First International Legume Society (LS) Conference, organized and hosted by Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad was held on 9 – 11 of May, 2013 in Hotel Park in Novi Sad. International Legume Society was officially established and registered on April 1st, 2013, with headquarters in Cordoba, Spain, headed by the president Prof. Dr. Diego Rubiales, one of the most significant world experts in the field of legumes research.
On behalf of the organizers, Dr. Vuk Djordjević welcomed the participants and announced Dr. Diego Rubiales, who pointed out that such a great organization of the conference provides an excellent opportunity for meeting old friends and new generations. The guests were also welcomed by Dr. Jegor Miladinović, Acting Director of the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops. (read more…)
ECPGR (The European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources) organized the fifth meeting on GLWG (Grain Legumes Working Group) in cooperation with Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad (Serbia) on 7th and 8th of May in Novi Sad. Total of 24 participants from 22 countries attended the meeting, which is much more than at the previous event held in Portugal in 2007. ECPGR representative from Rome, Mr. Lorenzo Maggioni was also present.
For the first time there were representatives from outside of Europe (Israel), and certain countries (Belarus, Estonia, Cyprus, Turkey and Ukraine) also participated at the meeting for the first time. Apart from them, representatives of Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the (read more…)
The Contract on participation in realization of projects assignments in the current FP7 project between the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad and University of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy was signed on February 22nd 2013, under the title:
“Seed health: Development of seed treatment methods, evidence for seed transmission and assessment of seed health”
Project coordinator: THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS, Food and Environment Research General coordinator: Christine Henry, Fera, UK For realization of specific tasks are in charge: Major Partner, WP leader: professor Emilio Stéfani, University of Modena & Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), Italy Subcontractor: Radivoje Jevtić, PhD, coordinator from the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, Serbia Other researchers from the Institute: Maja Ignjatov, MSc,Mirjana Lalošević, MSc,Vesna Župunski, PhD, Slađana Medić-Pap, PhD
More details about project and goals of the research on these websites:
“2013: A LEGUME ODYSSEY”
organised by the Legume Society and the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops will be held from May 9 to 11, 2013 in Novi Sad, Serbia.
More information is available on the conference website: lsc1.nsseme.com
Read articles on seed yield and protein content in sunflower, okra in Thailand, new sweet pepper hybrids in Azerbaijan, growing cabbage as a double crop in Serbia, or cyanogenic glycosides in linseed published in the current issue of scientific journal Ratarstvo i povrtarstvo / Field and Vegetable Crops Research2012: 49 (1).
This is the first issue electronically edited and published using software E-ur developed by CEON, which has significantly improved editing processes as well as the quality of the published papers.
Instruction to authors regarding electronic manuscript submission and archive of previously published issues can be found on the journals webpage.
Traditional FIELD DAY OF MAIZE, SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER, SUGAR BEET AND SORGHUM was held on September 12, 2010 at Rimski Šančevi, next to Storage and Distribution Centre of Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops from Novi Sad. (read more…)
Based on review of 27 seed samples of different plant species, at its meeting on March 26, 2010, Committee for Quality Assessment of Plant Seed Material of the 77th International Agricultural Fair in Novi Sad awarded Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, with the following: (read more…)
As a remembrance to professor Lazar Stojković, Matica srpska awards significant research papers in the fields of agro-ecology and agro-ecosystem every three years.
This year, two researchers from Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops were awarded, namely Igor Balalić, PhD and Ivica Đalović, BSc. (read more…)