1st PLANTSVITA Workshop “Investigation of the quality of soils”

University of , Faculty of Technology Novi Sad,

08-09 April 2019

1st PLANTSVITA Workshop organized by the (Faculty of Technology Novi Sad) as part of the PLANTSVITA Project (Development of soil type adapted microbiological products promoting ecological pest management; HUSRB 1602/41/0031).

Date: 08th April, 2019 Venue: Hotel Centar, Novi Sad, Serbia Language of the event: English

Agenda

08 April 2019

10.00-10.30 Registration

10.30-10.45 Welcome and opening speeches

10.45-11.15 Biofertilization in practice: restoring natural soil fertility, Bogdan Žigić, M.Sc. BIOFOR System doo, Belgrade, Serbia

11.15-11.45 Coffee break

Session 1: Green approaches in restoration of the environmental quality

11.45-12.05 Filamentous thieves of sight from agricultural environments: genus Aspergillus in the spotlight,Dr.László Kredics, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

12.05-12.25 Weed moulds in mushroom production: spectrum, biology and control, Dr.Lóránt Hatvani, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

12.25-12.45 Microbial bioaugmentation: advantages and limitations. Connection to the PLANTSVITA project, Prof. Dr. Csaba Vágvölgyi, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

12.45-13.05 Lipopeptide profiling of a biocontrol Bacillus isolate, Dr. Attila Bartal, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

13.05-14.35 Lunch break

14.35-14.55 Foliar fertilization in maize production, Dr. Péter Jakab, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Szeged, Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary

14.55-15.15 Towards the improvement of sweet potato production technology in South-East Hungary, Dr. Tamás Monostori, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Szeged, Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary

15.15-15.35 Presentation of the PLANTSVITA CB Centre, Prof. Dr. Biljana Škrbić, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, Serbia

15.35-15.55 Presentation of the PLANSTVITA labs at the Faculty of Technology Novi Sad and demonstration of the selected methods for soil quality determination

15.55-16.25 Coffee break

Session 2: Advanced analytical tools in xenobiotics analysis/Soil quality

16.25-17.45 Emerging organic contaminants in vegetables grown on slightly acidic agricultural soil, Prof. Biljana Škrbić, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, Serbia

16.45-17.05 Health risk assessment of PAHs of agricultural workers in rural area, Assist. Prof. Dr. Nataša Đurišić-Mladenović, University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, Serbia

17.05-17.25 Tomato-Trichoderma interaction in the rhizosphere related to soil quality, Prof. Dr. Dejana Panković, Educons University, , Serbia

17.25-17.45 General discussion and closing remarks

17.45-18.00 Questionnaire about the PLANTSVITA Workshop

09 April 2019

09.00-10.00 Organising the PLANTSVITA CB Center

10.00-13.00 Field trip to a local food production company applying green principles of vegetables, Vozar, Kisač

13.00-14.00 Lunch break

14.00-17.00 Meeting of the project teams, preparation of the minutes of the group meeting and the Workshop note

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