Educational attainment:
1999-Ph.D.:University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Agriculture, CZ - Plant pathology
1994-M.Sc.:University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Agriculture, CZ - Integrated Pest management
Professional Experience:
1999-present, Assistant specialist: University of South Bohemia,Faculty of Science Department of Botany, Mycology and Plant Pathology
2004, 2006-Visiting Professor: University of Namibia, Faculty of Natural Resources, Winhoek
2000-Visiting Professor:University of South China, Faculty of Agriculture, Guangzhou (Canton)
1993-1994-M.Sc.student:Lanbow Agriculture University, Wageningen, NL - Integrated Pest management, Program "Tempus" "Environmentaly Safe Crop Protection"
Fields and Scientific Focus:
Plant Pathology:Biothrophic plant pathogens - rust and powdery mildews,ecology, epidemy, genetic variability and potential biological control
Mycology:Mycoparasitic fungi - ecology, seasonal variability, diversity and host specifity
Ectomycorrhiza:large-scale application, identification by using standard microscopic and molecular methods,diversity and ecology