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Stefanie Jung

Stefanie Janine Jung's work was awarded with the Prize for the Best Plant Science Master Thesis, which was carried out at Giessen University in the year 2015.

Title of the awarded thesis

"Salt tolerance and genetic variability of Prunus serotina Ehrh."

She found out that the invasive black cherry reacts differently to saline aerosols depending on their stages of development. However, a locational advantage due to an increased salt tolerance can be excluded.

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