Defence of the PhD Thesis of Margus Arak Cultivation technology for lowbush blueberry cultivation in milled peat field plantations for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Sciences will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, room B136, Kreutzwaldi 56, Tartu, November 1, 2021, at 13:00.

Supervisor: Professor Jüri Olt, DSc (Eng) Institute of Technology, Estonian University of Life Sciences.

Opponents: Professor István Szabó, PhD, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Szent István University, Hungary; Professor Egidijus Šarauskis, PhD, Faculty of Engineering, Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace and printed thesis in the Library of the Estonian University of Life Sciences.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Liina Jürisoo Distribution of and damages by Dutch elm disease agents in Northeastern Europe for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, room 1B1, Kreutzwaldi 5, Tartu, on November 11, 2021, at 10:00.

Supervisor: Prof. Rein Drenkhan, PhD, Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences.

Opponent: Dr. Nicola la Porta; FE M Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via E. Mach 1, 38010, San Michele all’Adige, Italy.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Heiki Lill Novel application principles for energy storage technologies in nearly zero energy buildings for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Technical Sciences will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, room B136, Kreutzwaldi 56, Tartu, November 25, 2021, at 12:00.

Supervisors: Researcher Alo Allik, PhD (Eng) Institute of Technology, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Professor Andres Annuk, PhD (Eng) Institute of Technology, Estonian University of Life Sciences.

Opponents: Professor Ilhami Colak, PhD (Eng) Nisantasi University, Turkey; Arvi Hamburg, PhD (Eng) Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace and printed thesis in the Library of the Estonian University of Life Sciences.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Piret Raudsepp Polyphenolic composition of rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum L.) and blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.), antibacterial and free radical scavenging properties of these plants in comparison with some other food plants for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science will take place in the BigBlueButton web room at 10.00, December 10, 2021.

Supervisors: Professor Tõnu Püssa, PhD, Chair of Food Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Dr. Ave Kikas, PhD, Polli Horticultural Research Centre, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences.

Opponent: Professor Baoru Yang, PhD, Food Chemistry and Food Development Unit, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Turku, Finland.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Ingrid Bender Effect of organic management methods on yield and quality of carrot and on weeds for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Agriculture will take place in the BigBlueButton web room at 10.15, December 17, 2021.

Supervisors: Anne Luik, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Evelin Loit, PhD, Associate Professor, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Ilmar Tamm, PhD, Senior Researcher, Estonian Crop Research Institute.

Opponent: Terhi Suojala-Ahlfors, PhD, Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.