Topics for Phd students (Postdoctoral and staff exchange) offered by Tadulako University

Important Note:

  1. If you are interested to our topics, and would like to establish a contact, it is kindly suggested to CC your email to Dr.sc.agr. Aiyen()
  2. English proficiency: both good in written and oral form, a level of C1, or between C1-B2 is needed

Topic / Description / Faculty / Contact Person
Plant pest and diseases /
  1. Cacao pod borer (Cacao pest and diseases)
  2. Exploration and testing of biocontrol agents to combat cacao pest and diseases
  3. Role of fungi and bacteria in plant health
  4. Role of Pollinators
  5. Insects diversity and their ecosystem roles at the cacao plantation
/ Agriculture Faculty / Prof. Dr.AlamAnshary

Dr.ShahabuddinSaleh

Biotechnology /

1.Plant breeding

2.Tissue culture

3.Plant Polymorphsm

4.Plant specific protein localization

5.Phytohormones

6.Stress responses in Plant Cell

/ Agriculture Faculty
and Math and Natural Sciences Faculty / Prof. Dr.ZainuddinBasri

Dr. INengahSuwastika

Mycorrhiza /
  1. Role of Mycorrhiza in supporting plant growth at abiotic and biotic stress and non stress conditions
  2. Role of Mycorrhiza related to nutrition status of plants
  3. Role of mycorrhiza in in existing and sustainability of tree diversity in the forest.
/ Agriculture Faculty / Dr. Henry N. Barus

Soil-Plant transfer /
  1. Role of macro and micro nutrition in plant growth and health
  2. Role of Rhizosphere on nutrition uptake
  3. Soil organic and in organic amendment and plant growth
  4. Bioeffector (Bacteria and fungi) and role in plant development
  5. Nutrients decomposition rate (waste management)
  6. Carbon sequestration and budgeting
/ Agriculture Faculty / Dr.sc.agr. Aiyen
and
Dr. Henry N. Barus

Specific Metal Uptake /
  1. Studying metal hyperaccumulating plants (in particular Ni, Cd, Al, and metalloid such as Hg)
  2. Nickel phytomining
/ Agriculture Faculty / Dr.sc.agr. Aiyen
and
Soil physics / Permeability and soil stability / Agriculture Faculty / Dr.UswahHasanah

Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation /
  1. Aquaculture
  2. Indigenous fishes
  3. Aquatic Biodiversity of Sulawesi/ Walacea Area
  4. Conservation of Aquatic Biodiversity
  5. Invasif Species in Ancient Lakes
  6. Plankton of Ancient Lakes and of Tropical Waters
/ Animal Husbandry and fisheries faculty / Dr. Fadly Y. Tantu

Dr. Jusri Nilawati

Coral / Coral and Marine research / Animal husbandry and fisheries faculty / James Walalangi MSc.

Dr. Jusri Nilawati
Jnilawati_98@yaho..com
Agro-forestry /
  1. Cacao Agroforestry
  2. Role of Agroforestry and income
  3. Forest economy
/ Forestry Faculty / Dr.BasoGolar

Forestry /
  1. Forest management
  2. Forest development
/ Forest Faculty / Dr. Adam Malik

Climate Change /
  1. Agricultural Land Supply, Marginal Productivity, and Adaptation to Climate Change
  2. REDD topics
/ Agriculture Faculty / Dr.NurSangaji
Dr. Abdul Rauf
()
Biodiversity /
  1. Study on Central Sulawesi Plants Collections
  2. Identification of plants
/ Herbarium Celebence / Dr. INengahSuwastika