Activities
The Fruit Research Institute, Čačak is a state institution (founded by the Government of the Republic of Serbia) with the status of an accredited research and development institute and with the main activity which is of special and general social interest. The main activity of the Institute is scientific research in the field of biotechnical sciences, within the scientific disciplines of fruit growing, crop protection, plant product technology and food biotechnology, within the framework of programs and projects that include mostly applied and development research, and partly basic research as a basis for applied and development research. Thanks to many years of successful work and the results achieved, the Institute represents a unique scientific research institution, a leading institution in the field of fruit growing in the country and in the Balkans, known and recognized in Europe and worldwide.
In carrying out its main activity, the Institute performs the following tasks:
- Biological and ecological studies of fruit trees;
- Genetic studies and the creation of new cultivars of fruit trees;
- The selection and introduction of fruit trees;
- Physiological and agro-technical studies of fruit trees;
- Studying the causes of diseases and pests of fruit trees and methods for their control;
- Technological study of fruits;
- Creation and maintenance the nuclear, pre-basic and basic planting material of fruit trees;
- VCU tests for analysis of Value for Cultivation and Use of fruit rootstocks and cultivars;
- DUS tests for the analysis of Distinction, Uniformity and Stability of fruit rootstocks and cultivars;
- Collection and research of domestic and introduced fruit cultivars for the purpose of gene bank;
- Transfer and implementation of scientific and technology solutions;
- Expert and health control of the production of fruit planting material.
- Sretenje Order of the third degree, 2017
- The December award of the City of Čačak, 2016
- The Charter of the Andrejević Foundation, for successful cooperation in achieving the founding objectives and contributing to the development of scientific creativity, 2014
- The Charter of Beekeeping Association of Serbia, in recognition of the development of beekeeping in Serbia, 2012
- Plaque Agro-biz Leader for 2011 for the implementation of innovative and scientific methods in the development of fruit growing at the 78th International Agricultural Fair in Novi Sad.
- Certificate of Appreciation for a successful long-term cooperation in the education of plant protection professionals (Phytomedicine) University of Belgrade - Faculty of Agriculture, 2009