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Project properties |
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| Title | Plant diseases in intercropping system |
| Group | Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 36-39 |
| Supervisor(s) | Margherita Berri
dr. Jasper van Ruijven prof.dr.ir. Liesje Mommer |
| Examiner(s) | prof.dr.ir. Liesje Mommer |
| Contact info | Margherita.berri@wur.nl
https://cropmix.nl/en/onderzoek/werkpakketten/werkpakket-1-agro-ecologie/bodemziekten-en-microbiele-interacties/ |
| Begin date | 2025/05/31 |
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| Description | Also possible as BSc thesis/ BSc internship/ MSc thesis/ MSc internship
This project aims to investigate how intercropping affects the incidence and severity of fungal and oomycete diseases in five different crops. The research will involve weekly disease scouting in the WUR’s experimental fields in Wageningen, along with collecting and analyzing plant samples in the lab. This project provides a unique opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience in disease monitoring, laboratory analysis, and data interpretation in sustainable agriculture! https://cropmix.nl/en/ Keywords to search by: Topic(s): Climate change effects/Biodiversity and functional diversity/Ecosystem services/Ecophysiology Region(s): The Netherlands/ Europe Climate(s): Temperate zone Corona proof: No |
| Used skills | • Organized work with good time and resource management.
• Basic knowledge of Plant Ecology • Fundamentals of Plant Pathology |
| Requirements | Recommended but not required:
WEC-31806 Ecological Methods I, or a comparable alternative course ENT30306 Ecological Aspects of Bio-interactions PHP-21303 Fundamentals of Plant Pathology and Entomology PHP-21803 Plant Pathology and Disease Epidemiology Standard for BSc thesis: minimal 120 credits |