Cooperation between IFVCNS and Donau Soya
The Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia is a member of the European non-profit organisation Donau Soja (www.donausoja.org),working with its members for a sustainable and safe European protein supply. More specifically, the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops is a member of the [...]
Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops at the World Soybean Research Conference (WSRC11)
Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, was honoured in 2018 to host the 11th World Soybean Research Conference (WSRC11), organized in Europe for the first time after being held for 45 years. The conference was postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and [...]
Institute at the Students’ career development fair
The 7th Students' career development fair was held on May, 9th 2023 at the Faculty of Sciences in Novi Sad, organized by the Students' Union. Numerous companies and organizations were presented to students of the final year of undergraduate studies, to master and PhD students. Nadežda Stojanov and Dragana Rajković [...]
Climate Crops at Sunflower conference in Novi Sad
In the period 20-23 June IFVCNS hosted The 20th International Sunflower Conference in collaboration with International Sunflower Association. In the time of Conference, Climate Crops members lectured six presentations, moderated tree sections, one panel and participated in poster section. During the Conference, the Climate Crops Center was presented and many contacts [...]
PlantEd WG2 Training School – Genome-edited plants: Impact and beyond
Climate crops members Ana Marjanović Jeromela, Ankica Kondić-Špika and Dragana Miladinović participated in PlantEd WG2 Training School - Genome-edited plants: Impact and beyond, held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 24-25.05.2022. Training was organized within the activities of PlantEd COST Association - European Cooperation in Science and Technology (www.plantgenomeediting.eu) WG2, led by Dragana Miladinović. Training School focused on plant genome editing [...]
International Sunflower Conference notice
Dr. Vladimir Miklič (vladimir.miklic@nsseme.com ), as a chairman of 20th International Sunflower Conference (https://isc2020.com/ ) that will be organized 20-23.06.2022. in Novi Sad, Serbia, by Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, Serbia ( https://ifvcns.rs/en / https://nsseme.com/en/ ) and International Sunflower Association (https://www.isasunflower.org/ ), would like to inform you that after 2 years of [...]
Postpone of the World Soybean Research Conference 11
The World Soybean Research Conference 11 fully supports all public measures to protect the health and welfare of the people and to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. The health and well-being of our delegates, partners, exhibitors and staff have been, and will always be, the major priority. The Organising [...]
New delay of the 20th International Sunflower Conference
Dear colleagues, The global crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus is affecting all aspects of our lives. The Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops in Novi Sad and the International Sunflower Association, as organizers of the 20th International Sunflower Conference in Novi Sad, have been closely monitoring the situation since [...]
Center of Excellence for Legumes
Cultivated crops from the family Fabaceae (soybean, alfalfa, clover, peas, vetch, beans, broad bean, lupine, lentil, grass pea) are the main source of plant proteins, oils and cellulose fibers for human and farm animals. Areas used for legumes cultivation in Serbia amount to 400-450 thousand hectares. The largest areas are [...]
Remembrance – prof. Dr. Lazar Stojković, first director of the Institute and rector of UNS
It has been 60 years since the founding of the University of Novi Sad. It was a historical act, necessary and well deserved. The development of Vojvodina Province, and the whole Serbia, essentially depended on science and higher education, and one university in Belgrade was not enough to fulfill that [...]
20 Most Innovative Breeders in the European Seed Sector in 2019
With each meal you eat and with each snack you take, you are enjoying the work of plant breeders. They are the ones that come up with new plant varieties day after day, year after year. They develop new plant varieties that have a higher yield, more resistance against pests [...]
Postpone of the 20th International Sunflower Conference
Dear colleagues, Global crisis caused by COVID-19 virus is affecting all aspects of our lives. Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, and International Sunflower Association, as organizers of the 20th International Sunflower Conference in Novi Sad, are closely monitoring the situation since the beginning of the crisis. The [...]
Postpone of the World Soybean Research Conference 11
The World Soybean Research Conference 11 fully supports all public measures to protect the health and welfare of the people and to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. The health and well-being of our delegates, partners, exhibitors and staff have been, and will always be, the major priority. The Organising and [...]
„Contribution of Science to the Development of Organic Farming“
Round table with a press conference Wednesday, 9th of October 2019, 3 pm to 5 pm Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, Serbia Location: https://goo.gl/maps/HZoJVMTXfKNQPiwT9 “The organic farming sector in the Union has developed rapidly in the past years, in terms not only of the area used for organic farming but also of [...]
Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops acquired status of National Institute
In May 2018, the Government of the Republic of Serbia issued a decision granting the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops the status of National Institute. In the year of the Jubilee, when the Institute celebrated 8 decades of existence, it was confirmed that rich experience in theoretical foundations and [...]
World Soybean Research Conference XI
Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops from Novi Sad has the great honour to organize the World Soybean Research Conference XI for the first time (WSRC XI). This important scientific meeting will be held in Europe for the first time in 45 years. Researchers and experts from all over the [...]
The second course „Advancements in Plant Breeding, Trial Design and Analysis“ held at the Institute
The course in the field of plant breeding titled „Advancements in Plant Breeding, Trial Design and Analysis“ was held at the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, in the period 29-31 May 2018. The course was intended for the employees of the institutions and companies engaged in breeding [...]
The right time for sowing pepper
One of the important vegetable species in our area is pepper, which, like other vegetables, contains a lot of minerals, vitamins and various substances that are beneficial for human health. The period from March 15 to March 31 is the right time for sowing pepper in unheated greenhouses, and for [...]
20th International Sunflower Conference
Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops and International Sunflower Association are organizing the 20th International Sunflower Conference in Novi Sad, Serbia, 22-25 June 2020. Researchers from around the world will try to tackle the current issues and problems that accompany the breeding and cultivation of this plant species. More information on [...]
INRA researcher visits Industrial Crops Department
In the period 10-12 September 2018, Dr. Stéphane Muños from INRA, Toulouse, France, visited the Industrial Crops Department. Dr. Muños is a team leader engaged in research on genetics and genomics of sunflower and coordinator of projects devoted to the study of sunflower broomrape. Our colleague from France held a [...]
Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops has acquired the status of a national institute
Government of the Republic of Serbia reached a decision by which the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Novi Sad acquired the status of a national institute of the Republic of Serbia in May 2018. In the year when the Institute celebrates its 80-year anniversary, it has been confirmed that [...]