Personal information

Aleš Vokurka, M.Sc
research assistant (1999)
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Dept. for Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biometrics
Svetošimunska 25, HR-10000 Zagreb
Hall II, II Floor
+385 /1/2393 628
+385 /1/2393 631
e-mail: avokurka@agr.hr

Teaching

Undergraduate program
Fruit and Grapevine Breeding (assistant)
Graduate program
Molecular Methods in Plant Breeding

Research interests

Application of molecular markers in cultivar identification
Estimation of genetic diversity by molecular and classical methods
Conservation of fruit and grapevine genetic resources
Application of biotechnology in fruit and grapevine breeding
Cherries: production technology, genetics and breeding

Current projects

2002 - 2008
Inventarisation and protection of native grapevine cultivars in the County of Littoral and G. Kotar
County of Littoral and G. Kotar
Edi Maletić, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb
2002 - 2008
Clonal selection and fundation of mother blocks for cv. Žlahtina
County of Littoral and G. Kotar
Ivan Pejić, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb
2002 - 2008
Restoring of growing of cv. ''Crljenak kaštelanski'' in the Split - Dalmatian County
Split - Dalmatian County, City of Kaštela
Ivan Pejić & Edi maletić, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb
2002 - 2007
Protection and revitalisation of native grapevine cultivar ''Malvasija dubrovačka''
County of Dubrovnik
Edi Maletić, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb
2002 - 2005
Mutant detection within cv. Plavac mali crni (Vitis vinifera L.) by DNA markers
Ministry of Science and Technology
Ivan Pejić, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb
2002 - 2005
Ampelographic and genetic evaluation of native grapevine cultivars
Ministry of Science and Technology
Edi Maletić, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb
2000 - 2010
Clonal selection of grapevine, cv. ''Škrlet bijeli''
County of Sisak and Moslavina
Ivan Pejić & Edi Maletić, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb

Academic qualifications

2003
M.Sc.
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Intravarietal variability of grapevine (V. vinifera L.)
1997
B.Sc.
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Ecological conditions for wallnut production with special reference to the rate of growth

Training and research experience

January 2005.
University Hohenheim
AFLP method used in detection of intravarietal variability of grapevine
August 2002 - November 2002
Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breding
Wolfgang Rohde
Application of AFLP in detection of variability within Croatian autochthonous grapevine cultivars
October 2001
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture
Madan Mohan, ICGEB, New Delhi
Mutant Germplasm Characterisation Using Molecular Markers (training course)
September 1998 - November 1998
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Agricultural Production and Distribution

Employment and work experience

1999 - now
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
1997 - 1999
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Past projects

2002 - 2003
Search for cv. ''Crljenak kaštelanski / Zinfandel'' in Dalmatia
Ridge Vinyards, California, USA
Ivan Pejić & Edi Maletić, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb
2001 - 2003
Application of molecular markers in autochthonity identifying of sweet cherry cv. Lovranska
City of Lovran
Ivan Pejić, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb
1998 - 2001
Genetic identification and protection of autochthonous grapevine cultivars
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Ivan Pejić, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb

Other professional activities

2000
Organizer of workshops, meetings and conference sessions
International conference ''Prospects for Viticulture and Enology''
Member of organizing comitee

Scientific publications

Vokurka A., Šimon S., Maletić E., Karoglan-Kontić J., Pejić I. (2005). Divergentnost klonskih kandidata cv. Škrlet bijeli. Kovačević V., Jovanovac S. (ur.) Zbornik radova 40. znans. skupa hrvatskih agronoma, Opatija 251-252

Puškar B., Rendulić I., Vokurka A., Pejić I. (2005.). Intarvarietal variability of cv. Oblačinska sour cherry (P. cerasus). Kovačević V., Jovanovac S. . (ur.) Zbornik radova 40. znans. skupa hrvatskih agronoma, Opatija 727-728

Maletić E., Pejić I., Karoglan-Kontić J., Piljac J., Dangl G. S., Vokurka A., Lacombe T., Mirošević N., Meredith C.P. (2004). Zinfandel, Dobričić and Plavac mali - the genetic relationship among three cultivars of the Dalmatian coast in Croatia. Am J Enol Vitic 55(2): 174-180.

Maletić E., Pejić I., Karoglan-Kontić J., Piljac J., Dangl G., Vokurka A., Lacombe T., Mirošević N., Meredith C.P. (2003). The identification of Zinfandel on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia. Proc. VIIIth IC in Grape. Eds: E. Hajdu & É. Borbás. Acta Hort 603, ISHS 2003, str. 251-254

Pejić I., Meletić E., Karoglan-Kontić J., Vokurka A., Benjak A., Alpeza I., Meredith C. P. (2003). Istraživanje autohtonosti cv. Zinfandel (Vitis vinifera L.). Žimbrek T. (ur.) Zbornik sažetaka 38. znanstvenog skupa hrvatskih agronoma, Opatija, Hrvatska, str. 73-74

Vokurka A., Maletić E., Benjak A., Karoglan-Kontić J., Pejić I. (2003). Application of molecular markers for analysis of presumed synonyms and homonyms within Croatian grapevine cultivars. Proc. VIIIth IC in Grape. Eds: E. Hajdu & É. Borbás. Acta Hort 603, ISHS 2003, str. 581-584

Vokurka A., Maletić E., Pejić I. (2002). Possibilities of grapevine breeding in Croatia [in Croatian]. Bolarić S., Vokurka A. (ur) Sažeci radionice ''Oplemenjivanje i genetika poljoprivrednog bilja - sadašnjost i perspektiva, Virovitica, Hrvatska, str. 12

Bolarić S., Vokurka A., Pejić I., Kozumplik I. (2002). DNA chip - nova tehnika u biotehnologiji. Bolarić S., Vokurka A. (ur) Sažeci radionice ''Oplemenjivanje i genetika poljoprivrednog bilja - sadašnjost i perspektiva, Virovitica, Hrvatska, str. 16

Vokurka A., Jemrić T., Duralija B., Brajan M., Pejić I. (2001) Istraživanje autohtonosti lovranske trešnje. Kovačević V. (ur.) Zbornik sažetaka 37. znanstvenog skupa hrvatskih agronoma, Opatija, Hrvatska, str. 377

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