Mendel’s pavilion

greenhouses | animal husbandry | minibrewery | bakery | meat and dairy pilot plant | confectionary workshop | microbiological laboratory | instrumental laboratories | phytotrons

MENDELU students can test their knowledge directly on campus in the biotechnology pavilion, a facility for research in fisheries, food technology, ecology, plant cultivation, animal husbandry, biotechnology, genomics and proteomics, plant biology, biochemistry, environmental remediation, biosensors and nanotechnology. For example, we have our own quail hatchery in the pavilion.

Research and development activities currently being carried out

  • how to produce healthier foods
  • a “smart plant nutrition” system that would allow plants to better tolerate drought and better nourish them while reducing the negative impact on soil quality and the environment
  • fish nutrition, the effects of microplastics in the water, and the health of fish kept in different conditions
  • what is the optimal nutrition for chickens, quails and laying hens so that there is a higher proportion of “healthy fats” in the yolks, or how to reduce heat stress in broiler chickens
  • unique plant genotypes and changes during their domestication from wild species to crops

CEITEC

climatic chambers for plant growth | confocal microscope | mass spectrometers

At CEITEC MENDELU, one of the partners of the Central European Institute of Technology, we focus on research in the life and non-life sciences and their interconnections. We strive to put the results and acquired knowledge into practice.

What we have accomplished

  • describing the role of the plant hormone cytokinin in leaf development
  • collaborating on the discovery of a new membrane organelle necessary for the transfer of proteins into the vacuole
  • developing nanoparticles capable of efficiently and accurately influencing the metabolism of unicellular algae

What we are currently researching

  • the role of plant hormones in responses to environmental stress
  • the cellular mechanisms of plant responses to environmental stress
  • the effects of light on the resistance of plants to low temperatures
  • the effects of the use of nanoparticles on plant metabolism
  • nanomaterials as plant protection tools

University Agriculture Enterprise in Žabčice

Excursions | Place for research for bachelor’s, Master and doctoral theses | Practical teaching of students in plant, Animal and special production | Cooperation in solving research tasks

The University Agricultrue Enterprise in Žabčice is located less than 25 km south of Brno in the Brno-countryside district. The village of Žabčice is accessible from Brno by train in the direction to Břeclav.

Economic activity

  • Production and sale of agricultural commodities
  • Production and sale of wine

We regularly organize field days

  • Mendel Agro (field day in June)
  • Mendel Sun (field day in September)