Personal information

Marija Romić, PhD.
PhD.
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Department of Amelioration
Svetošimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Hall V / 2nd floor
+385 /1/2394014
+385 /1/2315300
e-mail: mromic@agr.hr

Teaching

Undergraduate program
Agricultural amelioration (assistant)
Graduate program


Research interests

Soil chemistry
Analitical methods in investigations of environmental and agricultural soil quality
Water quality for irrigation
Quality of surface water and groundwater
Investigations of pollutants in soil-water-plant system

Current projects

2002-2006
Sustainabile water and soil in agriculture and water supply area of Dunav-Sava channel
Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia
Prof.dr. Franjo Tomic, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
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
Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia
Prof.dr. Davor Romic, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
1999-2004
Control of soil pollution in the Zagreb County
Zagreb County
Prof.dr. Davor Romic, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

Academic qualifications

2002
Ph.D.
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Contents, forms and redistribution of heavy metals in agricultural soils of the Zagreb area
1993
M.Sc.
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Moisture content and textural composition effect the cation concentrations and capacity in soil solution
1982
B.Sc.
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

Training and research experience

May-June 2001
Wageningen University, Nizozemska
Dr. E.J.M. Temminghoff
Short postgraduate course on soil ans plant analysis and data handling

Employment and work experience

1986 - now
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
1982-1986
Agricultural secondary school Poreč

Past projects

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
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,
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
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
1991-1996
Regulation of soil moisture to growing plants
Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia
Prof.dr. Franjo Tomic, Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb

Other professional activities


Scientific publications

Romić M. (1994): Potassium and ammonium availability and exchange selectivity in doils differing textural and mineralogical composition. Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus, 59 (2-3): 221-234.

Romić M., Romić D. (1998): Contents of metals Pb, Cd, Zn and Cu in agricultural soils of zagreb and its surroundings. Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus, 63 (3): 147-154.

Romić D., Romić M., Borošić J. (2000): Effect of mulching in bell pepper (Capiscum annuum L.) growing on the leaching of nitrate. Procedeengs of the 15th International Congress for Plastics in Agriculture, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.

Romić D., Romić M., Borošić J. (2000): Effect of mulching in bell pepper (Capiscum annuum L.) growing on the leaching of nitrate. Procedeengs of the 15th International Congress for Plastics in Agriculture, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.

Šimunić I, Tomić F, Kisić I, Romić M (2002): The content of Pb, Zn and Cd in hydroameliorated soil and drainage water and their uptake by plants. Rostlinna Vyroba, 48 (9): 401-406.

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).

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

Romić D., J. Borošić, M. Poljak, M. Romić (2003): Polyethylene mulches and drip irrigation increase growth and yield in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.). European Journal of Horticultural Science, 68(4):1-11.

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

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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