Defended Doctoral Theses in Soil Science

2025

Merit Sutri - The effect of land use and agricultural management systems on earthworm communities and soil qualitylink opens in new page

Supervisors: Prof. Endla Reintam, Assoc. Prof. Merrit Shankiy, Prof. Emer. Mari Ivask

2023

Marge Lanno – Bio-waste composting in the framework of a circular economylink opens in new page
Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Merrit Shanskiy, Prof. Mait Kriipsalu, Dr. Anu Kisand

2022

Olesja Escuer – Ornamental plant growth and development depending on soil conditions modified by organic additiveslink opens in new page
Supervisors: Prof. Kadri Karp, Assoc. Prof. Merrit Shanskiy

Jordi Escuer Gatius – Mitigation of nitrous oxide emissions from arable soilslink opens in new page
Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Merrit Shanskiy, Assoc. Prof. Kaido Soosaar, Prof. Alar Astover

Liina Soonvald – Response of root fungal communities to fertilisation, crop species and cultivarlink opens in new page
Supervisors: Prof. Marika Mänd, Prof. Alar Astover, Prof. Leho Tedersoo

2021

Kaire Loit – Pathogenic and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in potato fields in Estonialink opens in new page
Supervisors: Prof. Alar Astover, Prof. Leho Tedersoo, Prof. Maarja Öpik

2019

Kersti Vennik – The effect of military vehicles on rut formation on Estonian soils and natural recovery of the rutslink opens in new page
Supervisors: Prof. Endla Reintam, Prof. Thomas Keller, Peeter Kukk

2016

Elsa Suuster – Statistical Prediction Models for Organic Carbon and Bulk Density in Mineral Agricultural Soils
Supervisors: Prof. Alar Astover, Assoc. Prof. Christian Ritz

Diego Sanchez De Cima – Soil properties affected by cover crops and fertilization in a crop rotation experimentlink opens in new page
Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Endla Reintam, Prof. Anne Luik

2012

Liia Kukk – Site-specific energy crop planning: potential land resource, pedo-climatic and economic riskslink opens in new page
Supervisors: Prof. Alar Astover, Assoc. Prof. Merrit Shanskiy

2011

Katrin Trükmann – Quantification of Root Stabilization Effects to Reduce Mechanical Soil Deformation in Differently Managed Grasslands
Supervisors: Prof. Rainer Horn, Assoc. Prof. Endla Reintam

2007

Alar Astover – Land use and soil management in Estonian agriculture during the transition from the Soviet period to the EU and its current optimisation by the spatial agro-economic decision support systemlink opens in new page
Supervisor: Prof. Hugo Roostalu

2006

Endla Reintam – Changes in Soil Properties, Nutrition of Spring Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), and Weed Communities Depending on Soil Compaction and Fertilization on a Loamy Sand Albeluvisol
Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Jaan Kuht, Prof. Raimo Kõlli

2002

Valli Loide – Content of Exchangeable Magnesium in Estonian Agricultural Soils, Its Ratio to Potassium and Calcium, and Its Effect on Crop Yields
Supervisor: Emer. Prof. Paul Kuldkepp

1998

Enn Leedu – Mitigation of Damages Caused to Estonian Agriculture by Oil Shale Mining
Supervisor: Emer. Prof. Endel Kitse

1996

Arno Kanal – Organic Matter Turnover in Arable Podzoluvisols
Supervisor: Prof. Raimo Kõlli