Plant Nutrition and Crop Production: Improving nutrient use efficiency for arable crops
University
Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences
Fields
Environmental Sciences
Life Sciences
Duration
3-6 months
Deadline
February 15 for fall internship
October 1 for spring internship
Supervisor
Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Olfs
Project description
There are several ongoing R&D projects focusing on aspects of applied plant nutrition (e.g. use of sensor technologies in crop production [wheat, oil seed rape]; optimizing the nutrient application strategies for mineral/organic fertilizers) and crop production.
Depending on the student’s abilities and interests a suitable topic will be selected.
Tasks
Field work (support experimental field trial work)
Greenhouse work
Lab work (analyzing soil/plant samples)
Data Analysis
Literature research
Requirements
Students of Agronomy (preferred), Biology, Environmental Sciences
Graduate student or undergraduate student (at least beginning of the 3rd year)
Basic skills in scientific working (lab and/or field experiments) and/or plant production
Languages
Good English language skills
German: Not necessary, but beneficial
Possible beginnings
September/October for fall internship
March for spring internship
Later beginnings may be possible depending on professor's availability
Credits
According to agreement
Payment
none