Activities and Events

Networking with a research institution HUN-REN Center for Agricultural Research – Budapest

On December 4th, 5tht and 8th, a networking event was held between individual members of the InoBioTeh project team (Application of innovative biological preparations in sustainable plant production technologies, KK.01.1.1.07.0053), with the foreign research institution HUN-REN Center for Agricultural Research (HUN -REN CAR), in Budapest.

Networking was arranged between prof. Zdenko Lončarić Ph.D, InoBioTeh project leader and prof. Márk Rékás,i Ph.D., from the HUN-REN CAR.

On the 4th and 5th prof. Zdenko Lončarić, Ph.D., participated in networking activities, which included: a brief introduction to the employees, a tour of the laboratory for the analysis of soil and substrates for plants, a comparison of analytical methods, considering the possibility of introducing new methods and discussing possibilities of future collaborations.

Asst. Jurica Jović, Ph.D., participated in networking on December 8th, since Prof. Orsolya Szécsy, Ph.D., since prof. Orsolya Szécsy, Ph.D., whose research work is closely related to the field of microbiology within agricultural production, was previously unavailable.

In conclusion, networking was realized in the areas of physical and agrochemical analyses, as well as the analysis of substrates and media for growing vegetables, but also in the areas of microbiological analyzes and the possibilities of preparing microbiological preparations for the needs of sustainable agricultural production, all with the aim of exchanging experiences and strengthening scientific research capacities of Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek and HUN-REN CAR Budapest.

INFORMATIVE WORKSHOP ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

On December 13, 2023, at the Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, as part of the project “Application of innovative biological preparations in sustainable plant production technologies”, KK.01.1.1.07.0053, an informative workshop “Intellectual property – patent application” was held.

The following participants took part in the workshop: members of the project team, employees of the Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food – Soil Center (HAPIH), employees of the Agricultural Institute in Osijek, colleagues from the Department of Biology Osijek and the University of Zadar, and other employees of the Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek and also fellow agronomists.

This informative workshop was organized by the project team and led by Iva Nikolin, project assistant. An overview of basic information on what Intellectual Property is and what its forms are is provided, as well as an overview of the steps involved in applying for intellectual property protection.

At the end of the lecture, a short discussion was held with the exchange of past experiences, and preconditions were also created for the possibility of new future collaborations, all with the aim of popularizing science, contributing to sustainable development in the field of agriculture, and increasing patent activity in our area.

FINAL CONFERENCE OF THE INOBIOTECH PROJECT

On December 14, 2023, at the Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek (FAZOS), the Final Conference of the project „Application of Innovative Biological Preparations in Sustainable Plant Production Technologies“ KK.01.1.1.07.0053, was held, starting at 12:00 p.m.

This event was led by members of the FAZOS project team. Numerous participants contributed to the dissemination of research results and the spread of knowledge, including employees of Osatina Grupa d.o.o., employees of the Croatian Agency for Agriculture and Food – Center for Soil Osijek (HAPIH), employees of the Agricultural Institute in Osijek, students of FAZOS, students of the Technical School and Natural Science High School Ruđer Bošković from Osijek, as well as representatives of the economic sector, fellow agronomists, representatives of the media and other participants.

The dean of the faculty, Krunoslav Zmaić, welcomed the participants, after which the project activities were presented by the project leader Zdenko Lončarić, who also held the last lecture under the conference program, on the topic “The cost-effectiveness of using MB preparations and the impact on the quality of wheat and corn grains”.

Other lecturers were Ph.D. Vladimir Zebec with the topic “Degradation processes in the soils of the Republic of Croatia and soil evaluation for agricultural production”, prof. Ph.D. Suzana Kristek with the topic “Use of MB preparation on degraded soils” and associate professor Ph.D. Vladimir Ivezić and Assoc. Ph.D. Jurica Jović with the topic “Sustainable management of agricultural areas using MB preparation”.

At the end of the lectures, the participants were allowed to ask questions and a short discussion was held with the exchange of experiences. The conditions for the possibility of new future collaborations have also been created.

A poster section was also set up in the faculty area, near the location of the conference, so the participants had the opportunity to see the research results, which were presented at national and international symposia.

Read more about this event at the following links:

https://www.agroklub.com/poljoprivredne-vijesti/kakav-znacaj-imaju-bioloski-pripravci-u-biljnoj-proizvodnji/92356/

https://www.glas-slavonije.hr/538614/7/Cilj-je-poboljsati-kvalitetu-hrane-koju-konzumiramo

Dissemination of research results in 2023

1. International Summit on Renewable Energy Sources (INSORE2023)
   & 58th Croatian and 18th International Symposium on Agronomy (SA2023)
   Dubrovnik, 11-17 February 2023,
2. European Green Conference (EGC 2023), Vodice, May 23-26, 2023
3. 28^th international conference Krmiva 2023,
   Opatija, May 31 – June 2, 2023
4. 98^th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development 2023,
   Porto 14-15 July 2023
5. 11^th Plant-Soil Interactions at Low pH (PSILPH),
   Nanjing, China, 16-21 October 2023
6. 104^thInternational Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development 2023,
   Rio de Janeiro 23-25 November 2023

Field and greenhouse experiments

In 2022, for research purposes, experiments were set up at the following locations:

1. Test site Tenja – an experiment on sunflower
2. Greenhouse Tomašanci – an experiment on cucumber
3. Greenhouse Ivankovo – an experiment on tomatoes
4. Đurđevac – outdoor growing vegetables
5. Ledenik – an experiment on wheat

Dissemination of research results in 2022

In 2022, the following conference was attended for the purpose of disseminating research results and knowledge:

57th Croatian and 17th International Symposium,
Vodice, June 19-24, 2022

Field and greenhouse experiments

In 2021, for research purposes, experiments were set up at the following locations:

1. Test site Tenja – experiment on sunflower
2. Trnava – corn experiment
3. Greenhouse Tomašanci – an experiment on cucumber
4. Ledenik – an experiment on Italian rye
5. Trnava – experiment on wheat