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Thesis and graduation

Thesis writing instructions

Before starting the Master's thesis project, the student, the supervisor and the professor must fill and sign this separate form:

• Thesis Supervision Agreement to be filled by the student, the supervisor and the professor (rtf)

Instructions and assessment matrix for the Master's thesis:

• Instructions for writing a Master's thesis (pdf) (updated in 11.5.2012)
• Assessment matrix for Master's thesis
• Instructions for reservation for a computer for Master's thesis writing

Forms and graduation

• Forms for Master's degree
• Graduation process
• E-thesis (Helda)

MScPPS Master's theses topics 2007- (latest on the top)

• Viruses occuring in potato crops in Nicaragua
• Optimization of VIGS and functional analysis of Gerbera hybrida TCP genes in Calendula officinalis
• Virus Detection in a Wild Plant, Arctium tomentosum, by siRNA Deep-Sequencing
• Identification of Sclerotinia species infecting vegetables in Etelä-Savo region, Finland
• Development of tissue culture and virus-induced gene silencing for Calendula officinalis
• Population genetics of the invasive plant species Impatiens glandulifera in Southern Finland
• Content of zinc, iron and their absorption inhibitors in Nicaraguan common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
• Deep sequencing as a detection method for viruses on wild raspberry
• Detection of protein-protein interactions in planta by BiFC and split luciferase assays
• Molecular identification of seed-borne fungi affecting bean seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. INTA Rojo) in Nicaragua
• Using microsatellite markers for tentative identification of Nicaraguan cacao accessions resistant to Phytophthora palmivora
• Meat and bone meal as a nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer for ryegrass
• Genetic variability in the physiological responses of Andean lupin to drought stress
• Responses of reed canarygrass to root zone flooding and drought
• Effect of gradual and sudden heat stress on seed quality of Andean lupin, Lupinus mutabilis
• Detection and characterization of viruses of sweetpotatoes (Ipomoea batatas L.) from Guatemala and Honduras
• A Comparative Study of Urban Green Area Planning
• Genetic purity of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. 'INTA ROJO') during seed production in Nicaragua
• Genetic characterization of Theobroma cacao L Nicaraguan
• Environmental impacts of conventionally and year-round produced greenhouse tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production chain in Finland
• Meat bone meal as nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer