Training in Ljubljana

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Emanuel Gaši, PhD student from the Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation, Split, Croatia, has successfully attended a one – week training period on the data analysis and data interpretation, using open-source statistical analysis software R-Studio. The training took place from 20th May to 24th May 2024 at the Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, with guidance from professor Matevž Likar. This mobility was organized as a part of bilateral collaborative project “Grapevine, viruses and mycorrhizal fungi – analysis of the complex interplay”, led by Katarina Hančević, PhD, Croatian project coordinator, and Matevž Likar, PhD, Slovenian project coordinator. This bilateral project is funded through joined efforts from the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia.

COST meeting

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Tomislav Radić attended the Management Committee Meeting within the framework of COST Action CA22142: “Beneficial Root-Associated Microorganisms for Sustainable Agriculture”. The meeting took place on the 23rd and 24th of April 2024 in Riga, Latvia. At the meeting, Dr. Radić presented the Croatian research groups primarily dealing with beneficial root microorganisms. Additionally, the meeting consisted of planning activities necessary for realizing the action’s objectives, creating working groups and defining their tasks, planning a short-term scientific missions call, and similar activities.

Joining COST Action

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Tomislav Radić, MYCO GRAPE project leader, joined COST action – CA22142 – Beneficial root-associated microorganisms for sustainable agriculture (ROOT-BENEFIT). ROOT-BENEFIT will strengthen the European research capacity and leadership on beneficial root-associated microorganisms and facilitate knowledge transfer to socio-economic actors and inclusiveness towards European and Mediterranean countries. You can find more information about this Action in the document below or visit ROOT-BENEFIT web page.

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ICVG – presentation

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At the ICVG congress, we presented two posters as part of the MYCO GRAPE project. The posters are related to the interaction of mycorrhizal fungi, grapevine viruses and plant physiology with an emphasis on the photosynthetic activity of the grapevine. Also, the quantification of the GRPSaV virus was investigated in different grapevine tissues depending on the mycorrhizal status of the vine. Colleague Mate Čarija also held a presentation on the physiology of virus infected grapevine in front of the scientific community, bringing forward interesting results.

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ICVG 2023

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At the congress in Greece, the 20th conference of the International Council for the Study of Viruses and Virus-Like Diseases in Grapevine was held in Thessaloniki. There, the microbiological team of the Institute for Adriatic Culture and Karst Improvement presented two posters and one oral presentation. In future posts you will be able to read more about the results that we presented to the scientific community.

1st European GREEN Conference

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The ‘MYCO-GRAPE’ team participated in the first EU-GREEN Conference in Vodice (Croatia) held on May 24th. We presented the poster on “Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and viral infection induced changes of the gas-exchange parameters of the grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.)”. The conference was a perfect time to catch up with colleagues and form new contacts.

Participation in the Science Festival 2023

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“Nature and society” is the theme of this year’s Science Festival, which has been happening throughout Croatia since 2003 and is still the largest science popularization event in Croatia. As part of the Festival, PhD student Emanuel Gaši will give a lecture titled “Social life of plants: how do plants communicate?” and present one of the topics that our project deals with. http://novosti.krs.hr/festival-znanosti-na-institutu/

Defended topic of doctoral dissertation.

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“At the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, as part of the Doctoral Study in Biology, PhD student Emanuel Gaši, mag. oecol., held Seminar II on March 27, 2023, where he defended the topic of his doctoral dissertation. The proposed title is “Potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to alter the response of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) to virus infection.” Congratulations and good luck with further progress in dissertation preparation!”