Milan Poljak

Personal information

Milan Poljak, Ph.D.
Professor (2009)
Department of Plant Nutrition
Pavilion 6, floor 1
Tel:+385 01 239 3861
e-mail: mpoljak@agr.hr

Teaching

Undergraduate program

Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb
Faculty of Agriculture, Mostar
Faculty of Education, Mostar
Plant Physiology (chairman)

Graduate program

Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb
Physiology of seeds and fruit (chairman)
Phytophysiology (chairman)
Plant Physiology - selected chapters (chairman)

Undergraduate study programme (BSc)

Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb
Plant Physiology (coordinator)
Principles of Plant Physiology (coordinator)
Irrigation  (associate)

Undergraduate study programme (BSc)

Faculty of Forestry, Zagreb
Physiology of forest trees (associate)
Plant Physiology (associate)

Undergraduate study programme (BSc)

Mediterranean Agriculture, Split
Faculty of Agriculture and Food - Technology, Mostar
Faculty of Natural Sciences - Mathematics and Science Education, Mostar
Plant Physiology  (coordinator)

Graduate study programme (MSc) - Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb

Plant Ecophysiology (coordinator)
Rhizosphere Ecology (coordinator)
Oil Culture (associate)
Root - Onion Culture (associate)
Plant Nutrition and Food Quality (associate)
Floriculture II (associate)

Graduate study programme (MSc) - Faculty of Forestry, Zagreb

Interaction Habitat-Plant  (associate)
Physiology of Fruit Production (associate)

Postgraduate doctoral study programme (PhD)  - Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb

Physiological Aspects of Plants and Crops Productivity in Stress Conditions  (coordinator)
Application of Plant Nutrition in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture (associate)
The role of Plant Nutrition in the Preservation of the Environment (associate)
Introduction to the field crops production  (associate)

Professsional degree course - Polytechnic Marko Marulić, Knin

Plant Physiology Introduction (coordinator)

Research interests

Plant Physiology
Ecophysiology
Plant Nutrition

Current projects

2009. - 2011.

Application of new methods of nitrogen management in the potatoes cultivation on family farms
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, Council for Research in Agriculture and Rural Area
Associate  professor Milan Poljak, Ph.D.

2008. - 2010.

Influence of plant production on water pollution by nitrates
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, Council for Research in Agriculture and Rural Area
Professor Željko Vidaček, Ph.D.

2007. - 2009.

Valuation of technology growing of subtropical cultures Ipomea batatas and Dioscorea bulbifera
MInistry of Science, Education and Sports
Assistant professor Bruno Novak, Ph.D.

2006. - 2010.

Integrated potato growth on acid soils of Croatia
MInistry of Science, Education and Sports
Associate  professor Milan Poljak, Ph.D.

Academic qualifications

1998. - Ph.D.

Faculty of Agriculture
Influence of zinc on the concentration of certain ions and the content of plant pigments in tissues of corn (Zea mays L.)

1991. - M.Sc.

Faculty of Agriculture
Effect of different levels of zinc fertilization on the height and quality of corn yield  (Zea mays L.)

1986. -  B.Sc.

Faculty of Agriculture
Possibilities of growing seed potatoes in the area of Drežnik fields

Training and research experience

2004.

Hohenheim, Germany, University of Hohenheim Stuttgart, Development of Academic Activities

2001.

Cluj Napoca, Romania, University of Agricultural Sciencies and Veterinary Medicine, Sustainable nutrient management in agriculture (SNMA)

1992.

Gent, Belgija International Training Centre (PHLO), Wageningen Agricultural University, Netherlands, International Postgraduate Course: Soil pollution and soil protection

Employment and work experience

1987. - now

Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Nutrition

Past projects

2005. - 2008.

Development of brand  potatoes (Lički) as a product with the geographic origin
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, the Council for Research in Agriculture
Associate  professor Milan Poljak, Ph.D.

2004. - 2008.

Compatibility in the pollination of domestic varieties of olive
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, the Council for Research in Agriculture
Slavko Perica, Ph.D.

2003. - 2005.

Sustainable cultivation and the improvement of the quality of potatoes
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, The Council for Research in Agriculture
Associate  professor Milan Poljak, Ph.D.

2002. - 2005.

Role of calcium in improving the yield and quality of potato tubers
Ministry of Science and Technology of Republic Croatia
Assistant professor Milan Poljak, Ph.D.

2002. - 2005.

Optimal fertilization of vegetables of high nutritive quality
Ministry of Science and Technology of Republic Croatia
Assistant professor Mirjana Ćustić, Ph.D.

2002. - 2005.

Natural diversity and selection of  symbiosis fixators of nitrogen
Ministry of Science and Technology of Republic Croatia
Associate  professor Sanja Sikora, Ph.D.

2001. - 2002.

The research of economic parameters
Ministry of Science and Technology of Republic Croatia
Assistant professor Davor Havranek, Ph.D.

2000. - 2002.

Sustainable nutrient management in potato production
Ministry of Agriculture and forestry, The Council for Research in Agriculture
Assistant professor Milan Poljak, Ph.D.

2000. - 2002.

Effect of fertilizer application on  yield and quality of apples in Croatia
Ministry of Agriculture and forestry, The Council for Research in Agriculture
Assistant professor Tomislav Ćosić, Ph.D.

2000.

Integral nutrition of pepper
Science- research stimulus project
Assistant professor Milan Poljak, Ph.D.

1999. - 2001.

Optimal fertilization - a precondition of ecologically and economically justified agricultural production on family farms
Ministry of Agriculture and forestry, The Council for Research in Agriculture
Assistant professor Mirjana Ćustić, Ph.D.

1999. - 2001.

Development of alternative technologies in field crop
Ministry of Agriculture and forestry, The Council for Research in Agriculture
Associate  professor Boris Varga, Ph.D.

1996. - 2002.

Management of  system soil - water for the realization of sustainable agriculture
Ministry of Science and Technology of Republic Croatia
Professor Franjo Tomić, Ph.D.

1996. - 2002.

Symbiotic effectiveness of indigenous types of B. japonicum
Ministry of Science and Technology of Republic Croatia
Professor Sulejman Redžepović, Ph.D.

1987. - 1992.

Control of soil fertility in function of wholesome healthful food
Ministry of Science and Technology
Assistant professor Tomislav Ćosić, Ph.D.

Other professional activities

2005. - now

Member of negotiating team for negotiations with the EU - Agriculture and Rural Development

2004. - now

Chairman of the Commission at  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management for making laws in the field of "Law on mineral fertilizers and soil improvers.

2001.

Organizer of workshops, meetings and conference sessions
IX Congress of Soil Science Society
Member

2000. - now

Function in the scientific and professional society
Comity of Geochemistry, Croatian Academy of Science and Art
Member

2000. - now

Function in the scientific and professional society
International Union of Soil Sciences
Member

2000. - now

Scientific Council of Faculty of Agriculture
Member

2000. - now

Function in the scientific and professional society
Economic Interest Association of Croatian potato producers
Member

1994. - now

Function in the scientific and professional society
International Society of Horticultural Sciences (ISHS)
Member

1992. - 2008.

Create studies:
Poljak M., Ćosić T., Jurkić Vesna, Pavlović I. (1992) A report on the results of the research application of waste sludge in agriculture for the period 1984-1989. pages. 1-57. Archives Of Department of Plant Nutrition and Croatian Water Management.
Poljak M., Pavlović I. (1992) Analysis of physical and chemical properties of municipal waste the city of Zagreb, pages. 1-45. Archives of Department of Plant Nutrition and  investors.
Poljak M., Ćosić T., Ćustić Mirjana, Biško A., Čoga L., Pavlović I., Vinčazović Liljana. (1995) The study of plant-nutritive capacity of soil for the location Dlakovice and Sirovine. pages. 1-51. Archives of Department of Plant Nutrition and  investors, Archives of "Podravka." FC Research and development.
Poljak M., Ćosić T., Ćustić Mirjana, Čoga L., Biško A., Pavlović I. (1996) Effectiveness of the application of D-RESORBER and the ANTIDOTE on yield and quality of wheat. Archives of Department of Plant Nutrition and Mr. Šikića.
Poljak M., Ćustić Mirjana, Ljubičić Martina, Pavlović I. (2002) Determining the reaction varieties of potatoes intended for the production of chips on the application of growth regulators (MH 30). Franck - Factory Hercegovac. pages. 1-17. Archives of Department of Plant Nutrition.
Poljak, M. (2002) Development of agriculture in the area of Brodsko-posavske County. Section: soil fertility. pages. 69-78. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb.
Poljak M., Horvat Tea, Jurkić Vesna, Pavlović I. (2005). Determining the quantity and form of fertilizer in fertilization and the impact on yield and quality of sugar beet.pages. 1-9. Archives of Department of Plant Nutrition and  investors.
Čoga L., Ćosić T., Herak Ćustić Mirjana, Jurkić Vesna, Pavlović I., Slunjski Sanja, Petek M., Poljak M., Horvat Tea (2007). Control of soil fertility with a recommendation for fertilizing grass and ornamental plants in the park TDR - Kanfanar. pages. 1-23. Archives of Department of Plant Nutrition and  investors.
Ćosić T., Čoga L., Jurkić Vesna, Petek M., Pavlović I., Herak Ćustić Mirjana, Poljak M., Slunjski Sanja, Horvat Tea, Karažija T. (2007) Control of soil fertility on family farm Vrsaljko with a recommendation for melioration fertilization for wine grape, cherry Maraska and olive, locality Nadin. pages. 1-34. Archives of Department of Plant Nutrition and  investors.
Poljak M., Lazarević B., Horvat Tea (2008) Multidisciplinary project of integrated research of microne calcite (MC) - Physiological traits and efficiency of application. pages. 1-27. Archives of Department of Plant Nutrition and  investors.

1992. - 2002.

Head of Department of Plant Nutrition

1992. - now

Function in the scientific and professional society
Croatian Soil Science Society
Member

1992. - now

Function in the scientific and professional society
Croatian Society of Plant Physiologist
Member

1988. - now

Function in the scientific and professional society
Croatian Agroeconomical Society
Member

Scientific publications

Poljak, Milan; Horvat, Tea; Majić, Adrijana; Pospišil, Ana; Ćosić, Tomislav. Nitrogen management for potatoes by using rapid test methods. // Cereal Research Communications. 36 (2008) ; 1795-1798 (paper, scientific).

Majić, Adrijana; Poljak, Milan; Sabljo Ana; Knezović, Zrinka; Horvat Tea. Efficiency of use of chlorophyll meter and Cardy-ion meter in potato nitrogen nutrition. // Cereal Research Communications. 36 (2008) ; 1431-1434 (paper, scientific).

Pospišil, Ana; Pospišil, Milan; Poljak, Milan; Jukić, Željko. Influence of nitrogen fertilization on the chemical composition of amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) seed. // Cereal research communications. 36 (2008) ; 1227-1230 (paper, scientific).

Čoga, Lepomir; Herak Ćustić, Mirjana; Ćosić, Tomislav; Poljak, Milan; Petek, Marko. Distribution of cadmium and zinc in different fractions of gley-amphigley soil. // Cereal Research Communications. 35 (2007) , 2; 317-320 (paper, scientific).

Herak Ćustić, Mirjana; Petek, Marko; Toth, Nina; Poljak, Milan; Ćosić Tomislav. 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) , 2; 449-452 (paper, scientific).

Poljak, Milan; Herak Ćustić, Mirjana; Horvat, Tea; Čoga, Lepomir; Majić, Adrijana. Effects of nitrogen nutrition on potato tuber composition and yield. // Cereal Research Communications. 35 (2007) , 2 Part 2; 937-940 (paper, scientific).

Herak Ćustić, Mirjana; Poljak, Milan; Čoga, Lepomir; Ćosić, Tomislav; Toth, Nina; Pećina, Marija. The influence of organic and mineral fertilization on nutrient status, nitrate accumulation, and yield of head chicory. // Plant, soil and environment. 49 (2003) , 5; 218-222 (paper, scientific).

Romić, Davor; Borošić, Josip; Poljak, Milan; Romić, Marija. Polyethylene Mulches and Drip Irrigation Increase Growth and Yield in Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.). // European Journal of Horticultural Sciences. 68 (2003) , 4; 192-198 (paper, scientific).

Romić, Davor; Romić, Marija; Borošić, Josip; Poljak, Milan. Mulching decreases nitrate leaching in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) cultivation. Agricultural Water Management. // Agricultural Water Management. 60 (2003) , 2; 87-97 (paper, scientific).

Butorac, Jasminka; Poljak, Milan. Genetic analysis of some chemical traits in burley tobacco. // Rostlinna Vyroba. 45 (1999) , 4; 157-163 (paper, scientific).

Ćosić, Tomislav; Poljak, Milan; Herak Ćustić, Mirjana; Rengel, Zdenko. Aluminium tolerance of durum wheat germplasm. // Euphytica. 78 (1994),  3; 239-243 (paper, scientific).

Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI)

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