Articles
The history and contribution of the Research-Development Institute for Vegetable and Floriculture – Vidra to the development of vegetable culture in Romania
Article number
1438_45
Pages
371 – 378
Language
English
Abstract
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.
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.
Authors
G. Sbîrciog, I. Scurtu
Keywords
vegetable research laboratories, breeding activity, ancestors of vegetable research
Groups involved
- Division Ornamental Plants
- Division Temperate Tree Fruits
- Division Temperate Tree Nuts
- Division Tropical and Subtropical Fruit and Nuts
- Division Vine and Berry Fruits
- Division Vegetables, Roots and Tubers
- Division Horticulture for Development
- Division Horticulture for Human Health
- Division Landscape and Urban Horticulture
- Division Plant-Environment Interactions in Field Systems
- Division Plant Genetic Resources, Breeding and Biotechnology
- Division Postharvest and Quality Assurance
- Division Precision Horticulture and Engineering
- Division Greenhouse and Indoor Production Horticulture
- Commission Agroecology and Organic Farming Systems
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