Master’s thesis projects

If you are interested in performing a master’s thesis related to plant breeding, take a look at the SLU Grogrund projects, and contact the project leader.

2024

• Segregation of glycoalkaloid and starch levels in a cross between table and starch potatoes. Adrienne Bring

2023

• Evaluation of pea accessions for waterlogging and drought tolerance. Kayode Opeyemi Abosede
• Improved transfection and regeneration from sugar beet protoplasts. Fanny Asbaghi
• Genomic and transcriptomic insights into the adaptability of turnip rape (Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera) as a resilient oil crop in Sweden. Mathieu Bernardini
• Knockout of transcription factor MYB28 by CRISPR/Cas9 for reducing glucosinolate content in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.). Anusha Harshani Bogahawatta
• Cooking quality and functional seed traits in pea (Pisum sativum L.). Sandra Carlsson
• Testing novel biocontrol combinations for Fusarium sp. infection in wheat. Jada Carter
• Study of the effects of the operating conditions of a decanter centrifuge on a pilot-scale protein recovery setup from cold-pressed rapeseed press cake. Sergio de la Cruz
• Understanding the role of WRKY transcription factors in early blight disease of potato caused by Alternaria solani. Sujan Gautam
• Swedish red clover-associated Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii share high genetic similarity in the 16S gene but divergence in nod genes. Tua Lilja
• Efficient and high-throughput identification for viruses in Beta vulgaris – Beet yellows virus and beet mild yellowing virus. Ni-Jung Lin
• Breeding for better biocontrol symbiosis of Trichoderma afroharzianum T-22 against Aphanomyces cochlioides in sugar beet. Johan Pettersson
• Tetraploid and diploid differences in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) - A study on seed production, pollinators across regions and landscapes, and floral scent. Ida Valentin

2022

• Assessing the effect of Fusarium graminearum inoculation on the root structure of Swedish winter wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum). Fayez Altabbaa
• The use of plant resistance inducers (PRIs) in tomato cultivation and control of Alternaria solani. Rizwan Choudhry
• Starch quality and cookability in pea (Pisum sativum) – Study of diversity in a genotype collection. Johanna Fonskov
• Can the northern root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne hapla, be controlled by the fungus Clonostachys rosea? - An experimental study. Jesper Fritzson
• Functional characterization of sterol regulatory element transcription factors in the biocontrol fungus Clonostachys rosea. Alma Gustavsson Ruus
• Multi-environment screening of timothy (Phleum pratense) breeding material for better forage yield in Sweden. Ibrahim Issa 
• Resistance to virus yellows in sugar beet. Pratikshya Joshi
• Creating a modularly interactive CRISPR system. Paul Vogel

2021

• An agroecological perspective for improving drought tolerance of wheat cultivars for Sweden. Marwan Alamrani
• Mechanisms of biogenesis of novel RNA species associated with viral infections. Ayesha Ali
• Determining Leptosphaeria species on Swedish oilseed rape and monitoring responses to Fusarium avenaceum and Fusarium graminearum in timothy populations. Anushka Athukorala ​
• Swedish wheat in the changing climate – screening for stable spring wheat genotypes from 2017 and 2018 with focus on protein quality in bread-making. Axel Belsing   ​
• Screening of early root growth characteteristics in seedling of Nordic spring barley – utilization of hydroponics and GWAS for identification of QTLs and candidate genes for root traits. Karl-Johan Fabo​
• The nuclear role of ATG8 autophagy proteins during plant virus infection. Giulia Ghirardello ​
• Evaluating starch, sugar and selected gene sequences and gene expression profiles to help improve beta-carotene production: a comparison study of cassava and potato. Thuong Ha  
• Amolecular analysis of the interaction between the biocontrol fungus Clonostachys rosea and the cereal pathogen F. Graminearum. Esther Kuper  ​
• Genetic diversity within Swedish national heritage cultivars of gooseberry, Ribes uva-crispa. Josefine Nordlander  ​
• Deep learning in potato tuber phenotyping automatic detection of common scab disease (Streptomyces spp.). Leon Hinrich Oehne 
• Functional role of the imprinted gene  PEG2 in establishing hybridization barriers in Arabidopsis thaliana. Varsha Vasudevan  ​
• Early-detection of genome editing events delivered by CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoprotein in Solanum tuberosum and Brassica napus. Shaohui Wang
• Transcriptional landscape of receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase  genes during rice immunity. Wanqing Wang   ​
• Vicia faba determinate and indeterminate inflorescence genotypes – comparison of genetic variation at TFL1 locus. Jenny Östberg   ​

2020

• Evaluation of sugar beet genes involved in Rhizoctonia solani resistance. Niklas Klementsson  ​
• Detection of poleroviruses causing virus yellows in sugar beet. Josefin Pettersson