Marko Petek

Personal information

Marko Petek, B.Sc.
Young Researcher (2003)
Department of Plant Nutrition
Pavilion VI, floor 1
tel: +385 (0)1 239 4085
fax: +385 (0)1 239 4011
e-mail: mpetek@agr.hr

Teaching

Undergraduate program

Plant Nutrition - co-lecturer

Undergraduate study programme (BSc)

Zagreb
Plant Nutrition - co-lecturer
Importance of Plant Nutrition in Landscape Architecture - co-lecturer
Guidelines for Plant Nutrition in Horticulture - co-lecturer

Split
Guidelines for Plant Nutrition in Horticulture - co-lecturer

Graduate study programme (MSc)

Principles and Prospects of Nutrition in Horticulture - co-lecturer

Research interests

Plant Nutrition
Agroecology
Horticulture

Current projects

2007. - 2010

Guidelines for controlled grapevine nutrition and wine production
Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of Croatia
Prof. Mirjana Herak Ćustić, PhD., Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

2004. - 2007.

Grape vine nutrition - precondition of grape and wine quality
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Croatia
Prof. Mirjana Herak Ćustić, PhD., Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

Academic qualifications

2003. - B.Sc.

Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Content of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in red head cicory (Cichorium intybus L. var. foliosum) with various fertilizations

Training and research experience

2009.

44th Croatian and 4th International Symposium on Agriculture, Opatija, Croatia, 16-20 February 2009

2008.

43rd Croatian and 3rd International Symposium on Agriculture, Opatija, Croatia, 18-21 February 2008
VII. Alps-Adria Scientific Workshop, Stara Lesna, Slovakia, 28th April -02nd May 2008
VI ISHS International Symposium on Mineral Nutrition of Fruit Crops, Faro, Portugal, 19-21 May 2008
Sabatina, Korčula, Croatia, 23-25 October 2008

2007.

42nd Croatian and 2nd International Symposium on Agriculture, Opatija, Croatia, 13-16 February 2007
VI. Alps-Adria Scientific Workshop, Obervellach, Austria, 30th April -05 th May 2007

2006.

International Interdisciplinary Conference 'Maintenance of Town Open Spaces - Improvement Green Areas Osijek, Croatia, 08-11 March 2006
X Congress of Croatian Society of Soil Science with International Participation 'Soil Functions in the Environment', Šibenik, Croatia, 14-17 June 2006
CEEPUS - Central European Exchange Program for University Studies
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture,  Department of Horticulture
Wroclaw, Poland
Praxisseminar zur Unkrautbekämpfung im ökologischen Acker- und Gemüsebau, Pfaffendorf, Germany

2005.

40th Croatian Symposium on Agriculture with International Participation, Opatija, Croatia, 15-18 February 2005
International Interdisciplinary Conference 'Maintenance of Town Open Spaces - Plant Selection', Poreč, Croatia, 09-12 March 2005

Employment and work experience

2003. - now

Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

Past projects

2002. - 2005

Optimal fertilization for vegetables of high nutritive quality
Ministry of Science and Technology of Croatia
Prof. Mirjana Herak Ćustić, PhD., Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

Other professional activities

2005. - now

The Croatian Society of Soil Science
Member

2007. - now

International Society for Horticulture Science (ISHS)
Member

2007.

Science Festival 2007, "Food and Health", Zagreb, Croatia
Organizing Committee member and Workshop Leader , topic: "Fertilization Role in Environment Preservation"

2008.

Science Festival 2007, "Water", Zagreb, Croatia
Organizing Committee member and Workshop Co-leader , topic: 'Are the Plants Thirsty?'

Scientific publications

Ivo Krpina, Diana Janković-Čoko, Mirko Puljko, Tomislav Ćosić, Marko Petek (2009). Drowning fruits od Idared apples after harvest into calcium solution, 44th Croatian and 4th International Symposium on Agriculture, Opatija, Croatia, 16-20 February 2009, Proceedings, 852-856.

L. Čoga, S. Slunjski, M. Herak Ćustić, M. Petek, A. Biško, M. Šuste (2009) Ratio between manganese content of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) leaf and manganese concentration in must and pomace. 10th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Chihuahua, Mexico, 13-16 July 2009. In press.

Lepomir Čoga, Sanja Slunjski, Mirjana Herak Ćustić, Jakov Maslać, Marko Petek, Tomislav Ćosić,Ivan Pavlović. (2009) Influence of Soil Reaction on Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium and Magnesium Dynamics in Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.). Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus Vol. 74 (2009) No. 1 (1-5)

M. Herak Ćustić, D. Gluhić, M. Petek, L. Čoga, S Slunjski, B. Lacković (2009) Manganese status in vine leaf on calcareous soils after Mn foliar fertilization. 10th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Chihuahua, Mexico, 13-16 July 2009. In press.

M. Petek, M. Herak Ćustić, S. Slunjski, L. Čoga, N. Toth, T. Karažija, L. Leko (2009) Red Beet Iron and Manganese Content at Harvest and after Storage as Influenced by Different Fertilization. 10th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Chihuahua, Mexico, 13-16 July 2009. In press.

Mirjana Herak Ćustić, David Gluhić, Đordano Peršurić, Marko Petek, Lepomir Čoga, Matea Vukelić, Sanja Slunjski (2009) Zinc dynamic in grape vine leaf on calcareous soils, 44th Croatian and 4th International Symposium on Agriculture, Opatija, Croatia, 16-20 February 2009, Proceedings, 832-836.

T. Karažija, T. Ćosić, M. Petek, S. Slunjski, I. Pavlović, T. Horvat, B. Lazarević (2009) Effects of Organic Fertilization on Iron Content in Grapevine Leaf. 10th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Chihuahua, Mexico, 13-16 July 2009. In press.

David Gluhić, Marko Petek, Mirjana Herak Ćustić, Djordano Peršurić, Sanja Slunjski. (2008). RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLANT AND SOIL POTASSIUM ON CALCAREOUS VINEYARD SOILS, VII. Alps-Adria Scientific Workshop, Stara Lesna, Slovakia, 28.4.-02.05.2008., Cereal Research Communications 36, Suppl. 1, 451-454.

L. Čoga, S. Slunjski, M. Herak Ćustić, M. Petek, J. Gunjača T. Horvat. (2008) Effect of Soil pH Reaction on Manganese Content and Dynamics in Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.), Acta Horticulturae. In press.

Marko Petek, Mirjana Herak Ćustić, Lepomir Čoga, Nina Toth, Marija Pecina. (2008). PHOSPHORUS CONTENT IN SOIL AND IN FRESH AND COOKED RED BEET IN DEPENDENCE ON DIFFERENT FERTILIZATION VII. Alps-Adria Scientific Workshop, Stara Lesna, Slovakia, 28.4.-02.05.2008., Cereal Research Communications 36, Suppl. 1, 435-438.

Mirjana Herak Ćustić, David Gluhić, Lepomir Čoga, Marko Petek, Ivan Gošćak. (2008). VINE PLANT CHLOROSIS ON UNSTRUCTURED CALCAREOUS SOILS AND LEAF Ca, Mg and K CONTENT. VII. Alps-Adria Scientific Workshop, Stara Lesna, Slovakia, 28.4.-02.05.2008., Cereal Research Communications 36, Suppl. 1, 439-442.

Lepomir Čoga, Mirjana Herak Ćustić, Tomislav Ćosić, Milan Poljak, Marko Petek. Distribution of cadmium and zinc in different fractions of gley-amphigley soil. Cereal Research Communications. 35 (2007); 317-320

Mirjana Herak Ćustić, David Gluhić, marko Petek, Lepomir Čoga, Sanja Slunjski. Yield and quality of grapevine cv. Sauvignon blanc on calcareous soil of Plešivica wine region. Comptes Rendus Proceedings Vol 1. XV International Symposium GESCO 2007, 20.-23. June 2007, Poreč, Croatia [Croatian]

Mirjana Herak Ćustić, Marko Petek, Nina Toth, Milan Poljak, Tomislav Ćosić. Effects of organic and mineral fertilization on NPK status in soil and plant, and yield of red beet (Beta vulgaris var. conditiva). Cereal Research Communications. 35 (2007); 449-452

Bernardica Katić, Mirjana Herak Ćustić, Lepomir Čoga, Ksenija Karlović, Marko Petek. Effects of fertilization on growth species Thuja occidentalis "Smaragd". Agronomski glasnik, glasilo Hrvatskog agronomskog društva. 2 (2006); 137-145 [Croatian]

Lepomir Čoga, Mirjana Herak Ćustić, Tomislav Ćosić, Ivan Šimunić, Vesna Jurkić, Sanja Slunjski, Milan Poljak, Marko Petek, Dragica Radman. Plant nutritional soil capacity of Vransko Polje area. Agronomski glasnik, glasilo Hrvatskog agronomskog društva. 4 (2006); 335-351 [Croatian]

Čoga, Lepomir; Herak Ćustić, Mirjana; Ćosić, Tomislav; Vršek, Ines; Pavlović, Ivan; Jurkić, Vesna; Poljak, Milan; Potočić, Lidija; Petek, Marko. Role of substrate preparation in nursery production. Agronomski glasnik, glasilo Hrvatskog agronomskog društva. 67 (2005), 2-4; 255-265 [Croatian]

Ćosić, Tomislav; Čoga, Lepomir; Potočić, Nenad; Herak Ćustić, Mirjana; Poljak, Milan; Petek, Marko; Horvat, Tea. Causes of lawn and ornamental plants degradation at the patriotic war memorial cemetery in Vukovar. Agronomski glasnik, glasilo Hrvatskog agronomskog društva. 67 (2005), 2-4; 267-283 [Croatian]

Herak Ćustić, Mirjana; Čoga, Lepomir; Ćosić, Tomislav; Petek, Marko; Poljak, Milan; Jurkić, Vesna; Pavlović, Ivan; Ljubičić, Martina; Ćustić, Srećko. Soil reaction - important precondition for plant choosing in horticulture. Agronomski glasnik, glasilo Hrvatskog agronomskog društva. 67 (2005), 2-4; 235-253 [Croatian]

Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI)

http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=270645