Title: Spatial distribution of the invasive species Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. in the towns of Zagreb county

Authors: Vlahović, D., Hruševar, D., Varga, F., Vladović, D., Mitić, B.

Congress: 3. hrvatski kongres o invazivnim vrstama s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem

Time: 26. – 27. November 2018.

Location: Zagreb, Croatia

Title: Introduction to Ecological Niche Modelling

Participant: Filip Varga

Lecturer: Dr. Neftalí Sillero

Organizer: Transmitting Science

Time: 19. – 23. November 2018.

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Title: Genetic Structure of the Insecticidal Plant Dalmatian Pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium Trevir. /Sch./ Bip.)
Lecturer: Doc. dr. sc. Martina Grdiša, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Zagreb
Workshop: Human-environment interactions from the Last Glacial Maximum to the mid Holocene (ca. 22,000 – 6,000 BP): Smart integration of the Sciences of the Past
Organizer: MendTheGap
Time: Nov. 15-16th, 2018
Location: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, Cambrdige, UK

Title: Origin of Croatian Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Lecturer: Izv. prof. dr. sc. Klaudija Carović-Stanko, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Zagreb
Workshop: Human-environment interactions from the Last Glacial Maximum to the mid Holocene (ca. 22,000 – 6,000 BP): Smart integration of the Sciences of the Past
Organizer: MendTheGap
Time: 15-16. studenoga 2018.
Location: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, Cambrdige, Velika Britanija

Title: Historical and Contemporary Demography of Dalmatian sage (Salvia officinalis L.)
Lecturer: Prof. dr. sc. Zlatko Šatović, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Zagreb
Workshop: Human-environment interactions from the Last Glacial Maximum to the mid Holocene (ca. 22,000 – 6,000 BP): Smart integration of the Sciences of the Past
Organizer: MendTheGap
Time: 15-16. studenoga 2018.
Location: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, Cambrdige, UK

Title: High-throughput genotyping: Genomic selection/molecular breeding
Invited lecturers:
Ian Mackay, IMplant Consultancy, Chelmsford, UK
Fred van Eeuwijk, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Marcos Malosetti, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Organizer: Coe CroP-BioDiv
Time: Sept. 25th, 2018
Location: Krk, Croatia

Title: Workshop organized by Centre of excellence for biodiversity and molecular plant breeding entitled „High-throughput genotyping – application in molecular plant breeding

Invited speakers: Ian Mackay, Marcos Malosetti, Fred van Eeuwijk

Time and place: 24.-26.09.2018, Krk, Hrvatska

Program workshop

Information of the invited speakers

Title: Genetic Demography of Dalmatian sage (Salvia officinalis L.): A Journey to the Past

Lecturer: Prof. dr. sc. Zlatko Šatović, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Zagreb

Organizer: MendTheGap – Ciklus predavanja ‘Znanosti o prošlosti – pouke za budućnost’

Time: Sept. 20th, 2018; 07:00 PM

Location: The Archaeological Museum in Zagreb

Title: Genetic Diversity and Evolutionary History of Salvia officinalis L. and Salvia lavandulifolia Vahl
Presener: Prof. dr. sc. Zlatko Šatović, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Zagreb / ZCI CroP-BioDiv
Authors: Šatović, Z., Škrtić, D., Radosavljević, I., Jug-Dujaković, M., Varga, F., Sáez, Ll., di Pietro, R., Liber, Z.
Conference: 8th Congress of the Genetics Society of Slovenia
Organizer: The Genetics Society of Slovenia
Time: Sept. 20th, 2018; 08:30
Location: Hotel Radin, Radenci, Slovenia

Title: Invasive flora of the cities of Dugo Selo and Samobor

Authors: Vlahović, D., Hruševar, D., Varga, F., Vladović, D., Mitić, B.

Congress: 13. hrvatski biološki kongres s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem

Time: 19. – 23. September 2018.

Location: Poreč, Hrvatska

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

https://hrti.hrt.hr/videostore/moviedetails?referenceId=359815157&refer=videostore%7Cmovies&customCatalogueReferenceId=plodovizemljemmag&player=True&heading=PLODOVI%20ZEMLJE

Time: 11. rujna 2018.

Location: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet