Assoc. Prof. Marko Petek, PhD

Associate Professor
Division for Agroecology
Department of Plant Nutrition
Office location: 6th Pavilion, 1st floor, room number 111
Phone: +385 1 239 4085
Email: mpetek ( at ) agr.hr
Languages: Croatian, English
Consultations: Wednesday 10 am-12 pm

Academic qualifications

2003 - 2009: PhD
Title: Red beet (Beta vulgaris var. conditiva Alef.) mineral composition according to organic and mineral fertilization
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
1996 - 2003: MSc
Title: Content of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in chicory (Cichorium intybus L. var. foliosum) according to different fertilizations
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture

Employment and work experience

2015 - 2015: Ministry of Agriculture
Senior Advisor for food labeling
2015 - : University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Assistant Professor
2014 - 2015: Ministry of Agriculture
Senior Advisor for governing the market in fruit and vegetables
2009 - 2013: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Senior Assistant
2003 - 2009: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Assistant

Teaching

Gnojiva i gnojidba (144075)
Upravljanje čimbenicima proizvodnje povrća u zaštićenim prostorima (173776)
Primjena ishrane bilja u hortikulturi i krajobraznoj arhitekturi (173835)
Uzgoj povrća kao funkcionalne hrane (173858)
Principi i perspektive ishrane u hortikulturi (144455)
Značaj ishrane bilja u krajobraznoj arhitekturi (86040)
Smjernice ishrane bilja u hortikulturi (143999)
Ishrana bilja i kvaliteta hrane (157082)
Stručna praksa - Povrćarstvo (251015)
Stručna praksa - Vinogradarstvo i vinarstvo (251020)
Tehnologija uzgoja i čuvanja plodova voćnih vrsta na mediteranskom području (228260)
Applied plant nutrition (146051)

Research interests

Plant nutrition in horticulture
Mineral composition of fruits and vegetables
Organic, mineral and foliar fertilization
Macro and microelements
Plant nutrition in landscape architecture
Plant nutrient capacity of soil

Training and research experience

2025/06/16 - 2025/06/20: Facultad de Agronomía de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (teaching)
ERASMUS Program
2025/05/19 - 2025/05/23: Technical University of Moldova, Faculty Mechanical Engineering and Transport (teaching)
CEEPUS Program
2025/03/31 - 2025/04/11: Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnologías (teaching)
Academic mobility of University of Zagreb
2024/10/21 - 2024/10/25: Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands, Agricultural University of Iceland (teaching)
ERASMUS+ Program
2024/03/04 - 2024/03/15: Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, School of Agriculture and Natural Systems (teaching)
Academic mobility of University of Zagreb
2023/06/12 - 2023/06/16: University of Lleida, School of Agrifood and Forestry Engineering and Vetarinary Science (teaching)
ERASMUS+ Program
2023/02/18 - 2023/03/09: Federal University of Parana (teaching)
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES Program
2022/11/03 - 2022/11/24: University of Buenos Aires, School of Agriculture (teaching)
Academic mobility of University of Zagreb
2022/07/11 - 2022/07/15: University of Sassari, Department of Agricultural Sciences (teaching)
ERASMUS+ Program
2021/11/08 - 2021/11/11: Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies (teaching)
Competitive graduate of Mendel University in Brno
2019/06/10 - 2019/06/14: Agraren Universitet – Plovdiv (teaching)
ERASMUS+ Program
2018/10/15 - 2018/10/21: Huazhong Agricultural University, College of Resources and Environment (teaching)
ERASMUS Program
2018/06/11 - 2018/06/15: Universidade de Trás-Os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) (scientific)
ERASMUS+ Program
2018/04/16 - 2018/04/20: University of Debrecen (expert)
CEEPUS Program
2013/09/01 - 2013/09/08: Technological Educational Institute of Crete (Heraklion, Greece) (scientific)
ERASMUS Program
2013/06/24 - 2013/07/05: International Agricultural Research and Training Centre (IARTC); 4th International Course on Sustainable Management of Soil and Water Resources (Izmir, Turkey) (scientific)
2012/10/01 - 2013/03/31: University of Western Australia (Perth, Australia) (scientific)
Croatian Science Foundation scholarship
2012/08/26 - 2012/09/01: Faculty of Landscape Planning, Horticulture and Agricultural Science (Alnarp, Sweden) (scientific)
ERASMUS Program
2011/09/12 - 2011/09/16: Aleksandras Stuglinskis University (Kaunas, Lithuania) (scientific)
ERASMUS Program
2010/03/01 - 2010/03/31: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food Skopje (Skopje, Macedonia) (scientific)
CEEPUS Program
2006/11/06 - 2006/12/06: Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Department of Horticulture (Wroclaw, Polland) (scientific)
CEEPUS Program

Projects

scientific

Title	Funding	Duration	AFZ role
Nutritivna i funkcionalna vrijednost koprive (Urtica dioica L.) primjenom suvremenih hidroponskih tehnika uzgoja	Croatian science foundation	2020/01/15 - 2024/01/14	coordinator
Potencijal rizosfernog mikrobioma u prilagodbi poljoprivrede klimatskim promjenama	EU programi	2020/05/04 - 2023/05/04	partner
Genetska osnova količne bioaktivnih hranivih tvari hrvatskih populacija graha	Croatian science foundation	2014/06/16 - 2017/06/15	coordinator
Smjernice za kontroliranu ishranu vinove loze i proizvodnju vina	MZOS	2007/01/01 - 2013/12/31	coordinator

development

Title	Funding	Duration	AFZ role
AgriART sveobuhvatni upravljački sustav u području precizne poljoprivrede	EU programi	2020/09/01 - 2023/09/01	partner

university support

Title	Funding	Duration	AFZ role
Podizanje nutritivne vrijednosti povrća primjenom fosfornih gnojiva	Sveučilište u Zagrebu	2018/01/01 - 2018/12/31	coordinator
Inovativne tehnologije povećanja iskorištenja dušika u proizvodnji ječma	Sveučilište u Zagrebu	2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31	coordinator
Inovativne tehnologije povećanja iskorištenja dušika u proizvodnji ječma	Sveučilište u Zagrebu	2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31	coordinator