Supported Dissertations Hermann Eiselen Ph.D. Program Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
A total of 38 dissertations were supported in the thematic area of sustainable agriculture and food security:
Barajas, Elena Mendoza, Dedicated Innovation Systems for Local Sustainability Transformations in the Global South, 2022 Summary as View-PDF
Kayani, Isaac Balume, Fertility and microbial functioning of soils of smallholder farming systems under contrasting tropical agro-ecologies, 2021 Summary as View-PDF
Burbano-Figueroa, Oscar, Yield, productivity and technical gaps that limit the cotton agricultural production system in the Colombian Caribbean, 2022 Summary as View-PDF
Koomson, Eric , Benefits and trade–offs of legume–led crop rotations on crop performance and soil erosion at various scales in SW Kenya , 2021 Summary as View-PDF
Bakaze, Elyeza, Banana weevil borer (Cosmopolites sordidus): Plant defense responses and Control options , 2021 Summary as View-PDF
Opata, John, Innovative propagation techniques in banana and plantain, 2020 Summary as View-PDF
Mponela, Powell, Options for sustainable agricultural intensification in maize mixed farming systems: Explorative ex-ante assessment using multi-agent system simulation, 2021
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Nafi, Eeusha , Interactive Tillage & Crop Residue Management Effects on Soil Properties, Crop Nutrient Uptake & Yield in different weathered Soils of West Africa – Measurements, Modelling & Scenario Simulations, 2020 Summary as View-PDF
Orford, Rohan , A Study of Pasture Cropping as an Alternative Cropping System for Sub-Saharan Africa , 2020
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Shrestha, Shova , Diagnosing and managing zinc and boron deficiencies in emerging crop production systems of Nepal , 2020 Summary as View-PDF
Lashkari-Bod, Abdullah, Functional larval-parasitoid biodiversity in apple orchards as benchmark for management intensity and potential instrument for ecological amelioration of
Iranian apple production, 2019 Summary as View-PDF
Mpanga Kwadwo, Isaac, Fertilization Strategies to Improve the Plant Growth-Promoting Potential of Microbial Bio-Effectors , 2019 Summary as View-PDF
Agossou, Hernaude V. K. , Performance assessment of a bamboo-drip irrigation system - a contribution to water productivity improvement West Africa , 2018 Summary as View-PDF
Benefoh, Daniel Tutu, Assessing land-use dynamics in a Ghanaian cocoa landscape, 2018 Summary as View-PDF
Jemal, Omarsherif Mohammed , The role of local agroforestry practices for enhancing food and nutrition security of smallholding farming households: The case of Yayu area, southwestern Ethiopia, 2018 Summary as View-PDF
Kamau, Juliet Wanjiku , Sustainability of organic and non-organic smallholder farms in Kenya, 2018
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Santos Matias, Denise Margaret, Sustainability of community forestry enterprises: indigenous wild honey gathering in the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve Palawan,
Philippines, 2018
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Gessesse, Tigist Araya, Above- and belowground carbon stocks in semi-arid land-use systems under integrated watershed management in Gergera watershed, Ethiopia, 2017 Summary as View-PDF
Gonfa, Ashinie Bogale, Effects of alternate furrow irrigation on physiological response, agronomic performance and physio-chemical quality of tomato cultivars, 2017 Summary as View-PDF
Musafiri, Ildephonse, The Determinants of Long-Term Growth in Smallholder Agriculture in Rwanda: An Intergenerational Analysis, 2017 Summary as View-PDF
Gil, Juliana Dias Bernardes, Land Use Change, Agricultural Intensification and Low-Carbon Agricultural Practices in Mato Grosso, Brazil, 2016 Summary as View-PDF
Jin Zhang, Crop management options to reduce nitrogen pollution in Liangzihu lake basin, Central China, 2016
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Musyoki, Mary Kamaa, Impacts of the fungal bio-control agent Fusarium Oxysporum f.sp. strigae on plant beneficial microbial communities in the maize
rhizosphere, 2016 Summary as View-PDF
Sonam Tashi, The prospects of organic farming in Bhutan, 2016 Summary as View-PDF
Sophoanrith Ro, Potential of organic manures in rainfed lowland rice-based production systems on sandy soils of Cambodia, 2016 Summary as View-PDF
Abu Hayat Md. Saiful Islam, Impact of Technological Innovation on the Poor. Integrated Aquaculture-Agriculture in Bangladesh, 2015 Summary as View-PDF
Gemenet, Dorcus Chepkesis, Towards understanding the genetics of tolerance to low soil phosphorus conditions in West African pearl millet, 2015 Summary as View-PDF
Graw, Valerie Annemarie Martine, Interlinkages of Land Degradation, Marginality and Land Use Cover Change in Kenya. Development of an interdisciplinary framework using remote
sensing and GIS, 2015 Summary as View-PDF
Khin Latt, Yadana, Effects of elevated soil temperature and altered precipitation patterns on N-cycling and production of N2O and CO2 in an agricultural
soil, 2015 Summary as View-PDF
Muema, Esther Kathini, Abundance and diversity of total and nitrifying prokaryotes as influenced by biochemical quality of organic inputs, mineral nitrogen fertilizer and soil texture in tropical agro-ecosystems, 2015 Summary as View-PDF
Schachtsiek, Tilman, Exploring the potential of multipurpose tree species for revegetating abandoned cropping sites in the lower Amu Darya Basin, 2015 Summary as View-PDF
Udomkun, Patchimaporn, Increasing nutritional value of papaya (Carica papaya L.) by optimizing pretreatment and drying parameters, 2015 Summary as View-PDF
Grüzmacher, Monica, Understanding ecological change through palm use and management, 2014
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Mounde, Lenard Gichana, Understanding the role of plant growth promoting bacteria on sorghum growth and biotic suppression of Striga infestation, 2014 Summary as View-PDF
Boaz Shaban Waswa, Assessment of land degradation patterns in western Kenya: Implications for restoration and rehabilitation, 2013 Summary as View-PDF
Djanibekov, Utkur, Trees, crops, and rural livelihoods: Afforestation of marginal croplands in Uzbekistan, 2013
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Towett, Erick Kibet, Prediction of soil properties for agricultural and environmental applications from infrared and X-ray soil spectral properties, 2013 Summary as View-PDF
Shimeles, Damene Shiene, Effectiveness of soil and water conservation measures for land restoration in the Wello area, northern Ethiopian highlands, 2012 Summary as View-PDF
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PH.D.-PROGRAMS
Here are the two Ph. D.-programs in the area of food security and rural poverty alleviation: