Ostrovský Radovan

Ostrovský Radovan

Plant Pathology and Mycology RG

Ing. Radovan Ostrovský, PhD.

Slovak Academy of Sciences
Institute of Forest Ecology
Plant Pathology & Mycology Research Group
Akademická 2
949 01 Nitra
Phone:  +421 37 6943 336
Email: radovan.ostrovsky@ife.sk

Research Interests: plant protection, acoustic tomography, fungal diseases of woody plants, biological control, geographic information system, scanning electron microscopy.


Education:

  • PhD. in Special Crop Production, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (2011)
  • Ing. (MSc.) in Landscape Engineering, Horticulture and Landscape Engineering Faculty, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (2003)

Academic employment:

  • Researcher: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Forest Ecology, Branch for Woody Plants Biology (since 2013)
  • Researcher: Slovak University of Agriculture, Institute of Biodiversity Conservation and Biosafety; plants genepool evaluation and preservation, scanning electron microscopy, geographical information systems (2005 – 2016)

Projects:

  • VEGA 2/0122/22 – Diversity and pathogenicity of ophiostomatoid fungi in Scots pine stands infested by bark beetles (2022-2025, member of research team)
  • VEGA 2/0132/22 – Impact of climate change on the distribution of selected pathogens of Pinus sp. trees (2022-2025, member of research team)
  • MVTS Ochrana mestských stromov (2021-2025, member of research team)
  • VEGA 2/0077/18 – Identification, genetic variability a pathogenicity of economically important needle cast species on pines (2018-2021, member of research team)
  • VEGA 2/0062/18 – Ash dieback: the causal agents and disease control strategy (2018-2021, member of research team)
  • SK-FR-2017-0025 – Spatial analyses in population genetic studies of tree pathogens (2018-2019, member of research team)
  • VEGA 2/0143/15 – Štúdium vplyvu faktorov prostredia na výskyt a rozšírenie rakoviny kôry gaštana jedlého (Castanea sativa) na Slovensku a možností ochrany proti tejto chorobe
  • COST FP1406 – PINESTRENGTH „Pine pitch canker“- stratégie pre manažment Gibberella circinata v skleníkoch a lesoch
  • VEGA 2/0071/14 – Druhová diverzita a biologické vlastnosti parazitických húb podieľajúcich sa na poškodení a usychaní drevín
  • VEGA 2/0069/14 – Biológia, rozšírenie a diagnostika škodlivého činiteľa Dothistroma septosporum (Mycosphaerella pini), D. pini a iných škodlivých činiteľov asimilačných orgánov borovíc.
  • VEGA 2/0214/10 – Štúdium fenotypickej a genetickej variability a rôznej citlivosti k hubovým chorobám pri gaštane jedlom (Castanea sativa Mill.)

Internships:

  • 2009, Short term research stay at Research and Breeding Institute of Pomology Holovousy Ltd., Czech Republic

List of my publications:

2024

Virulence of Dothistroma septosporum and D. pini on Pinus nigra and P. mugo under conditions of natural infection

Jánošíková, Z; Kobza, M; Ondrušková, E; Ostrovský, R; Pažitný, J; Adamčíková, K

Virulence of Dothistroma septosporum and D. pini on Pinus nigra and P. mugo under conditions of natural infection Journal Article

European Journal of Plant Pathology, 168 (2), pp. 775-785, 2024.

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2023

Morfologická charakteristika peľových zŕn niektorých medonosných druhov rastlín

Brindza, Ján; Ďurišová, Ľuba; Ostrovský, Radovan

Morfologická charakteristika peľových zŕn niektorých medonosných druhov rastlín Book

AgroBioNet, Slovenská poľnohospodárska univerzita v Nitre, 2023, ISBN: 978–80–552‐2708‐5.

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New regional records of Dothistroma needle blight pathogens from Slovakia: distribution, hosts and pathogens characterization

Adamčíková, K; Pastirčáková, K; Jánošíková, Z; Ostrovský, R; Pastirčák, M; Pažitný, J; Kobza, M; Adamčík, S; Kádasi-Horáková, M; Ondrušková, E

New regional records of Dothistroma needle blight pathogens from Slovakia: distribution, hosts and pathogens characterization Journal Article

Annals of Forest Research, 66 (1), pp. 99-111, 2023, ISSN: 1844-8135.

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Hymenoscyphus fraxineus on Fraxinus excelsior in Slovakia: distribution and mating types

Kádasi-Horáková, M; Barta, M; Adamčíková, K; Ostrovský, R; Pastirčáková, K

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus on Fraxinus excelsior in Slovakia: distribution and mating types Journal Article

Biologia, 78 (5), pp. 1219-1230, 2023, ISSN: 0006-3088.

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Checking the balance between pathogenic and mutualistic pine needle fungi of the genus Lophodermium in forested  and urban areas of Slovakia

Ondrušková, E; Adamčík, S; Kobza, M; Jánošíková, Z; Ostrovský, R; Pastirčáková, K; Caboň, M; Adamčíková, K

Checking the balance between pathogenic and mutualistic pine needle fungi of the genus Lophodermium in forested and urban areas of Slovakia Journal Article

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 38 (1-2), pp. 39-48, 2023, ISSN: 1651-1891.

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2022

Culturable endophytic fungi in Fraxinus excelsior and their interactions with Hymenoscyphus fraxineus

Barta, M; Pastirčáková, K; Ostrovský, R; Kobza, M; Kádasi-Horáková, M

Culturable endophytic fungi in Fraxinus excelsior and their interactions with Hymenoscyphus fraxineus Journal Article

Forests, 13 (7), pp. 1-23, Article no. 1098, 2022, ISSN: 1999-4907.

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Stability of trees infected by wood decay fungi estimated by acoustic tomography: a field survey

Kobza, M; Ostrovský, R; Adamčíková, K; Pastirčáková, K

Stability of trees infected by wood decay fungi estimated by acoustic tomography: a field survey Journal Article

Trees Structure and Function, 36 (1), pp. 103-112, 2022, ISSN: 1432-2285.

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2021

Host range, genetic variability, and mating types of Lecanosticta acicola in Slovakia

Adamčíková, K; Jánošíková, Z; Adamčík, S; Ostrovský, R; Pastirčáková, K; Kobza, M; Ondrušková, E

Host range, genetic variability, and mating types of Lecanosticta acicola in Slovakia Journal Article

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 36 (5), pp. 325-332, 2021, ISSN: 0282-7581.

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2020

Selected climatic variables in Slovakia are favourable to the development of Dothistroma needle blight

Ondrušková, Emília; Ostrovský, Radovan; Jánošíková, Zuzana; Adamčíková, Katarína; Kobza, Marek

Selected climatic variables in Slovakia are favourable to the development of Dothistroma needle blight Journal Article

Folia Oecologica, 47 (2), pp. 144-152, 2020.

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Názvy úžitkových druhov rastlín vo vybraných jazykoch

Brindza, J; Horčinová-Sedláčková, V; Grygorieva, O V; Klimenko, S; Kuklina, A; Svydenko, L; Vergun, O; Mňahončáková, E; Ostrovský, R; Ivanišová, E; Dítětová, P

Názvy úžitkových druhov rastlín vo vybraných jazykoch Book

Agrobiodiverzita pre lepšiu výživu, zdravie a kvalitu života, Slovenská poľnohospodárska univerzita v Nitre, 2020, ISBN: 978-80-552-2169-4.

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2018

Peľ a včelie peľové obnôžky z niektorých druhov rastlín

Brindza, J; Motyleva, S; Ostrovský, R; Grygorieva, O V; Adamchuk, L; Horčinová-Sedláčková, V; Juríková, T; Fatrcová-Šramková, K; Schwarzová, M; Brovarskyi, V; Velichko, S; Tkachenko, O

Peľ a včelie peľové obnôžky z niektorých druhov rastlín Book Chapter

Brindza, J; Motyleva, S (Ed.): Chapter 4, pp. 147, Slovenská poľnohospodárska univerzita v Nitre, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 01 Nitra, FarmersEduca, 2018, ISBN: 978-80-552-1862-5.

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Mycobiota in dead and damaged branches of silver birch in Slovakia

Pastirčáková, K; Ostrovský, R; Pastirčák, M

Mycobiota in dead and damaged branches of silver birch in Slovakia Journal Article

Baltic Forestry, 24 (1), pp. 17-23, 2018, ISSN: 1392-1355.

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The hosts and geographic range of Dothistroma needle blight in Slovakia

Jánošíková-Hečková, Z; Ondrušková, E; Barta, M; Ostrovský, R; Kádasi-Horáková, M; Pastirčáková, K; Kobza, M; Adamčíková, K

The hosts and geographic range of Dothistroma needle blight in Slovakia Journal Article

Forest Pathology, 48 (3), pp. e12421, 2018, ISSN: 1437-4781.

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2017

Extensively damaged trees tested with acoustic tomography considering tree stability in urban greenery

Ostrovský, R; Kobza, M; Gažo, J

Extensively damaged trees tested with acoustic tomography considering tree stability in urban greenery Journal Article

Trees Structure and Function, 31 (3), pp. 1015-1023, 2017, ISSN: 1432-2285.

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Distribution and characterization of Dothistroma needle blight pathogens on Pinus mugo in Slovakia

Ondrušková, E; Hečková, Z; Kádasi-Horáková, M; Koltay, A; Ostrovský, R; Pažitný, J; Adamčíková, K

Distribution and characterization of Dothistroma needle blight pathogens on Pinus mugo in Slovakia Journal Article

European Journal of Plant Pathology, 148 (2), pp. 283-294, 2017, ISSN: 0929-1873.

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2015

Škodcovia gaštana jedlého [Pests of European chestnut]

Kobza, M; Ostrovský, R

Škodcovia gaštana jedlého [Pests of European chestnut] Book Chapter

Cagáň, Ľ (Ed.): Choroby a škodcovia záhradníckych rastlín, pp. 301-307, SPU v Nitre, Nitra, 1, 2015, ISBN: 978-80-552-1448-1.

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Kobza, M; Ostrovský, R

Škodcovia orecha kráľovského [Pest of walnut] Book Chapter

Cagáň, Ľ (Ed.): Choroby a škodcovia záhradníckych rastlín, pp. 293-299, SPU v Nitre, Nitra, 1, 2015, ISBN: 978-80-552-1448-1.

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Kobza, M; Ostrovský, R

Škodcovia moruší [Pests of mulberries] Book Chapter

Cagáň, Ľ (Ed.): Choroby a škodcovia záhradníckych rastlín, pp. 437-445, SPU v Nitre, Nitra, 1, 2015, ISBN: 978-80-552-1448-1.

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Význam starostlivosti o dreviny vo verejnej zeleni

Ostrovský, R; Kobza, M

Význam starostlivosti o dreviny vo verejnej zeleni Proceeding

Ústav ekológie lesa SAV Zvolen, Pobočka biológie drevín Nitra, Nitra, 2015, ISBN: 978-80-89408-19-1.

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2014

Príčiny hromadného hynutia gaštana jedlého [Causal agent of European chestnut blight]

Juhásová, G; Adamčíková, K; Kobza, M; Ostrovský, R

Príčiny hromadného hynutia gaštana jedlého [Causal agent of European chestnut blight] Journal Article

Zahradnictví : časopis profesionálních zahradníků, 13 (7), pp. 48-51, 2014, ISSN: 1213-7596.

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Spread of chestnut blight in Slovakia in relation to the site topography and climatic characteristics

Bolvanský, M; Ostrovský, R; Kobza, M; Adamčíková, K; Pažitný, J; Juhásová, G; Kajaba, P

Spread of chestnut blight in Slovakia in relation to the site topography and climatic characteristics Inproceedings

Acta Horticulturae: Proceedings of the second European congress on chestnut : Debrecen, Hungary, Baia Mare, Romania, Modry Kamen, Slovakia, October 9-12, 2013. , pp. 35-42, ISHS, 2014, ISBN: 978 94 6261 032 3.

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