Dr. Borbála Bálo, professor

Education

  • 1963-1971  Primary school, Balatonboglár
  • 1971-1975  Secondary school, Fonyód
  • 1976-1981  University of Horticulture, Department of Viticulture
  • 1983-1985  XIth International Biological Training Course (UNESCO fellowship), Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged

Work experience

  • 1981-1983 Wine Combinat of Eger – trainee 
  • 1983-1995 Research Institute for Viticulture and Enology, Kecskemét (research fellow)
  • 1995-1999 Research Institute for Viticulture and Enology, Eger (research fellow)
  • 1999-2008 Research Institute for Viticulture and Enology, Eger (head of Vitic. Res. Dept.)
  • 2000- Szent István University, Faculty of Agriculture, Gyöngyös (associate professor)  
  • 2008- 2011 KRF Research Institute for Viticulture and Enology, Eger (head of research)
  • 2011- 2012 KRF Research Institute for Viticulture and Enology, Eger (director)
  • 2012- 2015 Corvinus University of Budapest, Department of Viticulture (associate professor)
  • 2015- Head of Department of Viticulture, Szent István University, Budapest

Research field

  • Effects of chilling temperature on the photosynthetic properties of grapevine leaves. (Univ. Doctoral thesis - 1986)
  • Influence of different training systems and canopy management technics on the productivity of grapevine plants and yield quality.
  • Changes in the photosynthetic apparatus of grapevine leaves according to sun exposition. 
  • Water houshold of grapevine plants on different training systems.
  • Effects of environmental stresses on grapevine photosynthesis and water household. (Ph.D. Thesis – 1997)
  • Effect of cover crops on grapevine water regime.
  • Damage in the photosynthetic apparatus of grapevine leaves caused by GFLV virus.
  • Advanced Technologies for the Improvement of Grape and Wine Production (irrigation/fertigation, canopy and fruit microclimate).
  • UV-B sensitivity of grapevine leaves’ photosynthesis.
  • The effect of climate change on grapevine physiology and viticultural practice
  • Grapevine terroir evaluation
  • Ripening properties of grapevine (anthocyanin, flavonol content), field estimation
  • Grapevine terroir research, 
  • Remote sensing, UAV technics

Knowledge of languages

  • 1976  State examination - French - advanced level
  • 1982  State examination - Russian  -  advanced level
  • 1985  State examination - English -  advanced level
  • German -  advanced level

Scholarships

  • 1989  INRA Station de Recherches de Viticulture, Bordeaux, France - 2 weeks
  • 1990  University of California, Davis, USA, Department of Viticulture and Enology - 3 months
  • 1991  Agricultural Research Institute, Bet Dagan, Israel - 3 months 
  • 1995  INRA Station de Recherches de Viticulture, Bordeaux, Montpellier, France - 1 month
  • 1997, 1998, 1999 Forschungsanstalt Geisenheim, Fachgebiet Weinbau, Germany (3-3 weeks)
  • 2007, 2012 Stellenbosch University (10-10 days)
  • 2016  Bordeaux, Sciences Agro (1 week)
  • 2016  Oregon State University, Portland, Oregon (10 days)
  • 2016  Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China (11 days)
  • 2017  ICI training course, Borgarnes, Iceland (1 week)

Memberships

  • FESPP - Federation of the European Society for Plant Physiology (since 1988)
  • ASEV - American Society for Enology and Viticulture (1990-2000)
  • GESCO - Groupe Européen d'Étude des Systems de Conduite de la Vigne (since 1990) 
  • Hungarian Society for Plant Physiology
  • Horticulture Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (since 2011)

 

 
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