Dissertations
- Chair of Biodiversity and Nature Tourism
- Chair of Crop Science and Plant Biology
- Chair of Environmental Protection and Landscape Management
- Chair of Horticulture
- Chair of Hydrobiology and Fishery
- Chair of Landscape Architecture
- Chair of Plant Health
- Chair of Soil Science
- Polli Horticultural Research Centre
- Rõhu Experimental Centre
Defenced dissertations in Department of Plant Protection
PhD Thesis
2017
Ene Tooming The sublethal effects of neurotoxic insecticides on the basic behaviours of agriculturally important carabid beetles. Supervisors: Senior Researcher Enno Merivee, Researcher Anne Must.
Seyed Mahyar Mirmajlessi Assessment of Verticillium dahliae Kleb. And Soil Fungal Communities Associated with Strawberry Fields. supervisors: Senior Researcher Evelin Loit, Professor Marika Mänd.
Kadri Just Begomovirus infection in tomato fruit. Supervisors: prof. Anne Luik ja Prof.Dr. Anders Kvarnheden
2016
Alice Aav Phenotypic characterisation of potato late blight pathogen Phytophtora infestans in Baltic countries. Supervisors: dots. Eve Runno-Paurson, professor Marika Mänd.
Diego Sanchez de Cima Soil properties affected by cover crops and fertilization in a crop rotation experiment. Supervisors: prof. Anne Luik, Endla Reintam, PhD
Kalle Toomemaa Winter mortality of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies: reducing the impact of different factors. Supervisor: prof. Marika Mänd.
2014
Riina Kaasik Utilizing tritrophic interactions to develop sustainable plant protection strategies for oilseed rape. Supervisor: Assoc. prof. Eve Veromann
2013
Liina Arus The influence of cultivar and natural enemies on raspberry beetle (Byturus tomentosus De Geer). Supervisor: Prof. Anne Luik
2012
Irja Kivimägi The effects of natural and anthropogenic factors on the physiological state of insects. Supervisors: Dr. Luule Metspalu, Dr. Angela Ploomi
Indrek Sell Systematics and ecology of selected taxa of wood-decaying basidiomycetes. Supervisors: Prof. Anne Luik, Prof. Heikki Kotiranta, Kadri Põldmaa
Eneli Viik The impact of spring oilseed rape fertilization and pesticide application on bees (Apoidea). Supervisors: Prof. Anne Luik, Prof. Marika Mänd
2011
Marit Komendant Antennal contact chemoreception in ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Supervisors: Dr. Enno Merivee, Prof. Anne Luik
Eha Svilponis Factors influencing the distribution and overwintering survival of the potato rot nematode (Dictylenchus destructor Thorne 1945). Supervisors: Prof. Anne Luik, Prof. Eino Krall
Isabel Margarita Diaz Forero Influence of abiotic and biotic factors at patch and landscape scale on bumblebees (Bombus spp.) in semi-natural meadows on bumblebees in semi-natural meadows. Supervisors: Prof. Marika Mänd, Prof. Valdo Kuusemets
Pille Sooväli Integrated plant disease management in spring barley and oat production. Supervisors: Prof. Marika Mänd, Dr. Ülle Lauk, Dr. Mati Koppel
2010
Anne Must Thermo- and hygroreception in ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae).
Supervisor Dr. Enno Merivee
Eve Runno-Paurson Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of potato late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans in Estonian populations.Supervisors: Prof. M. Mänd, Dr. M. Koppel, Prof. W.E. Fry
Merje Toome Leaf rust (Melampsora) on willows: ecological and plant response studies.
Supervisors: Prof. Anne Luik, Katrin Heinsoo
2007
Reet Karise Behaviour and physiology of bees: impact of insecticides. Supervisor: Marika Mänd, PhD
Eve Veromann Oilseed rape pests and their parasitoids in Estonia. Supervisors: Anne Luik, PhD and Luule Metspalu, PhD
2006
Ave Kikas Technological and entomological aspects of strawberry growing. Supervisor: Anne Luik, PhD
Katrin Jõgar Physiological state of hibernating lepidopterous pupae: role of larval food plants and the bioinsectiside Neem EC. Supervisors: Aare Kuusik, PhD, Luule Metspalu, PhD and Külli Hiiesaar, PhD
2004
Ilme Liblikas Syntheses and behaviour activity of conjugated polyenic pheromone components. Supervisor: Anne Luik, PhD
Angela Ploomi Morfphology and electrophysiology of antennal sensilla in ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae). Supervisors: Enno Merivee, PhD and Anne Luik PhD
2001
Heino Õunap Insect predators and parasitoids of bark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytidae) in Estonia.Supervisor: Anne Luik, PhD
2000
Marika Mänd Bumbelebees in agricultural landscapes in Estonia. Supervisor: Anne Luik, PhD
Ants-Johannes Martin Influence of cadmium pollution on social homeostasis of red wood ants using ants in environment bioindicator. Supervisor: Anne Luik, PhD
1998
Enno Merivee Typology and distribution of antennal sensilla in click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Supervisor: Anne Luik, PhD
Enno Mõttus Predictive calculation of pheromone substrate dispensers. Supervisor: Ants Nilson, PhD
1997
Margus Harak Heat production and respiration during the normal and defective metamorphosia of holometabolous insects by direct and indirect calorimetry. Supervisors: Anne Luik, PhD and Ingolf Lamprecht, PhD