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Stjepan Sito, PhD.
Assistant Professor (2003)
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Svetosimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb
Hall IV, ground-floor
+385 /1/23 93 716
+385 /1/23 93 724
e-mail: ssito@agr.hr

Teaching

Undergraduate program
Mechanization of fruit growing, wine growing and wine production
Mechanization of field and vegetable production
Graduate program


Research interests

Mechanization of fruit growing, wine growing and wine production
Mechanization of vegetable production
Equipment in Wine cellars
Drying process of fruit and vegetable

Current projects

2002 - 2006
Reduced Maintenance of Soil Fertility in Apple and Plum Orchards
Ministry of Science and Technology, Croatia
Stjepan Sito, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Academic qualifications

1999
Ph.D.
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Mechanical harvesting and processing of pumpkin seeds
1994
M.Sc.
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Influence of drying process conditions on some physical characteristics of maize grain
1989
B.Sc.
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Parallel review of the energetic balance of classical and modified dryer for maize seed

Training and research experience

July 2002 - August 2002
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Iustin Ghizdavu
Integrated protection in orchards and wineyards
January 2001
College of Nyiregyhaza, Faculty of Engineering an Agriculture, Hungary
Antal Lengyel
Processing and drying of apples
February 2001
Szent Istvan University, Faculty of Food Science, Budapest, Hungary
Erika Bekassy-Molnar
Application of now technology in wine filtration-membrane separation process
November 2000 - December 2000
Gödöllö Szent Istvan University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agroenergetics and Food Egineering, Hungary
Janos Beke
Drying process of fruit and vegetable

Employment and work experience

1990 - now
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Past projects

1998-2001
Production and processing of pumpkin seeds
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Croatia, ARC
Josip Barčić, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Other professional activities


Scientific publications

Ivančan S., Sito S., Fabijanić G. (2002). Factors of the performance of sugar beet combine harvesters. Die Bodenkultur 53 (3), 161-166.

Sito S., Barčić J. Fabijanić G. (2002). Problem of maintenance of soil fertility in orchard. Proceedings of the 30. International Symposium on Agricultural Engineering, Opatija, Croatia, 325-331.

Ivančan S., Sito S., Fabijanić G. (2002). Seed damage at various drill speeds. Actual tasks on agricultural engineering. Proceedings of the 30. International Symposium on Agricultural Engineering, Opatija, Croatia, 377 - 382

Ivančan S., Sito S., Fabijanić G. (2001). Analysis of the performabce of the mechanical drilling unit in sowing vegetable. Strojarstvo 43 (4 -6), 183 - 190

Barčić J., Novotny D., Sito S., Fabijanić G. (2001). Results of peas combine harvesters testing. Proceedings 29. International Symposium on Agricultural Engineering, Opatija, Croatia, 275-280.

Sito S., Barčić J., Fabijanić G., Hrvojčec H. (2001). Influence of different tillage systems on yield and energy requirement in pumpkin seed production. Proceedings 28. International Symposium on Agricultural Engineering, Opatija, Croatia, 179-186.

Barčić J., Sito S., Lukač P., Fabijanić G. (2000). Potato harvester losses due to the passage of green mass and working velocity. Proceedings 28. International Symposium on Agricultural Engineering, Opatija, Croatia, 251-258.

Sito S., Barčić J., Ivančan S. (1999). Effect of different airflow speeds upon the duration of the drying process of high moisture pumpkin seeds after washing. Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus, Vol. 64 (2), 131-136

Barčić J., Petošić D., Sito S. (1998). Research of constructional and working characteristcs of mouldboard. Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus, Vol. 63, No 4, 199-205.

Sito S., Barčić J., Ivančan S. (1998). Influence of various air temperatures on duration of drying pumpkin seed with higher water content after washing (Cucurbita pepo L.). Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus, Vol. 63 (4), 285-290


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