Personal information

prof.dr.sc. Željko Vidaček
full professor (1992)
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Soil Science Department
Svetošimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb
Hall III., I. floor
+385 /1/239-3960
+385 /1/239-3963
e-mail: vidacek@agr.hr

Teaching

Undergraduate program
Pedology (responsible teacher)
Meliorative pedology (responsible teacher)
Management of drainage and irrigation systems (responsible teacher)
Drainage and irrigation systems (responsible teacher)
Graduate program
Soil chemistry (responsible teacher)
The main type of soils (responsible teacher)

Research interests

Pedology
Hidropedology
Soil and water protetcion
Estimation of soil suitability for designated utilization
Soil development measures

Current projects

2002- 2005
Soil and Water Protection in Agroecosystems
Ministry of Science and Technology
Željko Vidaček, full professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
2001 - 2004
Hidropedological Map of the Republic of Croatia
Croatian Waters
Željko Vidaček, full professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
2001 - 2003
Application of information system in the development of agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Stjepan Husnjak, assistant professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
2003-2007
Control of the influence of agriculture on groundwater quality in Varaždin County
VARKOM, Varaždin, d.d.
Željko Vidaček, full professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
2003-2007
Control of the influence of agriculture on groundwater quality in Međimurje County
Međimurske vode, d.o.o. Čakovec
Željko Vidaček, full professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb

Academic qualifications

1981.
Ph.D.
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Evaluation of the production area and soil suitability for irrigation in Eastern Slavonija and Baranja
1975.
M.Sc.
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
A contribution to the application of some soil/land classifications in specific pedological research
1961.
B.Sc.
Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Economic aspects of the development of agriculture on the example of Varaždin County

Training and research experience

August 1969 - June 1970
FAO-UN
International Agricultural Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Postgraduated stady - Pedological research and soil/land classification

Employment and work experience

1978 - now
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
1962-1978
Institute for pedology and technology of soil
1961 - 1962
Agricultural cooperative Gornje Središće

Past projects

2000-2002.
Soil and water protection in agriculture
Ministry of Science and Technology and Croatian Waters
Željko Vidaček, full professor
2001-2002.
Croatian soil and terrain digital databank - CROSOTER
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning
Matko Bogunović, full professor
1995-1997.
Soil Suitability Map of the Republic of Croatia
Croatian Waters
Matko Bogunović, full professor
1994-1998.
Creation of the European databank and the soil map of Europe
Institute for Remote Sensing Applications European Commission
M. Jamagne, full professor
1996-1985
Creation of the Basic pedological map of the Republic of Croatia
Ministry of Science and Technology
dr. P. Kovačević i A. Škorić, full professor, M. Bogunović, full professor (1972/73)

Other professional activities

2000-2001, 1993-1995
Professional Society Office
Croatian Society of Soil Science
Chairman
2001
Professional Society Office
IX Congress of Croatian Society of Soil Science
Congress Chairman
1993-now
Editorial Board Membership
GAZOPHYLACIUM - journal for science, arts, economics and politics
Editioral Board (Member)

Scientific publications

Vidaček, Ž., Sraka, M., Bensa, A. (2002). Impact of hydroamelioration on soil moisture regime and nitrate leaching, In: Abstracts 17th World Congress of Soil Science, Vol. V, Bangkok, Thailand, pp. 1648,

Vidaček, Ž., Bogunović, M., Husnjak, S., Sraka, M. (1998). Evaluation of Soil Suitability for Regional Planning in Croatia Poljoprivredna znanstvena smotra, Vol. 63, No 3, pp 169-177

Vidaček, Ž., Bogunović, M., Sraka, M., Husnjak, S. (1998). Triazine herbicides in drained soils and water in the part of river Drava catchement area, In Abstracts 16th World Congress of Soil Science, Montpellier, France, CD pp 1-8

Vidaček, Ž. (1998). Management of drainage and irrigation systems. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, and Drainage and Irrigation Society of Croatia, Zagreb

Vidaček, Ž., Sraka, M., Bogunović, M., Husnjak, S. (1997). Nitrates in Percolated Soil Water. Jubilee Scientific Conference "50 years Institute for Soil Science in Bulgaria", Sofia

Vidaček, Ž., Bogunović, M., Husnjak, S., Sraka, M., Tadić, L. (1996). "Nitrates, pesticides and heavy metals in drained soils and water in the Drava River Valley in Croatia". Proceedings of the drainage workshop on drainage and the environment, Ljubljana, Slovenia, pp 255-264.

Vidaček, Ž. (1995). A contribution to the systematization and classification of hydromorphic soils in Croatia, Agronomski glasnik vol. 57 (1/2) pp 177-191

Vidaček, Ž., Racz, Z., Bašić, F., Grbavac, V., Bogunović, M. (1993). Soil Monitoring in Croatia, FAO/ECE Working Party on Relations Between Agriculture and the Environment. International Workshop on Harmonization of Soil Conservation Monitoring Systems, Budapest. The Research Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, pp 65-76

Vidaček, Ž., Bogunović, M., Škorić A. (1991). "Possibilities and results of calculation of water balance in soil". Zemljište i biljka, Vol. 40 (1) pp 1-12

Vidaček, Ž., Keglević, S. (1986). Actual Items of Soil Damaging and Soil Land Protection in Croatia, Alpe-Adria, Komission für Raumordnung und Umweltschutz, Simpozium über die Bodenschutz, Graz, Austrija


Croatian Scientific Bibliography (CROSBI)


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