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🥳 🎉🎓 🐮 🥛 We’ve got a new PhD in town! 🥛 🐮 🎓 🎉 🥳

ATSAF Academy scholar Richard Dooso Oloo just defended his PhD thesis on “Genetic Relationships among Resilience, Fertility, and Milk Yield in Dairy Cattle Performing in Sub-Saharan Africa” at the University of Hohenheim!

Congratulations and wishing you all the best, Richard! 🥳
Check out our webpage for more details on all the projects of our scholars! 🎓 🎓 🎓
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🧂 🍠 📊 Characterizing salinity hormesis of sweetpotato biomass 🧂 🍠 📊

In her JST project, Malena Apaza Sucapuca focused on investigating the phenomenon of hormesis in two salinity-tolerant sweetpotato varieties at the University of Hohenheim. The two sweet potato varieties were previously tested in a field experiment conducted by the International Potato Center in Mozambique. The objective was to demonstrate the efficient uptake and retention of potassium in plant tissues of sweetpotato under two distinct salinity treatments.

“One of my biggest personal challenges in this project was obtaining healthy and uniform cuttings for planting under the same conditions for both varieties. This required careful selection, preparation, and maintenance of the cuttings, which was both time-consuming and demanding.”, says Malena.

An ATSAF scholarship not only gives you the chance of financial support but also opens doors to many opportunities for academic and personal growth. ATSAF e.V. supports PhD and MSc scholars from German and international universities in CGIAR++ research projects and strengthens the links between universities and international, development-oriented agricultural research.

Check out our webpage for more details on all the projects of our scholars! 🧂 🍠 📊
https://academy.atsaf.org/