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Davor Romic, PhD.
Professor (1994)
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Department of Amelioration
Svetošimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Hall V / 2 floor
+385 /1/2393 788
+385 /1/2315 300
e-mail: dromic@agr.hr

Teaching

Undergraduate program
Irrigation
Soil and water protection
Graduate program
Programme of irrigation parameteres

Research interests

Soil-plant-water relationships
Water quality
Land management and soil and water protection
Sustainable agriculture

Current projects

2002-2005
Water management and pollution control in sustainable irrigation
Ministry of Science and Technology, one of the ministries of the Republic of Croatia
Prof.dr. Davor Romic, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
2002-2005
Soilless Culture of Tomato
Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia
Prof.dr. Josip Borosic, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
2001-2003
Ecological problems and ecomomic effects of irrigation with salinized water
Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia
Prof.dr. Davor Romic, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
1998-2006
Control of soil and water salinization in the Neretva Delta
Croatian waters
Prof.dr. Davor Romic, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
1999-2004
Soil pollution control and monitoring in the Zagreb County
Zagreb County
Prof.dr. Davor Romic, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

Academic qualifications

1994
Ph.D.
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Saline water irrigation in agroecological conditions of the Vrana Basin
1991
M.Sc.
Faculty of Agriculture University of Novi sad

1982
B.Sc.
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Land management in the river Neretva Delta

Training and research experience

June 1999
Haifa School for Managers, Haifa - Israel
Carlos Klinger
New Technologies in Agriculture
1990 -1991
The International Centar for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies, Bari - Italy
Ateff Hamdy
Irrigation

Employment and work experience

1982 - now
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Past projects

1991-1996
Regulation of soil moisture for intensive agriculture
Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia
Prof.dr. Franjo Tomic, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
1996-2002
Management of the water-soil- plant system
Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia
Prof.dr. Franjo Tomic, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
1998-2001
Fertirrigation and mulching in vegetable growing
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Croatia
Prof.dr. Davor Romic, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
2000-2002
Soilless Culture of Tomato
Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia and Republic of Slovenia
Prof.dr. Josip Borosic, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb Prof.dr. Joze Osvald,
2000-2003
Hydroponic Growing of Vegetables
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Croatia
Prof.dr. Josip Borosic, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

Other professional activities

1998-
Professional Society
Croatian National Committee of Irrigation and Drainage
Vice-president
2003
Organiser of Workshops, Meetings and Conference Sessions
3th Croatian conference on waters
Member of the scientific committee
2001
Organiser of Workshops, Meetings and Conference Sessions
IX. Congress of Croatian Society of Soil Science
Member of the scientific committee

Scientific publications

Romić M., Romić D. (2003): Heavy matals distribution in agricultural topsoils in urban area. Environmental Geology, 43:795-805.

Romić D., M. Romić, J. Borosić, M. Poljak (2003): Mulching decreases nitrate leaching in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) cultivation. Agricultural Water Management, 60/2: 87-97.

Romić D., J. Borošić, M. Poljak, M. Romić (2003): Polyethylene mulches and drip irrigation increase growth and yield in watermwlon (Citrullus lanatus L.). European Jurnal of Horticultural Science, 68/4:

Romić M., Romić D. (2002): Aqua regia extractable heavy metals in surface agricultural soils within an urban area. 17th World Congress of Soil Science, Soil Science: Confronting New Realities in the 21st Century, 14-21 August, Thailand (CD-room, full text, 1588 1-10).

Borošić J., Romić D., Dolanjski D. (2000): Growth and yield components of Dwarf french bean grown under irrigation conditions. Acta Horticulurae, No. 533: 451-459.

Borošić J., Romić D., Tomić F., Žutić I., Klačić Ž. (1998): Effects of Mulching and Irrigation in Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Growing in Mediterranean Part of Croat. Agri. Consp. Scien., 63 (4): 323-330.

Romić D., Borošić J. (1998): Agricultural practices in the function of ground and surface water protection (Croation experience). International Workshop on Protection of Natural Resources in Agriculture of Central and Eastern Europ, Prague, 85-88.

Tomić F., Šimunić I., Petošić D., Romić D., Šatović Z. (2002): Effect of drain pipe spacing on the yield of field crops grown on hydroameliorated soil. Agri. Consp. Scien., 67, (2): 101-105.

Borošić J., Romić D., Tomić F., Žutić I., Klačić Ž. (1998): Soil mulching and irrigation in bell pepper growing. Proceedings 14th International congress on plastics in agriculture, Tel Aviv, Israel, March 1997, p. 411-420.

Romić M., Romić D. (2003): Distribution of heavy metals and assessment of their mobility by fractionation in agricultural soils of an urban area. 7th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (7th ICOBTE). Uppsala, Sweden, June 15-19, 2003.


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