Topic Overview:
Publishing the scientific research paper is the key to success in the academic and scientific society. Well organized data and results are the first steps to publish innovative papers in decent journals. Such data forms right paper structure and leads to higher acceptability by journals.
Task:
There is a large amount of experimental data available at the department waiting to be evaluated by appropriate statistical methods, visualization and duplication. Activities: Processing and visualization of experimental data. Analysis of results and their preparation for publication in professional journals.
Requirements:
Good knowledge of working with some data processing programs (eg Excel, MATLAB, Statistica, etc.), basic knowledge of statistics.
Outcomes:
Evaluated data, report, literature review, scientific paper…
Notes:
The focus of the work will be specified according to the trainee's interest.
Publishing the scientific research paper is the key to success in the academic and scientific society. Well organized data and results are the first steps to publish innovative papers in decent journals. Such data forms right paper structure and leads to higher acceptability by journals.
Task:
There is a large amount of experimental data available at the department waiting to be evaluated by appropriate statistical methods, visualization and duplication. Activities: Processing and visualization of experimental data. Analysis of results and their preparation for publication in professional journals.
Requirements:
Good knowledge of working with some data processing programs (eg Excel, MATLAB, Statistica, etc.), basic knowledge of statistics.
Outcomes:
Evaluated data, report, literature review, scientific paper…
Notes:
The focus of the work will be specified according to the trainee's interest.
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Technology and Cybernetics
Processing of the Provided Experimental Data and Preparation for Re-Publishing in the Professional Press
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Technology and Cybernetics
Literature Review Activities in Agricultural and Food Engineering
Topic Overview:
Every scientific paper begins with the literature overview. Even the first steps with research experiments stand for proper literature research. Worldwide scientific databases contain a huge number of papers that can provide lots of useful information for the literature overview.
Task:
Trainee’s task will be to elaborate a quality literature review of the selected issue and prepare a Journal Paper of the "Overview" type for publishing. Student can select a topic in one of the following areas:
a) Precise agriculture;
b) Livestock emissions (especially ammonia in farming of poultry and pigs and methane in farming of livestock);
c) Factors influencing odor emissions in livestock;
d) Image processing;
e) AI in agriculture;
f) Robotization in agriculture.
Requirements:
Basic skills with text processors (MS Word, LaTeX...)
Outcomes:
Literature review, scientific paper…
References:
https://www.elsevier.com/connect/11-steps-to-structuring-a-science-paper-editors-will-take-seriously
Notes:
It is not necessary to have knowledge of writing scientific articles. We will clarify everything. The focus of the work will be specified according to the trainee's interest (It is possible to find another area for preparing lit. review).
Every scientific paper begins with the literature overview. Even the first steps with research experiments stand for proper literature research. Worldwide scientific databases contain a huge number of papers that can provide lots of useful information for the literature overview.
Task:
Trainee’s task will be to elaborate a quality literature review of the selected issue and prepare a Journal Paper of the "Overview" type for publishing. Student can select a topic in one of the following areas:
a) Precise agriculture;
b) Livestock emissions (especially ammonia in farming of poultry and pigs and methane in farming of livestock);
c) Factors influencing odor emissions in livestock;
d) Image processing;
e) AI in agriculture;
f) Robotization in agriculture.
Requirements:
Basic skills with text processors (MS Word, LaTeX...)
Outcomes:
Literature review, scientific paper…
References:
https://www.elsevier.com/connect/11-steps-to-structuring-a-science-paper-editors-will-take-seriously
Notes:
It is not necessary to have knowledge of writing scientific articles. We will clarify everything. The focus of the work will be specified according to the trainee's interest (It is possible to find another area for preparing lit. review).
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Technology and Cybernetics
Graphic Work for Publishing in Scientific Publications
Topic Overview:
Graphical representation in a scientific paper is a very important part of successful publishing. Useful and prepared graphical objects ease the read and understanding of the presented information and results.
Task:
Preparing of graphic content (e.g. pictures, animations, posters, formatting, etc.) for publications and presentations of department.
Requirements:
Basic skills with graphical editors, basic skills with text processors (MS Word, LaTeX...).
Outcomes:
Outcomes depend on theme: graphics (pictures, graphs, animations, posters, infographics…), formatted papers…
References:
https://www.elsevier.com/connect/11-steps-to-structuring-a-science-paper-editors-will-take-seriously
Notes:
The focus of the work will be specified according to the trainee's interest.
Graphical representation in a scientific paper is a very important part of successful publishing. Useful and prepared graphical objects ease the read and understanding of the presented information and results.
Task:
Preparing of graphic content (e.g. pictures, animations, posters, formatting, etc.) for publications and presentations of department.
Requirements:
Basic skills with graphical editors, basic skills with text processors (MS Word, LaTeX...).
Outcomes:
Outcomes depend on theme: graphics (pictures, graphs, animations, posters, infographics…), formatted papers…
References:
https://www.elsevier.com/connect/11-steps-to-structuring-a-science-paper-editors-will-take-seriously
Notes:
The focus of the work will be specified according to the trainee's interest.
Topic Overview:
Social farming is innovative trend in agriculture focused on disabled or socially disadvantaged persons and their involvement into agricultural activities, as the form of therapy / education / employment. It is based on the Green care concept. The concept of social farming have different development in different countries, but basically it is possible to transfer it to other countries. The goal of visit is to describe current situation in selected countries and to evaluate transferability of European concept or it´s parts into conditions of selected countries within Latin America.
Task:
Concept of social farming will be introduced to the student, student prepare the description of activities relevant to the social farming in his country and in cooperation with expert the evaluation of transferability of European concept of social farming, or it´s parts.
Requirements:
Basic knowledge of agricultural systems, general overview about social work methods, independence, reliability.
Outcomes:
Study/publication.
Social farming is innovative trend in agriculture focused on disabled or socially disadvantaged persons and their involvement into agricultural activities, as the form of therapy / education / employment. It is based on the Green care concept. The concept of social farming have different development in different countries, but basically it is possible to transfer it to other countries. The goal of visit is to describe current situation in selected countries and to evaluate transferability of European concept or it´s parts into conditions of selected countries within Latin America.
Task:
Concept of social farming will be introduced to the student, student prepare the description of activities relevant to the social farming in his country and in cooperation with expert the evaluation of transferability of European concept of social farming, or it´s parts.
Requirements:
Basic knowledge of agricultural systems, general overview about social work methods, independence, reliability.
Outcomes:
Study/publication.
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agroecosystems
Social Farming – Transferability of European Social Farming Models into Conditions of Latin America Countries
Topic Overview:
Short supply chains are tool with numerous impacts, including social and environmental impacts. They could serve as one of solutions supporting the carbon dioxide neutrality. Implementation of short supply chains into agri-food sector could be done by different ways, including the development of public catering with focus on use of local and organic products. There are different hindering forces, which affects this process in different countries. As one of the main factors, the price of organic and local products is mentioned. From current studies it is clear, that correct choice of comodities and their implementation into menu can decrease importance of this factor on minimum. The goal it to create model calculation affecting economic dimension of the implementation of organic and local product into public catering and to identify other potential factors influencing development of this sector.
Task:
Students will collect input data from public catering facility and make model calcualtion of implementation of organic/regional products under expert supervision and independently. Further, the students will participate on writing of the report, including proposal of application of model strucutre in conditions of their country.
Requirements:
General knowledge of agri-food sector, environmental impacts of agriculture, independence, reliability.
Outcomes:
Report.
Short supply chains are tool with numerous impacts, including social and environmental impacts. They could serve as one of solutions supporting the carbon dioxide neutrality. Implementation of short supply chains into agri-food sector could be done by different ways, including the development of public catering with focus on use of local and organic products. There are different hindering forces, which affects this process in different countries. As one of the main factors, the price of organic and local products is mentioned. From current studies it is clear, that correct choice of comodities and their implementation into menu can decrease importance of this factor on minimum. The goal it to create model calculation affecting economic dimension of the implementation of organic and local product into public catering and to identify other potential factors influencing development of this sector.
Task:
Students will collect input data from public catering facility and make model calcualtion of implementation of organic/regional products under expert supervision and independently. Further, the students will participate on writing of the report, including proposal of application of model strucutre in conditions of their country.
Requirements:
General knowledge of agri-food sector, environmental impacts of agriculture, independence, reliability.
Outcomes:
Report.
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agroecosystems
Short Supply Chains in Agri-Food Sector – Public Catering
UNIGOU EXCHANGE - AVAILABLE TOPICS
Topic Overview:
LCA studies are used to determine the environmental impacts of products, services, or organizations. The life cycle assessment method is also the basis for Environmental product declaration; Carbon footprint; Greenhouse gas report; Environmental footprint of the product and organization; Global Reporting Initiative; Ecodesign and Eco-innovation; Water footprint, and more.
LCA studies can serve as a tool for reducing the environmental impact of companies, as motivational aspects in communication with the customer, as motivational tools for environmental policy (e.g., agriculture), for increasing competitiveness, or for development and research. The benefit of the LCA method is its ability to interpret data into a clear set of environmental indicators or into an ecological footprint. With the help of LCA, it is possible to compare the environmental impacts of products with regard to their function or evaluate the environmental impacts with respect to the entire product life cycle. The LCA study generally has the ability to identify the transmission of environmental problems both in space and between different impact categories. It is, therefore, possible to detect the transfer of problems from place to place. The outputs of a particular LCA study are not valid in general but always under given and clearly specified conditions. The benefit of the LCA method is just a clear definition of the conditions of validity of studies, placing the knowledge about the interactions of technological processes and the environment into a specific technological, environmental, and socio-economic context.
Tasks:
Literature review, data collection, environmental impact assessment.
Requirements:
Education in the field of agriculture; and general knowledge of ecology, toxicology, and chemistry are welcome.
References:
Examples of the topic:
Bernas, J. et al. (2023). Optimal environmental design of nitrogen application rate for facultative wheat using life cycle assessment. European Journal of Agronomy, 146, 126813.
Bernas, J. et al. (2021). Sustainability Estimation of Oat:Pea Intercrops from the Agricultural Life Cycle Assessment Perspective. Agronomy, 11, 2433.
Bernas, J. et al. (2021). Cup plant, an alternative to conventional silage from a LCA perspective. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 1-16.
Bernas, J. et al. (2021). Agricultural lca for food oil of winter rapeseed, sunflower, and hemp, based on czech standard cultivation practices. Agronomy, 11, 2301.
Bernas, J. et al. (2020). The Energy and Environmental Potential of Waste from the Processing of Hulled Wheat Species. Agriculture, 10(12), 592.
LCA studies are used to determine the environmental impacts of products, services, or organizations. The life cycle assessment method is also the basis for Environmental product declaration; Carbon footprint; Greenhouse gas report; Environmental footprint of the product and organization; Global Reporting Initiative; Ecodesign and Eco-innovation; Water footprint, and more.
LCA studies can serve as a tool for reducing the environmental impact of companies, as motivational aspects in communication with the customer, as motivational tools for environmental policy (e.g., agriculture), for increasing competitiveness, or for development and research. The benefit of the LCA method is its ability to interpret data into a clear set of environmental indicators or into an ecological footprint. With the help of LCA, it is possible to compare the environmental impacts of products with regard to their function or evaluate the environmental impacts with respect to the entire product life cycle. The LCA study generally has the ability to identify the transmission of environmental problems both in space and between different impact categories. It is, therefore, possible to detect the transfer of problems from place to place. The outputs of a particular LCA study are not valid in general but always under given and clearly specified conditions. The benefit of the LCA method is just a clear definition of the conditions of validity of studies, placing the knowledge about the interactions of technological processes and the environment into a specific technological, environmental, and socio-economic context.
Tasks:
Literature review, data collection, environmental impact assessment.
Requirements:
Education in the field of agriculture; and general knowledge of ecology, toxicology, and chemistry are welcome.
References:
Examples of the topic:
Bernas, J. et al. (2023). Optimal environmental design of nitrogen application rate for facultative wheat using life cycle assessment. European Journal of Agronomy, 146, 126813.
Bernas, J. et al. (2021). Sustainability Estimation of Oat:Pea Intercrops from the Agricultural Life Cycle Assessment Perspective. Agronomy, 11, 2433.
Bernas, J. et al. (2021). Cup plant, an alternative to conventional silage from a LCA perspective. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 1-16.
Bernas, J. et al. (2021). Agricultural lca for food oil of winter rapeseed, sunflower, and hemp, based on czech standard cultivation practices. Agronomy, 11, 2301.
Bernas, J. et al. (2020). The Energy and Environmental Potential of Waste from the Processing of Hulled Wheat Species. Agriculture, 10(12), 592.
University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Agroecosystems
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Agriculture
Topic Overview:
The research program in our laboratory is aimed at biologically and sensory active compounds of agricultural products and medicinal plants. Our goals include isolation and identification of these compounds, and evaluation of their biological properties (e.g., antimicrobial, cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory activities, etc.).
Tasks:
The student will be involved in the running research projects. His/her activities will include samples preparation and their analysis by state-of-the-art analytical instruments as well as isolation and purification of compounds of interest from various agricultural products (e.g., garlic, onion, mushrooms).
Requirements:
General knowledge of chemistry and basic laboratory skills. Enthusiasm and reliability.
Outcomes:
Report/presentation.
The research program in our laboratory is aimed at biologically and sensory active compounds of agricultural products and medicinal plants. Our goals include isolation and identification of these compounds, and evaluation of their biological properties (e.g., antimicrobial, cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory activities, etc.).
Tasks:
The student will be involved in the running research projects. His/her activities will include samples preparation and their analysis by state-of-the-art analytical instruments as well as isolation and purification of compounds of interest from various agricultural products (e.g., garlic, onion, mushrooms).
Requirements:
General knowledge of chemistry and basic laboratory skills. Enthusiasm and reliability.
Outcomes:
Report/presentation.
University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry
Biologically and Sensory Active Compounds Of Agricultural Products
Topic Overview:
To monitor the effect of application of lactic acid bacteria, mycoparasitic and entomopathogenic fungi in consideration to the disease and pest protection of pea (Pisum sativum L. and soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.).
Depend on the growing stage will be evaluated some growth characteristics related to protection application (eq. the number of nodes, plant length, root length, dry matter of plant and roots, chlorophyll content and diseases scoring).
Main work will be made in laboratory and will contain following parts:
a) learn basic methods used in microbiological laboratory (includes work with microscope, sterilizer, incubator, prepare of cultivation media, work with microorganisms);
b) evaluation of insect pests and nematodes parameters (involves a method of extracting nematodes from the soil);
c) microbiological analysis of plant colonization.
Tasks:
Make the review of the biological protection of legumes in organic farming (Week I).
Learn microbiological laboratory technics: Introduction to microbiological laboratory equipment (microscope, sterilizer, incubator, other equipments) and cultivation media preparation (Week II).
Collecting data from field experiments and processing samples of the plants after treatment application (Week III).
Analysis of occurence of nematodes in the soil (Week IV).
Microbiological analysis of treated plants (Week V).
Determination of fungi by light microscopy (Week VI).
Data processing (Week VII).
Presentation, report and poster preparation (Week VIII).
Requirements:
Basic knowledge of laboratory work.
Outcomes:
Presentation, Report.
Recommended for:
Students of plant sciences.
To monitor the effect of application of lactic acid bacteria, mycoparasitic and entomopathogenic fungi in consideration to the disease and pest protection of pea (Pisum sativum L. and soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.).
Depend on the growing stage will be evaluated some growth characteristics related to protection application (eq. the number of nodes, plant length, root length, dry matter of plant and roots, chlorophyll content and diseases scoring).
Main work will be made in laboratory and will contain following parts:
a) learn basic methods used in microbiological laboratory (includes work with microscope, sterilizer, incubator, prepare of cultivation media, work with microorganisms);
b) evaluation of insect pests and nematodes parameters (involves a method of extracting nematodes from the soil);
c) microbiological analysis of plant colonization.
Tasks:
Make the review of the biological protection of legumes in organic farming (Week I).
Learn microbiological laboratory technics: Introduction to microbiological laboratory equipment (microscope, sterilizer, incubator, other equipments) and cultivation media preparation (Week II).
Collecting data from field experiments and processing samples of the plants after treatment application (Week III).
Analysis of occurence of nematodes in the soil (Week IV).
Microbiological analysis of treated plants (Week V).
Determination of fungi by light microscopy (Week VI).
Data processing (Week VII).
Presentation, report and poster preparation (Week VIII).
Requirements:
Basic knowledge of laboratory work.
Outcomes:
Presentation, Report.
Recommended for:
Students of plant sciences.
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Agroecosystems
Intensification of Legumes
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Food Biotechnologies and Agricultural Products’ Quality
Fermented Food Produced from Plant By-Products
Topic Overview:
The topic of the internship is aimed on the analysis of agricultural products and food with special focus on fermented food produced from plant by-products.
Task:
Determination of antioxidant activity in food and agricultural products, work with HPLC/MS, food chemical and microbiological analysis, including sensory analysis.
Requirements:
General knowledge of food sciences.
Outcomes:
Expected outcome should be literature review and/or report of food analysis of the given samples.
The topic of the internship is aimed on the analysis of agricultural products and food with special focus on fermented food produced from plant by-products.
Task:
Determination of antioxidant activity in food and agricultural products, work with HPLC/MS, food chemical and microbiological analysis, including sensory analysis.
Requirements:
General knowledge of food sciences.
Outcomes:
Expected outcome should be literature review and/or report of food analysis of the given samples.
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Food Biotechnologies and Agricultural Products’ Quality
Changes of Food Properties During Food Processing
Topic Overview:
The topic of the internship is aimed on the analysis of agricultural products and food with special focus on the changes of food properties during food processing (e.g. baking, pasteurising, roasting, drying,…).
Task:
Determination of antioxidant activity in food and agricultural products, work with HPLC/MS, food chemical analysis, including sensory analysis.
Requirements:
General knowledge of food sciences.
Outcomes:
Expected outcome should be literature review and/or report of food analysis of the given samples.
The topic of the internship is aimed on the analysis of agricultural products and food with special focus on the changes of food properties during food processing (e.g. baking, pasteurising, roasting, drying,…).
Task:
Determination of antioxidant activity in food and agricultural products, work with HPLC/MS, food chemical analysis, including sensory analysis.
Requirements:
General knowledge of food sciences.
Outcomes:
Expected outcome should be literature review and/or report of food analysis of the given samples.
