PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Marte Persdatter Tangvik, Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT) will defend her PhD thesis “Plant-parasitic nematodes in carrot and potato production in Norway: novel detection methods and species associated with crop damage" on October 2nd, 2025.
Norwegian title of thesis:
"Planteparasittære nematoder i gulrot- og potetproduksjon i Norge: nye metoder for påvisning og arter assosiert med skade i felt"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture:
“Cover cropping as a management tool for plant-parasitic nematodes: direct and indirect effects on plant-parasitic nematodes in European climatic conditions”
Time and place Trial Lecture: Monday 22nd of September, room SKP151, SKP, NMBU, 13.15
You may also attend this event via Teams by contacting phd-biovit@nmbu.no
Time and place Public Defense: Thursday October 2nd, T401, Tårnbygningen, NMBU, 12.00
You may also attend this event via Zoom: https://nmbu.zoom.us/j/65184445926
Evaluation committee:
Dr. Nicole Viaene, ILVO and Ghent University
Dr. Maria Viketoft, Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet, SLU
Professor Lars Olav Brandsæter, NMBU
Supervisors:
Main supervisor: Prof. Arne Stensvand, NIBIO
Co-supervisor: Prof. May Bente Brurberg, NMBU & NIBIO
Co-supervisor: Prof. Christer Magnusson, NIBIO
Co-supervisor: Dr. Simeon Lim Rossmann, NMBU & NIBIO
The doctoral thesis is available for public review. For those who would like to have access to the thesis please send an e-mail to: phd-biovit@nmbu.no
Name of PhD candidate: Marte Persdatter Tangvik
October 2nd – Marte Persdatter Tangvik (BIOVIT)
