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Department of Botany Thesis thems

Thesis thems

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  • Seasonal and climatic changes of plant fructan content in pasture stands
  • Ecophysiological investigation of tropical desiccation tolerant plant species during rehydration
  • Phytotherapy in veterinary medicine

 

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  1. Exploring the environmental requirements and substrate preferences of forest macrofungi in Hungary

Skills to be acquired

– Apply community ecology research methods (uni- and multivariate statistical models)

– Use R for Windows for statistical computing

– Identification of macrofungal species

– Use light microscopy methods; prepare and process fruiting bodies for examination

– Publish scientific results (presentations, posters, scientific papers), writing grant proposals

Who can apply?

Biologists, zoologists, and veterinary students

Preferred background

– Basic knowledge on mycology, forest ecology

– Good writing skills in English

– Commitment to work

Goals

Completing and defending a thesis. During education: conference participation. After defence: submitting a manuscript on the topic of thesis to an international scientific journal ranked at least Q3.

 

  1. Machine learning applications in mycology and botany. Participation in developing an AI-powered identification assistant software

 

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  1. Image dataset compilation for a more efficient AI-based recognition of macrofungal fruiting bodies and plant species

Skills to be acquired

– Knowledge on characters used in macrofungal and plant taxonomy; evaluate their applicability for human and AI-based species identification

– Identification of macrofungal and plant species

– Use light microscopy methods; prepare and process fruiting bodies and plant tissues for examination

– Use digital photography techniques

– Publish scientific results (presentations, posters, scientific papers), writing grant proposals

– (With co-supervision) Gain Python programming skills and knowledge of AI tools for species identification (classification models, Large Language Models, LLMs, etc.)

Who can apply?

Biologists, zoologists, and veterinary students

Preferred background

– Python programming knowledge

– Digital photography techniques

– Good writing skills in English

– Commitment to work

Goals

Completing and defending a thesis. During education: conference participation. After defence: submitting a manuscript on the topic of thesis to an international scientific journal ranked at least Q2.

 

 

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  • Protein inhibitors of plant origin
  • Simple detection (screening) of active ingredients from plants
  • Botanical and veterinary importance of plant cyanogenic glycosides
  • Nitrate levels of plants and the zoohygienic consequences

 

Update: 2025.10.07.