Cornelius Ebert - PhD Student

Research Interest
- Promoting biodiversity and wildlife conservation through the supply of ecosystem services in grassland
- Detecting the breeding potential of dicotyledonous plants based on intraspecific variation
- Competitive power of dicotyledonous plants in seed mixtures
- Influence of different soil types on vegetation

Research project

Simultan-G-2030: Ensuring multifunctionality in forage production through biodiversity in intensive grasslands

Short CV

Since September 2023: PhD student at the Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Department of Crop Sciences, Division of Grassland Science

2019-2023: M.Sc. Crop Protection at the Georg-August-University of Goettingen

Thesis: ‘Bur chervil – biology and control mechanisms’

2020: three-month internship at the Julius-Kühn Institute based in Quedlinburg

2018-2019: Student assistant at DEULA Baden-Württemberg GmbH

2015-2019: B.Sc. Agricultural Sciences with focus on Crop Sciences at the Georg-August-University of Goettingen

Thesis: ‘Ascochyta-resistance in winter beans (Vicia faba L.): Study of genetic parameters in winter beans’’

2015: three-month internship at the Claydon company based in Suffolk (UK)

Publications

Ebert C., Herrmann A., Schumann C., Krenzer D., Isselstein J., Komainda M., 2026. Drought tolerance and productivity in Plantago lanceolata cultivars under controlled conditions. Grassland Science in Europe,Vol. 31, 525-527.
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