Jerko Gunjača

Personal information

Jerko Gunjača
Associate Professor (2008)
Department of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biometrics
Hall 6, 3. Floor
tel: +385 01 239 3938
e-mail: jgunjaca@agr.hr

Teaching

Undergraduate program

Basic Biometrics (instructor)

Graduate program

Experimental Design (coordinator)
Quantitative Genetics in Plant Sciences (coordinator)
Basic Biometrics (instructor)
Population Genetics in Plant Breeding (instructor)

Postgraduate doctoral study programme (PhD)

Linear and Bilinear Models in the Analysis of Interaction (coordinator)
Scientific and Research System (instructor)
Applied Multivariate Analysis (instructor)

Research interests

Quantitative Genetics
Genotype by Environment Interaction
Analysis of Molecular Data
Genetic Similarity and Genetic Diversity
Association Mapping

Current projects

2007. - now

Improving Research Efficiency by Using Advanced Biometrical Models
Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, Croatia
Jerko Gunjača, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2007. - now

Biodiversity of Medicinal and aromatic plants
Ministary of Science, Education and Sports, Croatia
Zlatko Šatović, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Academic qualifications

2001. - Ph.D.

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Genotype by Environment Interaction in Unbalanced Series of Trials

1997. - M.Sc.

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Estimation of Yield Stability from Unbalanced Data Sets

1992. - B.Sc.

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Interests and Motivation of Farmers in Cooperation

Training and research experience

2008. - 2009.

Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
Jean-Luc Jannink
Variety Trials Methodology for Evaluation of Quality and Suitability for
Sustainable Production

2005.

CIHEAM - IAMZ, Zaragoza, Spain
Fred A. van Eeuwijk
Design and Analysis of Multi-environment Trials: Conventional and QTL-based Methods

2004.

Wageningen University and Research Center, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Fred A. van Eeuwijk
TEMPUS IMG grant

1996.

School of Biological Sciences, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Michael J. Kearsey, Harpal S. Pooni
Applied Genetics

Employment and work experience

1994. - now

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

1993. - 1994.

Agricultural cooperative "Primošten Burni"

Past projects

2002. - 2006.

Application of biometrics in agricultural research
Ministry of Science and Technology, Croatia
Marija Pecina, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

2002. - 2006.

Genetic variability of medicinal and aromatic plants
Ministry of Science and Technology, Croatia
Zlatko Šatović, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

1999. - 2002.

Rationalization of variety trials
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Croatia
Đurđica Vasilj

1998. - 2001.

Genetic identification and protection of autochthonous grapevine cultivars
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Croatia
Ivan Pejić

1996. - 1998.

Biotechnology and genetical parameters in plant breeding
Ministry of Science and Technology, Croatia
Vinko Kozumplik

Other professional activities

2006. - now

Committee membership
Plant Variety Testing Committee
President

2006.

Organizing Workshops, Meetings and Conference Sessions
XIII Meeting of the EUCARPIA Biometrics in Plant Breeding Section, August 30 - September 1, Zagreb, Croatia
Coordinator of the Organizing Committee

Scientific publications

Čoga, L., Slunjski, S., Herak Ćustić, M., Gunjača, J., Ćosić, T. (2008). Phosphorus Dynamics in Grapevine on Acid and Calcareous Soils. Cereal Research Communications 36, Suppl. 5 Part 1: 119-122

Gunjača, J., Buhiniček, I., Jukić, M., Šarčević, H., Vragolović, A., Kozić, Z., Jambrović, A., Pejić, I. (2008). Discriminating Maize Inbred Lines Using Molecular and DUS Data. Euphytica 161: 165-172

Gunjača, J., Kozić, Z., Vragolović, A., Buhiniček, I., Palaveršić, B. (2008). Adaptation of Maize Hybrids from Different Maturity Groups to Environmental Conditions of North-Western and North-Eastern Croatia. Cereal Research Communications 36, Suppl. 5 Part 2: 1275-1278

Leto, J., Knežević, M., Bošnjak, K., Vranić, M., Gunjača, J. (2008). Changes in Grassland Yield and Botanical Composition Under Contrasting Managements. Cereal Research Communications 36, Suppl. 5 Part 2: 867-870

Gunjača J., Knezović Z., Pecina M. (2007). Genotype by Environment Interaction in Variety Trials. Cereal Research Communications 35, Suppl. 2 Part 1: 425-428

Novoselović D., Drezner G., Lalić A., Grljušić S., Gunjača J. (2007). Comparison of Different Planting Methods in Relation to Grain Yield of Wheat. Cereal Research Communications 35: 141-149

Gunjača J., Renka H., Jambrešić I., Šindrak Z., Safner T., Liović I., Pecina M. (2005). Efficiency of Alpha Designs in Croatian Variety Trials. Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Information Technology Interfaces, Cavtat, 20-23 June 2005.,

Knezović Z., Gunjača J., Šatović Z., Kolak I. (2005). Comparison of different methods for classification of gene bank accessions. Agriculturae conspectus scientificus 70: 87-91

Butorac J., Beljo J. Gunjača J. (2004). Study of inheritance of some agronomic and morphological traits in burley tobacco by graphic analysis of diallel cross. Plant Soil Environment. 50: 162-167

Novoselović D., Barić M., Drezner G., Gunjača J., Lalić A. (2004). Quantitative inheritance of some wheat plant traits. Genetics and Molecular Biology 27: 92-98

Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI)

http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=207735