Prof. Darko Vončina, PhD
Professor
Division for Phytomedicine
Department of Plant Pathology
Office location: 3rd Pavilion, 1st floor
Phone: +385 1 239 3971
Email: dvoncina ( at ) agr.hr
Languages: Croatian, English
Consultations: Tursday from 10 am to 12 pm
Academic qualifications
- 2011: PhD
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Detection of viruses on autochthonous grapevine cultivars (Vitis vinifera L.) from Dalmatia using serological, molecular and biological methods - 2005: MSc
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Predator efficacy of Adalia bipunctata L. larvae and adults on aphids
Employment and work experience
- 2018 - 2021: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
associate professor, vice-dean for science and international cooperation - 2016 - 2018: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
assistant professor - 2015 - 2016: University of California Berkeley
"Ecology of an emerging grapevine virus in Croatia and California", project manager
http://www.newfelpro.hr/default.aspx?ID=2341 - 2013 - 2015: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
assistant professor - 2011 - 2013: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
senior assistant - 2005 - 2011: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
assistant
Teaching
- Fitobakteriologija i fitovirologija (26608)
- Molekularne tehnike u fitopatologiji (169423)
- Bolesti ukrasnog bilja (116672)
- Biljna virologija (173291)
- Laboratorijske tehnike u fitopatologiji (26277)
- Epidemiologija biljnih bolesti (78534)
- Sredstva za suzbijanje biljnih patogena (144059)
- Aplikacija pesticida (144055)
- Bolesti vinove loze (133165)
- Biljni virusi prenosivi vektorima (157184)
- Biljna karantena (144436)
- Sustavi suzbijanja štetnih organizama (143991)
- Štetnici i bolesti ljekovitog i aromatičnog bilja (185496)
- Stručna praksa - Fitomedicina (250976)
- Zaštita povrća i ukrasnog bilja od štetočinja (144007)
- Zaštita voćaka i vinove loze od štetočinja (144008)
- Zaštita ratarskih kultura od štetočinja (144064)
- Osnove fitomedicine (143787)
- Stručna praksa - Povrćarstvo (251015)
- Stručna praksa - Vinogradarstvo i vinarstvo (251020)
- Štetni organizmi energetskih kultura (226285)
- Digitalni sustavi u preciznoj zaštiti bilja (197706)
- Biljna patologija - odabrana poglavlja (201056)
- Molecular methods in plant pathology (146071)
- Plant viruses transmitted by vectors (226416)
Research interests
- Plant virology
- Viral diseases of grapevine
- Transmission of grapevine viruses by vectors
- Epidemiology of plant diseases and forecasting
- Use of next generation sequencing in detection of plant viruses
Training and research experience
- 2019/07/19 - 2019/08/23: University of California Davis, Foundation Plant Services (scientific)
Detection of grapevine viruses by real-time PCR (design of primers and probes), high throughput sequencing - 2015/09/01 - 2016/08/31: University of California Berkeley (scientific)
"Ecology of an emergin grapevine virus in Croatia and California", project manager, Marie Curie FP7-PEOPLE-2011-COFUND
http://www.newfelpro.hr/default.aspx?ID=2341 - 2011/06/10 - 2011/08/10: Instituto di Virologia vegetale - Sezione di Bari del CNR, Bari, Italy (expert)
Transmission of grapevine viruses by vectors , Morphological and molecular identification of mealybugs (Pseudococcidae)
Projects
scientific
expert
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revitalizacija proizvodnje češnjaka u Zadarskoj županiji | Suradnja s tijelima uprave | 2015/04/22 - 2015/11/30 | coordinator |
| Poboljšanje kvalitete sadnog materijala višnje Maraske zdravstvenom selekcijom i genetičkom evaluacijom | VIP - Vijeće za istraživanja u poljoprivredi | 2014/07/01 - 2015/07/01 | coordinator |
| Revitalizacija proizvodnje češnjaka u Zadrskoj županiji | Suradnja s tijelima uprave | 2014/05/21 - 2014/12/31 | contractor |
development
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Očuvanje, održivo korištenje i razvoj genetskih izvora u poljoprivredi | Europski poljoprivredni fond za ruralni razvoj, strukturni fond | 2024/05/16 - 2024/12/31 | coordinator |
teaching
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 pandemic as an „opportunity window“ for the transition towards new and more inclusive internationalisation through virtual mobility | Erasmus+ | 2021/03/01 - 2023/02/28 | partner |
university support
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standardizacija molekularne dijagnostike uzročnika biljnih bolesti | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2017/01/01 - 2017/10/31 | coordinator |
| Inovativne tehnologije povećanja iskorištenja dušika u proizvodnji ječma | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2015/01/01 - 2015/12/31 | coordinator |
| Istraživanje manje poznatih i neistraženih patogena smokve na području Republike Hrvatske | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2014/01/01 - 2014/12/31 | coordinator |
Publications
- Debat, H., Zavallo, D., Soltero Brisbane, R., Vončina, D., Almeida, R.P.P., Blouin, A., Al Rwahnih, M., Gomez-Talquenca, S., Asurmendi, S. (2019) Grapevine virus L: a novel vitivirus in grapevine. European journal of plant pathology, 155, 319-328 doi:10.1007/s10658-019-01727-w
- Vončina, D., Almeida, R.P.P. (2018)
Screening of some Croatian autochthonous grapevine varieties reveals a multitude of viruses, including novel ones. Archives of virology, 163, 8; 2239-2243 doi:10.1007/s00705-018-3850-6 - Prator, C. A., Kashiwagi, C. M., Vončina, D., Almeida, R.P.P. (2017) Infection and Colonization of Nicotiana benthamiana by Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3. Virology, 510, 60-66.
- Vončina, D., Al Rwahnih, M., Rowhani, A., Gouran, M., Almeida, R.P.P. (2017) Viral Diversity in Autochthonous Croatian Grapevine Cultivars. Plant disease, 101 (7), 1230-1235.
- Vončina, D., Šimon, S., Đermić, E., Cvjetković, B., Pejić, I., Maletić, E., Karoglan Kontić, J. (2011) Differential properties of Grapevine virus B (GVB) isolates from Croatian autochthonous grapevine culitvars (Vitis vinifera L.). Journal of plant pathology, 93 (2), 283-289.
- Vončina, D., Šimon, S., Đermić, E., Cvjetković, B., Pejić, I., Maletić, E., Karoglan Kontić, J. (2010) Distribution and partial molecular characterization of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 2 (GLRaV-2) found in Croatian autochthonous grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) germplasm. Journal of plant diseases and protection, 117 (5), 194-200.
Bibliography (CROSBI): https://www.bib.irb.hr/pregled/znanstvenici/278885?w_mentor=1
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=hr&user=A83hbqwAAAAJ
Other professional activities
- 2021 - : Croatian Plant Protection Society
Management board, member - 2017 - 2018: Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Croatia
Work group for draft version of Ordinance of measures for prevention of spread and elimination of grapevine flavescence dorée phytoplasma, member - 2016 - : American Phytopatological Society
Virology Committee, member - 2016 - : American Phytopatological Society
Vector-Pathogen Complexes Committee, member - 2015 - 2019: Journal of Central European Agriculture (JCEA)
Editorial board, member - 2009 - : International Council for the Study of Virus and Virus-like Diseases of the Grapevine
member - 2005 - : Croatian Plant Protection Society
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