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According to the decision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the former Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad was established in 1938 and began operating as an Agricultural Experimental and Control Station. The Station was located in the building constructed in 1938, where the Institute Head Office has remained to this day.
The main activity of the Institute is fundamental and applied research, aimed at development of cultivars and hybrids of field and vegetable crops, forage and industrial crops, medicinal plants and spices. The Institute’s activities are conducted within 5 departments, 3 laboratories and 12 service-providing units.
Departments:
Department of Small Grains
Maize Department
Department of Legumes
Department of Vegetable and Alternative Crops
Sunflower Department
Accredited laboratories:
Laboratory for Soil and Agroecology
Laboratory for Seed Testing
Laboratory for Biotechnology
The Institute conducts research in biotechnology, genetics and breeding, seed production, microbiology, physiology, biochemistry, agrochemistry, soil amelioration, phytopathology, entomology, phytopharmacy, toxicology, and so on.
