PhD in Agricultural Sciences at Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (Slovakia)

Key details

• Host institution: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
• Location: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Trieda Andreja Hlinku 2, Nitra, Slovakia
• Application deadline: May 29, 2026

Funding

Not funded by a EU programme

Funding level (from listing): partial or not via EU framework — confirm on the official call.

How to apply

• Apply by email to [email protected] (subject line and attachments per the official instructions).
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About the position

Job Offer: Diversity of Filamentous Fungi in Barley and Malt under Different Climatic Conditions in Slovakia

Institution: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

Abstract

Spring barley is the basic raw material for the production of malt in the Slovak Republic. Climatic changes, especially high temperatures and drought, have an impact not only on the technological quality of barley, but also on changes in the variability of cereal mycocenosis. The dissertation work will focus on the study of newly bred barley genotypes from three climatically different regions of Slovakia at the experimental stations of ÚKSÚP Bratislava, which have not yet received comprehensive attention in the current climate change. The samples will be analysed for endogenous colonisation of barley grain by microscopic fungi, followed by mycological analyses of the malt. Attention will be paid to potential mycotoxin producers and their mycotoxinogenic potential. This dissertation work would build on previous researches (2006-2008; 2020-2021) where we investigated mycocenosis in cereal. Mycological studies point to the fact that climate change is reflected in changes in the genus and species representation of micromycetes, which may be reflected in the resulting toxicological and technological quality of barley grain. The dissertation work will provide new knowledge not only on the current genus of filamentous micromycetes representation, the most frequently occurring group of fungal contaminants, but also on the species diversity of potentially toxinogenic fungi and their mycotoxinogenic potential in newly bred genotypes of both barley and malt under the current climatic conditions in Slovakia.

More Information about PhD Position

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