Konni Biegert successfully defended her doctoral thesis entitled ”Smart Horticulture: Application of sensors and modelling to predict fruit growth, quality and storage behaviour of ‘Braeburn’ apples” on March 30, 2023 at Hochschule Geisenheim University.

Her doctoral thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr. Peter Braun, Department of Pomology, Hochschule Geisenheim University and evaluated in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Christian Zörb,  Department of Quality of Plant Products | Viticulture, University of Hohenheim and Prof. Dr. Luigi Manfrini, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences at University of  Bologna, Italy.