Aleksandra Bensa

Personal information

Ph.D. Aleksandra Bensa
Assistant professor (2008)
Soil Science Department
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Svetošimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb
Hall VI. I. Floor
phone: +385 /1/239-3962
fax: +385 1239-3963
E-mail: abensa@agr.hr

Teaching

Undergraduate study programme (BSc)

Pedology
Pedology - Mediterranean Agriculture, University of Split

Graduate study programme (MSc)

Soil chemistry
Ameliorative pedology
Soil genesis

Postgraduate doctoral study programme (PhD)

Nature and properties of soil

Research interests

Soil Chemistry
Hydropedology

Current projects

2007. - 2010.

"Impact of agriculture on soil and water pollution"
Ministry of Science,Technology and sport
Ph.D. Aleksandra Bensa, Assistant professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2007. - 2010.

" Impact of crop production on water pollution by nitrates"
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development
Ph.D. Željko Vidaček, full professor

Academic qualifications

2006. - Ph.D.

"Nitrogen in system hydroameliorated soil-water according to different fertilization of arable crops"
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

2001. - M.Sc.

"Influence of drainage and fertilization upon nitrogen distribution in the soil-water-plant system"
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

1996. - B.Sc.

"Yield components of new "00" cultivars of oil rape"
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

Employment and work experience

1997.- now

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Past projects

2003. - 2007.

"Control of the influence of agriculture on groundwater quality in Varaždin County"
VARKOM, Varaždin, d.d.
Ph.D. Željko Vidaček, full professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2003. - 2007.

"Control of the influence of agriculture on groundwater quality in Međimurje County"
Međimurske vode, d.o.o. Čakovec
Ph.D. Željko Vidaček, full professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2002. - 2005.

"Soil and Water Protection in Agroecosystems"
Ministry of Science and Technology
Ph.D. Željko Vidaček, full professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2001. - 2004.

"Hidropedological Map of the Republic of Croatia"
Croatian Waters
Ph.D. Željko Vidaček, full professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2001. - 2003.

"Application of information system in the development of agriculture"
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Ph.D. Stjepan Husnjak, associate professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2001. - 2002.

"Croatian soil and terrain digital databank - CROSOTER"
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning
Ph.D. Matko Bogunović, full professor Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2000. - 2002.

"Soil and water protection in agriculture"
Ministry of Science and Technology and Croatian Waters
Ph.D. Željko Vidaček, full professor Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

1998. - 2001.

"Assessment of Soil Erosion Risk by Water in the Republic of Croatia"
Croatian Waters
Ph.D. Matko Bogunović, full professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Other professional activities

2001.

Organizer of Congress
IX Congress of Croatian Society of Soil Science
Secretariate

1997. - now

Professional Society
Croatian Society of Soil Science, Zagreb
Member

Scientific publications

Bensa A., Vidaček Ž., Čoga L., Vrhovec D. (2007) Influences of pipe drainage and fertilization on nitrate leaching, Cereal Research Communications 35, 237-240

Bogunović M, Husnjak S, Vidaček Ž, Racz Z., Bensa A, Sraka M. (2003): State of pedological information and needs of soil protection in Croatia, Agronomski glasnik br. 1-2, str. 39-56

Vidaček, Ž., Sraka, M., Bensa, A. (2002). Impact of hydroamelioration on soil moisture regime and nitrate leaching, In: Abstracts 17th World Congress of Soil Science, Vol. V, Bangkok, Thailand, pp. 1648

Vidaček, Ž., Sraka, M., Čoga, L., Mihalić, A. (1999): Nitrates, heavy metals and herbicides in soil and waters of Karašica - Vučica catchment Poljoprivredna znanstvena smotra, Vol. 64, br. 2, str. 143-150.

Vidaček, Ž., Sraka, M., Mihalić, A., Pospišil, M. (1999): Some compounds of soil water balance and nitrate leaching Bericht uber die 8. lysimetertagung, Gumpenstein

Vidaček, Ž., Husnjak, S., Mihalić, A., Tadić, Z. (1998): Soil Suitability for Irrigation in the Area of the Danube-Sava Canal XIX Conference of the Danube countries, Osijek, Hrvatska, pp 597-607

Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI)

http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=263583