Scientific, research and development activities, as well as artistic activities of the MENDELU Faculty of Horticulture belong to systematic and traditional activities pursued by the faculty academics. Scientific, R&D and artistic activities focus on covering the current trends in production horticulture, processing of horticultural crops, and landscape architecture. The individual departments of the faculty deal with various current topics, both through basic and applied research.
In 2021 the Faculty of Horticulture was involved in 17 different projects, either as project coordinator or project partner. Some of the main national bodies in whose grant schemes the faculty has been successfully receiving and delivering in the long run, include the Ministry of Agriculture, Technological Agency of the Czech Republic, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic.
Overview of projects currently under way
| Department | Project name | Project type | period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Planting Design and Maintenance | Neglected topics in landscape architecture for heritage care purposes (DG18P02OVV007) | NAKI | 2018-2022 |
| Department of Landscape Planning | Praedia – Landed Estates of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia and their Harmonious Cultural Landscape – Identification and Contemporary Interpretation of Cultural Values (DG18P02OVV018) | NAKI | 2018-2022 |
| Department of Planting Design and Maintenance | Garden – architecture landscape design in the period of totalitarian regimes in the years 1939-1989 in the Czech Republic (DG18P02OVV044) | NAKI | 2018-2022 |
| Departmenf of Horticultural Machinery | Technology for point application of organic nutrition to the permanent green root systems (FW02020152) | TAČR | 2020-2024 |
| Department of Viticulture and Enology | Temperature monitoring usage in prognosis and protection against vine mildew (TH04030522) | TAČR | 2019-2022 |
| Department of Viticulture and Enology | Implementation of ecosystem services with a focus on water balance in viticultural practice (QK21010189) | NAZV | 2021-2025 |
| Department of Post-Harvest Technology of Horticultural Products | Food with high content of sulforaphane (QK1910264) | NAZV | 2019-2022 |
| Department of Fruit Science | Aplication of new fruit species for long-term maintenance of fruit production potential in conditions of climate changing (QK1910137) | NAZV | 2019-2023 |
| Department of Vegetable Growing and Florticluture | Microorganisms biodiversity impact on soil conservation in agricultural crop system (8J20PL033) | MŠMT | 2020-2022 |
| Mendeleum – Department of Genetics | Treating GTD threat using bioactive compounds of botanical origin (8J22FR013) | MŠMT | 2022-2023 |
| Department of Vegetable Growing and Florticluture | Research and development of LED grow lights with dynamic spectrum control (EG20_321/0024509) | MPO ČR | 2021-2023 |
| Mendeleum – Department of Genetics | Use of innovative potential of nanotechnology to enhance the rentability of selected areas of agricultural production (QK22010031) | NAZV | 2022-2025 |
| Department of Viticulture and Enology | Innovation of integrated and ecological production of fruit and vines in connection with the newly spreading species of harmful organisms (QK22020019) | NAZV | 2022-2024 |
| Departmenf of Horticultural Machinery | Analysis and modifications of compost application schemes aimed at strengthening of the soil protection system within the stabilization of production capability (QK22020032) | NAZV | 2022-2024 |
| Department of Breeding and Propagation of Horticultural Plants | Healthy Buxus – the basis of environmentally sustainable plant protection of historical gardens and parks and public greenery (SS05010079) | TAČR | 2022-2025 |