Asst. Prof. Valentina Šoštarčić, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division for Phytomedicine
Department of Weed Science
Office location: 5 pavilion, 3 floor, room number 062
Phone: +385 1 239 4086
Email: vsostarcic ( at ) agr.hr
Languages: croatian, english
Academic qualifications
- 2016 - 2022: Doctor of Science
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Predicting weed emergence in maize with hydrothermal modelling
Mentors: Maja Šćepanović, Ph.D., Associate professor
Roberta Masin, Ph.D., Associate professor - 2014 - 2016: Master of engeeniring in Phytomedicine, M. Sc.
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Sensitivity of barnyardgrass to reduced doses of topramezone at different growth stages
Mentor: Maja Šćepanović, Ph.D., Associate professor - 2011 - 2014: University Bachelor of Engineering in Plant Protection B. Sc.
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Effect of the reduce topramezone rate and adjuvants on Chenopodium album (L.) and Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) in maize
Mentor: Maja Šćepanović, Ph.D., Associate professor
Employment and work experience
- 2022 - : University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Postdoctoral student in the scientific field of Biotechnical Sciences, scientific field: Agriculture, branch: Phytomedicine at the Department of Weed Science, field of activity: scientific - professional - teaching - 2016 - 2022: University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Assistant in the scientific field of Biotechnical Sciences, scientific field: Agriculture, branch: Phytomedicine at the Department of Weed Science, field of activity: scientific - professional - teaching
Teaching
- Specijalna herbologija (226242)
- Osnove herbologije (226167)
- Ekologija korova (144433)
- Stručna praksa - Fitomedicina (250976)
- Zaštita povrća i ukrasnog bilja od štetočinja (144007)
- Zaštita ratarskih kultura od štetočinja (144064)
- Stručna praksa - Povrćarstvo (251015)
- Štetni organizmi energetskih kultura (226285)
- Dijagnostika štetnih organizama (197018)
- Prognoza zakorovljenosti (197026)
- Invazivne korovne vrste (197028)
- Invazivni štetni organizmi u poljoprivredi (226171)
- Weed Science and management (226347)
- Weed Ecology (188840)
- Invasive pests in agriculture (238608)
Research interests
- weed biology
- weed ecology
- predictive weed emergence models
- adjuvants
- reduced dose of herbicides
- allelopathy
Training and research experience
- 2021/09/20 - 2021/10/20: University of Belgrade Faculty of Agriculture (scientific)
- 2019/01/07 - 2019/03/07: University of Padova Department of Agronomy Food Natural Resources Animal and Environment (DAFNAE) (mixed)
- 2017/06/30 - 2017/09/30: University of Padova Department of Agronomy Food Natural Resources Animal and Environment (DAFNAE) (mixed)
- 2014/06/15 - 2014/09/15: University of Padova Department of Agronomy Food Natural Resources Animal and Environment (DAFNAE) (mixed)
Projects
scientific
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekološki prihvatljivo suzbijanje ambrozije kombinacijom reduciranih doza herbicida i fenolnih kiselina | Croatian science foundation | 2023/12/21 - 2027/12/20 | coordinator |
| Monitoring rezistentnosti štetnih organizama na sredstva za zaštitu bilja u Republici Hrvatskoj (2018-2020.) | Ministarstvo poljoprivrede | 2018/01/01 - 2020/12/31 | coordinator |
expert
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre em i post em primjena herbicida IFT+TCM+CSA u kukuruzu | Suradnja s gospodarstvom | 2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 | coordinator |
university support
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Razvoj biotest metode za utvrđivanje osjetljivosti biljaka na rezidue herbicida | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31 | coordinator |
| Razvoj biotest metode za utvrđivanje rezidua i ispiranja herbicida u tlu | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31 | coordinator |
Publications
Bibliography (CROSBI): https://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=354356
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=24bCsMQAAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao