Scientific Publications:

Book chapters:

• Bandelj, Dunja; Podgornik, Maja; Tomazic, Irma; Jakse, Jernej; Javornik, Branka; Vrhovnik, Irena; Strikic, Frane; Zanic, Katja; Perica, Slavko; Lazovic, Biljana; Cizmovic, Miroslav; Adakalic, Mirjana; Popovic, Ranko.
  Development of Molecular Tools for Fig Genetic Resources Characterisation and Preservation in the Western Balkan Countries // The booklet Scientific results of the SEE-ERA.NET Pilot Joint Call-First edition / Machacová, Jana; Rohsmann, Katarina, editor(s). Vienna: Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI), Southeast European Era-Net Coordination office, Vienna, Austria, 2009. Str. 103-111

Journal articles and review articles in CC/WoS journals:

• Skaljac M., Zanic K., Hrncic S., Radonjic S., Perovic T., Ghanim M. 2013. Diversity and localization of bacterial symbionts in three whitefly species (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from the east coast of the Adriatic Sea. Bulletin of entomological research 103: 48-59.
• Skaljac M., Kostanjsek R., Zanic K. 2012. The presence of Wolbachia in Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) populations from coastal Croatia and Montenegro. African Entomology 20 (1): 191-194.
• Ban D., Goreta Ban, S., Oplanic, M., Horvat, J., Novak, B., Zanic, K., Znidarcic, D., 2011. Growth and yield response of watermelon to in-row plant spacings and mycorrhiza. Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research 71 (4): 497-502.
• Zanic, Katja; Dumicic, Gvozden; Skaljac, Marisa; Goreta Ban, Smiljana; Urlic, Branimir.
  The effects of nitrogen rate and the ratio of NO3-:NH4+ on Bemisia tabaci populations in hydroponic tomato crops. // Crop Protection. 30 (2011); 228-233 (journal article).
• Skaljac, Marisa; Zanic, Katja; Goreta Ban, Smiljana; Konstedalov, Svetlana; Ghanim, Murad.
  Co-infection and localization of secondary symbionts in two whitefly species. // Bmc microbiology. 10 (2010); 142-1-142-15 (journal article).
• Ban, Dean; Zanic, Katja; Dumicic, Gvozden; Gotlin Culjak, Tanja; Goreta Ban, Smiljana.
  The type of polyethylene mulch impacts vegetative growth, yield, and aphid populations in watermelon production. // Journal of food agriculture & environment. 7 (2009), 3/4; 543-550 (journal article).
• Zanic, Katja; Ban, Dean; Goreta Ban, Smiljana; Gotlin Culjak, Tanja; Dumicic, Gvozden.
  Response of alate aphid species to mulch colour in watermelon. // Journal of Food Agriculture and Environment. 7 (2009), 3-4; 496-502 (journal article).
• Zanic, Katja; Goreta, Smiljana; Perica, Slavko; Sutic, Jelena.
  Effects of alternative pesticides on greenhouse whitefly in protected cultivation. // Journal of Pest Science. 81 (2008), 3; 161-166 (journal article).
• Goreta, Smiljana; Perica, Slavko; Dumicic, Gvozden; Bucan, Lovre; Zanic, Katja.
  Growth and yield of watermelon on polyethylene mulch with different spacings and nitrogen rates. // HortScience. 40 (2005), 2; 366-369 (journal article).
• Zanic, Katja; Cenis, Jose Luis; Kacic, Sonja; Katalinic, Miro.
  Current Status of Bemisia tabaci in coastal Croatia. // Phytoparasitica. 33 (2005), 1; 60-64 (journal article).

Scientific papers in other journals:

• Zanic K., Skaljac M., Vitanovic E., Katalinic M. 2012. Jasenov stitasti moljac, Siphoninus phillyreae - stetnik masline u rasadnicarskoj proizvodnji [Ash whitefly, Siphoninus phillyreae - the pest of olive in nursery production]. Glasilo zastite bilja 4: 308-312.
• Zanic K., Skaljac M., Vitanovic E., Katalinic M. 2012. Vunasti stitasti moljac, Aleurothrixus floccosus (Maskell), - noviji stetnik agruma u Hrvatskoj [Woolly whitefly, Aleurothrixus floccosus (Maskell), - the newer citrus pest in Croatia]. Glasilo zastite bilja 5: 399-406.
• Gotlin Culjak T., Zanic K., Goreta Ban S., Ban D., Dumicic G. and Grubisic D. 2011. The aphid fauna (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) of watermelons. Entomol. Croat. & Proceedings of the 22 SIEEC. 15: 177-183.
• Skaljac, M., Zanic, K., Ghanim, M., 2011. Squash leaf curl virus (SLCV) i Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus (WmCSV) - potencijalna opasnost uzgoju dinje i lubenice u Hrvatskoj. [Squash leaf curl virus (SLCV) and Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus (WmCSV) - a potential threat to melon and watermelon cultivation in Croatia]// Glasilo biljne zastite 11 (6): 407-413. 
• Skaljac, M., Zanic, K., Ghanim, M., 2011. Tomato yellow leaf curl virus: vektor - simptomi - prevencija. [Tomato yellow leaf curl virus: vector - symptoms - prevention]// Glasilo biljne zastite 11 (4): 289-296. 
• Gotlin Culjak, Tanja; Razov, Josip; Gomboc, Stanislav; Grubisic, Dinka; Juran, Ivan; Zanic, Katja.
  Prvi nalaz lisnog minera rajcice Tuta absoluta Povolny, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) u Hrvatskoj. [The first record of tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta Povolny, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in Croatia] // Glasilo biljne zastite. 4 (2010); 273-281 (journal article).
• Batelja Kristina; Goreta Ban, Smiljana; Zanic, Katja; Milos, Bosko; Dumicic, Gvozden; Matotan Zdravko.
  SVOJSTVA AUTOHTONIH POPULACIJA RASTIKE (BRASSICA OLERACEA L. VAR. ACEPHALA) HRVATSKOG PRIOBALJA. [AUTOCHTONOUS KALE POPULATIONS (BRASSICA OLERACEA L. VAR. ACEPHALA) IN CROATIAN COASTAL REGION] // "POLJOPRIVREDA znanstveno-strucni casopis". 2 (2009); 1-7 (journal article).
• Kacic, Sonja; Vitanovic, Elda; Zanic, Katja; Katalinic, Miro.
  Suzbijanje pipe (Otiorhynchus sulcatus F.) u zasticenom prostoru. [Control of the (Otiorhynchus sulcatus F.) weevil in protected cultivation]// Glasilo biljne zastite. 3 (2009); 153-157 (journal article).
• Zanic, Katja; Ban, Dean; Skaljac, Marisa; Dumicic, Gvozden; Goreta Ban, Smiljana; Znidarcic, Dragan.
  Aphid population in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus Thunb.) production. // Acta agriculturae Slovenica. 93 (2009), 2; 189-192 (journal article).
• Katalinic, Miro; Kacic, Sonja; Vitanovic, Elda; Zanic, Katja.
  Mogucnost primijene nekih sredstava za zastitu bilja u cvjecarskim kulturama. [Possibility of applying certain plant protection products to flower crops] // Glasilo biljne zastite. 7 (2007), 4; 230-234 (journal article).
• Vitanovic, Elda; Katalinic, Miro; Kacic, Sonja; Zanic, Katja.
  Ucinkovitost dijatomejske zemlje u suzbijanju maslinine muhe. [Use of kaolin Clay Protection Against Olive Fly] // Glasilo biljne zastite. 4 (2007); 241-243 (journal article).
• Zanic, Katja; Kacic, Sonja; Vitanovic, Elda; Katalinic, Miro.
  Jasenov stitasti moljac - novi problem na maslini i kruski u Dalmaciji. [Siphoninus phillyreae - a pest of olive and pear in Dalmatia] // Glasilo biljne zastite. 4 (2007.); 237-240 (journal article).
• Zanic, Katja; Igrc-Barcic, Jasminka; Kacic, Sonja.
  Dialeurodes citri (Ashmead, 1885) in the Adriatic Region of Croatia. // Poljoprivredna znanstvena smotra. 66 (2001), 3; 161-168 (journal article).
• Zanic, Katja; Kacic, Sonja; Katalinic, Miro.
  Duhanov stitasti moljac Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius, 1889), (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) u Hrvatskoj. [Tobacco whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius, 1889), (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in Croatia] // Entomologia Croatica. 5 (2001), 1-2; 51-63 (journal article).
• Zanic, Katja; Kacic, Sonja; Katalinic, Miro.
  Stetne vrste familije Aleyrodidae (Homoptera)na agrumima. [Whitefly Pest Species (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on Citrus Trees] // Poljoprivredna znanstvena smotra. 65 (2000), 1; 51-59 (journal article).
• Katalinic, Miro; Kacic, Sonja; Zanic, Katja.
  DJELOVANJE INHIBITORA RAZVOJA INSEKATA (diflubenzuron, fenoksikarb i heksaflumuron)I BIOINSEKTICIDA (Bacillus thuringiensis)NA CVJETNU GENERACIJU MASLININA MOLJCA. [THE EFFICIENCY OF INSECT GROWTH REGULATOR (diflubenzuron, fenoksikarb i heksaflumuron) AND MICROBIAL INSECTICIDE (Bacillus thuringiensis) ON OLIVE-KERNEL BORER] // FRAGMENTA PHYTOMEDICA ET HERBOLOGICA. 26 (1999), 1-2; 87-93 (journal article).
• Zanic, Katja; Igrc Barcic, Jasminka.
  Entomofauna Zlatooka (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) u maslinicima Dalmacije. [Green lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) in Dalmatian olive orchards] // Poljoprivredna znanstvena smotra. 61 (1996), 3-4; 265-279 (journal article).

Non-refereed conference paper:

• Dumicic, Gvozden; Goreta, Smiljana; Zanic, Katja; Raspudic, Emilija; Ban, Dean.
  Utjecaj cjepljenja na prinos krastavca na tlima zarazenim nematodama [The influence of grafting on cucumber yield in soil infested with rot-knot nematode] // Zbornik radova 41. Hrvatski & 1. medjunarodni znanstveni simpozij agronoma / Jovanovac, Sonja; Kovacevic, Vlado, editor(s).
  Osijek: Sitograf d.o.o., 2006. 303-304 (lecture, published, scientific).

Abstracts in Book of abstracts:  

• Goreta Ban S., Zanic K., Dumicic G. 2013. Vegetable grafting as a research topic in Croatia. 1^st Meeting of COST Action FA1204, Athens - Greece,  11-12 March 2013. Book of abstracts, pp. 41.
• Zanic K., Ban D., Gotlin Culjak T., Goreta Ban S., Znidarcic D. 2013. Razsirjenost pravih listnih usi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) na lubenicah (Citrullus lanatus L.), gojenih v hrvaski Istri. 11TH SLOVENIAN CONFERENCE ON PLANT PROTECTION with international participation, Bled, Slovenia, 5-6 March 2013. Abstracts volume, 116-117.
• Dumicic G., Zanic K., Urlic B., Skaljac M., Goreta Ban S., Ban D. 2013. The effect of grafting and nitrogen rate on tomato yield and tobaco whitefly populations [Utjecaj cijepljenja i koncentracije dusika na prinos rajcice i brojnost duhanovog stitastog moljca]. 48^th Croatian and 8^th International Symposium on Agriculture, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 17-22 February, Book of abstracts, 148-149.
• Skaljac M., Zanic K., Hrncic S., Ghanim M. 2012. Composition and localization of bacterial symbionts in three whitefly species (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina [Sastav i lokalizacija bakterijskih simbionata kod tri vrste stitastih moljaca (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) u Hrvatskoj, Crnoj Gori i Bosni i Hercegovini]. 11^th Croatian biological congress with international participation, Sibenik, Croatia, 16-21 September 2012. Book of abstracts, 129-130.
• Goreta Ban S., Zanic K., Dumicic G., Raspudic E., Ban D. 2011. Growth and yield of grafted cucumbers in the soil infested with root-knot nematodes. International Symposium on Vegetable Grafting, Viterbo, Italy, 3-5 October 2011. Book of abstracts, 62 p.
• Gotlin Culjak, T., Zanic K., Dumicic G., Goreta Ban S., Grubisic D., Juran I., 2011. The aphids fauna (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) in a watermelon. Symposium internationale entomofaunisticum Europae centralis XXII, Varazdin, Croatia, 29 June - 3 July 2011. Book of abstracts, 53 p.
• Skaljac, M., Zanic, K., Ghanim, M.
  Distribution and secondary symbiont infection status of two whitefly species in Croatia //Workshop Genomics and Metagenomics, Funchal, Portugal, 2010. (poster, international peer-review, abstract, scientific).
• Skaljac, Marisa; Ghanim, Murad; Zanic, Katja.
  Status infekcije i raspodjela sekundarnih simbionata stitastog moljca Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) u obalnom podrucju Hrvatske // Zbornik sazetaka / Besendorfer, Visnja; Kopjar, Nevenka; Vidakovic-Cifrek, Zeljka; Tkalec, Mirta; Bauer, Natasa; Luksa, Zaklin, editor(s).
  Zagreb: Nacionalna i sveucilisna knjiznica, 2009. 90-91 (lecture, international peer-review, abstract, scientific).
• Skaljac, Marisa; Zanic, Katja; Goreta Ban, Smiljana; Ghanim, Murad.
  Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Pest Status and Association with Secondary Symbionts in Croatia // 5th International Bemisia Workshop. Book of abstracts. / Yu-Yuan Guo, editor(s).
  Guangzhou: South China Agricultural University, 2009. 13-13 (lecture, international peer-review, abstract, scientific).
• Zanic, Katja; Ban, Dean; Skaljac, Marisa; Dumicic, Gvozden; Goreta Ban, Smiljana; Znidarcic, Dragan.
  Dinamika listnih usi na lubenicah (Citrullus lanatus Thumb.), gojenih na prekritih in na golih tleh // Abstract volume 9th Slovenian conference on plant protection with internationl participation / Macek, Joze, editor(s).
  Ljubljana: Drustvo za varstvo rastlin Slovenije, 2009. 117-118 (poster, international peer-review, abstract, scientific).
• Zanic, Katja; Dumicic, Gvozden; Bucan, Lovre; Skaljac, Marisa.
  Utjecaj gnojidbe dusikom na populaciju duhanovog stitastog moljaca (Bemisia tabaci) na rajcici // 44. HRVATSKI I 4. MEDjUNARODNI SIMPOZIJ AGRONOMA - ZBORNIK SAZETAKA / Maric, Sonja; Loncaric, Zdenko, editor(s).
  Osijek: Poljoprivredni fakultet Sveucilista Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, 2009. 137-138 (lecture, international peer-review, abstract, scientific).
• Batelja, Kristina; Goreta, Smiljana; Zanic, Katja; Rusak, Gordana.
  Utjecaj kvercetina na virus mozaika krastavca na tikvici // 42.hrvatski i 2. medjunarodni simpozij agronoma, zbornik sazetaka / Milan Pospisil, editor(s).
  Zagreb: Agronomski fakultet Sveucilista u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska, 2007. 138 (poster, international peer-review, abstract, scientific).
• Zanic, Katja.
  Whiteflies and Croatian Agriculture // EWSII Abstract Compendium 2004 / Bedford, Ian, editor(s).
  Norwich: European Whitefly Studies Network, 2004. 5-5 (lecture, international peer-review, abstract, scientific).
• Zanic, Katja; Cenis, Jose Luis; Simón, Belen; Kacic, Sonja; Simala Mladen.
  Current status of Bemisia tabaci in Croatia // 3rd International Bemisia Workshop. Barcelona (Spain), 17-20 March 2003. Book Of Abstracts / Arno, Judit; Alomar, Oscar; Riudavetes, Jordi; Castane, Cristina; Gabarra, Rosa, editor(s).
  Barcelona: AJ Imatge. C/ Guitard, 2003. 43-43 (poster, international peer-review, abstract, scientific).
• Zanic, Katja; Kacic, Sonja; Katalinic, Miro.
  Population trend and natural enemies of Dialeurodes citri (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in Split Region, Croatia // European Whitefly Symposium, Ragusa 27th -3rd March 2001, Program and Abstract / Bedford, Ian, editor(s).
  Ragusa, Italija: University of Catania - Faculty of Agriculture, 2001. 38, br.211-P (poster, international peer-review, abstract, scientific).
• Kacic, Sonja; Zanic, Katja; Igrc-Barcic, Jasminka; Katalinic, Miro.
  Giant black bark peach aphid Pterochloroides persicae Cholodk. (Homoptera: Lacnidae) // XXI International Congress of Entomology - Abstracts Book 1 / Decio Luiz Gazzoni, editor(s).
  Londrina: Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, 2000. 66-66 (poster, international peer-review, abstract, scientific).
• Zanic, Katja; Kacic, Sonja; Igrc Barcic, Jasminka.
  Citrus Whitefly, Dialeurodes citri (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) in Adriatic Region of Croatia // Abstracts Book II - XXI International Congress of Entomology.
  2000. 723 (poster, international peer-review, abstract, scientific).  

Scientific conference papers with international peer-review:

• Hrncic S., Radonjic S., Perovic T., Zanic K., Skaljac M. 2012. The current status of the tobacco whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) in Montenegro. International Symposium on Current Trends in Plant Protection. Belgrade, Serbia, 25-28 September 2012. Proceedings, 489-495.
• Goreta Ban S., Zanic, K., Dumicic G., Raspudic E., Ban D., Urlic B. 2012. Utjecaj cijepljenja i koncentracije dusika na prinos rajcice i brojnost duhanovog stitastog moljca [The effect of rootstock on growth and yield of cucumber grown in soil infested with root-knot nematodes]. 47^th Croatian and 7^th International Symposium on Agriculture. Opatija, Croatia, 13-17 February 2012. Proceedings, 410-413.
• Dumicic G., Urlic B., Zanic K., Bucan L., Goreta Ban S. 2011. Utjecaj drenazne hranjive otopine na parametre fotosinteze i prinos krastavca [Influence of recirculation of nutrient solution on cucumber leaf gas exchange and yield].
  46^th Croatian and 6^th International Symposium on Agriculture. Opatija, Croatia, 14-18 February 2011. Proceedings, 520-523.
• Urlic B., Dumicic G., Zanic K., Skaljac M., Bucan L., Goreta Ban S. 2011.
  Utjecaj omjera iona NO₃^-:NH₄⁺ na vegetativna svojstva i prinos rajcice te populaciju Bemisia tabaci [Influence of NO₃^-:NH₄⁺ ions ratio on tomato vegetative traits, yield, and Bemisia tabaci population]. 46^th Croatian and 6^th International Symposium on Agriculture]. Opatija, Croatia, 14-18 February 2011. Proceedings, 585-588.

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