Prof. Ivan Pejić, PhD
Full Professor
Division for Plant Sciences
Department of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biometrics
Office location: 6th pavilion, 3rd floor
Phone: +385 1 239 3936
Email: ipejic ( at ) agr.hr
Languages: Croatian, English
Academic qualifications
- 1992 - 1996: Doctor of science (Dr.sc.)
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Title: Genetic identification and mapping QTLs in maize using molecular markers - 1988 - 1992: Master of Science (two-year degree program)
University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Title: Heterotic pattern and genetic variability of Croatian exotic maize germplasm - 1982 - 1986: B.Sc. (four-year program)
Faculty of Agriculture, University of "J.J. Strossmayer" Osijek
Employment and work experience
- 2016 - : Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Full professor tenure
Plant breeding courses - 2014 - 2016: MInistry of Science and Education, Republic of Croatia
Assistant minister for science and technology - 1987 - 2014: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Teaching
- Molekularno oplemenjivanje bilja (134058)
- Ampelografija (226260)
- Oplemenjivanje voćaka i vinove loze (133065)
- Biotehnologija u oplemenjivanju bilja (173302)
- Metode ampelografskih istraživanja (173784)
- Molekularne metode u oplemenjivanju bilja (173808)
- Sustav znanstveno-istraživačkog rada (173845)
- Molekularna raznolikost i evolucija (26667)
- Oplemenjivanje bilja (143878)
- Oplemenjivanje na otpornost na štetočinje i abiotske stresove (144321)
- Biljna biotehnologija (87430)
- Plant Biotechnology (159810)
- Molecular Diversity and Evolution (152091)
Research interests
- Drought resistance, quality and low content of anti-nutritional compounds in soybean
- Variety genetic fingerprinting of cultivated plants (cultivars)
- Grapevine breeding (clonal selection)
- Parentage analysis and natural development of native grapevine cultivars
- Molecular plant breeding methods
Training and research experience
- 2019/03/18 - 2019/03/29: National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB), Cambridge, UK (scientific)
Advanced course "Quantitative Genetics in Plant Breeding" - 2013/04/01 - 2013/09/30: University of Bologna, Italy (mixed)
Prof. S. Tartarini (host): Application of molecular markers in breeding fruit species (Sabbatical) - 1999/02/01 - 1999/06/30: University Hohenheim, Germany (scientific)
Postdoc research - 1995/03/01 - 1995/07/31: University of Udine, Italy (scientific)
Part of research for PhD thesis - 1994/10/01 - 1994/12/21: North Carolina State Univ., USA (scientific)
Part of research for PhD thesis - 1994/01/09 - 1994/06/30: University of Udine, Italy (scientific)
Part of research for PhD thesis
Projects
scientific
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breeding European Legumes for Increased Sustainability | European Research Executive Agency | 2023/10/01 - 2028/09/30 | partner |
| Procjena tolerantnosti hrvatske germplazme vinove loze na sušu - TOLVIN | Operativni program „Konkurentnost i kohezija 2014.-2020.“ Europski fond za regionalni razvoj (ERDF) | 2020/03/01 - 2023/03/01 | partner |
| Znanstveni centar izvrsnosti za bioraznolikost i molekularno oplemenjivanje bilja (CroP-BioDiv) | Europski fond za regionalni razvoj | 2018/01/01 - 2023/01/01 | coordinator |
| Procjena genetske adaptabilnosti hrvatskog sortimenta kukuruza i soje u funkciji oplemenjivanja prema tolerantnosti na sušu | Croatian science foundation | 2017/04/01 - 2019/04/01 | coordinator |
| Genetička identifikacija i genetska varijabilnost sorti vinove loze i voćaka | MZOS | 2007/01/01 - 2013/12/31 | coordinator |
expert
| Title | Funding | Duration | AFZ role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unapređenje tehnologije proizvodnje Škrleta primjenom registriranih klonova proisteklih iz projekta klonske selekcije | Suradnja s tijelima uprave | 2016/04/11 - 2019/04/11 | coordinator |
| Klonska selekcija kultivara Kraljevina (Vitis vinifera L) | Suradnja s tijelima uprave | 2014/04/23 - 2018/12/31 | coordinator |
| Klonska selekcija Žlahtine u 2016. godini | Other | 2016/07/11 - 2016/11/30 | coordinator |
| Klonska selekcija i osnivanje virus-tested matičnog nasada cv. Žlahtine | Suradnja s tijelima uprave | 2015/07/15 - 2015/12/31 | coordinator |
| Osnivanje kolekcije autohtonih sorti (ampelovrt) Podregije Dalmatinska zagora | Suradnja s tijelima uprave | 2012/09/14 - 2015/09/30 | 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morfološka i molekularna karakterizacija germplazme ratarskih kultura | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31 | coordinator |
| Molekularna karakterizacija germplazme ratarskih kultura | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31 | coordinator |
| Primjena molekularno-genetičkih metoda u analizi agrobioraznolikosti i oplemenjivanju poljoprivrednog bilja | Sveučilište u Zagrebu | 2013/10/01 - 2014/06/30 | coordinator |
Publications
- Pejić, I., P. Ajmone-Marsan, M. Morgante, V. Kozumplik, P. Castiglioni, G. Taramino, M. Motto. (1998) Comparative analysis of genetic similarity among maize inbred lines detected by RFLPs, RAPDs, SSRs, and AFLPs. Theor Appl Genet, 97: 1248-1255.
- Sefc, K.M., Lopes M.S., Lefort F., Botta R., Roubelakis-Angelakis K.A., Ibanez J., Pejić I., Wagner H.W., Gloessl J., Steinkellner H. (2000). Microsatellite variability in grapevine cultivars from different European regions and evaluation of assignment testing to assess the geographic origin of cultivars. Theor Appl Genet 100: 498-505.
- 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.
- K.M. Sefc, I. Pejic, E. Maletic, M.R. Thomas & F. Lefort (2009) Microsatellite Markers for Grapevine: Tools for Cultivar Identification & Pedigree Reconstruction. Springer Publ., The Netherlands, pp. 565-596
- Žulj Mihaljević M., Šarčević, H., Lovrić, A., Andrijanić, Z., Sudarić, A. Jukić, G., Pejić, I. (2020) Genetic diversity of European commercial soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] germplasm revealed by SSR markers. Genet Resour Crop Evol, Vol.: 67 (6) 1587-1600
- Žulj Mihaljević, M., Maletić, E., Preiner, D., Zdunić, G., Bubola, M., Zyprian, E., & Pejić, I. (2020). Genetic Diversity, Population Structure, and Parentage Analysis of Croatian Grapevine Germplasm. Genes, 11(7), 737
Bibliography (CROSBI): http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=154216
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.hr/citations?hl=hr&user=y-CR2pcAAAAJ
Other professional activities
- 2018 - : Department of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biometrics
Head of Department