Defence of the PhD Thesis of Thaisa Fernandes Bergamo Combining unmanned aerial vehicles and a mesocosm experiment to unveil plant communities shifts under global change conditions in coastal meadows for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Protection will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 5, room 2C5, Tartu on November 22, 2022, at 11:15.

Supervisors: Prof. Kalev Sepp, Dr. Raymond D. Ward, Prof. Christopher B. Joyce (University of Brighton).

Opponent: Prof. Dr. Keith Edwards (University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic).

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Neda Najdabbasi Alternative biocontrol strategies in the potato phytophthora infestans pathosystem for integrated management of late blight : Alternatieve beheersingsstrategieën voor een geïntegreerde bestrijding van de aardappelziekte inaardappel submitted to Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMÜ) and Ghent University (UGent) in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the joint degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Agriculture (EMÜ) and Bioscience Engineering (UGent) will take place in the web room, in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 5, Tartu on November 28, 2022, at 13:15.

Supervisors: Prof. dr. Marika Mänd, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Plant Health; Prof. dr. ir. Geert Haesaert, Ghent University, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Plants and Crops, Gent, Belgium; Prof. dr. ir. Kris Audenaert, Ghent University, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Plants and Crops, Gent, Belgium.

Opponent: Dr. Inmaculada Larena, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA) Madrid, Spain.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Carmen Kivistik The impact of environmental disturbances on the gastrointestinal bacterial community and the viability of aquatic gastropods for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Sciences and Applied Biology will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 5, room D239, Tartu on December 2, 2022, at 09:15.

Supervisors: Prof. Daniel Philipp Ralf Herlemann, Dr. Kairi Käiro, Dr. Helen Tammert.

Opponent: Dr. Sara Beier (Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde).

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.

 

Defence of the PhD Thesis of Mihkel Mäesaar Prevalence and counts of Listeria monocytogenes and Campylobacter spp. in food and molecular characterisation of the isolates in Estonia for applying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science will take place in the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 62, Tartu on December 14, 2022, at 10:00.

Supervisor: Professor Mati Roasto, Chair of Veterinary Biomedicine and Food Hygiene, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences.

Opponent: Doctor Eva Møller Nielsen, Section for Foodborne Infections, Department of Bacteria, Parasites & Fungi, Statens Serum Institut, Denmark.

This dissertation is available in the digital archive EMU DSpace.