Projects

Head of the Department of dendrobiology, Researcher
Ing. Peter Ferus, PhD.

International

Finished
  • Pan-European Network for Climate Adaptive Forest Restoration and Reforestation
    Program: COST
    Duration: 8. 10. 2020 – 7. 10. 2024
  • An integrated approach of botanical garden and citizen science in the threatened plants conservation
    Program: Bilateral - other
    Duration: 1. 1. 2022 – 31. 12. 2023
  • Biodiversity of temperate forest taxa orienting management sustainability by unifying perspectives
    Program: COST
    Duration: 13. 11. 2019 – 12. 11. 2023
  • Changes in the number and activity of soil microorganisms during black locust invasion
    Program: Inter-academic agreement
    Duration: 1. 1. 2017 – 31. 12. 2019
  • 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

National

Current
  • Integrative analysis of soil water deficit and adaptive mechanisms in selected beech forests of Slovakia
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2026 – 31. 12. 2029
  • Endomicrobiome and its contribution to drought stress resistance in oaks (Quercus sp.)
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2025 – 31. 12. 2027
  • The North-American honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos L.) in Slovakia: risk of switch to invasive behaviour as accelerated by climate change
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2023 – 31. 12. 2026
Finished
  • The gene bank of selected Cornus L. taxa containing bio-active substances with important therapeutic effects
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2022 – 31. 12. 2025
  • Invasive potential of non-native maples (Acer sp.) in Slovakia
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2018 – 31. 12. 2021
  • 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
  • Environmental risks of rhododendron cultivation in Mlyňany Arboretum SAS
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2014 – 31. 12. 2017
  • The influence of exotic tree species on soil characteristics in Nature Reserve Arboretum Mlyňany SAS
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2013 – 31. 12. 2015
  • Adaptability of selected evergreen woody plants and their possibile uses in garden and landscape architecture
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2011 – 31. 12. 2014