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
- Maslina i maslinova ulja (194742)
- Fiziologija voćaka (194796)
- Primijenjene tehnologije uzgoja voća (144484)
- Temelji voćarstva (144485)
- Kontinentalno voćarstvo (169446)
- Voćarstvo 2 (169744)
- Organsko-biološki uzgoj voća (169223)
- Proizvodnja jagodastog voća (144464)
- Samoniklo voće (144488)
- Stručna praksa - Hortikultura (250978)
- Stručna praksa - Voćarstvo (251022)
- Samonikle i ukrasne voćne vrste mediteranskog područja (228328)
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- 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
- Li, H.; Bolarić, S.; Vokurka, A.; He, J.; Wang, D.; Li, X.; Mešić, A.; Wang, J.; Duralija, B. (2021): Genetic Variability and Structure of Fragaria nilgerrensis Schlecht. Germplasm in Sichuan Province. Horticulturae, Vol. 7, No. 10; 353; 1-11. https://doi:10.3390/horticulturae7100353
- Jurić, S.; Vlahoviček-Kahlina, K.; Duralija, B.; Maslov Bandić, L.; Nekić, P.; Vinceković, M. (2021): Stimulation of plant secondary metabolites synthesis in soilless cultivated strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa Duchesne) using zinc- alginate microparticles. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, Vol. 45, No. 3; 324-334. https://doi:10.3906/tar-2011-68
- 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
- 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
- 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): http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=212966
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=sp6xt7UAAAAJ&hl=hr