Browse by Department (theses only)

December 2024

Ekapala Pathirannehelage, Sashini Pathirana (2024) Integrated ground penetrating radar - electromagnetic induction techniques to support precision agriculture by assessing the effects of agricultural practices. Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Ketheeswaran, Keerthana (2024) Eco-synthesis, application and enhanced water-retention properties of cellulosic hydrogels derived from waste papermill sludge as soil amendments. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

June 2024

Abid, Hafiz Usama (2024) Dairy manure and biochar application enhance soil health, forage yield and nutritional quality of silage corn cultivated in podzolic soils in boreal climate. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Adelowokan, Abiodun (2024) Evaluation of the efficiency of small-scale and low-cost hydroponic systems designed for household indoor vegetable production. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

April 2024

Fathidarehnijeh, Ethan (2024) Designing, fabrication and evaluation of a small-scale vertical hydroponic system to produce leafy vegetables. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

March 2024

Brewer, Caralie (2024) New take on a decades-old technique: the applications of ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr and δ²H to establish patterns in migration and dispersal of terrestrial wildlife species. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

November 2023

Reid, Beverley (2023) Development and characterization of antioxidant-rich haskap-based (Lonicera caerulea L.) functional beverages. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Usman, Muhammad (2023) Effect of nitrogen stabilizers and cropping sequence on soil carbon and nitrogen pools, biochemical attributes, active microbial populations in podzolic soil in boreal climate. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

October 2023

Khan, Muhammad Musa (2023) Economic feasibility of different cropping systems in Newfoundland and Labrador. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

August 2023

Salman, . (2023) Effect of crop rotation and different nitrogen sources on soil water retention and silage corn forage yield and quality in boreal climate. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Wickremasinghe, Thilini K. (2023) Effect of natural media amendments on crop quality under controlled environmental conditions. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Young, Jodi Olivia (2023) Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki application on non-target nocturnal macromoth biodiversity in the eastern boreal forest, Canada. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

July 2023

Rathnayake, Jayamini (2023) Greenhouse gas emission during composting of different mixing combinations of natural resource by-products. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

May 2023

Doyle, Megan L. (2023) Patterns and impacts of arboreal spiders in a boreal ecosystem, Western Newfoundland, Canada. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Ganeshalingam, Moganatharsa (2023) Role of lipidomics in assessing the functional lipid composition in maternal breast milk lipidome and influences on infant health outcomes during the first year of life. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Mensah, Clinton (2023) Employing integrated electromagnetic induction sensors for soil characterization under different land use conditions. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

February 2023

Tingskou, Richard (2023) Dynamic soil depth differences in soil nutrient cycling in boreal podzol destined for land use conversion and land use intensification. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

November 2022

Nzwinda, Therese Audrey Mbite (2022) Effects of urea and urea treated with nitrogen stabilizers on the growth, yield, and quality of field crops cultivated on Podzols in the boreal climate. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

September 2022

Hamilton, Melissa (2022) Sensory perception, development, and preservation of undersized American freshwater eel (Anguilla rostrata) as a secondary functional food product. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

August 2022

Mushtaq, Irfan (2022) Effects of nitrogen stabilizers and crop rotation on mineral nitrogen, N cycle genes and microbial community structure and abundance in podzolic soil in boreal climate. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Wu, Jiaxu (2022) Evaluating role of phosphatidic acid in cold stress tolerance in silage-corn. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

March 2022

Medaiyese, Ayodeji Oluwagbemiga (2022) Utility of wood ash, paper sludge and biochar amendments for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from acid boreal soils. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

February 2022

Hasan, A K M Munzurul (2022) Effect of diesel oil exposure on behavioral, hemato-biochemical, and morphological changes of erythrocytes and recovery pattern analysis of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

November 2021

Armah, Abraham (2021) The use of rock dust as a natural media amendment for the production of horticultural crops in controlled environments. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

September 2021

Farhain, Muhammad M (2021) Use of wood ash and paper sludge as potting substrate and potential soil amendment for agriculture production on podzols in boreal climate. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

August 2021

Javed, Bilal (2021) Wood ash and paper sludge: potential liming and nutrient source for crop production in podzolic soils. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

June 2021

Washinger, Darrian P. (2021) Influence of forest disturbances on summer foraging activity of boreal bats at three spatial scales. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

April 2021

Groenen, Allison (2021) Determining the potential of paper mill biosolids to produce a compost using Eisenia fetida and fungal inoculum, and its ability to remediate petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Perera, K. V. Gayantha Sashika (2021) The adaptability of empirical equations to calculate potential evapotranspiration and trend analysis of hydroclimatological parameters for agricultural areas in Newfoundland. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

November 2020

Faran, Muhammad (2020) Potential of dairy digestate as a biofertilizer: effects on growth, yield and phytochemicals of lettuce in hydroponics. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

October 2020

Manuel, Vanessa G. (2020) Utility of dairy digestate as a greenhouse fertilizer. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

May 2020

Pinksen, Jasmine (2020) Effects of clear-cut created ecotones on nocturnal macromoths in western Newfoundland, Canada. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

April 2020

Hajheidari, Maryam (2020) The impact of long-term agricultural drainage on concentration and composition of Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) in a boreal peatland in western Newfoundland. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

December 2019

Maheswaran, Gnanakaran (2019) Potential for using paper mill fly-ash as an alternate liming material and mobility and leachability of heavy metals in fly-ash and biochar amended agricultural soil in Western Newfoundland. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

August 2019

Akpoguma, Blessing Ivie (2019) Greenhouse gas emission from small bog pools in a boreal peatland in Newfoundland, Canada. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Ali, Md. Hossen (2019) Use of nanotechnology to improve plant performance in boreal forest ecosystem. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

May 2019

Sey, Albert Adu (2019) Response of methane emission and dissolved organic carbons to warming and nitrogen fertilization in boreal peatlands. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Young, Erika H. (2019) Abundance and diversity of nematodes and microarthropods in established and newly converted agricultural soils in western Newfoundland and Labrador. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

April 2019

Illawathure, Chameera (2019) Improving the GPR reflection method for estimating soil moisture and detection of capillary fringe and water table in a boreal agricultural field. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

March 2019

Sadatcharam, Kamaleswaran (2019) Assessing potential applications of multi-coil and multi-frequency electromagnetic induction sensors for agricultural soils in western Newfoundland. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

October 2018

Gillani, Syed Shah Mohioudin (2018) Remote estimation of gross primary production and light use efficiency at a boreal bog and an abandoned peatland pasture in western Newfoundland, Canada. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

September 2018

Ali, Waqas (2018) Effects of organic and inorganic phosphorus sources on agronomic performance, microbial communities and forage quality of silage corn cultivated under cool climatic conditions. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Wanniarachchi, Wanniarachchige Dinushika Kumari (2018) Impact of biochar and dairy manure on the hydraulic properties and their measurements in boreal agricultural podzols. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

August 2018

Ashiq, Waqar (2018) Evaluating the potential of biochar in mitigating greenhouse gases emission and nitrogen retention in dairy manure based silage corn cropping systems. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

June 2018

Zaeem, Muhammad (2018) Assessment of a novel soil nutrient imaging technique, forage productivity and the soil health status of silage corn and forage soybean cultivated as mono or intercrop under cool climatic conditions. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

18 May 2018

Ramasamy, Abiraami (2018) Variability of microbial taxonomic and functional diversities across management boundaries in a boreal podzol. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

October 2017

Badewa, Emmanuel Adedamola (2017) Apparent electrical conductivity mapping in managed podzols using multi-coil and multi-frequency EMI sensor measurements. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Edet, Emana Ifeoma (2017) Survey of antibiotic resistome in a mixed-use watershed in Western Newfoundland, Canada. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.