Professor Marilena Idžojtić , PhD

Full Professor

Location: brown building, 2. floor, room 231

Phone: +385 1 2352522

E-mail: midzojtic[at]sumfak.unizg.hr

Courses

Dendrology, Ornamental Dendrology (Undergraduate Studies of Forestry)

Dendrology, Exotic Woody Plants (Undergraduate Studies of Urban Forestry, Nature Conservation and Environmental Protection)

The Basics of Dendrology (Undergraduate Studies of Wood Technology)

Horticultural Dendrology, Selection and Use of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs in the Landscape Design, Rare and Protected Autochthonous Woody Plants (Graduate Studies of Urban Forestry, Nature Conservation and Environmental Protection)

Applied Dendrology, Woody Plants in Landscape Design (Postgraduate Doctoral Studies of Forestry and Wood Technology)

Professional Experience

Dates: 1991 to current
Employed at: University of Zagreb Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology
Workplace – position: Full Professor
Field of work: forest dendrology, horticultural dendrology

Scientific Interests

Variability and conservation of the noble hardwood genetic resources

Invasive woody species in Croatia

Mistletoes in Croatia (Loranthus europaeus, Viscum album, Arceuthobium oxycedri) - biology, ecology, distribution, host species

Morphological and chemical variability within populations and conservation biology

Morphological and chemical identification of pine hybrids (Pinus nigra, P. sylvestris, P. densiflora, P. thunbergiana)

Woody taxa (native and ornamental allochthonous)

Organizational Skills and Competencies

Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Šumarski list (Journal of Forestry), publisher: Croatian Forestry Society (2025 to current)

Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Department of Natural Sciences, Scientific Council for Agriculture and Forestry: vice-chairmen (2024 to current)

European Forest Genetics Resources Programme (EUFORGEN), Conifers Network (International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, IPGRI, Rome, Italy): representative (2000 to 2009)

Head of the Institute of Forest Genetics, Dendrology and Botany, University of Zagreb Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology (2008 to 2012)

Head of the Undergraduate Studies of Urban Forestry, Nature Conservation and Environmental Protection, University of Zagreb Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology (academic years 2005/2006 to 2010/2011)

Head of the Postgraduate Doctoral Studies of Forestry, University of Zagreb Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology (academic years 2012/2013 to 2013/2014)

Croatian Science Foundation, Evaluation panel Natural Sciences: member of the Panel ZŽ 4 (2019 to 2022)

Croatian Botanical Society: head of the Dendrological Section (2012 to 2017)

University of Zagreb, Committee for Doctoral Theses: member (2016 to 2022)

University of Zagreb Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology: head of the Herbarium and dendrological collection (1991 to 2010)

Member of the Editorial Board of the Šumarski list (Journal of Forestry) (2006 to current) and Forestry Review (2012 to current)

Memberships in Scientific and Professional Organizations

Academy of Forestry Sciences

Croatian Forestry Society

Croatian Botanical Society

Eastern Alpine-Dinaric Vegetation Research Society

Croatian Chamber of Forestry and Wood Technology Engineers

Fellowships

Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu Tokai University, Kumamoto, Japan (The Matsumae International Foundation Fellowship, Tokyo) (2000/2001, one semester)

Karl-Franzens Institute for Plant Physiology, University of Graz, Austria (Austrian State Scholarship "Bewerber aus aller Welt") (1996/1997, one semester)

Karl-Franzens Institute for Plant Physiology, University of Graz, Austria (1993/1994, one month)

Projects

Croatian-Swiss Research Programme: "Diversity and interactions of the chestnut blight bark canker microBiome" – collaborator (2025 – 2029)
The Adris Foundation: " Characterization of the casual agent of Dutch elm disease in Croatia – diversity and ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions " – collaborator (2023)
Croatian Science Foundation: "From field to orchard: wild sweet chestnut populations and marron characteristics and adaptability stress" – project leader (2018 – 2022)
Croatian-Swiss Research Programme: "Dynamics of virus interfection in mycrovirus-mediated biological control of a fungal pathogen" – collaborator (2019 – 2023)
Brijuni National Park: "Dendrological and park heritage of the Brijuni National Park" – project leader (2021 – 2022)
Brijuni National Park: " Determination and valorization of existing woody taxa and proposal of new taxa for the Brijuni Mediterranean Garden " – project leader (2021 – 2022)
Croatian Science Foundation: "Diversity and interactions of chestnut, chestnut blight fungus and biocontrol agent – virus: implications on chestnut recovery" – collarborator (2014 – 2017)
Swiss National Science Foundation: "Invasive chestnut diseases in the Balkans and Georgia - epidemiological research and management options" – collarborator (2014 – 2017)
COST Action FP1403: "Non-native tree species for European forests – experiences, risks and opportunity (NNEXT)" – collarborator (2014 – 2018)
The Adris Foundation: "Specification of Lovran marrons" – project leader (2013 – 2014)
IPA project " Nature No.1" – leader of the "Study of trees and shrubs determination in the Lisičine Arboretum" (2011 – 2012)
Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Science, Education and Sport, project 068-0242108-2773: "Variability and conservation of genetic resources of noble hardwood species in Croatia" – project leader (2006 – 2010)
Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Science, Education and Sport, project 0068101: " Mistletoes in Croatia: biology, ecology, distribution and host species " – project leader (2002 – 2005)
Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Science, Education and Sport, project 2003-107: " Key and atlas for determining fruits and seeds of native and allochthonous tree and shrub species, with interactive knowledge testing " – project leader (2003 – 2004)
Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Science, Education and Sport, project 2001-008: " Interactive key for determining deciduous trees and shrubs in winter " – project leader (2001 – 2002)
Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Science, Education and Sport, project 068043: " Morphological, anatomical and chemical characteristics of hybrids of four pine species and their identification " – project leader (2000)
Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Science, Education and Sport, project 068005: " Ornamental dendroflora in Croatian urban forestry " – collaborator (1996 – 2002)
Republic of Croatia, Ministry of Science, Education and Sport, project 4-04-029: " Dendroflora in the function of urban forestry " – young researcher (1991 – 1995)
University of Zagreb: "Genetic and phenotypic variability of woody plant species: insights into adaptation and evolutionary processes" – collaborator (2025)
University of Zagreb: "Diversity of indigenous woody plant populations" – collaborator (2024)
University of Zagreb: "Variability of indigenous woody species populations" – collaborator (2023)
University of Zagreb: "Genetic, morphological, and chemical diversity of indigenous noble hardwood populations in Croatia" – collaborator (2022)
University of Zagreb: "Genetic, morphological, and chemical diversity of indigenous tree and shrub species" – collaborator (2021)
University of Zagreb: " Genetic and morphological diversity of white (Alnus incana (L.) Moench) and black alder (A. glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.) populations in Croatia " – collaborator (2020)
University of Zagreb: " Diversity of blackthorn (Pyrus spinosa Forssk.) populations in Croatia " – project leader (2019)
University of Zagreb: " Morphometric research of service tree (Sorbus domestica L.)" – project leader (2018)
University of Zagreb: " Morphological characteristics and chemical composition of service tree (Sorbus domestica L.) fruits in part of its natural distribution in Croatia " – project leader (2016 – 2017)
University of Zagreb: " Differentiation and population structure of service tree (Sorbus domestica L.) in part of its natural distribution in Southeastern Europe " – project leader (2015)
University of Zagreb: " Genetic diversity of service tree populations in Croatia " – project leader (2014)
University of Zagreb: "Conservation of genetic resources of service tree (Sorbus domestica L.) in Croatia" – project leader (2013)
Croatian Forests Ltd: " Revitalization of the Lisičine Arboretum" – project leader (2011 – 2015)
Croatian Forests Ltd: " Invasive woody species in Croatia " – project leader (2003 – 2005)
Croatian Forests Ltd : "Variability of wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz) in Croatia" – project leader (2003 – 2005)