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LAW ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF FRUIT GROWING

Čačak region has been known as an area of fruit growing for a long time.

A various varieties of apples, pears, plums and even chestnut were cultivated back in the time of Nemanjić dynasty. It is not by chance that in the place of the present location of the Institute, Fruit and grapevine nursery was established in 1898, among the first in the former Kingdom of Serbia. The establishment of the nursery initiated that more attention began to be paid to the fruit cultivation in this area, which contributed to the introduction of newer, better and more productive varieties of fruit trees into production.

NURSERY IN EVERY DISTRICT

5 hectares at least

FIRST CONGRESS OF FRUIT GROWERS OF YUGOSLAVIA
1932

The first Congress of fruit growers of Yugoslavia was held in Čačak in 1932, where the fruit growers gave initiative for the formation of some experimental and/or research organization for fruit growing. The organization should perform research and implement scientific knowledge in practice to improve the Yugoslav fruit production. This proposal was implemented in 1937 with the establishment of the State experimental fruit station in Goražde, as the geographical center of the former Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The first associates of the station were from Čačak: Engr. Milisav Gavrilović and Engr. Gvozden Majstorović.

FOUNDATION OF THE INSTITUTE

July 17, 1946

After World War II, with the change of the social organization in the country, the establishment of scientific and research organizations in fruit culture, in the form of institutes or experimental fruit stations has begun. Among the first in the country, on the proposal of Engr. Milisav Gavrilović, the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of Serbia, with its decision No. 21867 of 17 July 1946 established the Institute for Fruit Growing and Processing of Fruit, with a mission to solve the basic problems in the field of production, conservation and processing of fruit, especially in the field of planting material production. By establishing the Institute, the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of Serbia has established four stations in Prokuplje, Novi Pazar, Valjevo and Grocka. These stations were under professional supervision of the Institute from Čačak that implemented research activities on the field through them, which was done up to their abolition in 1955.

"FIRST LINEUP"

around 1955

THE LARGEST COLLECTION
OF FRUIT CULTIVARS

RIn order to create lasting conditions for more solid work on scientific and research topics in the field of fruit growing, the Institute has already since 1948 began intensive work on gathering and collecting of varieties of temperate fruit species. Fruit varieties and rootstocks were collected from the territory of Yugoslavia and from abroad. The largest number of fruit varieties was collected from the following organizations and famous fruit growers of that time:
- Agricultural School in Bukovo near Negotin, Serbia;
- State experimental fruit stations in Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina;
- Đuro Nikolić, famous fruit grower from Gugalj village near Požega, Serbia;
- New Jersey Experimental Fruit Station, USA, mainly thanks to the Engr. Mehmedalija Fazlagić from Goražde;
- School Horticultural Farm from Lednice, Czech Republic;
- Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture from Skierniewice, Poland;
- East Malling Research Station from East Malling, England.

THE FOUNDATIONS FOR BREEDING WORK HAVE BEEN LAYED

Thanks to these and some other organizations and individuals, from which the Institute purchased budwood, rootstocks and planting material of soft fruit varieties, in only six years the largest collection of fruit varieties on the Balkans was created. Along with the establishment of the collection plantations, associates of the Institute were building numerous demonstration fruit plantations throughout Serbia with the best varieties of apple, pear, plum, cherry and apricot in order to find the most suitable for growing in particular parts of the country. Already during the first years of its work, the Institute has set up a solid foundation for a smooth and successful work on the selection and breeding of fruit trees; on finding the best introduced varieties for growing; on finding the best agricultural measures in raising, fertilization, soil cultivation, training and pruning systems of fruit trees, as well as fruit protection from diseases and pests. All this influenced on the Executive Council of the People's Republic of Serbia to make a decision No. 19 on 25 March 1961, to declare the Institute as a republic scientific institution under the name of Fruit Research Institute of the People's Republic of Serbia. Fruit Growing Institutes in Sremski Karlovci and Peć were declared as experimental fruit stations of the Institute.

HYBRIDS

Over 250.000 seedlings...

NUMEROUS REORGANIZATIONS
since foundation

Subsequent changes in the law on scientific and research organizations in Serbia initiated a formation of an Institute for Agricultural Research in Belgrade from the existing institutes and agricultural stations. The formation of the Institute was made on 1 July 1971, in which the Fruit Research Institute initially operated as Basic Organization of Associated Labor (OOUR) to 31 December 1977, after which the Institute was organized in a Complex Organization of Associated Labor called SOUR for agriculture research and development of "Serbia" in Belgrade. From that date Fruit Research Institute operated as a working organization without OOUR. Fruit Research Institute in 1986 annexed the Institute of Viticulture and Enology "Mediana" from Niš, so it continued to operate under the name Fruit and Grape Research Institute at Čačak. Law on science research activities from 1990 leads to new changes in the organization of institutes in the field of agriculture. By integrating eight institutes in the field of biotechnology, from December 24, 1991, Fruit Research Institute existed as one of the center of the newly formed Institute for Agricultural Research "Serbia", but with no legal personality.
By the decision of the Government of the Republic of Serbia number 022-8481/2006 dated 14 September 2006, the Institute operates as an independent legal entity, named FRUIT RESEARCH INSTITUTE, ČAČAK.

TRADITION
since 1946