Dipl.-Biol. Simon Rüger

 

Simon Rüger studied biology at the University of Kassel and later at the Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg. He graduated in biotechnology, biochemistry and plant physiology 2008 (Diploma). At the present time he is performing his PhD thesis  in the Department of Biotechnology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg.

In the course of his Diploma thesis and PhD thesis S. Rüger focused on the development and testing of the non-invasive magnetic ZIM-probe. Main emphasis of his work is (i) the development of water-saving irrigation protocols with simultaneous consideration of crop yield (olive, orange, grapefruit, grapevines, etc.) as well as (ii) comparative measurements with  the ZIM-probe technique and other methods currently used for the determination of the water supply of plants under labaratory and field conditions (such as Scholander pressure bomb, tensiometer, porometer and chlorophyll measurements). S. Rüger has performed  several field and laboratory studies in Israel, Germany, Spain and Switzerland during the last years.

Simon Rüger is the Managing Director (CEO) of the company ZIM Plant Technology GmbH.



Publications
  • Ben-Gal A, Kool D, Agam N, van Halsema GE, Yermiyahu U, Yafe A, Presnov E, Erel R, Majdop A, Zipori I, Segal E, Rüger S, Zimmermann U, Cohen Y, Alchanatis V, Dag A (2010) Whole-tree water balance and indicators for short-term drought stress in non-bearing ’Barnea’ olives. Agricultural Water Management 98, 124-133.
  • Fernandez JE, Rüger S, Rodriguez-Dominguez CM, Martin Palomo MJ, Torres-Ruiz JM, Cuevas MV, Ehrenberger W, Diaz-Espejo A, Perez-Martin A, Zimmermann U (2010) Turgor pressure-related measurments with the LPCP Probe. An alternative to the use of the Scholander chamber? X Simposium Hispano-Portuges de Relaciones Hidricas de las Plantas, 161-165.
  • Rüger S, Ehrenberger W, Kool D, Agam N, Ben-Gal A, Zimmermann U (2011) The Leaf Patch Clamp Pressure Probe: A New Tool for Irrigation Scheduling and Deeper Insight into Olive Drought Stress Physiology. Acta Horticulturae 888, 223-230
  • Rüger S, Zimmermann U (2010) Internet-aktive Sonden messen die Wasserversorgung von Pflanzen. LaborPraxis 34, 26-28.
  • Rüger S, Netzer Y, Westhoff M, Zimmermann D, Reuss R, Ovadya S, Gessner P, Zimmermann G, Schwartz A, Zimmermann U (2010) Remote monitoring of leaf turgor pressure of grapevines subjected to different irrigation treatments using the leaf patch clamp pressure probe. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research 16, 405-412.
  • Rüger S, Ehrenberger W, Arend M, Geßner P, Zimmermann G, Zimmermann D, Bentrup FW, Nadler A, Raveh E, Sukhorukov VL, Zimmermann U (2010) Comparative monitoring of temporal and spatial changes in tree water status using the non-invasive leaf patch clamp pressure probe and the pressure bomb. Agricultural Water Management 98, 232-290.
  • Zimmermann U, Rüger S, Shapira O, Westhoff M, Wegner LH, Reuss R, Geßner P, Zimmermann G, Israeli Y, Zhou A, Schwartz A, Bamberg E, Zimmermann D (2010) Effects of environmental parameters and irrigation on the turgor pressure of banana plants measured using the non-invasive, online monitoring leaf patch clamp pressure probe. Plant Biology 12, 424-436.