The history and contribution of the Research-Development Institute for Vegetable and Floriculture – Vidra to the development of vegetable culture in Romania

After the establishment of the Romanian Institute of Agronomic Research, researchers in the vegetable field have made available to growers some technical information, such as more productive cultivars, improved seeds, and crop technologies that have enabled higher production and benefits.
In areas closer to town markets, farmers have earned higher incomes, which have enabled them to invest in machines and installations, thereby raising their living standards.
The existence of vegetable research stations such as Pitaru-Dâmbovița (1935), Țigănești (1953), Ișalnița (1957), Bacău (1974), and the Research Institute of Vegetables from Vidra-Ilfov (1967) has contributed much to the increase of production of vegetables in most areas of the country and hence the living standards of rural residents.
The paper focuses on the activities of the Research and Development Institute for Vegetable Growing, an organization with laboratories.
It highlights its most significant achievements in the first phase of operation (1967-1990) and the second phase (1990-2023). Main research objectives and results obtained are presented, along with the most representative researchers who contributed to them.

EHC2024: International Symposium on the History of Horticulture in Europe

G. Sbîrciog, I. Scurtu

vegetable research laboratories, breeding activity, ancestors of vegetable research

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2025.1438.45