On April 9, 2024, a meeting of four members of the project team was held at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin entitled “QKIS (Quadraspidiotus Knowledge Information System) network”.

The aim of project to stimulate knowledge flow across thought the transfer the results of scientific research to horticultural practice, help to exchange and up-to-date information, views and experiences, help to implement advanced environmentally safe San Jose scale management practices and coordination of activities against San Jose scale in the region of the Visegrad Group countries.

The meeting participants were representatives of the consortium partners: University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Poland), Biosad, z.s., (Czech Republic) Plant Protection Institute Centre for Agricultural Research (Hungary) and invited Balkan Partner from University of Belgrade (Serbia).

The aim of the meeting, chaired by chaired by dr hab. Katarzyna Golan, prof. university was to discuss further details of the cooperation and the implementation of the project and choosed methods and tools supporting knowledge flow within the QKIS network in the region of the Visegrad Group countries.

The meeting participants were representatives of the consortium partners:

• Ph.D. Katarzyna Golan, prof. university, University of Life Sciences in Lublin
• Ph.D. Izabela Kot, prof. university, University of Life Sciences in Lublin,
• Ph.D. Katarzyna Kmieć, prof. university, University of Life Sciences in Lublin,
• Ph.D. Edyta Górska-Drabik, prof. university, University of Life Sciences in Lublin,
• Ph.D. Éva Szita, Plant Protection Institute Center for Agricultural Research HUN-REN (Hungary)
• Ph.D. Radek Vávra, Biosad (Czech Republic),
• Ph.D. Kamil Holý, Biosad (Czech Republic),
• prof. Draga Graora, University of Belgrade (Serbia)
• Ph.D. Marija Milošević, University of Belgrade (Serbia)

The project is co-financed by the governments of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia as part of the Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The fund’s mission is to promote ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.