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Keywords

plant physiology, algal biotechnology

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Finland, Germany, Slovakia, China

Biography

Dr. Erik Chovanček completed his academic studies at the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. He acquired a bachelor`s degree in Applied Biology (2013) and a master`s degree in Plant Nutrition (2017). The topic of his doctoral research was `Evaluation of physiological traits and environmental plasticity of genetic resources of wheat using phenomic approaches` (2017-2020). During his studies, he broadened his expertise and knowledge in Plant Molecular Biology while staying in different research groups; at the University of Helsinki, Shandong Agricultural University, and the University of Münster. During his first postdoc at the University of Turku, he was screening, selecting, and characterizing a set of microalgal strains from the Nordic collection for potential stimulating effects on plant growth and development. Currently, he is conducting research on Active Carbon Capture for Sustainable Synthesis (ACCeSS project) at the HHU University in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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Employment (3)

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf: Düsseldorf, DE

2024-02-01 to 2026-10-31 | postdoctoral researcher (Plant Biochemistry)
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University of Turku: Turku, FI

2021-09-15 to 2023-12-31 | postdoctoral researcher (Molecular Plant Biology)
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Slovak University of Agriculture: Nitra, SK

2020-09-01 to 2021-08-31 | research associate (Plant Physiology)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Slovak University of Agriculture: Nitra, SK

2017-09-01 to 2020-08-31 | PhD (Plant Physiology)
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Slovak University of Agriculture: Nitra, SK

2015-09-01 to 2017-06-30 | MSc (Plant Sciences)
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Slovak University of Agriculture: Nitra, SK

2010-09-01 to 2013-06-30 | BSc (Applied Biology)
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Professional activities (5)

University of Münster: Münster, DE

2020-11-01 to 2021-05-31 | research intern (Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology of Plants)
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Slovak University of Agriculture: Nitra, SK

2020-01-31 | The best SUA student publication in 2019
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Shandong Agricultural University: Tai’an, CN

2019-09-06 to 2019-12-06 | research intern (Plant Physiology)
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University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

2018-07-01 to 2018-08-31 | research intern (Plant Science Centre)
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University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

2016-06-01 to 2016-08-31 | research intern (National Plant Phenotyping Infrastructure)
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Works (7)

Stepwise processing of Chlorella sorokiniana confers plant biostimulant that reduces mineral fertilizer requirements

Bioresource Technology
2025-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131923
Contributors: Erik Chovancek; Sylvain Poque; Engin Bayram; Emren Borhan; Martina Jokel; Iida-Maria Rantanen; Berat Z. Haznedaroglu; Kristiina Himanen; Sema Sirin; Yagut Allahverdiyeva
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Screening of several microalgae revealed biopesticide properties of Chlorella sorokiniana against the strawberry pathogen Phytophthora cactorum

Journal of Applied Phycology
2023-06-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-023-03015-x
Part of ISSN: 0921-8971
Part of ISSN: 1573-5176
Contributors: Martina Jokel; João Salazar; Erik Chovancek; Sema Sirin; Yagut Allahverdiyeva
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Microalgae from Nordic collections demonstrate biostimulant effect by enhancing plant growth and photosynthetic performance

Physiologia Plantarum
2023-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13911
Contributors: Erik Chovanček; João Salazar; Sema Şirin; Yagut Allahverdiyeva
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The different patterns of post-heat stress responses in wheat genotypes: the role of the transthylakoid proton gradient in efficient recovery of leaf photosynthetic capacity.

Photosynthesis research
2021-01-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-020-00812-0
PMID: 33393064
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Chlorophyll Fluorescence Kinetics May Be Useful to Identify Early Drought and Irrigation Effects on Photosynthetic Apparatus in Field-Grown Wheat

Agronomy
2020-08-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy10091275
Part of ISSN: 2073-4395
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Transient Heat Waves May Affect the Photosynthetic Capacity of Susceptible Wheat Genotypes Due to Insufficient Photosystem I Photoprotection

Plants
2019-08-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/plants8080282
Contributors: Erik Chovancek; Marek Zivcak; Lenka Botyanszka; Pavol Hauptvogel; Xinghong Yang; Svetlana Misheva; Sajad Hussain; Marian Brestic
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Genomic and Phenomic Screens for Flower Related RING Type Ubiquitin E3 Ligases in Arabidopsis

Frontiers in Plant Science
2017-03-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00416
Part of ISSN: 1664-462X
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