Research Projects Completed
International projects
Eureka E! 3824 INWASCOMP From Industrial Waste To Commercial Products
| Coordinator : | Research Institute of Building Materials, Brno |
| Investigator : | Mgr. Tomáš Vymyslický |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2007–2010 |
Summary:
Within the frame of the project the possibilities of built embankments
revegetation by use of the material called „EnviMix“ are solved. Selected
industial waste (slags, ashes, fly-ashes etc.) are used as components of the
material „EnviMix“. The project suppose elimination of such negative
effects, which are connected with destruction of stabilization elements in the
countryside (soil erosion, high surface loss of nutrients, floodings etc.).
Other negative effects on countryside, especially diversity changes of permanent
cultures – mainly in the surrounding of river systems and water reservoirs
– are also solved.
Exploration, use and protection of biodiversity of non-traditional plant genetic resources in the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic (project No.156)
| Coordinator: | RIFC, Ltd. Troubsko |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Jan Pelikán, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2004–2005 |
Summary The aim of the project is to explore and collect plant genetic resources of rare and endangered plant species, meadow species, leguminous species and non-traditional species in the Czech and Slovak Republics. Collected species are stored in the Czech and Slovak national gene banks and then they are used in research, breeding etc. The species can also be used in increasing biological diversity in agriculture and in nature conservation. The aim of the project is protection of non- traditional plant genetic resources in accordance with the Agreement of biological diversity. Non-conventional methods used in breeding of leguminous and meadow species in the Slovak Republic are studied.
Development and utilization of bio-preparations and organo-mineral fertilizers promoting decomposition of organic substances and enhancing soil suppressivity (project No. EUREKA! 2718 Euroenviron Ecofert)
| Coordinator: | Redam Ltd., Smržice |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Jaromír Procházka, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Education,Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2002–2005 |
Summary The aim of the study is to develop filamentous fungi based bio-preparations and a new series of organo-mineral fertilizers based on molasses stillage promoting decomposition of crop residues and straw and simultaneously enhancing the suppressivity of soil environment.
Project outputs: – development of technology of artificial cultivation of selected species of filamentous fungi and bacteria promoting decomposition of organic substances and enhancing the suppressive potential of soil environment and their finalization in the form of standard bio-preparations, – development of a new series of large-volume and small-volume organo-mineral fertilizers on the basis of molasses stillage and their production technologies – development of crop-growing technologies and programs of integrated pest management in which a combination of decomposition and the entomo-pathogenic role of newly formed bio-preparations and organo-mineral fertilizers will be effectively used.
Economic and ecological utilization of selected residual materials for landscape creation (Project No. EUREKA! 2936 Eco-utiresmat)
| Coordinator: | Research Institute of Building Materials, Brno |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Jan Hrubý, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Education,Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2003–2006 |
Summary Within the framework of the international research project Eureka the possibilities of utilizing bulk waste from the power and metallurgic industries not only in the building industry but also in landscape formation and design were studied in collaboration with foreign partners (Serbia, Turkey). One of the goals was to test the real possibilities of using free CaO from ashes and fly ashes released during fluid combustion of coal in power plants or heating stations, predominantly as products (e.g. pellets) for the modification of soil reaction.
Conservation of disappearing plant genetic resources for agriculture (project No.156)
| Coordinator: | Research Institute of Crop Production, Praha-Ruzyně |
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| Investigator: | Mgr. Tomáš Vymyslický |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2005–2006 |
Summary The goal of the project was to explore and collect locally adapted populations and land races of cultivated plants and their wild relatives in Czech Republic and Slovenia. The project was realized by conducting two joint collecting missions in the south east of Slovenian and in the south of the Czech Republic. The collected germplasm has been shared and preserved in the two national gene banks. Detailed description and evaluation has been completed by using resources and funding provided by the respective ministries for plant genetic resources conservation. Both national databases were surveyed in order to evaluate the existing agro-biodiversity, afterwards the samples were exchanged. Information on evaluation methodologies and seed regeneration techniques were exchanged to reinforce the National programme on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in each country.
The objective of this project is to determine the possibilities of
utilization of soil enrichment by bio-alggen stimulants, with main focus on
chlorophyll fluorescence
Investigator : Ing. Jaroslava Bartlová
Supported by: Research Institute for Fodder Crops, Ltd.
Troubsko
Time of solving: 2008–09
Summary:
Untraditional field crops from the breeding production of VÚP Troubsko,
eg. Chinese Mallow (Malva verticillata), Canary Grass (Phalaris canariensis) and
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) will be tested in small-plot trial.
The other values as field emergence, flowering, leaf mass, aboveground
mass weight and average seed weight will be also assessed.
Hybridization as a tool for increasing quality and yield stability of
selected non-traditional oil crops
Investigator : Ing. Karel Vejražka
Supported by: Research Institute for Fodder Crops, Ltd.
Troubsko
Time of solving: 2008–09
Summary:
The aims of project are developing breeding materials with higher quality
and yield stability. There were selected two species marked as potential useful
for oil production, one for food and the second one for industrial purposes.
Field trial evaluation of selected gene resources will be held in the first part
of project. The promising materials will be selected as parents for
hybridization on the base of the first part results. F1 generations will be
developed from different parental origin.
The observation of basic features of genetic resources of Phacelia spp. with the aim to create the set of minimal descriptors to be used for their description.
| Coordinator: | RIFC, Ltd. Troubsko |
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| Investigator: | Mgr. Helena Marková |
| Supported by: | RIFC, Ltd. Troubsko |
| Time of solving: | 2008–2010 |
Summary:
At present in the Czech gene bank 15 seed samples of genus Phacelia are saved. Phacelia tanacetifolia is very popular crop in the Czech Republic, because it is interesting melliferous and silage crop. So it is necessary to create the tool for its description. The aim of this project is to create the descriptor list for the genus Phacelia – for the description and evaluation of the Phacelia species. At present Czech national or international descriptor list of genus Phacelia do not exist. We have gathered together the seed samples from gene banks, breeders and botanic gardens. In the spring 2008 we have established field trials and individual outplanting. We have observed some important traits both in stands and on individual plants. Basing on the results of observation we will create universal descriptor list for genus Phacelia.
Technology and technological systems growing sugarbeet for sustainable agriculture (project No. 1G46038)
| Coordinator: | Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry Brno, Czech Republic |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Barbora Badalíková |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2004–2008 |
Summary:
The project solves problems of sugar beet cultivation without ploughing.
Project comes–out from two basic variants of sugar beet prosecution – with
ploughing and without ploughing only with loosening. By new cropping technology
will be verified new machines and sets and there will interpreted energetic and
their setting. At the same time there will be assess economic evaluation of both
variants of sugar beet prosecution. New cropping technology is solving within
problems of healthy soil preservation. In the Research Institute for Fodder
Crops Troubsko is solved the relationship between soil reaction, humus content
and humus quality by different soil tillage to sugar beet. The trial with
different technologies of soil tillage by sugar beet and their influence over
development and growth those crops was found in the year 2004 in field
conditions on three locations in sugar beet growing region of production with
different soil and climatic characteristics. Distinct effect on the soil
reaction and humus quality, eventually their connection do not follow by
different soil tillage. On all locations was found analogical yield
intra-variants. On location Velešovice and Morkovice on chernozem was
accomplished of lowest yield by variant with ploughing.
Conservation of plant biodiversity in the system of sustainable agriculture and landscaping (project No. 1G46066)
| Coordinator: | Research Institute of Crop Production, Praha-Ruzyně |
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| Investigator: | Mgr. Tomáš Vymyslický |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2004–2008 |
Summary:
Still existing fragments of land races and traditional obsolete cultivars,
especially fruit trees are searched for within the Czech Republic, evaluated and
a project on their „in situ“ conservation is elaborated. Additional valuable
land races of fruits and fields crops from germplasm collections are returned to
culture using the „on farm” method. Selected wild, meadow and
aromatic/medicinal plants are studied and evaluated with the aim of their
introduction to cultivation. Needs for „in situ” conservation for threatened
species is considered and an aimed „on farm“ conservation is realized.
According to possibilities, various lost or not viable historical collected
materials and land races are repatriated form abroad.
Possibilities of limiting the drought impact by optimizing management practices in some field crops (project No. 1G46055)
| Coordinator: | Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry Brno |
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| Investigator: | Doc. Ing. Jiří Rotrekl, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2004–2008 |
Summary:
The extreme climatic events occurring over the last years have
significantly influenced agricultural production in the Czech Republic.
A number of specialists are of the opinion that these are effects of a
climatic change. Under the warmest conditions on extremely light or heavy soils,
such locations, where economic effectiveness will be difficult to achieve, are
expected to occur. The most affected locations will be those at lower altitudes
that are supposed to suffer from more frequent meteorological drought events,
which could negatively influence the yield level in our most fertile regions.
Therefore, it is necessary to limit drought effects using some agronomic
treatments. The objective of the project is to optimize the so-called crop
management practices modified according to soil and climatic conditions that are
not sufficiently considered in our country. Various farming systems and soil
tillage practices will be comprehensively evaluated for selected crops under
drier conditions in field experiments. The developed crop management practices
adapted to changing climatic conditions provide prerequisites for higher
competitiveness of plant production in farming under drier regions of the Czech
Republic.
Care for land under conditions with increased requirements for living environment protection (project No. 1G57042)
| Coordinator: | Research Institute of Agricultural Engineering Praha |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Blanka Procházková, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2005–2008 |
Summary:
Within farming on land in production regions has increased significance
the harmonization of agricultural land intensive utilization with the need to
maintain the non-production land functions and to protect it against secondary
negative impacts of the intensive utilization. The objective of the suggested
project solution are possibilities of land structure improvement within its
intensive utilization, research of problems connected with the long-term
utilization of different technologies for land cultivation, management of
post-harvest remainders and intercrops utilization, reduction of risk connected
with occurrence of herbicides residua in soil and drink water sources. The
suggested solution comprises also risk reduction connected with the diseases
transfer from the post-harvest residua and inter-crops on the cultivated crops
and increasing of the land protection against the water erosion in the
production regions.
The production of quality and safe cereal products using different control strategies of maize and store products. (project No. 1B53043)
| Coordinator: | Research Institute of Crop Production, Praha-Ruzyně |
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| Investigator: | RNDr. Jan Nedělník, PhD. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2005–2008 |
Summary:
The aim of the project is to obtain new knowledge for the reduction of
mycotoxins occurrence in feed and food products from maize by the innovation of
control strategies during maize growing and storage and to evaluate their
influence on health of livestock. The partial aim is to standardize the
analytical methods of detection of mycotoxins in cereals. Four different control
strategies of maize will be tested to ascertain their influence on the reduction
of injury of maize caused by European corn borer, on the occurrence of toxigenic
mikromycets and the content of mycotoxins in corn and silage. The relation
between the occurrence of micromycets and mycotoxins in maize and their
occurrence in wheat and barley (and their products) grown after maize will be
evaluated. The occurrence of toxigenic mikromycets in wheat and barley grown
after maize will be controlled by fungicides and biopreparations. Resistant and
susceptible varieties of wheat and barley will be grown. In sweet maize only two
control strategies against European corn borer will be compared and consequently
the occurrence of residues of pesticides and mycotoxins in product and during
the conversion into the final product will be evaluated. Several control
strategies will be used against pests in storage maize corn from field
experiments. The movement of residues of pesticides in food chain: crop in the
field, harvested product, storage product, feed, livestock, food, will be
monitored. The methods for the analysis of mycotoxins and residues of pesticides
in food chain will be standardized. The economical and ecological evaluation of
control strategies of maize and its products regarding the quality and feed and
food safety will be done. The results of the project will enable to reduce the
content of mycotoxins and residues of pesticides in cereal products and in food
chain. The nutrition value of feed from maize with different content of
mycotoxins and its influence on alimentation and health of cattle will be
evaluated. The effects of mycotoxins in feedsuff on rumen process will be
evaluated in vitro. The influence of maize with different content of mycotoxins
on the milk yield and milk composition, quality, technological properties and
milk health parameters will be tested on dairy cows.
Raising of quality and efficiency of milk and milk products manufacture in ecological farming (project No. 1G58063)
| Coordinator: | Dairy Research Institute Praha, (MILCOM, a.s. Praha) |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Zdeněk Vorlíček, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2005–2009 |
Summary: The project consists in complex solution of bio milk production in ecological farming as a whole. It starts with cow milk nutrition (fodder production, storing, preparation and composition), technology of cattle breeding, milk production and its storage, providing of milk quality and safety and finishes with the milk processing in small and big enterprises and the evaluation of proposed systems GAP, GMP, GHP and HACCP. These systems will available under conditions of biomilk production and its processing on biomilk products.
Minor crops for specific food utilization (project No. QG60130)
| Coordinator: | Research Institute of Crop Production, Praha-Ruzyně |
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| Investigator: | Mgr. Tomáš Vymyslický |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2006–2009 |
Summary: The aim of submitted project is enlargement of diversity of cultivated crops in the Czech Republic and recommendation to their suitable utilization. The subject of project are minor species of cereals (hulled wheat, hulled oat and barley, millet and tartar buckwheat), legumes (pea, cowpea, chickpea) and oil bearing crops (safflower). The new genotypes of all species are evaluated for important agronomical and morphological characteristics. The growing systems of crops not yet grown in the Czech Republic (cowpea, chickpea) are recommended. The main attention for crops with developed growing system is paid to searching of their specific traits utilizable in products attractive for consumers with accompanied effect to health.
The selection and regionalization of suitable catch crops, their utilization for reduction of risk of nitrate leaching (project No. 1G60124)
| Coordinator: | Research Institute of Crop Production, Praha-Ruzyně |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Jaromír Procházka, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2006–2009 |
Research is aimed at the selection of optimal catch crops for conditions of Czech Republic and utilization of diversity within species and varieties. The objectives of the project are to produce knowledge basis for selection of the catch crops that have good chance to produce satisfactory yield of biomass before winter and to decrease risk of nitrate leaching by accumulation of nitrogen in phytomass under specific site and year conditions. At least 12 catch crops plus control-fallow soil will be studied in field trials (four sites, years and replications). The dynamic of growth, production of aboveground and root mass, N content of plants, concentration of NO3-N a NH4-N in soil and soil solution, the content of soil total N, C, S and active C will be determined in the experiments. The mineral N content will be determined in top and subsoil before sowing, at the end of growth period and before ploughing down the biomass at early spring. Pot experiments will be conducted to determine the effect of soil mineral N content, temperature and soil moisture on the growth, N depletion and root/shoot rate and root growth to depth. In incubation experiment the degrability of root and shoot biomass of catch crops will be studied. Costs of introducing different catch crops under various combinations of site conditions, sowing terms and agriculture machinery will be calculated. The environmental benefits will estimate using suitable indicators. The data will be used for regionalization of suitable catch crops for different soil-climate conditions of Czech Republic (including maps in GIS) and for programming simple on-line expert system aimed at selection of suitable catch crops in farms.
The research in bumblebees and their food sources on certain localities in South Moravia with the use of laboratory rearing methods for conservation their natural diversity (project No. 1R44014)
| Coordinator: | RIFC, Ltd. Troubsko |
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| Investigator: | Mgr. Olga Komzáková |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2004–2008 |
Summary: During of undertaking this project several plots were sown with plants, which could be suitable for bumblebees as their food source. During the time of blooming, the plants were monitored from the viewpoint of bumblebee occurrence. The following were recorded as the most suitable: Brassica rapa, Coronila varia, Echinum vulgare, Salvia officinalis, Trifolium incarnatum. The research into bumblebee occurrence was carried out in several natural localities of South Moravia, too. In the study area 10 bumblebee species were found. The most abundant species were Bombus terrestris and Pyrobombus lapidarius. Testing of rearing methods of some rare species was started. Successful results were achieved with species Pyrobombus lapidarius, Bombus lucorumand Pyrobombus pratorum.
Introduction of new traits for quality and stability improving in variety production of selected leguminous species by hybridization methods (project No. 1G46034)
| Coordinator: | RIFC, Ltd. Troubsko |
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| Investigator: | RNDr. Jan Hofbauer, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2004–2008 |
Summary:
The objective of this project is to observe pre- and post- fertilisation barriers after inter-specific crosses by in vitro methods in the genus Trifolium and Lotus. The aim of the actual project is to overcome of these barriers for obtaining hybrids with desired traits such as increased tolerance to Fusarium spp., BYMV and higher persistence in red clover and improved pod indehiscence in bird’s foot trefoil. To study pre-fertilisation barriers is used the callose staining method in the growing pollen tubes by aniline blue. Post- fertilisation barriers (endosperm and embryo development) are traced by two clearing treatments by means of chloral hydrate and mixture of benzyl benzoate and dibutyl phtalate, both with modifications. The investigation is focused on the determination of most promising genotypes for the interspecific crosses, the examination of maximum level of hybrid embryo development and so optimal period for in vitro embryo cultivation.
Technology and technological systems growing sugar beet for
sustainable agriculture
Coordinator : Mendel Agricultural and Forestry University
in Brno
Investigator : Ing. Barbora Badalíková
Supported by: Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech
Republic
Time of solving: 2004–2008
Summary:
The project comes out from two basic variants of sugar-beet cultivation
(with ploughing and without ploughing). In the new cropping technology there
will check new machines and sets and there will interpretation energetic and
their setting. At the same time they will assess economic evaluation of both
variants prosecution sugar-beet. New cropping technology is solving in terms of
problems preservation healthy state soil.
Ecological recycling of organic wastes with respect to remediation of petroleum polluted soils an areas (project EUREKA! 2190 Revital)
| Coordinator: | RIFC, Ltd., Troubsko |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Jan Hrubý, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Education,Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 1999–2003 |
Phytoremediation of mixed contaminants using trees and crops (project No. EUREKA! 2567 Phytocut)
| Coordinator: | Czech University of Agriculture Praha |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Jan Hrubý, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Education,Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2002–2004 |
Czech projects
The sustainable utilisation and management of grasslands of ruminants in less favourable areas (LFA) within the European model of a multifunctional agriculture (project No. QF3018)
| Coordinator: | Reserch Institute for Cattle Breeding, Ltd., Rapotín, Czech Republic |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Zdeněk Vorlíček, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2003–2007 |
Summary:
The results of long term trials based on original, renovated, and over
sown grasslands will be concluded. A function of sustainable grasslands
without agricultural production, their botanical composition yield, and the
amount of infiltrated water and chemical composition of lysimetric water will be
evaluated in selected swards. A possibility of establishment in
„off-vegetation season“ and over seeding will be studied in a model trial.
The agricultural techniques will be followed by zoo technical observations.
Cattle grazing, health parameters and efficiency including welfare will be
evaluated. Analysis based both on economic and productive indicators will be
accomplished and proposals for better LFA conditions will be worked out.
Vigour of seeds, quality of planting material and their significance for standard and selected special crops for plant breeding, seed production and for plant producers (project No. QF3056)
| Coordinator: | Research Institute of Crop Production, Praha-Ruzyně |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Pavlína Gottwaldová |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2003–2007 |
Summary:
The aim of our institute in the project is quality evaluation of seeds of
some minor fodder crops. Fodder mallow (Malva verticillata), woolly blue curls
(Phacelia tanacetifolia), white sweet clover (Melilotus albus) – annual and
biennial form, trefoil (Lotus ornithopodioides) and rye (Secale cerealevar.
multicaule) are studied. Basic biological characteristics (the weight of
thousand seeds, total germination, hard seed proportion, external and internal
seed damage) are observed. By using seeds of fodder mallow the influence of
higher temperatures on the proportion of hard seeds is tested. After repeated
laboratory tests with warming up of the seeds to different temperatures with
different length of its application, the optimal temperature have been detected.
The aim is to decrease the proportion of hard seeds by the species. The
application of some growth stimulants and plant- hormones on the seed quality is
tested. The correlation of the seed size with plant growth and the weight of
thousand seeds are studied. Also the tests of accelerated growing up of seeds of
different origin are performed with the aim of choosing the best seed for
stocking.
Development of transgenic pea (Pisum sativum L.) lines with enhanced resistance to viral pathogens (project No. QF3072)
| Coordinator: | AGRITEC, Research, Breeding and Services, Ltd. Šumperk |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Martina Poláková |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2003–2007 |
Summary:
The object of this project is to develop an efficient and reliable method
for massive transformation of pea lines with the aim of obtaining enhanced
resistance to economically important viral pathogens. The first steps of the
investigations of the virus spread and occurrence will be followed by the
description of basic pathogen characters (biological and molecular). They were
done the serological analyses (ELISA) and determination of virus pathogens in
the taken away assays. We observed the resistance to BYMV, PEMV and PSbMV on the
Czech pea cultivars under greenhouse conditions. It was completed isolation CP
gene by the chosen isolates PEMV and PSbMV. We were transformed another
genotypes pea with construct pWell05b (resistance to PEMV) and pWell07a
(resistance to PSbMV) and selected and regenerated the potential transgenic pea
lines. By these lines were done molecular analyses PCR and Southern blot. We
entered on study expression transgenic (RT-PCR) and observation resistance
transgenic pea lines after infection with PEMV and PSbMV.
The inovation of poppy (Papaver somniferum) growing technology (project No.QF3173)
| Coordinator: | Oseva PRO Ltd., Research Institute of Oilseed Crops Opava |
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| Investigator: | Doc. Ing. Jiří Rotrekl, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2003–2007 |
Summary:
Poppy is an important field crop. The well-known growing technology
quarantees insufficiency of the requiered yield and growing stability. The
project aim is to innovate the main parts of growing technology (crop
establishment, fertilization, protection against detrimental agents, decrease of
stress influence, unconventional growing technologies, growing technology of
white poppy, etc.). The practical use of this innovated growing technology can
increase the stability of seed yield and decrease the risks connected with poppy
production.
Evaluation of environmental effects and utilization potential in grass and legume populations as a source of findings about the suitability of their utilization in the Czech Republic (project No. QF4034)
| Coordinator: | Oseva PRO Ltd., Grassland Research Station, Rožnov – Zubří |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Zdeněk Vorlíček, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2004–2007 |
Summary:
A long-term trial with a wide spectrum of grass and legume varieties
registered in the Czech Republic (7 varieties of timothy grass,
20 varieties of perennial ryegrass, 10 varieties of meadow fescue,
8 varieties of orchard grass, 20 varieties of red fescue,
5 varieties of Kentucky bluegrass, 6 varieties of red clover, alsike
clover, white clover and common birds foot-trefoil) was established in three
different sites with different soil and climatic conditions (Zubří, Troubsko,
Vatín) to provide results of their potential utilization for forage production
(productivity, persistence, competitive ability, resistance to diseases, pests
and weed infestation) and to provide basic information about their potential
utilization for non-forage- producing purposes (tolerance to mulching,
persistence, weed infestation, impact on the environment). To provide
information about behaviour of selected species and their suitability for
agricultural (productive) utilization in the Czech Republic the varieties will
be tested as a dominant component in two types of mixtures with other grasses
and leguminous crops (30% and 50% proportions). These stands will be utilized as
hay meadows. The varieties tested for non-productive purposes will be tested in
continuous cropping. The project should also provide methodological findings
about the effect of the environment and different methods of utilization which
will be used for evaluation of newly introduced varieties and the results will
be formulated as methodological guidelines.
Protection of building structure foundations against bio-corrosion (project No. FT-TA/018)
| Coordinator: | Research Institute of Building Materials, Brno |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Ivo Hartman, PhD. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2004–2007 |
Summary:
On building materials there are various populations of organisms and their
activity can cause degradation of building materials. Total costs of eliminating
consequences of damage by bio-corrosion are difficult to assess because they
usually cover the costs of repair (no matter whether emergency or maintenance
repair), cleaning, painting. They also cover cultural losses as a consequence of
damage to historical properties. The project is concerned with the definition
and determination of general parameters of bio-corrosion in relation to concrete
foundation structures and creation of a register of high-risk places. The
project also deals with the selection and testing of suitable admixtures
increasing resistance of foundation construction materials and products,
including optimization of technology in terms of economics and ecology. The
outcome will also be a proposed methodology of determination of potential
bio-corrosion in concrete foundations as well as the processing of technical
background information for complementing appropriate CSN standards and other
regulations.
Increasing of the diversity of forage crop communities (project No.QF3123)
| Coordinator: | RIFC, Ltd. Troubsko |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Jan Pelikán, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2003–2007 |
Summary: The aim of this project is verification of the possibility of increasing the diversity of forage crop communities by including wild species of the Fabaceaeand Poaceaefamilies. The aim is to collect seeds of wild species, to test possibilities of their cultivation for seed production and to test their characters in the sown multi- component communities. Growth stages, seed characteristics, resistance to pathogens, ratio of the species in mixed swards and resistance to weed infestation are observed.
Contamination of wheat growth under various cropping systems with mycotoxins and pesticide residues and possibilities of their elimination (project No. QF3121)
| Coordinator: | RIFC, Ltd. Troubsko |
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| Investigator: | RNDr. Jan Nedělník, PhD. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2003–2007 |
Summary Mycotoxins are dangerous natural contaminants which are commonly encountered in many various agricultural products. These substances are generally credited with their diverse toxicity, some of them are carcinogenic and the most of them can be more or less responsible for human health and livestock’s worse. A wide spectrum of factors, which may include mycotoxin presence and concentration in winter wheat grain, has been studied. The influence of variety, preceding crop, nutrition, systems of cultivation (ecological or traditional) and various plant protection systems has been observed. Monitoring of some mycotoxins in winter wheat grain from Czech grain has been executed. Field experiences were established. Some samples of harvested wheat grain will be submitted to bakery tests for mycotoxins presence influence on pastry qualities detection. The HPLC and commercial ELISA kits with highest sensitivity are used for the mycotoxins detection.
Methods of the conservation and monitoring of the disappearing gene-pool of the regional forms and endangered wild species of the useful plants (project No. QC063)
| Coordinator: | Research Institue of Crop Production, Praha – Ruzyně |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Jan Pelikán, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2000–2003 |
Positive influence of dairy products of modification of the technological conditions in the dairy industry (project No. QE0040) |
| Coordinator: | MILCOM Praha |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Zdeněk Vorlíček, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2000–2004 |
Inovation of technologies of some medicinal, aromatic and spicy plants with respect to quality and their utilisation (project No. QD0129)
| Coordinator: | RIFC, Ltd. Troubsko |
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| Investigator: | RNDr. Jan Hofbauer, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2000–2004 |
Genetic and RAPD markers of maize resistance to Sugarcane mosaic virus (project No. 521/01/0173)
| Coordinator: | RIFC, Ltd. Troubsko |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Radovan Pokorný, Ph.D. |
| Supported by: | Grant Agency of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2001–2003 |
Risk of residues of pharmaceuticals in bee products and their monitoring (project No. QD1061)
| Coordinator: | RIFC, Ltd. Troubsko |
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| Investigator: | RNDr. Jan Hofbauer, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2001–2004 |
Determination of qualitative and quantitative losses in silage contaminated by fungi and their metabolites (project No. QD1056)
| Coordinator: | RIFC, Ltd. Troubsko |
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| Investigator: | RNDr. Jan Nedělník, PhD. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2001–2004 |
Virus pathogens of some species from family Poaceae(project No. QD1059)
| Coordinator: | RIFC, Ltd. Troubsko |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Radovan Pokorný, Ph.D. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2001–2004 |
Diversity of neglected cereals and pseudocereals and their use in continual agricultue and racional alimentation (project No. QD0057)
| Coordinator: | Research Institute of Crop Production, Praha-Ruzyně |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Jan Pelikán CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2000–2004 |
Competitive cultivation technologies for major field crops related to different soil-climatic conditions and production programs (project No. QE1104)
| Coordinator: | Agricultral Research Institute Kroměříž |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Blanka Procházková, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2001–2004 |
Benefits and risks of long-term and large-area application of minimum and conservation tillage planting systems (project No. QD1213)
| Coordinator: | Research Institute of Agriculture Engineering, Praha |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Blanka Procházková, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2001 – 2004 |
Systems of sustainable plant production for multiple-function agriculture in production and LFA areas of the Czech Republic (project No. QD1143)
| Coordinator: | Mendel Agricultural and Forestry University Brno |
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| Investigator: | Ing. Blanka Procházková, CSc. |
| Supported by: | Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2001 – 2004 |
The Complex Research of Diptera in the Podyjí National Park (project No. 206/02/0263)
| Coordinator: | RIFC, Ltd. Troubsko |
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| Investigator: | Mgr. Olga Komzáková |
| Supported by: | Grant Agency of the Czech Republic |
| Time of solving: | 2002–2004 |
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