THE SECOND STUDY VISIT IN PLANT PROTECTION INSTITUTE, HUN-REN CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, MARTONVÁSÁR, HUNGARY
1-2 October 2024, the second study visit of the project team members “QKIS (Quadraspidiotus Knowledge Information System) network” took place at the Plant Protection Institute, HUN-REN Centre For Agricultural Research, Martonvásár, Hungary. The hosts of the meeting were the researchers of the Department of Zoology:
- Éva Szita,
- Kornél Gerő
This meeting was the second of three planned study visits, during which Consortium members solve problems related to the San José scale (SJS) invasive pest species occurring in the V4 region.
The meeting participants were representatives of the consortium partners: University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Poland); Biosad z.s. – Association of Fruit Growers in The Czech Republic, Research and Breeding Fruit Institute Holovousy s.r.o. (Czech Republic); Plant Protection Institute Centre HUN-REN for Agricultural Research (Hungary) and invited Balkan Partner from University of Belgrade (Serbia).
WORKSHOP DAY, 1 October 2024
During the first day of the visit, which was held in the main building of HUN-REN for Agricultural Research in Martonvásár, issues related to the ecology of San José scale were discussed. The meeting began with a presentation by one of the local organizers, Dr. Éva Szita, focusing on global warming and climate change related shifts in phenological and distribution patterns of SJS in Europe, mainly int he territories of Visegrad 4 countries.
During the study visit, members of the Consortium continued working on topics on San José scale (SJS), which is one of the most dangeouros invasive pest species in the V4 region.
During this meeting, an important part of the visit was an exchange of knowledge and discussion on topics related to SJS, its importance and management methods in the V4 region. Activities were focused on related to the development of the “Practical guide for monitoring and management of SJS in the V4 region”. During the meeting, key issues related to the implementation of the project were also discussed and a schedule of subsequent meetings of the project participants was established.
At the end of the theoretical part of the meeting, Ph.D. Izabela Kot, Assoc. Prof. presented the latest developments of the project website.
The Consortium Partners visited Agroverzum, the permanent interactive museum of the HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research on wide range of topics in agriculture related sciences.
NETWORKING-DAY 2 October 2024
On the second day of the visit on the Project Partners took part in field trips to orchards located in in Fejér district (settlements: Tordas, Agárd, Soponya). During this trip, three orchards were visited. Partners had the opportunity to observe the damage caused by SJS in Hungarian orchards, collect material for analysis and obtain information regarding orchard farmers’ problems caused by the SJS infection.
During the field trips Partners had the opportunity to meet owners of fruit farms and became acquainted with the main problems of fruit growers in Hungary, discussed about possibilities of monitoring and controlling of San Jose scale
The meeting participants were representatives of the Consortium Partners:
- Éva Szita, Plant Protection Institute HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research (Hungary)
- Kornél Gerő (Plant Protection Institute HUN-REN Centre for Agricultural Research (Hungary)
- Katarzyna Golan, University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Poland)
- Izabela Kot, University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Poland)
- Katarzyna Kmieć, University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Poland)
- Edyta Górska-Drabik, University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Poland)
- Kamil Holý, Biosad (Czech Republic),
- Radek Vavra, Biosad (Czech Republic),
- Michal Skalský, Research And Breeding Fruit Institute Holovousy s.r.o., (Czech Republic)
- Jana Ouředníčková, Research And Breeding Fruit Institute Holovousy s.r.o., (Czech Republic)
- Marija Milošević, University of Belgrade (Serbia) – online
