Providing genetic diversity and
healthy plants for the horticulture in Bosnia & Herzegovina
Lead institutions:
Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Plant Health and Plant Protection Division
University "Džemal Bijedid" in Mostar, Agromediterranian Faculty, Mostar Faculty of Agriculture and Food Technology University of Mostar
Unversity of Mostar
Project leaders:
Norway:
Dr. Dag-Ragnar Blystad, Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Plant Health and Plant Protection Division
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
Prof.dr. Semina Hadžiabulid, University "Džemal Bijedid"
in Mostar, Agromediterranian Faculty
Prof.dr.sc. Jure Beljo, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Technology University of Mostar
Project history
This project is continuation and extension of the previous one:
Plant Health And Genetic Resources in South East Europe (2006-2009)
Which was part of SEE-project Program:
Institutional collaboration between academic
institutions in Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary
Medicine in Norway and Bosnia & Herzegovina,
Croatia and Serbia & Montenegro.
”Plant Health and Genetic Resources (2006-2009)”
Facilities for plant tissue culture work
Main responsible B&H: Semina Hadžiabulid (University
"Džemal Bijedid" in Mostar, Agromediterranean Faculty, Mostar)
Genetic resources
Main responsible B&H: Jure Beljo (Faculty of Agriculture and Food Technology University of Mostar)
New HERD project:
Providing genetic diversity and healthy plants for the horticulture in Bosnia & Herzegovina
• WP: Biodiversity, preservation and genetic identification of grapevine and some fruit crops in Bosnia and Herzegovina
▫ Main responsible B&H: Jure Beljo, Ana Sabljo (Faculty of Agriculture and Food Technology University of Mostar)
▫ Norway: Åsmund Asdal, Norwegian Genetic Resources Centre
• WP: Laboratory for detection and analysis of plant diseases using ELISA and PCR methods
▫ Main responsible B&H: Semina Hadžiabulid, Aida Behmen- Miličevid (University "Džemal Bijedid" in Mostar,
Agromediterranean Faculty)
▫ Norway: Dag-Ragnar Blystad, Bioforsk
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Scientific
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Professional
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Educational
Project purposes
WP: Biodiversity preservation and genetic
identification of grapevine and some fruit
crops in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A ims
• Search, collection and preservation of indigenous varieties of grapevine and fruit crops.
• Identification, description and evaluation of grapevine varieties of Herzegovina by genetic and ampelographic methods
• Identification, description and evaluation of fruit
varieties in Herzegovina by genetic and pomological methods
• Virus analysis – state of the materials
• Development of new products
• Analysis of fruit, must and wine produced with neglected indigenious varieties
Expected results
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Preservation and maintenance of endangered indigenous PGR
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Gentotypization of grapevine and fruit varieties
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Database of collected varieties
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New products (wine)
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Introduction of Herzegovian grapevine varieties on international varieties list
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Virus presence in the grapevine and fruit in Herzegovina
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Experimental field for education and research
Activities
• Establishing new vegetative collection of grapevine
• Establishing vegetative collection of fruits (cherry, vineyard peach, pomegranate, fig)
• Ampelographic evaluation of collected grape varieties (OIV descriptors and special software)
• Genotypization of vine grape with SSR markers
• Pomological evaluation of fruits and Genotypization of vineyard peach
• Virus analysis of collected vine grape material
• Micro-vinification
• Data base
Activities in 2011
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Workshop in Sarajevo
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Grapevine rootstocks planted for vegetative collection of vine grape
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Grafting of five newly collected varieties
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Plantation of fruit seedlings
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Genotypi
zation of 12 vine grape cultivars
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Virus analysis on vine grape
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Pomological evaluation of vineyard peach
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Equipment purchase: lyophilizer
Vineyard with rootstocks – field of the FAFT University of Mostar
Description and evaluation of vineyard peach
WP: Laboratory for detection and analysis of plant diseases using ELISA and PCR
methods
A ims
• Create
capacities and facilities at the cooperating institutes in Mostar and their partner institutes in the region
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Control of health conditions of plant material
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Enhance commercial production based on healthy plant material of valuable local plant cultivars
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Built of good cooperation with local business
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Built of good cooperation with Food Safety Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Expected results
A laboratory for detection of viruses and diseases in
strawberries and grapevine by using ELISA and PCR methods.
Immediate goals:
Develop rapid, safe, sensitive and standardized methods for detection of the major viruses and diseases infecting
strawberries and grapevine for certification and quarantine services in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Activities
Laboratory for conducting of test of plant material by the use of ELISA and PCR methods.
Training of Teachers and students at the Faculty
Creation of a permanent testing place for scientific researches and student education
Study exchange
Support to graduate and postgraduate students
Equipment
Microstrip Readers for ELISA
ELISA washer
PCR Machine Thermal Cycler
UV Light Sources
Pipette
ELISA Kits (for strawberry and grapevine)
ELISA reagents (for strawberry and grapevine)
General Chemicals, buffers and reagents for PCR
Greenhouse at University ‘Džemal Bijedić’ Mostar, Agromediterranean faculty
Activities in 2011
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Workshop in Sarajevo
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Purchase of equipment for PCR analysis (thermocycler)
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Installation of the equipment and training of the staff
Cooperation with: ” EVALUATION OF FRUIT GENETIC RESOURCES IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA WITH THE AIM OF SUSTAINABLE, COMMERCIAL UTILIZATION)”
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Joint first meeting in May 2011 at Faculty of Agriculture and Food
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Joint workshops in January 2012
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Exchange of knowledge
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Constitute an extended network
Providing genetic diversity and healthy plants for the horticulture in Bosnia
& Herzegovina
Lead institutions:
Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Plant Health and Plant Protection Division
University "Džemal Bijedić" in Mostar, Agromediterranian Faculty, Mostar
Faculty of Agriculture and Food Technology University of Mostar
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