveer
Can novel forest ecosystems be managed to contribute to the goal of the Green Deal?
Wood formation in Scots pine, Norway spruce and Birch spp. in relation to environmental conditions
Potential strategies for predicting cereal disease epidemics in cereals
Indrek Melts, Ants-Hannes Viira, Mohan Geetha
Integrated models and approaches of environment, social and economy for the sustainable management of semi-natural grasslands and their ecosystem services in Estonia and Japan
Using environmental DNA and population genetics to understand the distribution and ecology of dangerous fish parasite and its invertebrate host
Merrit Shanskiy, Annely Kuu, Jordi Escuer Gatius
Estimating the soil functioning through some soil biota indicators and sequestered C in different soil management systems
Adaptation of photosynthetic nitrogen, water and light use efficiency of C3 and C4 crops within the canopy light gradient: the example of Triticum aestivum and Zea mays
Eve Veromann, Kristof De Schutter
Potential of dsRNA for weevil pests (Ceuthorhynchus) of oilseed rape
Impact of Gall-Forming Insects on agricultural and forests productivity
Timo Kikas, Tharaka Rama Krishna Chowdary Doddapaneni
Levoglucosan-to-biochemicals: production, separation and microbial valorisation
Cultivated Plant Sensing: Artifical Intelligence for Precision Agricultural in Dynamic Environment
Influence of pretreatment method on the production of lignocellulosic inhibitors
Development of a practical data management system based on embedded sensors data for improved production environment management and decision traceability at dairy farms
Veterinary Medicine and Food Science:
Volatolomic studies for viable in vitro produced embryo selection in bovine
Suranga P. Kodithuwakku, Alireza Fazeli
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived Extracellular Vesicles Based Targeted Therapy for Bovine Endometritis
Alireza Fazeli, Suranga P. Kodithuwakku
Development of Milk Extracellular vesicles for therapeutic applications