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FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES Address: Vár Sqr. 2, H-9200 Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary Phone: +36 96 566 637, +36 96 566 600 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://mek.sze.hu/

RESEARCHACTIVITIESOFTHE

FACULTYOFAGRICULTURALANDFOODSCIENCESSZÉCHENYIISTVÁNUNIVERSITY

October 31, 2016

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DEPARTMENTOFAGRICULTURALECONOMICSANDRURALDEVELOPMENT

HEADOFDEPARTMENT:DR.JUDITHEGYIPHD

CONTACT

Adress:VárSqr.2,H-9200Mosonmagyaróvár,Hungary

Phone:+3696566701

E-mail:[email protected]

Web:http://agrecorural.sze.hu

DEPARTMENTSTAFF

Dr. Rózsa Csatai CSc, associate professor, Dr.NóraGombkötő PhD, assistant professor, Dr. Judit Hegyi PhD,associateprofessor,Dr.KárolyKaczPhD,assistantprofessor,Dr.SándorKalmárPhD,assistantprofessor,Dr.KatalinMezeiPhD,assistantprofessor,Dr.AnettNémeth-TorkosPhD,assistantprofessor,Prof.Dr.IstvánSzabóCSc,fullprofessor,Dr.ÉvaSzalkaPhD,associateprofessor,Dr. ImreTellCSc,associateprofessor,Dr.GergelyTeschnerPhD,assistantprofessor,Dr.SzabolcsTrojánPhD,assistantprofessor,Dr.JuditVinczePhD,assistantprofessor,OrsolyaBalázs,PhDstudent,ÁgotaBabothHordós,PhDstudent.

DEPARTMENTRESEARCHCAPACITY

Numberoffull-timelecturers:13

Qualifiedones:13

NumberofstudentstakingpartinPhDstudy:2

DEPARTMENTOVERVIEW(RESEARCH)

TheDepartmentofAgriculturalEconomicsandRuralDevelopmentwasnamedinOctober2016.Asaresultofmany reorganisation within the Faculty the Department functioned within the framework of several legalpredecessors involvingseveralconstellation(thesewereas follows:DepartmentofFarmManagement(since1954),DepartmentofBusinessEconomics(since1987), InstituteofFarmEconomics(since1996), InstituteofEconomic Sciences (since 2005), Institute of Business Economics and Management Sciences (since 2009),InstituteofEconomicSciences(since2011).

Mainresearchareas:

• Communitysupportedagriculture• Humanresourcesinfoodindustry• Supportopportunitiesofgettingemploymentinlabourmarket• RoleofagriculturalUniversities/agriculturalfacultiesinregionaleconomicdevelopment(sciencelab)

Researchservices:

• Economicanalysis,evaluationandresearchofagri-foodindustry(sectoral/business)• Revealingof consumerandcustomerpreferenceswithqualitativeandquantitativemarket research

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• Preparingandexecutionalsupportingofstrategicdecisionswithmarketresearchmethods• Solvingtasksofworkorganization,preparationofproposalforrationalization• Economiccalculations,efficiencystudies,costandincomecalculations

DEPARTMENTRESEARCHAREAS

1. shortfoodsupplychains(SFSCs),communitysupportedagriculture2. agriculturalmarketing,foodmarketing3. economicanalysis,efficiencystudies4. labormarketresearch5. roleofagriculturalfacultiesinruraldevelopment

RECENTRESEARCHPROJECTSOFTHEDEPARTMENT

TÁMOP-4.1.1.C-12/1/KONV-2012-0012, GREEN ENERGY COOPERATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION,SUPPORT OF REGIONAL AND SECTORAL COOPERATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION, PROMOTION OFINTEGRATION IN RURAL HIGHER EDUCATION / SUBPROJECT: DEVELOPMENT OF MENTORINGSERVICESBASEDONSECTORALCOOPERATIONProjectPeriod:2013–2014

Source:EuropeanUnionandtheGovernmentofHungary

TotalProjectFunding:17,000,000HUF

ProjectLeader:Prof.Dr.BélaHorváth,fullprofessor,[email protected]

Aim of the research is to reveal the developing opportunities of mentor system of socially disadvantagedstudentsaswellastogettoknowtheadaptingproblemsofsociallydisadvantagedstudentsinhighereducationalinstitutionsinordertoguaranteesocialequalopportunities.As a result of researches the main specifications of involved students were surveyed in the interest ofdevelopmentofamentornetwork. Informationobtainedasa resultof thesurveyprovideagoodbasisofafunctionalnetworkofmentors.

TÁMOP-4.2.1.D-15/1/KONV-2015-0010,COOPERATIOFIDELISSIMA,INNOVATIVECOOPERATIONOFSOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENTICAL RESEARCHNETWORKS AT UNIVERSITY OFWEST HUNGARY /SUBPROJECT:ELABORATIONOFCOMMUNITYSUPPORTEDAGRICULTURALMODEL

ProjectPeriod:2015


TotalProjectFunding:8,000,000HUFProjectLeader:Prof.Dr.CsabaSzékely,fullprofessor,[email protected]

Position of community supported farmswas surveyed in the region and their problemswere analyzed. Thecommunitysupportedsystemwaspropagatedbymeansofdifferentforumwiththehelpoftheinvolvedhighereducationalpersons.Aspecialmodelofcommunitysupportedagriculturewaselaborated.

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DEPARTMENTOFANIMALSCIENCES

HEADOFDEPARTMENT:PROF.DR.AGNESBALIPAPPPHD

CONTACT

Address:VarSqr.4B,H-9200Mosonmagyaróvár,Hungary

Phone:+3696566695


Web:http://ansci.sze.hu

DEPARTMENTSTAFFProf.Dr.ÁgnesBaliPappPhD,fullprofessor,Prof.Dr.BoriszEgriMRANH,fullprofessor,Dr.LászlóGulyásPhD,associate professor, Dr. Erika Lencsés-Varga PhD, assistant professor, Dr. László Pongrácz PhD, associateprofessor,Prof.Dr.FerencSzabóDSc,fullprofessor,Dr.LászlóSzathmáriPhD,associateprofessor,Dr.EszterZsédelyPhD,associateprofessor,KovácsnéProf.Dr.KatalinGaálCSc,professoremerita,Prof.Dr.JánosSchmidtDSc,MHAS,professoremeritus,BélaBurkus,assistant,HajnalkaThurnerLengyelné,researchassistant,ValériaNémeth, research assistant, Katalin Wurm Némethné, assistant, Csaba László Farkas, PhD student, RóbertHegedűs,PhDstudent,EmilBalázsHerceg,PhDstudent,BarbaraKiss,PhDstudent,Gustav IngoStruck,PhDstudent,KlaudiaSzalai,PhDstudent,OrsolyaVida,PhDstudent.


Numberoffull-timelecturers:10Qualifiedones:8



Applyingtheuptodatemoleculargeneticmethodsinanimalhusbandry:therearenumerousmethodstoraisetheefficacyofproduction.Withthehelpofthesemethodstheproportionofthedesirableallele(whichpossessesabetterproductivity-rate)couldbeincreasedinthelivestock.WhileexaminingDNApolymorphismindifferentfarm animals (cattle, pork and poultry) we are enabled to construct a certain feed mixture by which thegeneticallydeterminedproteinandfatmetabolismgenesofanimalpopulationcouldbeinfluencedinordertomeetthecriteriaofhumannutrition.Todecreasetheharmfuleffectsofclimatechangeexaminationsweretakenonthelivestock,suchasheatsockandstressproteingenes.Toenrichtheappropriateallelesinthestocksherebyreducethecaducityandwrongqualityanimalnumber.

Healthy(bio)foodproduction:Theuseofherbsandherbalmedicinesinconscioushumannutritionisgettingmoreandmoresignificant.Theuseofherbalmedicineinanimalfeedingcouldelevatethelevelofthelivestock’s

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health protection (stress decreasing and regeneration of the hepatic state) also that of the efficiency ofproduction,nutritionalvalueandtasteofcertainproducts(meat,milkandeggs),hencetheagentsoftheherbsfed to the stock are selected in them. The presence of these agents can be proved by analyticalmethods.Examiningthepositiveinfluenceofherbalsupplementationonthedigestionsystembythegeneticexaminationsonthechangesinthecompoundofbacteriaoftheintestinalflora.

Porkasamodelanimalofvarioushumandiseases:thesimilarityinhumanandporcineanatomyandespeciallythatof thedigestivesystemenablesus tomodel the inflammatoryorganism,pathogenbacteria in intestinalflora,andtheseresultscouldalsobewelladoptedinhumanmedicine.


1. toapplymoderngeneticmethodsinanimalhusbandry,toelevatetheefficiencyofproductionandtoexamineofvariousgeneswhichareimportantfortheimprovementinthevalueofcertainproducts

2. tocomparenativeandmodernpoultryspecies,toexaminegenesthatareimportantinmeatproduction3. toexaminegenesthatinfluenceracingefficiencyandbehaviorofhorses4. useofherbsinanimalfeeding5. porkasamodelanimalofvarioushumandiseases

RECENTRESEARCHPROJECTSOFTHEDEPARTMENT

DEVELOPINGANDEVALUATINGANALTERNATIVENUTRITIONTECHNOLOGYFORDAIRYCOWSProjectPeriod:2015–2016

Source:MinistryofAgricultureandRuralDevelopment


ProjectLeader:Prof.Dr.JánosSchmidtDSc,MHAS,professoremeritus,[email protected]

Theaimofthetrialswastodevelopinganutritiontechnologyforreplacingtheimport(GMO)extractedsoybeanmealwithnationalproteinsources(extractedsunflowerandrapeseedmeal,by-passextractedsunflowerandrapeseedmeal,DDGS)withoutdecreasingmilkproduction.Theexperimentsprovedthatextractedsoybeanmealcan be replaced with national protein sources without decreasing production results and change the milkcomposition.

VKSZ-12-1-2013-0034,AGRÁRKLÍMA2.ADAPTINGTOCLIMATECHANGEINPASTUREPRODUCTIONANDPASTURE-BASEDANIMALPRODUCTION

ProjectPeriod:01.10.2014.–30.09.2018.Source:MinistryofNationalDevelopment


ProjectLeader:sub-projectattheDepartmentProf.Dr.FerencSzabóDSc,fullprofessor,[email protected]

Theaimoftheprojectistoidentifyfactorsaffectingpastureproductionandquality,determinetheextentofrisks related to climate change, and to evaluate pasture yields using different climate scenarios.We aim todevelopstrategicrecommendationsforgrasslandmanagementandpasture-basedanimalproduction,andtoelaboratetechnologicalmitigationproposalsfordifferenttypesofHungariangrasslands,andfortheirutilizationwithdifferentbreedsandagegroupsofcattleandsheep.

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DEPARTMENTOFBIOSYSTEMSENGINEERING

HEADOFDEPARTMENT:DR.ATTILAJ.KOVÁCSPHD

CONTACT

Address:VárSqr.2,H-9200Mosonmagyaróvár,HungaryPhone:+3696566654


Departmenthomepage:http://bioeng.sze.hu

DEPARTMENTSTAFF

Dr.AttilaJ.KovácsPhD,associateprofessor,Prof.Dr.MiklósNeményiDSc,fullprofessor,MHAS,Dr.KárolyKaczCSc, professor emeritus, Dr. Gábor Milics PhD, associate professor, Dr. Viktória Kapcsándi PhD, assistantprofessor,Dr.AnikóNyékiPhD,lecturer,ImreTolner,lecturer,MártaVargaNémethné,departmentengineer,SzabrinaTihanyi,assistant,ÁkosDakos,PhDstudent,TiborHorváth,PhDstudent,AttilaPörneczi,PhDstudent.



Qualifiedones:5



Theresearchactivityofourdepartmentisdiverse.Itincludesdatacollection,sensortechniquesandsamplingmethodsneededforprecisionagricultureandsite-specificplantproductionactivities.ThesecomplementedwithUAV (unmanned aerial vehicles or drones) techniques and remote sensing. These results contribute to theexaminationoftheeffectsofclimatechangeinconnectiontothedevelopmentofdecisionsupportmodels(e.g.:DSSAT).Examinationswerecarriedonutilizationofbio-basedmaterials.Theusabilityofoil-seedsandcereals(starch) as raw-materials for biofuels (bio-diesel andbio-ethanol respectively) production are comparedandtested. Research activities were carried out on development of algae bioreactors and the conditions andparametersofalgaeproduction.Examinationsofstarchbasedplasticswerealsocarriedout.Foodtechnologicalandfoodunitoperationalrelatedresearchesincludedryingtestofdifferentcommodities(suchasapplechips)and heat and mass transfer (FE) modeling of the processes. In addition to the optimization of alcoholicfermentation(e.g.theeffectofmicrowavepre-treatment)werealsointhefocusofourinterests.

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1. technicalbackgroundandsensorsinprecisionplantproduction;2. foodunitoperationinfoodengineering(drying,fermentation);3. climatechangeresearch;4. processingandtestingofbio-basedmaterials(bio-plastics,bio-fuel);5. developmentofphoto-bioreactors(algaeprojects).

RESEARCHPROJECTSOFTHEDEPARTMENT

TÁMOP-4.2.2.A-11/1/KONV-2012-0013,AGROCLIMATE

ProjectPeriod:01.11.2012.–31.10.2014.

Source:EuropeanUnionandtheGovernmentofHungaryProjectFunding:84,718,000HUF

Project Leader: sub-project at the Department Dr. Miklós Neményi DSc, MHAS, full professor,[email protected]

Agroclimate:Developmentofadecisionsupportsystemtopredictandtoadapttoimpactsofclimatechangeinforestryandrain-fedagriculture.

TÁMOP-4.2.2.A-11/1/KONV-2012-0003, MICROALGAL BIOTECHNOLOGY IN SUSTAINABLEAGRICULTURE

(togetherwiththeDepartmentofPlantBiology)

ProjectPeriod:01.12.2012.–30.06.2015.

Source:EuropeanUnionandtheGovernmentofHungaryProjectFunding:181,539,321HUF(total:492,826,142HUF)


Inthisprojectouraimwastoincreasetheresults–achievedbytheresearchofbiopesticidesandbiofuels–toan international level and then make it innovative by developing molecular biological techniques andapplications.Weaimedto improvetheenergybalanceofmicroalgaeculturesbyappropriatemeasurements.Wealsoinvestigatedwhethermicroalgaefortheproductionofvaluableagriculturalmaterialsdependsontheextenttowhichcultureandbiomassextractionmethodswereused.

TÁMOP-4.1.1.C-12/1/KONV-2012-0014, UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION ON FOOD SAFETY ANDGASTRONOMY,DE-SZTE-EKF-NYME

ProjectPeriod:15.04.2013.–30.06.2015.Source:EuropeanUnionandtheGovernmentofHungary

ProjectFunding:67,500,000HUF

Project Leader: sub-project at the Department Dr. Erika Hanczné Lakatos PhD, associate professor,[email protected],educationandserviceactivitiesinfoodscienceandgastronomy.

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TÁMOP-4.1.1.C-12/1/KONV-2012-0012, GREEN ENERGY COOPERATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION(ZENFE)

ProjectPeriod:01.04.2013.–31.03.2015.Source:EuropeanUnionandtheGovernmentofHungary



Strengtheningcooperationbetweenuniversitiesintheareaofrenewableenergies.

TÁMOP-4.1.1.C-12/1/KONV-2012-0018, SECTORAL COOPERATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WASTEMANAGEMENT,WASTEWATERMANAGEMENTANDTRAININGSYSTEMFORRENEWABLEENERGY

ProjectPeriod:15.04.2013.–14.04.2015.



ProjectLeader:sub-projectattheDepartmentDr.AttilaJ.KovácsPhD,associateprofessor,[email protected]

Curriculumdevelopmentforprocessingoffoodandagriculturalby-productsandwastes.

GOP-1.1.1-11-2012-0157, ORGANIC MATTER EXTRACTION FROM HIGH LIPID CONTENTSUSPENSIONSFORUTILIZATIONININDUSTRY

(togetherwiththeDepartmentofPlantBiology)ProjectPeriod:01.03.2013.–30.06.2015.

Source:NationalDevelopmentAgencyofHungary

ProjectFunding:108,046,838HUF(total:585,190,340HUF)


Themaingoaloftheprojectwastodevelopanewdeviceormethodforextractingorganiccompoundsfromsuspensionswithhigh lipidcontent (algaesuspension,diaryandoilywastewater).Therefore, thehazardousbiomasscanbereusedintheindustry.Duringthedevelopment,wemadeaprototypewhichisableproduceeconomically,technically,environmentallyandenergeticallysufficientdevices.

VKSZ-12-1-2013-0034,AGRÁRKLÍMA2.ADAPTINGTOCLIMATECHANGEINPASTUREPRODUCTIONANDPASTURE-BASEDANIMALPRODUCTION

ProjectPeriod:01.10.2014.–30.09.2018.Source:MinistryofNationalDevelopment


Project Leader: sub-project at the Department Dr. Miklós Neményi DSc, MHAS, full professor,[email protected] of global climate change impacts, testing of decision support models in order to determine theorientationofcropproduction.

TÁMOP-4.2.1.C-14/1/KONV-2015-0001,„INNOVATIONFIDELISSIMA(INFI)”ProjectPeriod:02.03.2015.–30.11.2015.



ProjectLeader:sub-projectattheDepartmentDr.AttilaJ.KovácsPhD,associateprofessor,[email protected]

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Intensificationofthelinkingtheresearchpotentialofuniversityandentrepreneurialsector.

TÁMOP-4.2.2.D-15/1/KONV-2015-0023,CLIMATEIMPACTS

ProjectPeriod:01.04.2015.–30.11.2015.

Source:EuropeanUnionandtheGovernmentofHungaryProjectFunding:10,164,000HUF

Project Leader: sub-project at the Department Dr. Miklós Neményi DSc, MHAS, full professor,[email protected]–preparinginternationalR&DprojectsintheUniversityofWestHungary.

TÁMOP-4.2.2B-15/1/KONV-2015-0005, TALENTUMWORKSHOP – FOR SCIENCE AND FOR TALENTSATTHEUNIVERSITYOFWESTHUNGARY

ProjectPeriod:02.04.2015.–30.11.2015.


ProjectFunding:3,000,000HUFProject Leader: sub-project at the Department Dr. Erika Hanczné Lakatos PhD, associate professor,[email protected]

Talentmanagementofstudentsanddoctoralstudents.

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DEPARTMENTOFMATHEMATICS,PHYSICSANDINFORMATICS

(MergedintotheDepartmentofBiosystemsEngineeringatNovember1,2016)

HEADOFDEPARTMENT:DR.ZSUZSANNALANTOSPHD

CONTACT

Address:DeakSqr.1,H-9200Mosonmagyaróvár,Hungary

Phone:+3696566694


Departmenthomepage:http://mathphys.sze.hu

DEPARTMENTSTAFFDr.ZsuzsannaLantosPhD,associateprofessor,Dr.ErzsébetEnzsölPhD,assistantprofessor,TihamérnéCsete,assistant.



Qualifiedones:2NumberofstudentstakingpartinPhDstudy:0


Computerized data processing and analysis of problems about weed research, insect pests, NormalizedDifferenceVegetationIndex(NDVI),evaluationofbiologicalwaterquality,investigationofvarietiesofberries,evaluationofcropyields.GeostatisticalanalysisusingthesoftwareArcGIS.Comparingdifferent interpolationmethods.DevelopingofsoftwareusingVisualBasic.DataanalysisapplyingmultivariatestatisticalmethodsusingthesoftwareStatistica.


1. geostatisticalanalysisofarchivedweeddatadenotedbygeographicalcoordinates2. comparingdifferentcalculationmethodsoftheevapotranspiration3. evaluationofthecropyieldusingasuccessiveapproximationmethod

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DEPARTMENTOFFOODSCIENCE

HEADOFDEPARTMENT:DR.ERIKAHANCZNÉLAKATOSPHD

CONTACTAdress:LucsonyStr.15-17,H-9200Mosonmagyaróvár,Hungary

Phone:+3696566633


Departmenthomepage:http://food.sze.hu

DEPARTMENTSTAFF

Prof.Dr.LászlóVargaPhD,fullprofessor,Dr.ErikaHancznéLakatosPhD,associateprofessor,Dr.ZsoltAjtonyPhD,associateprofessor,Dr.BalázsÁsványiPhD,associateprofessor,Dr.LászlóFarkasPhD,associateprofessor,Dr. Varga Ágnes PhD, senior lecturer, Fábri Zsófia Nóra, assistant lecturer, Tihanyi-Kovács Renáta, assistantresearchfellow,AnkhelyiIstvánné,laboratorytechnician,EvelinKorcz,PhDstudent,JuditMolnár,PhDstudent,RitaSzékelyhidi,PhDstudent,ZoltánTudós,PhDstudent,MihályZakar,PhDstudent.

DEPARTMENTRESEARCHCAPACITYThenumberoffull-timeteacher-researcher:7

Qualifiedones:5

Thenumberofdoctoralstudentsparticipatingdepartment:5


ThedirectpredecessoroftheDepartmentofFoodSciences,i.e.theInstituteofFoodSciences,wasfoundedin1994,comprisingthreedepartmentsasfollows:DepartmentofFoodTechnologyandMicrobiology,DepartmentofDairyScience,andDepartmentofFoodQualityAssurance.Foralmosttwodecades,anEU-accreditedFoodandWaterTestingLaboratorywasalsooperatingintheInstitute,whichwasthefirstsuchlaboratoryinEasternandCentralEuropeatthetimeofitsestablishment.

Ourmajorresearchareasincludethedevelopmentandproductionof(1)health-promoting(a.k.a.functional)foodssuchasprobioticproductsand(2)preservedfoodsmanufacturedwithmildpreservationmethods.


1. developmentoffunctionalfermentedmilkscontainingvariousbiologicallyactivesubstances

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2. genomiccharacterizationofexopolysaccharideproductionbylacticacidbacteria3. comparativeevaluationofconventionalplatingmethodsusedforselectiveenumerationoflacticacid

bacteriaandbifidobacteriaandtheirapplicationinmicrobiologicalqualitycontroloffermentedmilks4. foodproductsmanufacturedbysous-vidtechnology5. stimulatingthegrowthrateandfermentationactivityofyeaststrains6. microbiological examination and physicochemical analysis of food raw materials and technology

development


PRODUCTION OF YOGURT-LIKE FERMENTED MILKS USING SPECIAL HEALTH-PROMOTING FOODADDITIVES

ProjectPeriod:2012–2014

Source:MinistryforNationalEconomy


ProjectLeader:sub-projectattheDepartmentDr.JenőSzigetiCSc,fullprofessor,[email protected]

Development and production of conventional (i.e., yogurt) and probiotic (i.e., ABT-type) fermented milkssupplementedwithSpirulina(Arthrospira)platensiscyanobacterialbiomass.

DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL DISINFECTION AND TREATMENT PROCESSES BASED ON THE STRONGDISINFECTION POTENTIALOFOZONE, AND IMPACTASSESSMENTOF THEIRAPPLICATION IN FEEDANDMILKPRODUCTION

ProjectPeriod:2013–2015Source:NationalDevelopmentAgencyofHungary


ProjectLeader:sub-projectattheDepartmentDr.JenőSzigetiCSc,fullprofessor,[email protected]

Developmentofnoveldisinfectionandtreatmentprocessesbasedonthestrongdisinfectionpotentialofozone,andimpactassessmentoftheirapplicationinfeedandmilkproduction.

COMBINEDUTILIZATIONOFVINERYBYPRODUCTSANDHORTICULTURALPRODUCTS


Source:MinistryforNationalEconomyProjectFunding:178,540,000HUF(total:856,571,000HUF)

Project Leader: sub-project at the Department Dr. Erika Hanczné Lakatos, associate professor,[email protected]

Theresearchanddevelopmentworkaimstocreateanewkind, includingherbaldietarysupplementproductline.Incaseofregularuseofproductsdesignedforbasicandalsothemaincomponentoftheactiveingredientsofgrapeseedoilprovideemergencybrain,respectively.

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DEPARTMENTOFPLANTGROWING

(MergedintotheDepartmentofPlantSciencestogetherwiththeDepartmentofPlantBiologyatNovember1,2016)

HEADOFDEPARTMENT:PROF.DR.REZSŐSCHMIDTCSC

CONTACT

Address:VárSqr.2,H-9200Mosonmagyaróvár,HungaryPhone:+3696566664


Departmenthomepage:http://plantgrowing.sze.hu

DEPARTMENTSTAFF

SoilManagement Unit: Prof. Dr. Rezső Schmidt CSc, full professor, Dr. Dóra Beke PhD, associate professor,GeneticsandPlantBreedingUnit:TiborGyőri,researchfellow,UnitofCulinaryHerbsandSpices:Prof.Dr.SándorMakai CSc, professor emeritus, Horticultural Unit: Dr. József Iváncsics PhD, associate professor, Pólyáné Dr.Borbála Pólyáné-Hanusz PhD, assistant professor, Crop Production Unit: Dr. István Gergely PhD, associateprofessor, Dr. Ferenc Petróczki PhD, associate professor, Dr. János Pap, assistant professor, Prof. Dr. IstvánKésmárki, professor emeritus, Plant Protection Unit: Dr. Anikó Farkas PhD, assistant professor, Dr. GáborKukorelliPhD,assistantprofessor,Dr.RitaLedóné-ÁbrahámPhD,assistantprofessor,Dr.LajosNémeth,researchfellow,Prof.Dr.PéterReisingerDSc,professoremeritus,Prof.Dr.TiborÉrsekDSc,professoremeritus,DamjánnéIstvánMiksó,assistant,AnitaSülyné-Máté,assistant,RedeczkiRóbert,PhDstudent,ZoltánSzántó,PhDstudent.


Thenumberoffull-timeteacher-researcher:11Qualifiedones:8

Thenumberofdoctoralstudentsparticipatingdepartment:2


The400haeducationalfarmoftheFacultyissupervisedbytheDepartmentofPlantGrowingwherewefirstofallcarryoutresearchwithspecialregardtothedevelopmentoftheproductiontechnologyofcerealscoveringthe testing of varieties, investigation of plant protection and soil management methods and fertilizationexperiments.Within plant protection research we put a special emphasis on the field of herbology. Recently the mostpromisingmethodsarerelatedtoprecisionagriculturethatexploitpossibilitiesofferedbygeoinformaticsand

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sensor technology resulting in the elaboration of environmentally friendly technologies using low rate ofchemicals.

Horticultural research carried out at the Departmentmostly deals with the pear production of the countrycoveringthestudyofvarietiesandthemanagementoforchards.

Duetothedepletionofplantnutrientsourcesandtheneedofefficientrecyclingtheinclusionofwastesandsecondaryrawmaterialswillbecomemoreandmoreimportantelementofplantnutritiontechnologies.Atthesametime,ithastobedonewithspecialcaretotheenvironmentsafeguardingtheinterestsofnatureandthepriorityofenvironmentalaspects.

InaspecialunitoftheExperimentalFarmstudieswithculinaryherbsandspicesarecarriedoutincludingtheresearchwiththewheatspeciesspeltwhichisacerealwithspecialdietaryeffects.


1. developmentofplantproductiontechnologies2. developmentofplantprotectiontechnologies(plantpathology,entomology,herbology)3. horticulturalresearchwithspecialregardtofruitproduction4. utilizationofsecondaryrawmaterialsincropproduction5. researchonculinaryherbsandspicesandonplantswithspecialnutritionaleffects


BIORES-AT-HU2007-2013,OPTIMIZATIONOFRESOURCESOFBIOLOGICALORIGININTHEREGIONSOFWEST-HUNGARY,VIENNAANDBURGENLANDProjectperiod:October2010–June2014

Source: European Regional Development Fund, Cross Border Cooperation between Austria and HungaryProgram,2007-2013

ProjectFunding:250,000EURProjectLeader:sub-projectattheDepartmentProf.Dr.RezsőSchmidtCSc,fullprofessor,[email protected]

Theaimoftheprojectwastostudythepotentialinclusionofcommunalgreenwastesintobiologicalcyclingandtheiruseinimprovingtheorganicmattermanagementinagriculture.WestudiedtheorganicwastesformingintheregionsofViennainAustriaandintheregionsofthetownsofGyőrandMosonmagyaróvárinHungary.Wesurveyedtheamountofwastesandstudiedtheirtransformationbycompostationandthepossibleutilizationinagriculture.

HUSK/11/01/1.2.1/0148–ECOSOILREM

Projectperiod:01.09.2012.–15.04.2014.

Source: European Regional Development Fund, Cross Border Cooperation between Hungary and SlovakiaProgram,2007-2013

ProjectFunding:166,502EUR(total:677,204EUR)

ProjectLeader:sub-projectattheDepartmentProf.Dr.RezsőSchmidtCSc,fullprofessor,[email protected]

Intheprojectwestudiedthepotentialagriculturaluseofdifferentkindsofsewagesludgeandproductspreparedfromsewagesludge.Thesignificanceofthisproblemisgivenbythefactthatthereisapermanentorganicmatterdeficit incropproductionwhich isan important factorreducingsoil fertility.Sewagesludgetheoretically isagoodsourceoforganicmatterandnutrientsthoughbecauseofitspotentialtoxicmaterialcontentithastobe

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treated with care. In the project sewage sludge as a basic material was studied as well as the possibletransformationproceduresandtheagriculturalutilizationoftheproducts.

HUSK/09/01/1.2.1/0010,HEALTHYDIETANDFUNCTIONALFOODSFROMREGIONALSOURCES

(togetherwiththeDepartmentofWaterandEnvironmentalSciences)

Projectperiod:01.10.2010.–30.09.2012.


ProjectFunding,total:1347861EUR

ProjectLeader:sub-projectattheDepartmentProf.Dr.RezsőSchmidtCSc,fullprofessor,[email protected]

LeadPartner:VUPFoodResearch Institute inBratislava;partners: FacultyofAgricultural andFoodSciences,UniversityofWestHungary;SlovakUniversityofAgricultureinNitra.

The aim of the project was to develop foods of healthy chemical composition suitable to maintain healthpreservingnutritionbasedonlocallygrownplantsonbothsidesoftheborder.Firstwesurveyedthesuitabletraditionallocallygrownplantsandplantspromisingfromthatpointofview.Usingtheseplants,wedevelopedreformfoodsincludingbakeryproducts,dairyproductsanddrinks.

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DEPARTMENTOFPLANTBIOLOGY

(MergedintotheDepartmentofPlantSciencestogetherwiththeDepartmentofPlantGrowingatNovember1,2016)

HEADOFDEPARTMENT:DR.ZOLTANMOLNARPHD

CONTACT

Address:LucsonyStr.15-17,H-9200Mosonmagyaróvár,HungaryPhone:+3696566686


Departmenthomepage:http://plantbio.sze.hu

DEPARTMENTSTAFF

Prof. Dr. VinceÖrdögDSc, full professor, Dr. ZoltánMolnár PhD, associate professor, Péter Bálint, researchassistant,IldikóLobik,technician,PéternéTakács,assistant,IldikóKéri-Schmidthoffer,PhDstudent,NóraMakra,PhDstudent,GeorginaTakács,PhDstudent.


Numberoffull-timelecturers:2Qualifiedones:2



TheresearchactivitiesoftheDepartmentarecloselyconnectedtothefieldsofmicroalgalbiotechnologyandplantbiotechnology.Soil isolated microalgae and cyanobacteria have been examined for more than two decades mainly foragricultural purposes. For the experiments, studies and measurements the Department has chemical andmicrobiologicallaboratoriesaswellasspeciallaboratoriesformaintenanceandcultivationofmicroalgaestrains.The special strain culture collection (Mosonmagyaróvár Algal Culture Collection,MACC) contains about onethousandstrainswhichisuniqueinHungary.Alltogether432differentstrainscanbecultivatedundercontrolledtemperature and light conditions in 3 algal culture rooms at the same time. Using these rooms, numerouscomparativebioassaysandalgalexperimentcanbeperformedsimultaneously.

TheDepartmenthasbeendealingwithplantcellandtissueculturessince1986.SeveralstrainsoftheMACCprovedtohavesignificantplanthormone(auxin,cytokinin)productionthustheymaybesuitabletoinfluencethegrowthanddevelopmentoftissueculturedplants.Ourgoalinthisfieldistheadditionalanalysisoffurtherstrainsofouralgaecollectiononcellandtissueculturesofplantspecieswhicharedifficulttobecultivated.

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1. effect of micro-organisms (occurring naturally or dispersed artificially in plant/soil-systems) on soilfertilityandtheirimpactonplantgrowthanddevelopment

2. efficacyofmicroalgaebiomassagainstplantpathogenicfungi3. volatileorganiccompoundsfrommicroalgaeandcyanobacteriabiomassagainstpests4. examinationofmicroalgaebiomasscultivatedondifferentwastewatersources(e.g.pigmanureliquid

phase)5. studyofinvitromicro-propagationofrecalcitrantplants


PROECOWINE–DEVELOPMENTOFAPROCESSTOGENERATEANOVELPLANTPROTECTIONPRODUCTENRICHEDWITHMICRONUTRIENTSTOREPLACECOPPERINORGANICFARMING,NO.:315546

ProjectPeriod:01.11.2012.–31.10.2014

Source:EuropeanUnionFP7-SME-2012

ProjectFunding:273,040EUR(total:1,042,055EUR)

ProjectLeader:sub-projectattheDepartmentProf.Dr.VinceÖrdögDSc,fullprofessor,[email protected]

Ouraimwastodevelopanorganicbio-fungicideenrichedwithmicronutrientstoreplacecopperandchemicalfungicideinorganicfarming.Inordertoachievethisobjective,therewereanumberoflimitationsthatwemustovercome, this required new depths of scientific understanding which themselves led to the need for newtechnologicaldevelopments.

TÁMOP-4.2.2.A-11/1/KONV-2012-0003, MICROALGAL BIOTECHNOLOGY IN SUSTAINABLEAGRICULTURE

(togetherwiththeDepartmentofBiosystemsEngineering)

ProjectPeriod:01.12.2012.–30.06.2015

Source:EuropeanUnionandtheGovernmentofHungaryProjectFunding:181,539,321HUF(total:492,826,142HUF)


Inthisprojectouraimwastoincreasetheresults–achievedbytheresearchofbiopesticidesandbiofuels–toan international level and then make it innovative by developing molecular biological techniques andapplications.Weaimedto improvetheenergybalanceofmicroalgaeculturesbyappropriatemeasurements.Wealsoinvestigatedwhethermicroalgaefortheproductionofvaluableagriculturalmaterialsdependsontheextenttowhichcultureandbiomassextractionmethodswereused.

GOP-1.1.1-11-2012-0157, ORGANIC MATTER EXTRACTION FROM HIGH LIPID CONTENTSUSPENSIONSFORUTILIZATIONININDUSTRY

(togetherwiththeDepartmentofBiosystemsEngineering)

ProjectPeriod:01.03.2013.–30.06.2015.

Source:NationalDevelopmentAgencyofHungaryProjectFunding:108,046,838HUF(total:585,190,340HUF)

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Themaingoaloftheprojectwastodevelopanewdeviceormethodforextractingorganiccompoundsfromsuspensionswithhigh lipidcontent (algaesuspension,diaryandoilywastewater).Therefore, thehazardousbiomasscanbereusedintheindustry.Duringthedevelopment,wemadeaprototypewhichisableproduceeconomically,technically,environmentallyandenergeticallysufficientdevices.

SABANA–SUSTAINABLEALGAEBIOREFINERYFORAGRICULTUREANDAQUACULTURE,NO.:727874

ProjectPeriod:01.12.2016.–30.11.2020.

Source:EuropeanUnionH2020-BG-2016-2017

ProjectFunding:540,875EUR(total:8,848,523.75EUR)ProjectLeader:sub-projectattheDepartmentProf.Dr.VinceÖrdögDSc,fullprofessor,[email protected]

SABANA aims at developing a large-scale integrated microalgae-based biorefinery for the production ofbiostimulants, biopesticides and feed additives, in addition tobiofertilizers and aquafeed, usingonlymarinewaterandnutrientsfromwastewaters(sewage,centrateandpigmanure).Theobjectiveistoachieveazero-waste process at a demonstration scales up to 5 ha sustainable both environmentally and economically. ADemonstrationCentreofthisbiorefinerywillbeoperatedtodemonstratethetechnology,assesstheoperatingcharacteristicsofthesystem,evaluateenvironmentimpactsandcollaboratewithpotentialcustomersforuse.

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DEPARTMENTOFWATERANDENVIRONMENTALSCIENCES

HEADOFDEPARTMENT:DONGÓNÉDR.MARGITBARKÓCZIPHD

CONTACTAddress:LucsonyStr.15-17,H-9200Mosonmagyaróvár,Hungary

Phone:+3696566669

E-mail:[email protected];[email protected];[email protected]

Departmenthomepage:http://wes.sze.hu

DEPARTMENTSTAFF

DongónéDr.MargitBarkócziPhD,associateprofessor,headofdepartment,Dr.FlóriánBakcsaCSc,associateprofessor,Dr.RenátóKalocsaiPhD,associateprofessor,Dr.PéterKarácsonyPhD,associateprofessor,GyulánéKlausz,assistant,Dr.GáborKoltaiPhD,seniorresearchfellow,Prof.Dr.GyulaPinkePhD,fullprofessor,OttíliaSchiller, lecturer,Prof.Dr.PálSzakálCSc, fullprofessor,Dr.GyulaTóásóPhD,associateprofessor,Dr.ZoltánVargaPhD,associateprofessor,Prof.Dr.ZoltánVarga-HaszonitsDSc,professoremeritus,DávidVasas,laboratorytechnician,BoglárkaLipótiova,PhDstudent,PéterPuss,PhDstudent.



Qualifiedones:9NumberofstudentstakingpartinPhDstudy:2


TheresearchoftheDepartmentofWaterandEnvironmentalSciencesincludeanalysisofmanyabiotic(physicalandchemicalpropertiesofthesoil,meteorological factors,hydrologicalconditions)andbiotic(weeds,crops,pests) componentsof the complex environment systems.Due to thediverse scientific skills and interests ofdepartmentstaffitispossibletoexaminethearisingproblemsinmultidisciplinaryapproach.

Anothermainresearchactivityofthedepartmentistheagriculturalutilizationofindustrialwaste.Thegoalistoextract - as complex compounds - the copper and zinc-containingwastewhich is resulted inmany areas ofindustryandutilizethoseasnutrientsforplants.Theobjectiveistheproductionofhighquality,functionalfood.Animalmanurefromwastewatersludgeiscompostedanditscompositionisoptimized.Productionofselenium-enrichedmushroomfornutritionalpurposesiscarriedoutaswell.

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1. studyofthecorrelationsbetweensoiltestingresultsandthecompositionofcultivatedplants2. monitoringtypefaunastudiesandecologicalconditionsurveyofmacroinvertebratesindifferenttypes

ofhabitats,andplantprotectionstudiesconcerningonpests3. studyoftherelationshipbetweengroundwater,soilmoisture,weatherandlanduse4. researchontheeffectofclimaticvariabilityoncultivatedcropsandfarmanimals5. development of environmental information system for agricultural decisions, weed surveys, waste

recycling,composting


EFFECTSOFMANAGEMENTANDENVIRONMENTAL FACTORSONWEED SPECIES COMPOSITIONOFSOYBEANANDOILPUMPKINFIELDSINHUNGARY


Source:NKFI-6


ProjectLeader:Prof.Dr.GyulaPinkePhD,fullprofessor,[email protected]

Thekeygoalofthisresearchistoassessandranktheroleofseveralmanagementandenvironmentalfactorsindeterminingtheweedspeciescompositionofsoybeanandoilpumpkinfields. Inthisstudytheabundanceoflate-summerweed flora and approximately 40management and environmental factorswill bemeasured inabout150soybeanand150oilpumpkinfieldswithintwoyearsinthetotalareaofHungary.

TASKSRELATEDTOTHEENVIRONMENTALMONITORINGOFTHESZIGETKÖZREGIONProjectPeriod:1989–2014

Source:MinistryofRuralDevelopment

ProjectFunding:1,400,000HUF(inthelastyear)

ProjectLeader:Dr.GáborKoltaiPhD,seniorresearchfellow,[email protected]

Theproject contained the followingparts:measuringof soilmoisture inorder todetermine the relationshipbetweengroundwaterandsoilmoisture;evaluationofthemeasureddata;participationintheHungarian-Slovakjointmonitoringwhichwasregulatedinanintergovernmentalagreement.

HUSK/09/01/1.2.1/0010,HEALTHYDIETANDFUNCTIONALFOODSFROMREGIONALSOURCES

(togetherwiththeDepartmentofPlantGrowing)

Projectperiod:01.10.2010.–30.09.2012.


ProjectFunding,total:1347861EUR

ProjectLeader:sub-projectattheDepartmentProf.Dr.PálSzakálCSc,fullprofessor,[email protected]

The aim of the project was to develop foods of healthy chemical composition suitable to maintain healthpreservingnutritionbasedonlocallygrownplantsonbothsidesoftheborder.Firstwesurveyedthesuitabletraditionallocallygrownplantsandplantspromisingfromthatpointofview.Usingtheseplants,wedevelopedreformfoodsincludingbakeryproducts,dairyproductsanddrinks.

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INSTITUTEFORCONSULTANCYANDTRAINING

HEADOFDEPARTMENT:DR.ANDRÁSVÉRPHD

CONTACTAddress:LucsonyStr.2,H-9200Mosonmagyaróvár

Phone:+3696566729


Institutehomepage:http://ict.sze.hu

DEPARTMENTSTAFF

Dr.AndrásVérPhD,researchfellow,GabriellaJankó-Knapp,assistant,KrisztinaRéder,assistant,KrisztinaTakács,assistant,AttilaNémeth,PhDstudent.



Qualifiedones:1



The institute’smain field of activity covers education, adult education, research and development, advisoryserviceandregionaldevelopment.Weareinvolvedindifferentregionalandcrossborderproject.

Researchactivitiesinthenextfields:

• AgriculturalsciencesR+D+I• RegionalAdvisoryCentreoftheWest-HungarianRegion• Internationalandcrossborderprojects• Demonstrationfarm• Participationintheworkofinternationaladvisoryorganizations• HumansocialsciencesR+D+I


1. agricultural/ruraldevelopmentadvisorymethodologicalR+D+I2. agriculturaleconomics;possibilitiesofdisseminationoforganicfarming3. agriculturalsciences,ruraldevelopment

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4. projectmanagement5. methodologyofRuralDevelopmentAgriculturalTraining

RESEARCHPROJECTSOFTHEDEPARTMENTISTERVIN–PROTECTIONOFNATURALRESOURCESANDPROTECTEDAREASALONGSIDETHERIVERDANUBEBYINTRODUCINGECOLOGICALVITICULTURETECHNOLOGIES

ProjectPeriod:01.09.2012.–30.11.2014.

Source:EuropeanRegionalDevelopmentFund (85%)+NationalResearchAgency(15%)ProjectFunding,total:883,016EUR

ProjectLeader:sub-projectattheDepartmentDr.VérAndrásPhD,researchfellow,[email protected]

Themainaimoftheprojectistodevelopbetterinformationaboutnaturalsystemandtorealizenewstrategyforsustainableandmultifunctionaldevelopmentofvineproductionbasedonecologicalmethodsespeciallyinareaswithanaturalecologicalvalue.

Thisincludestheapplicationofplantprotectionecologicalmodelsthatarealternativetochemicalcontrol.Itisalsoawaitedtheimprovementofbiodiversity,decreaseoferosionandincreaseofsoilquality.Theprojectalsoincludesenvironmentaleducation.

ECOWIN – NATURE PROTECTION THROUGH ECOLOGICAL VITICULTURE – NATURSCHUTZ DURCHÖKOLOGISIERUNGIMWEINBAU

ProjectPeriod:01.04.2010.–31.12.2013.

Source:EuropeanRegionalDevelopmentFund (85%)+NationalResearchAgency(15%)ProjectFunding,total:318,564.36EURProjectLeader:sub-projectattheDepartmentDr.VérAndrásPhD,researchfellow,[email protected]

The aim of the project is conservation-oriented viticulture and make target groups be aware of multi-functionality of wine growing areas. Due to this project cross-border knowledge transfer is realized, whichfacilitatesspreadingprofitableecologicalviticulturetoalargerareathancurrently.

HERBS4YOUTH

ProjectPeriod:01.03.2016.–28.02.2018.Source:EuropeanRegionalDevelopmentFund (85%)+NationalResearchAgency(15%)ProjectFunding:3,850EUR

ProjectLeader:Dr.VérAndrásPhD,researchfellow,[email protected]

Theproject’s aims is to increase capacitiesof theentities fromCostaRica,Brazil and Jamaica for vocationaleducation,trainingandqualityintheworkwithYouthinthefieldofcollection,cultivationandprocessingthemedicinalandaromaticplantsandtoincreasemobilityforworkerswithYouthintotheProjectpartnercountries.Among the targets is development of theOpen Educational Resourcewith sophisticated training forms andprofessionalizedherbprocessingmethods inorder to introduce innovativeproductionofherbalproductsbyYouthandorganizationsworkingwithYouthandsuchsupporttheirentrepreneurshipofYouthandorganizationsworkingwithYouth.

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