Department of Agrobiology
A modern research facility focused on the comprehensive study of plant physiology, genetics, nutrition, and ecology. Our findings are applied in biotechnology, food industry, agriculture, medicine, and public health.
Department profile
The Department of agrobiology consists of 7 specialized laboratories, whose competencies and professional activities include:
- an automated and high-throughput system for structural and functional parameterization of plant phenotypes (plant phenotyping),
- simultaneous capturing, imaging, and analysis of whole plants,
- the ability to measure spectral absorbance in the visible spectrum and the infrared radiation range,
- fast and highly accurate analysis of mineral elements (macro and microelements) in soil, plants, water, and other environments and materials,
- testing the composition and effectiveness of mineral fertilizers, as well as DNA analysis using in vitro methods,
- or biological research related to the structure, interrelationships, functioning, and development of populations,
- epidemiological survey,
- biochemical analyses
- and selected clinical tests and examinations.
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Findings from research in these areas can be applied in molecular genetics, evolution biology, in biotechnology applications, in agriculture and forestry, in pharmacology, for the nutrition policies, but also in medicine and public health applications (especially in the field of prevention and treatment of non-infectious civilization diseases).
Research Areas
Plant phenotyping
Mineral element analysis
Spectral analysis
Genetic and biochemical analyses
Department manager
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Department of Agrobiology
doc. Ing. Marek Živčák, PhD.
Department of Agrobiology
prof. Ing. PaedDr. Jana Žiarovská, PhD.
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