Prof Gabrijel Ondrašek, PhD and Assoc Prof Monika Zovko, PhD, participated in the 8th Specialist Conference on Vegetable Production “Hrvatsko povrće”, held from December 11 to 13, 2024, in Tuheljske Toplice. During the introductory lecture of the Vegetable Irrigation – System Selection and Technological Possibilities section, innovations in hydroponic cultivation substrates, as part of the …
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Report on the Was2Grow project in the Prometej Show
The HRT science programme Prometej reported on the Was2Grow project on 11 December 2024. In a short clip, viewers can discover how sheep wool can be transformed into an innovative hydroponic solution and how converting waste resources into products with added value can alter conventional agriculture by making it more sustainable.
The 4th International Electronic Conference
Prof Gabrijel Ondrašek, PhD , Assist. Prof Sanja Stipičević, PhD and Jelena Horvatinec, MSc participated in the 4th International Electronic Conference on Agronomy. The lecture entitled “Sewage Sludge as a Valuable Resource of Nitrogen and Phosphorus: Long-Term Monitoring Data from a Wastewater Treatment Plant” presented the results of long-term monitoring of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus …
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Interdisciplinary lecture “The fate of pesticides after their application in agriculture”
A group of undergraduate students of the Phytomedicine and Landscape Architecture study program at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, visited the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, one of the partners of the Was2Grow project, on November 25, 2024. The host was Assist Prof Sanja Stipičević, who gave the students an interdisciplinary …
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Invited lecture of Assist. Prof. Sanja Stipičević, PhD entitled “Pesticides in the soil”
On November 7, 2024 in the Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health Assist. Prof. Sanja Stipičević, PhD presented the objectives of the Was2Grow project as part of her invited lecture entitled “Pesticides in the soil” for the course “Geological aspects of waste disposal” at the University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Science. The lecture was …
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Information Day for the Was2Grow Project – Transforming Bio-Waste to Innovative Hydroponic Solutions
Organized by the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, the Information Day for the project “Transforming of Bio-Waste to Innovative Hydroponic Solutions” was held on October 29, 2024, in the Great Hall of Pavilion VI at Svetošimunska cesta 25. The project leader Prof. Gabrijel Ondrašek PhD, welcomed all partners and collaborators and provided an overview …
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Prof. Gabrijel Ondrašek PhD on “Good Morning Croatia” HRT
Prof. Gabrijel Ondrašek PhD recently appeared on “Good Morning Croatia” to present the double award-winning innovation, “Innovative Composites Based on Biowaste,” developed by Carlos Manterola-Barroso, Gabrijel Ondrašek, Jelena Horvatinec, and Christian Merino-Gergichevich. During his appearance, Prof. Ondrašek highlighted the longstanding, successful international collaboration between the Faculty of Agriculture in Zagreb and the University in Chile, …
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Information Day for the Was2Grow Project – Transforming Bio-Waste to Innovative Hydroponic Solutions
The University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, is organizing an Information Day as part of the project “Conversion of Bio-Waste into Innovative Hydroponic Solutions”, which will take place on October 29, 2024, at the Faculty of Agriculture, VI Pavilion – Velika vijećnica, Svetošimunska cesta 25. We invite all interested parties to join us and learn …
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Analysis of Organic Pollutants in the Service of Melioration Innovations
A colloquium titled Analysis of Organic Pollutants in the Service of Melioration Innovations was held by Assist. Prof. Sanja Stipičević, PhD from Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health on October 16, 2024, in the institute’s lecture hall. The aim was to present a project of targeted research cooperation between science and industry that responds …
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XV. International Agriculture Symposium”AGROSYM 2024″
At the XV. International Agricultural Symposium AGROSYM 2024, an abstract entitled “Biochar-Mediated Remediation of Metal-Contaminated Soils: Impact on Cadmium, Zinc & Lead Mobility“ was presented by authors Gabrijel Ondrašek, Jonti Shepherd, and Jelena Horvatinec. The research highlights that the remediation of metal-contaminated soils using specific types of biochar can significantly reduce the transfer of harmful …
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