{"id":19532,"date":"2022-04-03T18:20:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T18:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/pracoviska\/botanicka-zahrada\/who-we-are\/departments\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T14:17:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:17:50","slug":"departments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/pracoviska\/botanicka-zahrada\/en\/who-we-are\/departments\/","title":{"rendered":"Departments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\u2666 Arboretum Department<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Department takes care of the development and comprehensive maintenance of the BG forest park, provides documentation, registration and replenishment of dendrological collections of the Arboretum, maintains intensive grasslands and meadows, ensures the cleansiness of the BG area and contributes to other tasks arising from the BG mission in accordance with its organisational rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Head:<\/strong> Dr. Ing. Peter Kelbel List of employees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2666 Department of Ornamental and Utility Plants<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Department staff takes care of the areas in the exterior of the Botanic Garden. It focuses primarily on building, expanding, and maintaining collections of ornamental cultivated plants and aesthetically attractive botanical species. In addition, they also pay attention to the range of selected utility species. Decorative plantings, intensive grass areas and water elements in the care of the Department of Ornamental and Utility Flora are located mainly in the so-called “Ecological Educational Area”. Some activities are also carried in the cultivation facilities and in more distant places of the area. A substantial part of the cultivated plants consists of representatives of temperate flora. However, attractive species grown seasonally are also an important part of the collections. They are presented to the public only during the summer season. It is possible to admire them in mobile containers and on flower plantings. During the periods of cold and short days, these species are kept in wintering grounds or survive seasonally under a shelter in the open ground (frost-resistant banana plant Musa basjoo<\/em>, the so-called pampas grass Cortaderia selloana<\/em>, etc.). Exotic plants of subtropical origin, which have been able to fully adapt to temperate conditions are also interesting. They are grown all-year-round in the outdoor environment and often bear attractive fruits (varieties of fig trees Ficus carica, Diospyros kaki, Cudrania tricuspidata, Hovenia dulcis, Decaisnea fargesii<\/em>, and others). Cultivated species may be classified in terms of the following thematic and utility groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to horticultural and botanical activities, we also develop activities in the Department to support ecological management in the countryside. New trends of return to the traditional ways of farming the landscape are reflected in our efforts to address maintenance of the natural part of the area through grazing. We keep a small herd of sheep and goats which graze from spring to autumn, thus prevent mixed meadows from overgrowing with shrub vegetation. Meeting animals is a welcome addition to the schedule for visitors. Manure produced is a valuable organic fertiliser used in growing healthy plants. Families with children will appreciate another schedule diversification, which is a mini zoo. Several aviaries offer the possibility of observing traditional native animals (several breeds of hens and a varied mixture of rabbits).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Head:<\/strong> Ing. Robert Gregorek, PhD. List of employees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2666 Department of Tropical and Subtropical Flora<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The main activities of the Department include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Head:<\/strong> RNDr. Val\u00e9ria Kocov\u00e1, PhD. List of employees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2666 Department of Autochtonous Flora and Documentation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Department is engaged in the following areas of activity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Head:<\/strong> RNDr. Lenka M\u00e1rtonfiov\u00e1, PhD. List of employees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2666 Department of Zoology and Plant Protection<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n It ensures practical implementation of integrated protection of plants against their pests and pathogens, while biological protection is preferred. It deals with the gradual registration of all the wild species of animals in the area of the Botanic Garden of P. J. \u0160af\u00e1rik Universtiy. In addition, research is carried out in selected areas of plant protection, ecology and entomology with relevant publications. It offers lectures and exercises in the subject of Integrated Plant Protection for full-time students, lectures on biological plant protection within the University of the Third Age, and occasionally other specific lectures in the field of ecology as required (e.g. within the Botaniki\u00e1da or other ventures for the public). It also participates in the organisation of thematic exhibitions including the elements of fauna (especially the annual exhibition of exotic butterflies). Within the Editorial Board of the journal Thaiszia – Journal of Botany, it is in charge of papers dealing with the issue of relations between plants and animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Head:<\/strong> Ing. Martin Suv\u00e1k, PhD. \u2666 Department of Educational Activities and Development of the BG<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Department is engaged in various activities of an educational and promotional nature. It is in charge of the guide service and the creation of schedules for students, which are divided into thematic units and take place in the exhibition greenhouses or in the outdoor area. It coordinates a project for schools called Botaniki\u00e1da. It also provides information boards, descriptions and labels for plants presented at exhibitions and permanent exhibitions in the Botanic Garden. It prepares graphics of promotional materials for individual exhibitions and events and ensures the publicity of the Botanic Garden and its events to the outside through social networks, websites, and cooperation with various organisations. It communicates with the Department of the Rector’s Office and Public Relations of P. J. \u0160af\u00e1rik University in the preparation of press releases and marketing. It prepares documents for project plans of various types and cooperates in their preparation with the Centre of P. J. \u0160af\u00e1rik University for Lifelong Learning and Project Support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Head:<\/strong> RNDr. Andrea Fridmanov\u00e1, PhD. List of employees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n RNDr. Martin Piz\u0148ak, PhD. \u2666 Economic and Operating Department<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n This Department is engaged in the following activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Head:<\/strong> Ing. Agnesa Klimov\u00e1 List of employees:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2666 Arboretum Department The Department takes care of the development and comprehensive maintenance of the BG forest park, provides documentation, registration and replenishment of dendrological collections of the Arboretum, maintains intensive grasslands and meadows, ensures the cleansiness of the BG area and contributes to other tasks arising from the BG mission in accordance with its … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":19518,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19532","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"acf_link_na_externy_obsah":""},"yoast_head":"\n
VoIP (enum): +421 55 234 1669, e-mail: peter.kelbel@upjs.sk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
In terms of horticultural and cultivation classification, we pay attention to the following groups of plants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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VoIP (enum): +421 55 234 1673, mobil: + 421 0905 427 318, email: robert.gregorek@upjs.sk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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VoIP (enum): +421 55 234 1576, e-mail: valeria.kocova@upjs.sk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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VoIP (enum): +421 55 234 1674, e-mail: lenka.martonfiova@upjs.sk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
VoIP (enum): +421 55 234 1671, email: martin.suvak@upjs.sk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
VoIP (enum): +421 55 234 1672, email: andrea.fridmanova@upjs.sk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
VoIP (enum): +421 55 234 1577, email: martin.piznak@upjs.sk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
VoIP (enum): +421 55 234 1655, e-mail: agnesa.klimova@upjs.sk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n