Prof. Boris Duralija, PhD

Prof. Boris Duralija, PhD

Full Professor
Division for Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Department of Pomology
Office location: 1st Pavilion, 3rd floor, room 033
Phone: +385 1 239 3726
Email: bduralija ( at ) agr.hr
Languages: croatian, english
Consultations: tuesday, from 12 am to 2 pm

Employment and work experience

  • 2018 - : University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture
    Full Professor

Teaching

Research interests

  • Pomology
  • Wild Fruits
  • Berry Fruits
  • Biodiversity
  • Fruit Quality
  • Sustainability

Training and research experience

  • 2007/02/02 - 2007/02/08: United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Ventura, USA (scientific)
  • 2002/08/01 - 2002/09/15: Pomology Institute, Changli, China (mixed)
  • 2000/11/30 - 2000/12/03: Universita degli Studi di Perugia - Facolta' di Agraria, (expert)

Projects

scientific

Title Funding Duration AFZ role
Simultaneously research of cultivation possibilities for strawberry in China and Croatia MZO 2018/02/01 - 2020/02/01 coordinator
Bioraznolikost populacija samoniklog voća u Hrvatskoj MZOS 2007/01/01 - 2013/12/31 coordinator

expert

Title Funding Duration AFZ role
Selekcija i kemotipizacija prirodnih populacija planike s područja Istre i Dalmacije Suradnja s gospodarstvom 2017/10/30 - 2019/10/30 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
Ampelografsko-pomološki istraživački centar EU programi 2021/04/28 - 2023/10/28 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
Sustainable production of high-quality cherries for the European market COST 2012/04/16 - 2016/05/15 partner

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
Primjena WinFOLIA TM sustava u morfološkoj karakterizaciji listova voćnih i ukrasnih vrsta Sveučilište u Zagrebu 2017/01/01 - 2017/12/31 coordinator
Primjena WinSEEDLE™ sustava u morfološkoj karakterizaciji sjemenki voćnih vrsta Sveučilište u Zagrebu 2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31 coordinator
Morfološka i digitalna karakterizacija sjemenki voćnih vrsta Sveučilište u Zagrebu 2015/01/01 - 2015/12/31 coordinator

Publications

  • Toivainen, Tuomas; Salonen, J. Sakari; Kirshner, Jonathan; Lembinen, Sergei; De Kort, Hanne; Lyyski, Annina; Edger, Patrick P.; Hilmarsson, Hrannar Smári; Hallsson, Jón Hallsteinn; Sargent, Daniel J.; Duralija, Boris; al. (2026): The Late Quaternary climate impact on the genome of the woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca), a perennial herb // Communications biology, 9, 1; 263, 14. doi: 10.1038/s42003-026-09539-5
  • Duralija, Boris; Bebek Markovinović, Anica; Putnik, Predrag; Šoštarić, Ines; Hapsari, Dhika Prita; Pavlić, Branimir; Maslov Bandić, Luna; Khaneghah, Amin Mousavi; Bursać Kovačević, Danijela (2025): Bioactive retention in 3D-printed strawberry snacks: Influence of fruit size and processing // Quality assurance and safety of crops & foods, 17, 4; 415-426. doi: 10.15586/qas.v17i4.1593
  • Maslov Bandić, Luna; Vuković, Marko; Gavranić, Dora; Tanuwidjaja, Irina; Mrkonjić Fuka, Mirna; Duralija, Boris; Jurić, Slaven (2025): Elevating the Bioactive Potential of Strawberries with Apple Pomace Extract-Infused Chitosan Edible Coating // Polish journal of food and nutrition sciences, 75, 1; 24-36. doi: 10.31883/pjfns/199628
  • Petric, Ivana Vladimira; Duralija, Boris; Leder, Renata (2024): Analytical Techniques for the Authenticity Evaluation of Chokeberry, Blackberry and Raspberry Fruit Wines: Exploring FT-MIR Analysis and Chemometrics // Horticulturae, 10, 1043, 14. doi: 10.3390/horticulturae10101043
  • Bebek Markovinović, Anica ; Putnik, Predrag ; Bosiljkov, Tomislav ; Kostelac, Deni ; Frece, Jadranka ; Markov, Ksenija ; Žigolić, Adrijana ; Kaurinović, Jelena ; Pavlić, Branimir ; Duralija, Boris et al. (2023): 3D Printing of Functional Strawberry Snacks: Food Design, Texture, Antioxidant Bioactive Compounds, and Microbial Stability // Antioxidants, 12, 2; 436, 19. doi: 10.3390/antiox12020436
  • Khan, M.R.; Khan, M.A.; Habib, U.; Maqbool, M.; Rana, R.M.; Awan, S.I.; Duralija, B. (2022): Evaluation of the Characteristics of Native Wild Himalayan Fig (Ficus palmata Forssk.) from Pakistan as a Potential Species for Sustainable Fruit Production // Sustainability, Vol. 14, No. 1; 468; 1-16. https://doi:10.3390/su14010468
  • Šic Žlabur, Jana ; Mikulec, Nataša ; Doždor, Lorena ; Duralija, Boris ; Galić, Ante ; Voća, Sandra (2021): Preservation of Biologically Active Compounds and Nutritional Potential of Quick-Frozen Berry Fruits of the Genus Rubus // Processes, 9, 11; 1940, 19. doi: 10.3390/pr9111940
  • Li, Hongwen ; Bolarić, Snježana ; Vokurka, Aleš ; He, Jian ; Wang, Dong ; Li, Xufeng ; Mešić, Aleksandar ; Wang, Jianhui ; Duralija, Boris (2021): Genetic Variability and Structure of Fragaria nilgerrensis Schlecht. Germplasm in Sichuan Province // Horticulturae, 7, 10; 353, 11. doi: 10.3390/horticulturae7100353
  • Duralija, Boris ; Mikec, David ; Jurić, Slaven ; Lazarević, Boris ; Maslov Bandić, Luna ; Vlahoviček-Kahlina, Kristina ; Vinceković, Marko (2021): Strawberry fruit quality with the increased iron application // Acta horticulturae, 1309, 1033-1040. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2021.1309.146
  • Ipek Urun ; Sule Hilal Attar ; Duygu Ayvaz Sönmez ; Muhammet Ali Gundesli ; Sezai Ercisli ; Nesibe Ebru Kafkas ; Maslov Bandić, Luna ; Duralija, Boris
    Comparison of Polyphenol, Sugar, Organic Acid, Volatile Compounds, and Antioxidant Capacity of Commercially Grown Strawberry Cultivars in Turkey // Plants, 10 (2021), 8; 1654, 16. doi: 10.3390/plants10081654
  • Duralija, B.; Putnik, P.; Brdar, D.; Bebek Markovinović, A.; Zavadlav, S.; Pateiro, M.; Domínguez, R.; Lorenzo, José M.; Bursać Kovačević, D. (2021): The Perspective of Croatian Old Apple Cultivars in Extensive Farming for the Production of Functional Foods. Foods, Vol. 10 , No. 4; 708; 1-30. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10040708
  • Jurić, Slaven ; Vlahoviček-Kahlina, Kristina ; Duralija, Boris ; Maslov Bandić, Luna ; Nekić, Petra ; Vinceković, Marko (2021): Stimulation of plant secondary metabolites synthesis in soilless cultivated strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa Duchesne) using zinc- alginate microparticles // Turkish journal of agriculture and forestry, 45, 3; 324-334. doi: 10.3906/tar-2011-68
  • Gurlen, A.; Gundogdu, M.; Ozer, G.; Ercisli, S.; Duralija, B. (2020): Primary, Secondary Metabolites and Molecular Characterization of Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) Genotypes. Agronomy, Vol. 10, No. 11; 1731; 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10111731
  • Pajač Živković, Ivana ; Duralija, Boris ; Barić, Božena ; Seljak, Gabrijel ; Lemić, Darija ; Mešić, Aleksandar (2019):
    The development of drosophilid species (Diptera, Drosophilidae) in different strawberry cultivars // European journal of horticultural science, 84, 1; 48-52. doi: 10.17660/eJHS.2019/84.1.7
  • Šamec, D.; Maretić, M.; Lugarić, I.; Mešić, A.; Salopek-Sondi, B.; Duralija, B. (2016): Assessment of the differences in the physical, chemical and phytochemical properties of four strawberry cultivars using principal component analysis. Food Chemistry, Vol. 194, No. 1; 828-834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.08.095

Bibliography (CROSBI): https://www.croris.hr/osobe/profil/6210

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=sp6xt7UAAAAJ&hl=hr

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