Winter semester 2020/21
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The Department of Organic Agricultural Sciences honored its graduates on Feb. 23, 2021. In the winter semester 2020/21, 130 students graduated. The department honored the following award winners:
- Very Good BSc (Hacker Foundation): Tim Heckmann
- Very good BSc (University Association): Sandra Koop
- Best Non-European Bachelor Thesis (University Association): Johannes Ritz
- Very good MSc ÖL (Hochschulverband): Anne Bertram, Till Theato
- Very good MSc IFBC (Dean's Office): Renate Derksen
| Name | Thesis | Supervisor 1 | Supervisor 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball, Lea | Optimization measures of two farms with straw chaff and pellets to reduce Nmin leaching in laying hen runs | Heß/Frauke Deerberg | Friedhelm Deerberg |
| Beitz, Larissa | Management of residues and contaminations by EU-organic inspection bodies | Heß | Neuendorff (GSR) |
| Bevendorff, Mirja | Recording of operational traits and non-genetic effects in Angler saddle pig breeding | Hinrichs | Flower |
| Biedermann, Dounia | The German banana - a transnational story | von Redecker | Sternfeld (KHS Kassel) |
| Bittner Lutter, Albert | Organic in the discounter - Does Bioland betray its values? | Stöhr | Krikser |
| Borries, von, Felicia | Influence of surface rotting and plant preparations compost tea and ferment on different soil and plant parameters in a microcosm experiment/pot experiment | Young | Bruns |
| Bücheler, Lorenz | Determination of daily feed costs for the break-even calculation of dairy cows | Jonas Habel | Möller |
| Buchmann, Jenny | Lunch catering in Witzenhausen day care centers for children | Krikser | Kretschmer |
| Buhrow, Annabelle | Analysis of adaptation readiness and implementation of climate adaptation measures in Hessian agriculture | Köpke | Thiel |
| Cavallini, Marta | Maize populations and breeding methods for population varieties - Testing the agronomic performance of populations in relation to their genetic breadth | Horneburg | Weedon |
| Dickhut, Wencke | Possibilities of environmental education in SOLAWIS - Concept for a cooperation of SoLawi PeterSilie and Schule am Schwanhof / Marburg | van Elsen | Kraiß |
| Dietz, Sarah | Substrate supply for biogas plants - alternatives to conventional silage corn cultivation | Grass | Wachendorf |
| Doppstadt, Miriam | Dual use system - Sheep husbandry in organic viticulture | Kretschmer | Zipp |
| Dry, Gabriel | Exploring the effects of strip cropping and mulching as an alternative to zero tillage: a multifunctional method | Finckh | Graß |
| Eder, Alexandra | Climate adaptation in Northern Hesse - (How) do rural communities adapt to climate change? | Thiel | Götz |
| Ehrke, Lars Frederic | Degradation of tanin-containing manure after feeding Acacia seyal and Faidherbia albida on (semi-)arid soils | Ingold | Jörgensen |
| Erlach, Michèle | Influence of smectite-containing clays on the water-holding capacity of a peat-free balcony and container plant substrate | Peth | Bruns |
| Franz, Nora | Direct marketing of meat from male animals on dairy farms: Development of a marketing concept for a dairy farm in the Werra-Meißner district | Jahnke | Ivemeyer |
| Freytag, Friedger | Differentiation of feeding and sucking behavior in suckler cow calves by means of sensor data of a ruminant halter | Zipp | Knierim |
| Frohnhofen, Janik | Economic consideration of the grazing strategy full grazing in organic dairy farming in Bavaria | Siegmeier | Krutzinna |
| Göb, Annika | Comparison of the behavior of fattening geese in rotational grazing systems | Knierim | Gieseke |
| Grabowski Gomes da Costa, Alicia Isabel | The added value of the socio-ecological projects Terras de Cascais and Quinta do Pisao-Nature Park - Portugal | van Elsen | Zander |
| Graser, Stefan | Survey and description of pedological parameters of the experimental plot of the long-term trial on the Hessian state domain Frankenhausen | Uteau Puschmann | Peth |
| Heckmann, Tim | Organic farming associations as political actors in the context of climate change | Thiel | Köpke |
| Heimann, Elena | not public | Jörgensen | Siebald |
| Hofer, Melanie | Wettability of a floodplain soil in a long-term trial under biodynamic management | Fritz | Peth |
| Wood, Philipp | Influence of tannins on soil respiration by gas flow calculation in Oman | Ingold | Jörgensen |
| Holz, Sarah | Agricultural business start-up of a market gardening enterprise - analysis of economic key figures in biointensive vegetable production in German-speaking countries | Kretschmer | Siegmeier |
| Horbach, Simon | Effects of feeding on the health of laying hens using the example of the laying flock of the state domain Frankenhausen | L. Jung | Knierim |
| Huß, Sophie Heliane | not public | Möller | Bruns |
| Jenster, Frieda | The significance of tail biting and cannibalism in organic fattening pig production and suitable approaches to problem solving in practice | Gieseke | Knierim |
| Klingenmeier, Anne | Potential of the commons for a more ecologically and socially sustainable agriculture | B. Metzger | van Elsen |
| Kloke, Micha Tim | Cause of suckling piglet losses in organic piglet production -Establishment of a practice guideline to minimize losses in the suckling phase | Gieseke | Knierim |
| Kohlmann, Luca Sophia | More than milk, meat and wool?! - Conception of a 3 1/2-hour educational event for the 1st/2nd grade of elementary school on the behavior and needs of sheep and goats | Hethke | Zipp |
| Koop, Sandra | Integration of climate protection and adaptation measures in selected strategy papers of the BMEL and BMU | Thiel | Götz |
| Köpernik, Franziska | The importance of Bavarian eco-model regions for the sustainability transformation of municipal food systems | Thiel | Götz |
| Künsebeck called Künsemöller, Rieke | Evaluation of an extension of vegetable production for the purpose of direct marketing on a mill farm | Krutzinna | Katharina Mittelstrass |
| Kuschel, Julius | Fresh, regional, seasonal and sustainable cooking in community catering. Is that possible? | Kretschmer | Eberle |
| Löbel, Iris | Udder health in mother-assisted calf rearing - case study on the development of cell counts at herd level and taking weaning into account | Knierim | Ivemeyer |
| Loesche, David | The external presentation of organic livestock production by food retail companies and organic industry associations | Zipp | Jahnke |
| Mainzer, Florian | not public | Gieseke | Ebinghaus |
| Marold, Johanna | Analysis of cultivation factors in the cultivation of winter poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) at the location Mittelsömmern under consideration of economic key figures | Heß | Möller |
| Merz, Lucas | Compatibility of organic economics with organic agriculture | Herzig | Ludwig |
| Spleen, Johannes | Effects of shade tree pruning on cocoa yields in dynamic agroforestry systems in Alto Beni, Bolivia | Bürkert | Ingold |
| Mohr, Charlotte | not public | Rahmann | Zipp |
| Nagorka, Larissa | The therapeutic effectiveness of gardening activities on people with care needs - analysis of autobiographical narratives of clients | van Elsen | Retkowski |
| Poser, Richard | The computer-assisted automation of a manual tractor transmission with part-load shift function for the purpose of handicapped accessibility using the example of a Claas Atos 220 | Hensel | Nasirahmadi |
| Prange, Pia Parvati | Compatibility of economy and sustainability in food testing using the start-up Tofufaktur GbR as a case study | Biewer | Möller |
| Primbs, Michaela | Possibilities of promoting soil awareness through media that encourage active research - an expert survey | Peth | Hethke |
| Reichardt, Pauline | Cup and lid scale aphids in the tropical greenhouse Witzenhausen - sighting of the infestation, species identification and proposal for the use of beneficial insects | Hethke | Saucke |
| Rill, Leonard | Resilience of farms working according to the principles of permaculture, perception of practitioners | Wolpert | Hupe |
| Ritz, Johannes | Development of a sustainable growing system for an alluvial site in Birbhum district in West Bengal, India | Wiehle | J. Spleen |
| Rust, Janik | Barn construction in the area of conflict between economic efficiency and animal welfare: A model-based case study for sow management | Möller | Ivemeyer |
| Schillinger, Simon | Results of cheese defect analyses for a database within the EIP project 'Hessischer Hofkäse'. | Hensel | Kalka |
| Schlotter, Dominik | Derivation of nutrient management strategies based on nitrogen fluxes for NutriNet organic farms | Möller | Blumenstein |
| Schmidt, Rebecca | Investigation of the compatibility of dairy cow husbandry and solidarity farming - does the concept of AlpSoLaWi lead to the preservation of Swiss dairy cow pastures? | Krutzinna | J. Habel |
| Schmidtberger, Ruth | Weaning and separation of cow and calf in cow-calf rearing - results from the ProYoungStock research concept implemented in an agricultural article | Ivemeyer | Knierim |
| Schröder, Ellen | Development of media coverage on biotechnology - organic farming in the 'CRISPR-Cas zeitgeist' | Siebert | Siegmeier |
| Spittenarend Zimmermann, Linde Elisabeth | Development of a land management concept for the Johannleweling farm under consideration of climate change | Grass | Meixner |
| Day, Oskar | Literature review on quantitative performance loci (QTL) in breeding poultry | Young | Hinrichs |
| Tauber, Linda | Acceptance of acorn products in the population - An empirical study based on a tasting session | Wolpert | Busscher |
| Thorwirth, Sven | Straw mulch for the reduction of aphid infestation in sugar beets | Saucke | Kirchner |
| Töngi, Vanessa | Design of an improved yoke hook for the open-air laboratory Lauresham | Siebald | Claus Kropp |
| Torkler, Christoph | A new danger from the right? Right-wing movements and their relationship to ecology and agriculture | New | B. Metzger (University of Saarland) |
| Toussaint, Stéphanie | Development of a guideline for the professional production and application of farm cultures in artisanal farmstead cheese dairies | Hensel | Kalka |
| Winter, Johannes | Solawi as a conceptual model | Kirchner | Siegmeier |
| Witte, Dorothea | Sweet seduction - life is not a bed of roses - conception of an eight-hour seminar day for participants of the voluntary ecological year | Hethke | Busscher |
| Wüstenhagen, Fiona | Network work of the Hessian Ecomodel Regions - To what extent does the design of the Hessian Ecomodel Networks in organizational structure and mode of operation determine the implementation of the concept? - | Thiel | Götz |
| Zeitner, Philipp | Spatial effects of tree strips on grassland yields in a silvopastoral agroforestry system. | Astor | Wengert |
| Name | Thesis | Supervisor 1 | Supervisor 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldick, Gesche | What is the role of Green government participation on the development of organic agriculture in the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Lower Saxony and Why? | Thiel | Köpke |
| Aumer, Wolfgang | Thermal modeling of the seasonal thaw layer in alpine permafrost, Kitzsteinhorn, HoheTauern, Austria | Peth | Uteau-Puschmann |
| Bertram, Anne | Freie Hofschule Pente - Interaction between solidarity farming and school children | van Elsen | Plieninger |
| Halekotte, Henrike | True Potato Seed: Alternatives to hybrid breeding | Backes | Bruns |
| Hazel Grouse, Amelie | Studies on the validation of the animal-based feeding assessment method Obsalim | Ivemeyer | Notz (FIBL) |
| Himpel, Rika-Nesa | Morphological and agronomical investigation on the suitability of different winter pea genotypes for mixed cultivation with winter wheat - A variety screening | Backes | Weedon |
| Hochreuther, Nadia | not public | Sundrum | Uhlig |
| Höing, Verena | Family-friendly agriculture. Success factors for a successful cooperation and coexistence of ecological farming communities, especially for families with children. | New | van Elsen |
| Jakobi, Lena | Feather pecking, cannibalism and sternum damage and their dependence on pullet weight | Knierim | Keppler |
| Knaus, Helena | Agricultural sustainability assessment by means of selected accounting and calculation tools using the example of the Hessian State Domain Frankenhausen (joint work) | Heß | Krutzinna |
| Crown, Gesa | Critical review of online offers to increase the expertise in laying hen husbandry | Knierim | Giesecke |
| Kunze, Jana | The food matrix in processing and nutrition/health - a systematic literature review | Birringer | Kretschmer |
| Luick, Joris | Farms and initiatives in search of ownership - A qualitative analysis of framework conditions, motives and values | Plieninger | Middendorf |
| Maier, Sebastian | From farm to table - the role of narratives in European agricultural and food policy | Thiel | Götz |
| Matull, Katharina | Emotional State of Dairy Cows: Relationships between the Results of Qualitative Behavioral Assessment and Performance, Health, Human-Animal Relationship and Other Farm Factors | Ebinghaus | Ivemeyer |
| Müller, Vera | New approaches of Demeter certification for cooperation and farm development | Herzig | Kusche |
| Ossenbrink, Ronja | Evaluation of advanced characterization methods of activated carbon for wastewater treatment | Wachendorf | Kätzl |
| Schirmer, Tommy | Biogas in organic farming: Biomass substrates from innovative cultivation methods and their impact on soil humus content | Grass | Horn |
| Schneiders, Anika | Design of a socio-ecological project for the sustainable upgrading of rural areas in the Lüneburger Heide region | van Elsen | New |
| Schneiders, Kira | Conception of a social-ecological project for the sustainable upgrading of the rural area in the Lüneburger Heide | van Elsen | New |
| Stieglitz, Anne | Agricultural subsistence farming in Germany today - motivations, challenges and potentials | New | van Elsen |
| Theato, Till | Automatic Segmentation of Lupinus polyphyllus in high-resolution Aerial Imagery using Deep Learning | Wachendorf | Astor |
| Theisgen, Leonard | Suppression of Pratylenchus penetrans in a long-term organic tillage and fertilizer experiment | Schmidt, Jan Henrik | Hallmann |
| Thiele, Lara Elena | The potential of underutilized species to prevent micronutrient deficiencies in Northern Ghana | Hensel | Lelea |
| Zeise, Johanna | Agricultural sustainability assessment by means of selected accounting and calculation tools using the example of the Hessian State Domain Frankenhausen (joint project) | Heß | Krutzinna |
| Goat horn, Sarah | Stress and strain in agricultural education | New | Krikser |
| Name | Thesis | Supervisor 1 | Supervisor 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjaye, Efe | not public | Busscher | Cocci (Olam Cocoa BV) |
| Baur, Jana | Consumers' reasons to buy organic apples and their attitudes and associations towards external quality and cultivation related skin defects | Zander | Krikser |
| Borngräber, Klara Simone | Value- Action Gap in Sustainable Food Consumption: An Investigation of Factors Influencing Sustainable Food Consumption in German Daily Life Regarding the Transition of Couple Households to Family Households | Küster | Rückert-John |
| Chisthi, Deepali Mary | Review of the current challenges and future approaches for Global Allergen Management System (GAMS) for airline catering - Case study of LSG group | Lopp | Quadt |
| Derksen, Renate | An Identification of Environmental Impacts of Food Systems | Herzig | Eberle |
| Ibrahim, Charity, Iye | Documentation of the Organic Food System Case in New Zealand: Wellington Region | Stefanovic | Strassner |
| Kale, Sarah Deepak | Evaluation of Edible Coatings for Fresh-Cut Fruits Based on Quality Parameters | Birrigner | Quadt |
| Gingerbread, Nina | Legal Triggers for Food Loss and Waste - Analysis of the European and German Legislation | Lopp | Küster |
| Masaki, Gabriella | not open to the public | Lopp | Grain breast (Capol GmbH) |
| Neb, Devanshi | "Insects for dinner? Willingness to consume edible insects in the western world: a comparative study between Australia and Germany | Pichner | Page |
| Nguen, Vu Kvin An Nguen | Meat alternative products and their impacts on meat industries and consumer behavior in Germany | Pichner | Page |
| Rasyid, Amanda Davianti | Consumer Preferences and Attitudes Regarding Online Food Products in Jakarta, Indonesia | Küster | Quadt |
| Rizki, Bernadetha Prisca | not public | Sexton | Page |
| Rolli, Vishnu Chandrashekar | not public | Ruppenthal | Quadt |
| Sharma, Shruti | Detection and quantification of antibodies in Insect food and checking their cross-reactivity with other foods | Lopp | Pichner |
| Shirani Faradonbeh, Mohaddaseh | Novel organic food processing regulations through interaction of SDGs and recommended healthy and sustainable dietary approaches for healthy and sustainable food systems | Herzig | Beck |
| Take, Yoshino | Introduction of Kinako (roasted soybean flour) as a flavouring for confectionery products to the Western culture | Quadt | Küster |
| Name | Thesis | Supervisor 1 | Supervisor 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asomea, Christina | not public | Prof. Rötter | |
| Baah Nkanah, Anthony | Effect of mobile phone ownership on household income of farmers in North-eastern Cambodia | Selina Bruns | Prof. Mußhoff |
| Biowa Dehou, Hybrid | Impacts of Input Subsidies on Cotton and Maize Productivity: Case of Benin Republic | Prof. Xiaohoa Yu | Luo Hengrong |
| Chilipamushi, Miyanda | Measurement and Modelling of the Effects of Mucilage on Soil Wettability and Water Retention | Prof. Peth | |
| Gondim, Andreia Cristina | Money for Nothing or Beans for Free? Conflicts and Motivations inside the Coffee Supply Chain | Prof. Herzig | |
| Hegeler, Felix | not public | Prof. Feil | Sara Yazdan Bakhsh |
| Iftikhar, Faizan | To analyze fertilizer demand in Pakistan. A case for Pakistan | Prof. Xiaohoa Yu | |
| Iheanacho, Splendour | Documentation of the Organic Food System in Southeast Pennsylvania with a Focus on Chester County | Prof. Herzig | |
| Jamieson, Shelby | not public | Prof. Mußhoff | Selina Bruns |
| Jimenez Rey, Fabian David | not public | Prof. Plieninger | |
| Kröner, Karoline | not public | Prof. Möller | |
| Kwashie, Emmanuel Houston | An Assessment of Aflatoxins Occurrence in Maize Based on Farmers' Awareness, Preventive Practices and Willingness to Adopt a New Technology in Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality of Ashanti Region of Ghana | Prof. Xiaohoa Yu | Lucie Maruejols |
| Lürig, Sören | Influence of organic seed treatments on spore numbers and germination rate of Tilletia caries (DC.) on winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) | Prof. Finckh | |
| Opoku, Charles Hans | The Role of Certificates and Labels for Cocoa in the face of Climate Change | Christina Bunn | Lukas Flintzberger |
| Orisekeh, Ifunanya | Poverty Eradication: Significant Factors Associated with the Income of Smallholder Farmers and Improved Livelihood in Rataakiri, Cambodia | Selina Bruns | Prof.Mußhoff |
| Tornier, Anna Maria | not public | Prof. New | |
| Widyasari, Anastasia Asri | Germany-Indonesia Agricultural Trade: Recent Development and Possible Future Directions | Prof. von Cramon-Taubadel | |
| Zeitler, Lilly | Future Climate Opportunities to Address Nutrition Deficiencies with Trees | Prof. Plieninger |
| Name | Thesis | Supervisor 1 | Supervisor 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aguilar, Leticia Michelle | Perception of meat production consumption and environmental impact between chefs and cooks from gastronomy in Monterrey, Mexico | Prof. Küster | Prof. Ruppenthal |
| Agbolosoo-Mensah, Ohemaa Achiaa | Documentation of an Organic Food System in Italy-Bio-District Cilento, a Case study | Prof. Strassner | Dr. Stefanovic |
| Alcocer Rivero, Samantha | Development of a Quality & Food Safety framework to master plastic upstream sourcing for Danone | Prof. Sami Ghnimi | Prof. Janssen |
| Li, Yan | The feasibility of bypass UHT in soy sauce production | Rafal Piotr Marcinkowski | Prof. Sami Ghnimi |
| Persch, Antonia Karoline | Assessment of alternative primary packaging options for the poultry sausage industry in Germany in regard to their quality with the aim to increase recyclability - an exemplary analysis | Prof. Sami Ghnimi | Prof. Lopp |
| Sibille, Silvia | Analysing the role of the organic food retail store in sensitsing consumers for more sustainable consumption. Study case: Lebewehr organic market | Prof. Küster | Dr. Louisa Page |