RIFoC
Digitalna archive of the Instiitute for Forage Crops
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- Institutional digital repository of the Institute for Forage Crops established in December 2023.
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- Ustanova vodi poreklo od Uglednog dobra i vrta formiranog 2. februara 1884. godine odlukom Podružine kruševačke Srpskog poljoprivrednog društva na Drugom glavnom zboru a “na osnovu tvrdog uverenja da se neposrednim primernim radovima na oglednim dobrima, najjače i najbrže može dejstvovati na unapredjenje poljoprivrede narodne”. U toku svoje istorije, menjani su nazivi i delimično nadležnosti, a od 21. oktobra 1932. godine postaje naučna ustanova spajanjem Agrobotaničkog odseka Poljoprivredne ogledne i kontrolne stanice u Topčideru i Poljoprivredne stanice u Kruševcu
Recent Submissions
The importance of fodder legumes in the provision of animal feed
(The Balkans Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, 2022-06-29) Stevović, Vladeta; Djukić, D.; Tomić, Dalibor; Djurović, D.; Lazarević, Đorđe; Madic, Milomirka; Marjanović, Miloš; Pavlovic, N.
Interdependence of seed yield components of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) genotypes
(University of Banja Luka Faculty of Agriculture, 2022-05-26) Tomić, Dalibor; Marjanović, Miloš; Radovanovic, M.; Djurović, V.; Lazarević, Đorđe; Stevović, Vladeta; Pavlovic, N.
The aim of this study was to analyze the interdependence of seed yield components of the pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) genotypes, which are grown in Western and Central Serbia. The experiment was performed in the period 2021-2022. In the initial phase, the fruits of genotypes of pumpkin grown in the villages from Priboj in the south to Šabac in the north, Smederevska Palanka and Krusevac in the east were collected. A total of 81 pumpkin fruits of 27 different genotypes were gathered. The following yield components were analyzed on selected fruits: fruit weight, number of seeds per fruit, dry seed weight per fruit, thousand seed weight, kernel weight per fruit and kernel percentage. Fruit weight was significantly positively correlated with number of seeds per fruit, dry seed weight per fruit, kernel weight per fruit and thousand seed weight, and significantly negatively correlated with kernel percentage (r = -0.44). Fruit weight was not significantly correlated with number of seeds per fruit, while number of seeds per fruit was significantly positively correlated with seeds weight per fruit and kernel weight per fruit. Seeds weight per fruit was in a significant positive correlation with kernel weight per fruit and thousand seed weight. Kernel percentage was significantly positively correlated with the number of seeds per fruit, seeds weight per fruit, kernel weight per fruit and the thousand seed weight. The analyzed genotypes represent an important source of diversity that could be used in plant breeding studies in the future.
Assessment of quality and chemical composition of continental halophytic grasslands in south-east Europe
(University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 2022-03-21) LUKOVIĆ; ŠILC; VASIN; Radović, Jasmina; TOPISIROVIĆ; KOSTIĆ; DAJIĆ STEVANOVIĆ
Continental halophytic grasslands are known for performing of range of ecosystem services especially remarkable in the regions where they are much distributed – in arid and semi-arid areas. Continental halophytic grasslands of the Central and South-East Europe are not considered as favourable for arable farming, however, traditional animal husbandry plays a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity and preserving these natural habitats. The particular interest of this study is the assessment of the chemical composition of biomass and the quality of insufficiently studied halophytic grassland communities of the central Balkans. In addition, the differences in pastoral value were monitored along the geographical gradient, i.e., between grasslands situated in the Pannonian plain (grasslands of Alliance Puccinellion limosae) and those distributed on the south Serbia (Alliance Festucion pseudovinae). The study was carried out at 18 representative sites, focusing on the saline grasslands of the two distinct regions – on the north and on the south of Serbia. The obtained results show that the halophytic grasslands have satisfying quality characteristics (average values: dry matter - 93.67%, crude protein - 8.66%, cellulose - 30.36%, crude fat - 2.27%) compared with other studied grasslands of saline habitats. There were no significant differences in quality and chemical composition of grasslands of the two regions, despite differences in floristic composition, indicating that salinity is the key determinant for pastoral value of the halophytic vegetation. The certain variations were attributed to the specific floristic composition related to ecological conditions and halophytic community characteristics.
The change of phytochemical profile in beet juice and the influence of different storage conditions during one year
(University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 2022-09-23) PAVLOVIĆ; ZDRAVKOVIĆ; MLADENOVIĆ; TOMIĆ; MARJANOVIĆ; MORAVČEVIĆ; Zdravković, Jasmina
Many scientific researches proved the antioxidative impact of beet and its products. The use of vegetable juices is getting more popular in human diet. The way of storage plays an important role in preservation, long life and minimal variability of phytonutrients. The storage of products, usually in inappropriate conditions, leads to additional loss of phytonutrients, which have already been decreased by processing. In this research, we studied the impact of three ways of storage of pasteurised beet juice during one year, on content of some nutrients (total sugars, vitamin C, phenols and total antioxidative capacity). Pasteurised juice was stored in three ways: in light, at room temperature, in dark, at room temperature and in dark, at temperature of 4 °C. The change of content and differences have been followed during one month and confirmed with ANOVA and Tukey's test. The lowest changes of total sugars have been recorded in storage in dark at 4 °C, while in storage in light, the sugar content increased. The losses of vitamin C during one year of storage had linear trend of decrease. Antioxidative capacity of beet juice depends on concentration of phenol compounds and loss of these parameters was similar during period of one year. The best way of storage was dark place at low temperature.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF SOME HEAVY METALS IN SELECTED MEDICINAL PLANT SPECIES ALONG A BUSY ROAD IN VRNJAČKA BANJA, SERBIA
(Asociatia Carpatica de Mediu si Stiintele Pamantului, 2022-08-31) BABIĆ; MITRA; DAS MOHAPATRA; PAPOVIĆ; Milenković, Jasmina; Jevtić, Goran; Babić, Snežana; Andjelković, Snežana
This study reported the concentrations of Pb, Cd, Cr, Mn in parts of four medicinal plant species (Cichorium intybus L., Mentha×piperita L., Plantago lanceolata L., Verbascum densiflorum Bertol.) collected from two sites, one few meters away and the other 500 m away from a busy road in Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia. Heavy metals were determined by the atomic absorption method using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Similar content of tested metals in the soil of the tested locations was recorded, only there was more manganese in the soil closer to the road. The highest concentrations of heavy metals were found in the roots of plants closer to the road. The leaves and stem contain smaller quantities of these metals than root, but there are differences between the studied plant species. In conclusion, all examined metals were present in higher concentrations in plants at the location closest to the road than at the location further away from the road.