Tihana Teklic

Company
University of J. J. Strossmayer

Address
Department of agroecology, Faculty of agriculture
Trg Sv. Trojstva 3, P.O.B. 117
31 000 Osijek

Telephone
+385 31 224 282

E-mail
tteklic@pfos.hr

1. Summary of work to be allocated into a specific WG

Prof Tihana Teklic is involved in a research of proline accumulation in various plant species (soybean, maize, horticultural crops) under influence of abiotic stress (heavy metal toxicity, drought, cold, heat, etc.). The work could be partly integrated to WG 2 and WG 3.

2. Links with other WG and/or Subgroups

Through the collaboration with colleagues from University of the West of England in Bristol, it could be connected with subgroups dealing with relevant signaling/metabolic pathways.

3. Specific activities to be integrated into WG and/or Subgroubs

Setting the experiments with agricultural plant species in field and glasshouse conditions, using non-GMO plants, with the implement of osmotic and salt stress, due to fertilization rate; heavy metal and extreme temperature stress (cold and heath) in early growth stages in germinators; the analysis of plant tissue proline content, lipid peroxidation level (TBARS), chloroplast pigments and total phenols; plant macro- and microelement concentration as a result of nutrient uptake and translocation disturbances in stress conditions.

4. Qualification for the role and current grants

Tihana Teklic is Full Professor at the Department of Agroecology (Head of the Plant Physiology and Nutrition Unit) at the Faculty of agriculture in Osijek. She has 20 years of experience in studying mostly plant nutrition requirements but recently oriented to abiotic stress response in plants, at whole plant as well as molecular level. Currently leading one national project financed by Croatian Ministry of science (Title:”Physiological mechanisms of plant tolerance to abiotic stress”).

5. Technical expertise and facilities

Example: For the time being, Faculty of agriculture has one laboratory for plant elemental composition and other above mentioned plant parameters analyses (VIS spectrophotometry, ultracentrifugation, AAS, ICP-OES).