PhD dissertations
List of dissertations (since 2002) organized by thematic group
Group I Group II Group III Group IIII
Thematic Group I: Plant Production and Landscape Ecology
| Year | PhD Student | Title of dissertation and supervisor(s) |
| 2011 | CONG, N. D. | SOTER database for land evaluation procedure: A case study in two small catchments of Northwest Vietnam. Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Prof. Karl Stahr |
| 2011 | COTTER, M. | Developing a Biodiversity Evaluation Tool and Scenario Design Methods for the Greater Mekong Subregion. Institute of Plant Production and Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Joachim Sauerborn. |
| 2011 | NDAMBI, B.E. | Investigating the mode of action of the mycoherbicide component Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. strigae on Striga parasitizing sorghum and its implication for Striga control in Africa. Institute of Plant Production and Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Georg Cadisch. |
| 2011 | RATHORE, S. | Assessment of Biomass Production Potential on Salt Affected Land. A Soil and Terrain Database Case Study (SASOTER) in Badin District, South of Pakistan. Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Prof. Karl Stahr. |
| 2011 | ROEMER, M.G. | Premature fruit drop in Mango (Mangifera indica L.). Institute of Crop Science, Prof. Jens Wünsche. |
| 2011 | SCHMITTER, P. | Carbon and nitrogen redistribution across the landscape and its influence on paddy rice production in Northwest Vietnam. Institute for Plant Production and Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Georg Cadisch. |
| 2010 | COBO, J.G. | Nutrient management and spatial variability of soils across scales and settlement schemes in Zimbabwe. Institute of Plant Production and Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Georg Cadisch. |
| 2010 | TIYAYON, P. | Physiological and molecular machanism of flowering in longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.). Institute of Crop Science, Prof. Jens Wünsche. |
| 2009 | BEHRINGER, C. | Charakterisierung eines Safenerinduzierbaren Promotors und Analyse der Safernerabhängigen Genexpression in Arabidopsis thaliana. Department of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology, Prof. Andreas Schaller. |
| 2009 | BLANCKART, P. | Biomonitoring von Fluorwasserstoff: Neue Ansätze zum Einsatz höherer Pflanzen als Akkumulationsindikatoren. Department of Landscape and Plant Ecology, Prof. Andreas Fangmeier. |
| 2009 | ESPAÑA, M. | Function, Structure and Composition of Soil Microbial Communities by Plant Residue Quality in a Tropical Vertisol. Department of Plant Production and Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Georg Cadisch. |
| 2009 | GHRAIR, A | Immobilization of heavy metals in soil by amendment of nanoparticulate zeolitic tuff. Department of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Prof. Karl Stahr. |
| 2009 | KOHLSCHMIDT, E. | Assessment of the biocontrol agent Fusarium oxysporum for controlling Phelipanche ramosa in tobacco fields. Department of Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Dr. Joachim Sauerborn. |
| 2009 | MURAYA, M.M. | Genetic Diversity and Mating System of Wild Sorghum in Kenya and Adaptive Value of Wild x Cultivated Sorghum Hybrids. Department of Plant Breeding, Prof. H. H. Geiger. |
| 2009 | PANSAK, W. | Soil Conservation, Erosion and Nitrogen Dynamics in Hillside Maize Cropping in Northeast Thailand. Department of Plant Production and Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Georg Cadisch. |
| 2009 | RABBI, I.Y. | Population Dynamics of Crop Sorghum: Genetic Structure, Pollen Dispersal and Outcrossing rates. Department of Plant Breeding, Prof. H.H. Geiger. |
| 2009 | STÜTZ, W. | Determinants of micronutrient status, DDT residues and pregnancy outcomes: cross-sectional studies in pregnant and post partum women from Maela refugee camp, North-Western Thailand. Department of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, Prof. Hans K. Biesalski. |
| 2009 | YUSRAN. | Use of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) to Improve Mycorrhization, Nutrient Acquisition and Growth of Vegetable Plants Affected by Soilborn Pathogens. Department of Plant Nutrition, Prof. Torsten Müller. |
| 2008 | ABU-ROMMAN, S | Functional Characterization of 12- Oxophytodienoate Reductases in Arabidopsis. Department of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology, Prof. Andreas Schaller. |
| 2008 | DORODNIKOV, M. | Pathways of C and N turnover in soil under elevated atmospheric CO2. Department of Landscape and Plant Ecology, Prof. Andreas Fangmeier. |
| 2008 | HUTTENLOCHER, F. | Biochemische und funktionelle Charakterisierung der Subtilase SlSBT3 aus Solanum lycopersicum L. Department of Plant Physiology and Biotechnology, Prof. Andreas Schaller. |
| 2008 | POTCHANASIN, P. | Investigation into the role of phytohormones on ‘off-season’ floral induction in longan trees (Dimocarpus longan Lour). Department of Crop Sciences, Prof. Fritz Bangerth. |
| 2008 | SCHULER, U. | Towards regionalisation of soils in Northern Thailand and consequences for mapping approaches and upscaling procedures. Department of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Prof. Karl Stahr. |
| 2008 | SRINGARM, K. | Investigation into the correlative hormonal regulation of floral induction in longan trees (Dimocarpus longan Lour) induced by potassium chlorate.Department of Crop Sciences, Prof. Fritz Bangerth. |
| 2008 | ZAHRAN, E. | Biological control of Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. using formulated mycoherbicides under Sudan field conditions. Department of Plant Production and Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics, Prof. Joachim Sauerborn. |
| 2007 | MAROHN, C. | Rainforestation farming on Leyte island, Philippines – aspects of soil fertility and carbon sequestration potential. Prof. Joachim Sauerborn. |
| 2007 | SCHULTE, M. J. | Alternative approaches in pest control: Studies on major pests of litchi in the mountainous regions of northern Thailand. Prof. Joachim Sauerborn. |
| 2007 | SPOHRER, K. | The water regime in a lychee orchard of northern Thailand - Identification of model parameters for water balance predictions. Hohenheimer Bodenkundliche Hefte. Prof. Karl Stahr. |
| 2006 | INTHASAN, J. | Response of chemical and organic fertilisers including liming and fly ash applications on litchi trees in the northern Thai highlands. Hohenheimer Bodenkundliche Hefte. Prof. Karl Stahr. |
| 2006 | MERCADO, A. | Potential of timber based hedgerow intercropping for smallholder agroforestry on degraded soils in the humid tropics of Southeast Asia. Prof. Georg Cadisch. |
| 2006 | TEE, T.P. | An integrated modelling system for regulation of pig waste pollution in the humid tropics. Prof. Georg Cadisch. |
| 2006 | WEBER, S. | Reaktion einer Weizen-Wildkraut Gemeinschaft auf erhöhtes CO2 im FACE Experiment: Proteomik, Physiologie und Bestandesentwicklung. Prof. Andreas Fangmeier. |
| 2005 | ANTHOFER J. | The potential of Mucuna fallow for maize-based cropping systems in the Forest- Savannah Transitional Zone of Ghana. Tropical Agriculture - Advances in Crop Research, 8. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 277 p. Prof. Georg Cadisch. |
| 2005 | FAN Z.W. | Induced resistance and its combination with a biocontrol fungus to protect sunflower (Helianthus annuus) against the root parasitic weed Orobanche cumana Wallr. Verlag Grauer, Beuren/Stuttgart, 112 p. Prof. Joachim Sauerborn. |
| 2005 | GONSIOR G. | Pathogenitätsfaktoren und induzierte Resistenz in der Interaktion von Orobanche ramosa L. und Nicotiana tabacum L. 105 p. Prof. Joachim Sauerborn. |
| 2005 | ISTOC V. | Physiological basis of the biomass production and partitioning in the host-parasite association Helianthus annuus - Orobanche cumana. Agroecology Series No. 8, APIA Verlag. 98 p. Prof. Joachim Sauerborn. |
| 2005 | JIJO T.E. | Land preparation methods and soil quality of a vertisol area in the central highlands of Ethiopia. Hohenheimer Bodenkundliche Hefte, 76. 194 p. Prof. Karl Stahr. |
| 2005 | MACK U.D. | Bodenwasserhaushalt und Nitratauswaschung unter bewässertem Getreide- und Gemüseanbau in der Nordchinesischen Tiefebene. Hohenheimer Bodenkundliche Hefte, 75. 259 p. Prof. Karl Stahr. |
| 2005 | MAI VAN PHAN | Characterization of barren hills and perspectives for rehabilitation in northern Viet Nam. Verlag Grauer, Beuren/Stuttgart. 162 p. Prof. Rainer Schultze-Kraft. |
| 2005 | MERKL N. | Phytoremediation of petroleum-contaminated soils in the tropics. Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim. 126 p. Prof. Rainer Schultze-Kraft and Prof. Andreas Fangmeier. |
| 2005 | POHL D. | Weed management and weed-insect interactions in cotton, Çukurova, Turkey. Verlag Grauer, Beuren/Stuttgart. Prof. Joachim Sauerborn. |
| 2005 | SZINICZ G. | Biodiversity and arthropod abundance in the upland of Leyte, Philippines. 117 p. Prof. Joachim Sauerborn. |
| 2005 | USMAN A.R.A. | Soil reclamation and conservation: evaluation of several additives for remediation and quality improvement of soil. Hohenheimer Bodenkundliche Hefte, 73. 133 p. Prof. Karl Stahr. |
| 2005 | WILLIGES U. | Status of organic agriculture in Sri Lanka with special emphasis on tea production systems (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) 119 p. Prof. Joachim Sauerborn. |
| 2004 | BERGER N. | Agronomische Optimierung des Anbaus von Curauá (Ananas lucidus Miller) in der östlichen Amazonas Region von Brasilien. Tropical Agriculture - Advances in Crop Research, 5. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 156 p. Prof. Jürgen Kroschel. |
| 2004 | DREISIGACKER S. | Genetic diversity in elite lines and landraces of CIMMYT spring bread wheat and hybrid performance of crosses among elite germplasm. Prof. Albrecht E. Melchinger. |
| 2004 | FISCHER E. | Molekulargenetische Untersuchungen zum Vorkommen paternaler DNA-Übertragung bei der in-vivo-Haploideninduktion bei Mais (Zea mays L.). Verlag Grauer, Beuren/Stuttgart, 86 p.Prof. Hartwig H. Geiger. |
| 2004 | GRENZ J. | Using a simulation model to evaluate parasitic weed management strategies: case study of the association Vicia faba – Orobanche crenata. Agroecology Series No. 7, APIA Verlag, 132 p. Prof. Joachim Sauerborn. |
| 2004 | MÖLLER C. | Sustainable management of a wheat-chickpea rotation in a Mediterranean environment: Scenario analyses using a cropping systems simulator. Agroecology Series No. 6; APIA Verlag, 142 p. Prof. Joachim Sauerborn. |
| 2004 | REIF J.C. | Assessing the genetic diversity in crops with molecular markers: Theory and experimental results with CIMMYT wheat and maize elite germplasm and genetic resources. Prof. Albrecht E. Melchinger. |
| 2004 | SONDER K. | Soil erosion in andean cropping systems: The impact of rainfall erosivity. Prof. Jürgen Kroschel. |
| 2004 | TSCHERNING K. | Development of methods for the combined evaluation of tropical multipurpose shrub and tree legumes for feed value and soil enhancement. Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 147 p. Prof. Rainer Schultze-Kraft. |
| 2004 | ZHANG P. | Trends and levels of genetic diversity in CIMMYT wheat germplasm and Omani landraces evaluated by using SSR markers and pedigree data. Verlag Grauer, Beuren/Stuttgart, 104 p. Prof. Albrecht E. Melchinger. |
| 2003 | ABDEL GHANI, A. | Genetic studies on the outcrossing rate and related floral characteristics in barley (H. vulgare ssp. vulgare and H. v. ssp. spontaneum). Verlag Grauer: Beuren/Stuttgart. 66 pp. Prof. Dr. H.H. Geiger. |
| 2003 | DE JONG, M. | Reaktionen von drei Süßgrasarten mit unterschiedlichen Nährstoffansprüchen auf erhöhte NH3-Konzentrationen und NH4+-Gaben in Rein- und Mischkultur. Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen. Prof. Dr. A. Fangmeier (Zweitgutachter) |
| 2003 | DOMANSKI, G. | The contribution of different sources to the total CO2 emission from soils. Hohenheimer bodenkundliche Hefte ; 69. Prof. Dr. K. Stahr and Prof. Dr. A. Fangmeier. |
| 2003 | ELZEIN, A. | Development of a Granular Mycoherbicidal Formulation of Fusarium oxysporum „Foxy 2“ for the Biological Control of Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. In: KROSCHEL J. (ed.): Tropical Agriculture – Advances in Crop Research (2), Margraf Verlag Weikersheim, Germany. Prof. Dr. J. Kroschel. |
| 2003 | GERMER, J. | Spatial undergrowth species composition in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) in West Sumatra. (published as Online-Ressource). Prof. J. Sauerborn. |
| 2003 | LANGE, F.-M. | Wasserbilanzen natürlicher und landwirtschaftlich genutzter Standorte in der Region Picos/Piauí (Brasilien). Hohenheimer Bodenkundliche Hefte, No. 68. Prof. Dr. K. Stahr. |
| 2003 | LANGENBERGER, G. | Diversität, Struktur und Reliefabhängigkeit der Vegetation in einem Tieflandregenwald der Insel Leyte, Philippinen. Agroecology 5, Apia-Verlag Laubach. Prof. J. Sauerborn. |
| 2003 | LOSE, S.J. | Root Interactions and Evaluation of Agroforestry and Intercropping Systems in Benin, West Africa. In: KROSCHEL J. (ed.): Tropical Agriculture – Advances in Crop Research (4), Margraf Verlag Weikersheim, Germany. Prof. Dr. J. Kroschel. |
| 2003 | SPORLEDER, M. | The Granulovirus of the Potato Tuber Moth Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller). In: KROSCHEL J. (ed.): Tropical Agriculture – Advances in Crop Research (3), Margraf Verlag Weikersheim, Germany. Prof. Dr. J. Kroschel. |
| 2003 | THIERFELDER, C. | Soil crusting and sealing in cropping systems of the Colombian Andes. Hohenheimer Bodenkundliche Hefte, No. 70. Prof. Dr. K. Stahr. |
| 2003 | TURGUT, C. | Entwicklung und Anwendung eines Biotests mit Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdcourt zur ökotoxikologischen Prüfung von Pflanzenschutzmitteln in Gewässern. Verlag: Cuvillier: Göttingen. Prof. Dr. A. Fangmeier. |
| 2003 | VANDERMEIREN, K. | Global change and potatoes – impact of increased tropospheric CO2 and O3 on the physiological performance and tuber yield of Solanum tuberosum cv Bintje. Prof. Dr. A. Fangmeier (Zweitgutachter). |
| 2002 | DE BARROS, I. | Soil related limitations to crop yield and nutrient uptake in the semiarid region of NE Brazil. Identification and modeling. Hohenheimer Bodenkundliche Hefte 64, 105 p. Prof. Dr. K. Stahr. |
| 2002 | ELZEIN, A.E.M. | Development of a granular mycoherbicidal formulation of Fusarium oxysporum „Foxy 2“ for the biological control of Striga hermonthica (Del.) Benth. PD. Dr. J. Kroschel. |
| 2002 | KELLER, S. | Integrated Pest Management of the Potato Tuber Moth in Cropping Systems of Different Agro-ecological Zones In: KROSCHEL, J. (ed.): Advances in Crop Research Vol. 1, Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim. PD. Dr. J. Kroschel. |