Samsun Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMÜ) is an established State University of Turkey, founded in 1975 in order to make a contribution and bring a new breath to the Black Sea region of economic, cultural and social life. Founded as a regional university and leaving behind 42 years in line with its mission: adopting universal values to bring about innovation to the benefit of individuals and society, working with intellectual rigor, it is one of the strongest research and teaching institutions in the country.
Areas of expertise bringing to the project: world-class specialists within the fields of agronomy
Role in NEM-EMERGE:
- Different agroecology zones will be assessed in the project to determine the expansion of RKN and PCN nematodes, and test the new resistant tomato varieties, being Turkey one of them. OMU will be leading the activities in this region.
- OMU is contributing to WP1, WP2, WP3, WP5, WP7
