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MSc Thesis subjects 2010-2011

Theme 1: Crop systems biology
  Physiological and genetic modelling of genotype-by-environment interactions
  Crop simulation modelling: Science and art
  Developing selection criteria for improved root system architecture in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) for organic and low-input agriculture
  Quantifying nitrogen efficiency in a large set of potato genotypes/varieties in response to contrasting N-input levels
  Evaluating the feeding value of starch in silage maize
  Production of artemisinin, a secondary metabolite with antimalarial activity, in Artemisia annua L.
  Assessing and modelling crop behaviour of Arabidopsis
  Zinc translocation in cereals and allocation to grains: source or sink limitations
  Evaluation of sorghum genotypes for tolerance to Striga
  Leaf photosynthesis: measurement and modelling
Theme 2: Crop form and function
  Computational modelling of natural variation in Arabidopsis shoot architecture
  How plants respond to a heterogeneous light distribution environment in intercropping
  Tillering in grasses and cereals in relation to light quality and population density
  Branching pattern in Arabidopsis thaliana under contrasting light conditions
  3D modelling of light extinction in wheat canopies in relation to row structure and solar angle
Theme 3: Designing climate-robust systems
  Second growth in potato / doorwas in aardappel
  Model evaluation of weather relationships determining spore production and infection risk in Phytophthora infestans
  The relevance of cultural control measures for weed management
  Extreme weather and climate events and their impact on crop production
  Weather and climate knowledge for improved in-season decision-making
  Optimising the weather
  Open call for a project proposal Designing climate robust cropping systems
Theme 4: Quantitative agro-ecology
  Black lesions on potato leaves: Alternaria, ozon exposure, boron deficiency, what is the real cause?
  Evaluating weed suppressiveness of soil incorporated and surface placed cover crops residues in coffee production systems in Ethiopia
  Capture it if you can! Develop a movement model for carabids
  Capture it if you can! Landscape composition and population dispersal of carabids: A simulation study
  Soil fertility improvement strategies with respect to their contribution to Striga management
  Effects of cowpea on Striga management in Sorghum cropping systems
  Parasitic weeds in rice production systems in sub-Saharan Africa
  Producing quality coffee - how quantitative can we get
  Low dosage systems and herbicide resistance
  Life cycle aspects of perennial weed species
  IPM and system analysis
  What is the basis of early vigour, being an important trait of weed competitiveness of various crop species
  Life cycle parameters of weeds and vulnerability of weeds to seed predation
  Weed seed losses and the impact on weed population dynamics
  Metapopulation dynamics and plant disease
  Biodiversity and the natural control of pests and weeds
  Population biology of the granivorous groundbeetle, Harpalus rufipes
Theme 5: Natural and social sciences interactions
  Linking natural and social sciences