Assoc. Prof. Goran Fruk, PhD
Associate Professor
Division for Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Department of Pomology
Office location: Pavilion 1, 3rd floor, room number 307
Phone: +385 1 239 3842
Email: gfruk ( at ) agr.hr
Languages: Croatian, English
Consultations: Tuesday from 10:00 to 12:00
Academic qualifications
- 2010 - 2014: Ph.D.
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
The role of heat treatments and pectin compounds in the occurrence of chilling injury in nectarine fruit (Prunus persica var. nectarina Ait.) during storage - 2002 - 2008: dipl. ing. agr.
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Improving nectarine fruit storage potential using heat treatments
Employment and work experience
- 2022 - : University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Associate Professor - 2016 - 2022: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Assistant Professor - 2015 - 2016: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Young Researcher - Postdoc - 2009 - 2015: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Young Researcher - Assistant
Teaching
- Fiziologija voćaka (194796)
- Temelji voćarstva (144485)
- Voćarstvo 1 (144002)
- Specifičnosti tehnologije čuvanja i pakiranja voća (144489)
- Suvremene tehnologije čuvanja i pakiranja voća (26460)
- Samoniklo voće (144488)
- Kakvoća rakija od grožđa i drugog voća (169442)
- Voćarstvo (157028)
- Održive tehnologije uzgoja voća (169209)
- Stručna praksa - Hortikultura (250978)
- Stručna praksa - Voćarstvo (251022)
- Voćarstvo Mediterana (228249)
- Tehnologija uzgoja i čuvanja plodova voćnih vrsta na mediteranskom području (228260)
- Modern postharvest technology of fruit crops (152071)
Research interests
- Postharvest handling and Fruit storage
- Postharvest treatments
- Postharvest physiological dissorders
- Fruit quality
- Preharvest factors and storage potential of fruits
- Chilling injuries of fruits
Training and research experience
- 2014/09/01 - 2015/05/30: University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE) (mixed)
Courses on Statistical software SAS - 2013/10/07 - 2014/04/06: University of Ljubljana Biotechnical Faculty (scientific)
Scientific training in Postharvest fruit storage, bilateral scholarships of the Republic of Slovenia - 2012/06/12 - 2012/06/12: Ministry of Economy Republic of Croatia (expert)
Introduction to protection of new plant varieties in European Union - 2011/09/26 - 2011/09/30: University of Novi Sad Faculty of Agriculture (scientific)
Management of field gene banks for germplasm conservation - 2008/08/18 - 2008/08/22: University of Rijeka Technical faculty (mixed)
Temperature Acquisition by Thermocouple FieldPoint (National Instruments, USA) - 2008/07/07 - 2008/07/11: University of Rijeka Technical faculty (mixed)
Temperature Acquisition by Thermocouple FieldPoint (National Instruments, USA)
Projects
scientific
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mogućnost iskorištavanja tradicionalnih sorti jabuka za proizvodnju jabuka i soka od jabuka sa smanjenim udjelom patulina | Croatian science foundation | 2021/03/01 - 2026/02/28 | partner |
| Neretvanska mandarina-kemijska karakterizacija i inovativni tretmani poslije berbe | Croatian science foundation | 2021/01/11 - 2026/01/11 | coordinator |
| Low pesticide IPM in sustainable and safe fruit production | LIFE+ | 2014/06/16 - 2017/12/06 | coordinator |
| Optimizacija čuvanja breskve i nektarine tretmanima poslije berbe | MZOS | 2007/01/01 - 2013/12/31 | coordinator |
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 |
| Ampelografsko-pomološki istraživački centar | EU programi | 2021/04/28 - 2023/10/28 | coordinator |
| AgriART sveobuhvatni upravljački sustav u području precizne poljoprivrede | EU programi | 2020/09/01 - 2023/09/01 | partner |
| Očuvanje, održivo korištenje i razvoj genetskih izvora u poljoprivredi | Europski poljoprivredni fond za ruralni razvoj 85%, Republika Hrvatska 15% | 2018/01/01 - 2021/12/31 | coordinator |
teaching
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unapređenje stručne prakse na preddiplomskim i diplomskim studijima Agronomskog fakulteta | Europski socijalni fond | 2020/03/09 - 2023/03/09 | coordinator |
university support
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Održanje kakvoće breskve i nektarine poslije berbe toplinskim tretmanom potapanja u toplu vodu | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31 | coordinator |
Publications
Bibliography (CROSBI): https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/29464
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.hr/citations?hl=hr&pli=1&user=mb5sYdwAAAAJ