• Immunostimulatory effects of different aspects of aquaculture on the host response in the edible sea urchin, paracentrotus lividus 

  Cipriano-Maack, Ashley N. (University College Cork, 2016)

  Aquaculture is a fast-growing industry contributing to global food security and sustainable aquaculture, which may reduce pressures on capture fisheries. The overall objective of this thesis was to look at the immunostimulatory ...
• Forest cover estimation in Ireland using radar remote sensing: a comparative analysis of forest cover assessment methodologies 

  Devaney, John; Barrett, Brian; Barrett, Frank; Redmond, John; O'Halloran, John (Public Library of Science, 2015)

  Quantification of spatial and temporal changes in forest cover is an essential component of forest monitoring programs. Due to its cloud free capability, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is an ideal source of information on ...
• Interactions between nematodes, potato and soil-borne micro-organisms and their effect on the management of potato cyst nematodes 

  Lettice, Eoin P. (University College Cork, 2014)

  Potato cyst nematodes (PCN) cause significant damage to the potato crop worldwide and growers experience economic losses related to yield loss and the cost of control measures. Experiments were set up to further elucidate ...
• Effects of vermicomposted spent mushroom compost on growing medium characteristics, plant growth, yield and abiotic stress tolerance 

  Duggan, Tara (University College Cork, 2015)

  Treatment of agricultural biodegradable wastes and by-products can be carried out using composting or vermicomposting, or a combination of both treatment methods, to create a growing medium amendment suitable for horticultural ...
• Toxicity of manufactured nano-ZnO to Lemna minor 

  Chen, Xiaolin (University College Cork, 2015)

  The rapid development of nanotechnology has led to a rise in the large-scale production and commercial use of engineered nano-ZnO. Engineered/manufactured nano-ZnO are applied in a broad range of products such as drugs, ...

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