Genetics: isozyme polymorphism and inheritance in apple, pear and walnut and RAPD markers linked to agronomically important traits of apple are studied.
a2) Breeding: 3 cultivars of apple, 1 cultivar and several promising hybrids of peach, 1 cultivar and several promising hybrids of sweet cherry, several promising apricot selections, 3 walnut cultivars, 1 almond and 1 olive cultivar have been breed after the second world war. Currently selection of domestic raspberry types, hybridisaently selection of domestic raspberry types, hybridisation of highbush blueberries, selection of walnuts and chestnuts and testing of promising apple hybrids is in progress.
a3) Biotechnology: 'in vitro' multiplication of plum rootstock selections is performed; 'in vitro' adventitious organogenesis of apple and mycorrhization of highbush blueberry plants is studied.
c) Pest - disease and disorders: Slovenia is still free from fireblight.
d) Integrated production system: 80% of all fruit production is integrated.
d2) Environmental implications: growing concern about the environment enhances biological production.
d3) Quality implications: high quality of fruits is demanded by domestic and foreign markets. Since the climate is suitable for production of high quality, especially in apple, intensive research is perforemed on inner quality (defined by sugar and organic acid content determined by HPLC) under different technologies.
f) Economics, managing and marketing: Trademarks are being developed.
- University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty: Agronomy Department
and Food Technology Department
- Agricultural Institute of Slovenia
- University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture Maribor
and
2 fruit research centers: one for stone fruits and one for pome and shell fruits.
1. Human resources: 10 researches and 4 technicians are permanently employed.
2. Equipment's: most of the necessary research equipment including HPLC, PCR and electrophoretic apparatus, storage facilities is available.
3. Fitness with national needs: our work is in agreement with the governmental vision of agricultural development.
4. Partnerships: successful collaboration with Slovene fruit producers, processors and nurseries, joint work in the working group of Alpe-Adria region, involvement in EU programs (COST, Proteus, Copernicus, ), bilateral cooperation's with European countries,
D) There have been ups and downs in deveopean countries,
D) There have been ups and downs in development of fruit production in Slovenia. In future we expect intensive progress in intensive production fresh and processed fruits of high quality. This prognosis is based on excellent natural conditions, lower costs of labor and the structure of farms in Slovenia.
f) Economics, managing and marketing: Trademarks are being developed.
- University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty: Agronomy Department
- University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture Maribor
1. Human resources: 2 researches and 1 technicians are permanently employed.
2. Fitness with national needs: more support from gowernement is needed
3. Partnerships: commercial collaboration with European firms and breeding institutes
D) In future we expect high intensification on this field.
- University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty: Agronomy Department
and Food Technology Department
- Hope Research Institute
1. Human resources: 2 researches are permanently employed.
3. Fitness with national needs: more support from government is needed.
4. Partnerships: commercial collaboration with European
firms and breeding institutes.
a2) Breeding: cultivars of bean, cabbage, onion, chicory, lettuce, garlic, tomato and corn salad
a3) Biotechnology: hapoid inducte, garlic, tomato and corn salad
a3) Biotechnology: hapoid induction in onion and micropropagation of corn salad and cabbage is studied.
d2) Environmental implications: growing concern about environment enhances biological production.
d3) Quality implications: high quality of vegetables is demanded by the domestic and foreign markets.
f) Economics, managing and marketing: Trademarks are being developed.
- University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty: Agronomy Department
and Food Technology Department
- Agricultural Institute of Slovenia
- University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture Maribor
and 1 vegetable research center
1. Human resources: 6 researches and 2 technicians are permanently employed.
2. Equipment's: most of the necessary research equipment is available.
3. Fitness with national needs: our work is in agreement with the governmental vision of agricultural development. agreement with the governmental vision of agricultural development.
4. Partnerships: successful collaboration with Slovene vegetable producers, processors and extension service, involvement in EU programs, bilateral cooperation's with European countries,
D) In future we expect intensive progress in intensive production
of fresh and processed vegetables of high quality. This prognosis is based
on lower costs of labor and the structure of farms in Slovenia.
Genetics: isozyme polymorphism of cultivars is studied
a2) Breeding: positive mass selection (90.000 vines with completed selection, 230.000 vines in selection procedure until 1999), clonal selection (400 selected elite vines, 23 old clones, 5.400 new elite vines entered in the first step of selection)
a3) Biotechnology: 'in vitro' multiplication of local varieties is studied.
c) Pest - disease and disorders: the new treat to the vineyard production are: phytoplasma like disorders of Aster yellows or Flavescenceon are: phytoplasma like disorders of Aster yellows or Flavescence doree type diseases and the complex of Esca disease
d) Integrated production system: is based on EU council regulations Eec 2078/92
d2) Environmental implications: growing concern about environment enhances biological production.
- University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty: Agronomy Department
and Food Technology Department
- Agricultural Institute of Slovenia
- University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture Maribor
and
research center.
1. Human resources: 5 researches and 2 technicians are permanently employed.
3. Fitness with national needs: our work is in agreement with the governmental vision of agricultural development.
4. Partnerships: successful collaboration with Slovene fruit producers, processors and nurseries, joint work in the working group of Alpe-A processors and nurseries, joint work in the working group of Alpe-Adria region, involvement in EU programs, bilateral cooperation's with European countries,
D) The acreage will probably stay the same in future, but the
work in the field of enology will promote the marketing of Slovene wines.