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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