Projects

Ing. Marek Barta, PhD.

International

Finished
  • Species composition and pathogenicity assessment of endoparasitic and ectoparasitic fungi of three important beetle species - Ips sexdentatus, Oulema melanopus and Harmonia axyridis
    Program: Mobility
    Duration: 1. 1. 2023 – 31. 12. 2024
  • A global network of nurseries as early warning system against alien tree pests (Global Warning)
    Program: COST
    Duration: 21. 6. 2015 – 1. 12. 2018
  • European Information System for Alien Species
    Program: COST
    Duration: 1. 4. 2014 – 31. 12. 2016
  • What does change when plants become invasive? Differences in reproduction biology and stress tolerance of Slovak and Argentinian honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos L.) populations
    Program: Bilateral - other
    Duration: 1. 1. 2014 – 31. 12. 2015
  • Endophytes in Biotechnology and Agriculture
    Program: COST
    Duration: 1. 1. 2011 – 31. 12. 2015
  • Regulation of invasivetree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) by its native pests Eucryptorrhynus brandti and E. chinensis in the Middle Europe
    Program: Bilateral - other
    Duration: 1. 1. 2014 – 31. 12. 2015

National

Current
  • Transmission Dynamics of Artificially Applied Beauveria bassiana in Ips typographus Galleries
    Program: SRDA
    Duration: 1. 9. 2025 – 31. 8. 2028
  • Population research and management opportunities of the invasive species the oak lace bug (Corythucha arcuata) in oak ecosystems of Slovakia
    Program: SRDA
    Duration: 1. 7. 2024 – 30. 6. 2026
Finished
  • Diversity and pathogenicity of ophiostomatoid fungi in Scots pine stands infested by bark beetles
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2022 – 31. 12. 2025
  • A new pest in beech stands of Slovakia: Evaluation and proposal of control methods against Taphrorychus bicolor
    Program: SRDA
    Duration: 1. 7. 2023 – 31. 12. 2025
  • Application of entomopathogenic fungi from the genus Beauveria against invasive insect species
    Program: SRDA
    Duration: 1. 7. 2020 – 31. 12. 2022
  • The potential for fungus Entomophaga maimaiga to regulate gypsy moth Lymantria dispar (L.) in Slovakia
    Program: SRDA
    Duration: 1. 7. 2020 – 31. 12. 2022
  • Ash dieback: the causal agents and disease control strategy
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2018 – 31. 12. 2021
  • Research of alternative methods of conifer seedlings protection against insect pests
    Program: SRDA
    Duration: 1. 7. 2017 – 31. 12. 2020
  • Bioactive substances in selected species of Magnolia genus
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2016 – 31. 12. 2019
  • Endophytic microorganisms in trees and their potential role in stress tolerance enhancement
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2015 – 31. 12. 2018
  • Functionally important animals in the dynamics of forest ecosystems in new environmental conditions
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2015 – 31. 12. 2018
  • Environmental risks of rhododendron cultivation in Mlyňany Arboretum SAS
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2014 – 31. 12. 2017
  • Adaptability of selected evergreen woody plants and their possibile uses in garden and landscape architecture
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2011 – 31. 12. 2014
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    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2013 – 31. 12. 2014
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