IP Sokrates

IP SOKRATES
Soil-Microbe-Plant Interactions: Fundamentals and Applications (VZ 911.202; SS 2008):

"Rhizotechnology for enhancing resource efficiency in low-input farming"

June 23 - July 4, 2008

Rhizosphere processes play a crucial role in nutrient and water resource efficiency of low input and organic farming. This 12-day course combines fundmantal theory of soil-plant-microbe interactions with applied case studies highlighting their importance and management in sustainable agriculture. 

Day 1 – 4: Theoretical background, experimental approaches

Day 5 – 8: Excursion: visit of organic farms, experimental plots
                 research stations, sightseeing

Day 9 – 12: practical work, discussions, students‘ presentations

You will work in a team of ~ 25 high-level Master and Ph.D. students and more than 10 teachers from various European universities and research organisations with plenty of time for scientific discussions. Students are asked to present their own thesis work in a relaxed atmosphere. Social events and excursions are an essential part of the programme.

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Course programm

Further information:

* Each student has to prepare a poster showing the topic of his/her Master or PhD Thesis in advance. Additionally, the poster has to be presented to the course group by each student in a five minutes talk.

* The students have to prepare a short literature overview on a specific topic during the course. The respective papers will be provided in advance on this website.

* Coffee and lunch will be provided during the course. Dinner will be provided occasionally.

* The IP project will cover all costs for the students (accomodation, travelling, food, excursion).

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

> Contact: Markus Puschenreiter, e-mail: markus.puschenreiter@boku.ac.at, Phone: +43 1 47654 3126

Author: Lukas Pfeiffer · last modified: 21.02.2009 14:44:37