Presentation of the project ‘Biodiversity and Molecular Plant Breeding’
The presentation of the research project entitled ‘Biodiversity and Molecular Plant Breeding’ was held at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture on September 12th, 2018. The project has been granted to the Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity and Molecular Plant Breeding (CroP-BioDiv).
Mrs Smiljana Goreta Ban, PhD. was the moderator of the presentation.
The welcoming speeces have been delivered by the academician Franjo Tomić, president of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, professor Zoran Grgić, PhD., Dean of the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture and associated professor Zvonimir Zdunić, PhD., director of the Agricultural Institute Osijek.
Professor Zlatko Šatović, PhD., the project leader presented the overall aims and goals of the project. Mr. Dario Novoselović, PhD. presented the research on three main crops grown in Croatia (maize, wheat, soybean), Ms. Tatjana Klepo, PhD. explained the research that will be carried out concerning grape vine and olive, and professor Zlatko Liber talked about neglected crops that include Brassicas, Alliums, common bean, Dalmatian sage and Dalmatina pyrethrum. As the repesentative of PhD. students and post-docs Ms. Petra Štambuk, M.Sc. reported on current status of the newly employed scientific stuff.
From the media:
Web
https://www.agrobiz.hr/agrovijesti/predstavljanje-znanstvenog-centra-izvrsnosti-za-bioraznolikost-i-molekularno-oplemenjivanje-bilja-10692
https://www.zmag.hr/single-post/2018/09/15/Predstavljanje-ZCI-CroP-BioDiv
Newspapper
https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/stare-poljoprivredne-sorte-uz-upgrade-vracaju-na-njive-1269373
Radio
https://radio.hrt.hr/radio-sljeme/ep/centar-izvrsnog-bilja/270126
Television
This wednesday, September 12th 2018 starting at 12:00 in the great hall of the University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Svetošimunska cesta 25, the project ‘Biodiversity and molecular plant breeding’ of the Centre of excellence for biodiversity and molecular plant breeding (CroP-BioDiv) will be presented. The leading institution is the University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, and scientists from five more institutions are collaborating: Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation Split, Institute of Agriculture and Tourism Poreč, University J. J. Strossmayer in Osijek, Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Institute Osijek, and University of Zagreb Faculty of Science.
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