Chair: Prof. Dr. Pavel Tlustos, Prague, Czech Republic
The Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague (CULS) is the largest Life Science University in the Czech Republic.
Tasks:The major field of expertise of the working group headed by Prof. Dr. Pavel Tlustos is the production and testing of plant-growth promoting bio-effectors based on compost extracts and humic acids as a contribution to WP01 (product development), as well as compost production technology. In WP06 the respective composts will be tested as recycling fertilisers based on organic waste products, including in combination with microbial and non-microbial bio-effector products, to increase the fertiliser quality of the composts and plant nutrient availability. The application potential of the newly developed bio-effector-recycling fertiliser combinations will be tested in organic farming Systems (WP05) and also for fertiliser placement close to the roots to increase their utilisation Efficiency (WP07). The working group is also partner of the BIOFCTOR International Field Testing Network (WP08) providing field sites for standardised testing of the most promising bio-effector products developed within the Project.
Team members:
Dr. Ales Hanc post-doc
Prof. Dr. Jiri Balik Chair Dept. Agroenvironmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrrition & Rector CULS
Dr. Martin Kulhanek post-doc
PhD Student Zlata Holeckova
PhD Student Katerina Brendova
PhD Student Marketa Dreslova
PhD Student Filip Merci
Agrar-Faculty CULS - Prague Czech-Republic
BIOFECTOR 2012-2017 funded by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Programme | Grant Agmt. No. 312117