Personal information

Boris Duralija, PhD.
senior assistant (2005)
assistant (2000)
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Department of Pomology
Svetošimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb
Hall I.
+385 /1/2393726
+385 /1/2393630
e-mail: bduralija@agr.hr

Teaching

Undergraduate program
Pomology (assistant)

Research interests

Out-off season strawberry production
Evaluations of fruit cultivars and rootstocks
Hydroponic growing of strawberries
Sensoric evaluation of fruits

Current projects

2005.-2009.
COST863 - 'EUROBERRY RESEARCH: From genomics to sustainable production, quality and health' (http://cost.cordis.lu/src/action_detail.cfm?action=863)
EU
Boris Duralija, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb (coordinator in Republic of Croatia)
2003. - 2006.
Out of season strawberry production
City Zagreb
Boris Duralija, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
2003. - 2005.
Soilles strawberry growing
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Croatia
Boris Duralija, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Academic qualifications

2004.
PhD.
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Yield and quality of short day strawberries (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) grown out of season
2000.
M.Sc.
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Vegetative and generative properties of plum cultivars assigned for fresh consumption
1994.
B.Sc.
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Determination of the optimum harvest date for apple cultivars Alkmene, Prima, Elstar, Hi Early and Golden Bin the orchards Donja Zelina and Mrzović

Training and research experience

Aug. 2002 - Sep. 2002
Changli Institute of Pomology, Hebei, China
Yu Chunchi
The 3rd International Training Course on Fruit Technology
Nov. 2000 - Dec. 2000
A.R.T.I.S., Perugia, Italy
Adriano Ciani
Olive Oil Winter School

Employment and work experience

1994 - now
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Past projects

1996 -1998
Investigation of suitable rootstock for sweet cherries growing
Ministry of science and technology RH
Ivo Miljković
1996 -1998
Olive
Ministry of science and technology RH
Ivo Miljković
1996 -1998
Plum
Ministry of science and technology RH
Zlatko Čmelik

Other professional activities

2000 - now
ISHS Section Fruits
International Society of Horticulture Science, Leuven, Belgium
member
2000 - now
ISHS Commission Education and Training
International Society of Horticulture Science, Leuven, Belgium
member

Scientific publications

Čmelik, Z., Družić, J., Duralija, B., Benčić, Đ. (2004): Influence of Clonal Rootstocks on Growth and Cropping of 'Lapins' Sweet Cherry. Acta Horticulturae 577:125-128

Duralija, B. (2004): Strawberry plant material in modern production. Pomologia Croatica 10: 71-79

B. Duralija, Z. Čmelik, T. Miličević, M. Njavro, S. Šimon (2004): Cold stored tray plant - novelty in strawberry production. Sjemenarstvo 21:267-273

Čmelik, Z., Družić, J., Duralija, B., Benčić, Đ. (2004): Influence of Clonal Rootstocks on Growth and Cropping of 'Lapins' Sweet Cherry. Acta Horticulturae 658:125-128

Duralija, B. (2002): Vegetative and generative properties of plum cultivars untended for fresh consumption. Pomologia Croatica 8:51-64

Čmelik, Z., Duralija, B., Benčić, Đ., Družić, J., (2002): Influence of rootstocks and planting density on performances of plum trees. Acta Horticulturae 577:307-310

Vokurka, A., Jemrić, T., Duralija, B., Brajan, M., Pejić, I., (2001): "Istraživanje autohtonosti Lovranske trešnje". XXXVII Croatian Symposium on Agriculture with an International Participation. Opatija, February 19-23, 2001

Duralija, B., Čmelik, Z., Pavičić, N., Jemrić, T., Družić, J., (2001): "Flowering of the plums (Prunus domestica L.) influenced by temperature". XXXVII Croatian Symposium on Agriculture with an International Participation. Opatija, February 19-23, 2001

Duralija, B., (2000): Micropropagation of plums. Pomologia Croatica 6:107-115

Čmelik, Z., Miljković, I., Pavičić, N., Benčić, Đ., Duralija, B., (1998): "The Effect of Rootstock and Interstock on Growth and Cropping of Apple Trees". AGRICULTURAE CONSPECTUS SCIENTIFICUS 3: 113-120

Čmelik, Z., Gaćeša, B., Duralija, B. (1995): "New plum cultivars, rootstocks and plum growing systems ". Pomologia Croatica 1: 17-30

Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI)

http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=212966