PD Dr. Mauricio Hunsche

PD Dr. Mauricio Hunsche

Associate Professor

University of Bonn

E-Mail: mhunsche(at)uni-bonn.de

Since the very early beginning of my professional career I work intensively to develop and promote different aspects of horticulture and horticultural sciences – from the cultivation of plants, through detection of morphological and physiological characteristics, until the evaluation of quality attributes during postharvest life of fruits and vegetables. The most recent academic and scientific focus lays on the mode-of-action of natural biostimulants to support crops in overcoming abiotic stress situations. Furthermore, several activities are conducted to allow a more profound understanding of the impact of crop nutrition on the quality attributes of horticultural products. Finally, one of the biggest goals is to advance evaluations of product characteristics, in particular the quality attributes, through non-destructive, spectroscopic methods.

Interests
  • Stress Physiology of Horticultural Crops
  • Crop Nutrition and Biostimulation
  • Quality of Horticultural Products
  • Optical Sensors and Non-destructive Evaluation Methods
  • Protected Cultivation
Education
  • Associate Professor, since 2016

    INRES - Horticultural Science, University of Bonn

  • Head of Global R&D, since 2016

    COMPO EXPERT International GmbH

  • Associate Professor, Group Leader Surface Characteristics, Optical Sensors and Stress Physiology, 2012 - 2016

    INRES - Horticultural Science, University of Bonn

  • Post Doc, Habilitation, Environmental Crop Physiology, 2006 - 2012

    INRES - Horticultural Science, University of Bonn