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Current status and prospects of fruit tree and grapevine plant material in Serbia
Article number
1449_68
Pages
509 – 516
Language
English
Abstract
Fruit production in Serbia, based on the data of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia for 2022, is organized on a total area of 183,602 ha, about 20,000 ha of which are vineyards.
Over the last two decades there has been an increase in fruit and grape production in Serbia.
This increase is related to the growth of fresh and frozen fruit export and increased demand from consumers in the local market.
The use of healthy, certified virus-free plants for the establishment of new fruit orchards and vineyards is one of the most important steps to increase fruit and grape quality and production productivity.
The production of fruit and grape planting material has a long tradition in Serbia, which began in the 19th century.
Nowadays, almost 1,000 registered subjects annually produce more than 10 million fruit trees and more than 6 million grapevine grafts (average 2017-2022). Above 60% of production has been certified and planting material has been placed on the domestic and foreign markets.
The Russian Federation is the major importer with almost 50% of the total export value.
Serbia is also an importer of micropropagated berry material and certified seeds, as well as some categories of planting material, whose production volume, variety, and rootstock diversity are not sufficient to meet the growing needs of fruit and grape producers.
More than 60% of the imported material originated from Italy and the Netherlands.
The goal of the present article is to summarize data from the 5-year period (2017-2022) on the diversity, categories, and production volume of the planting material, export and import volume and value.
Moreover, the article gives an overview of some possibilities for enhancing the system of producing high quality fruit tree and grapevine planting material.
Over the last two decades there has been an increase in fruit and grape production in Serbia.
This increase is related to the growth of fresh and frozen fruit export and increased demand from consumers in the local market.
The use of healthy, certified virus-free plants for the establishment of new fruit orchards and vineyards is one of the most important steps to increase fruit and grape quality and production productivity.
The production of fruit and grape planting material has a long tradition in Serbia, which began in the 19th century.
Nowadays, almost 1,000 registered subjects annually produce more than 10 million fruit trees and more than 6 million grapevine grafts (average 2017-2022). Above 60% of production has been certified and planting material has been placed on the domestic and foreign markets.
The Russian Federation is the major importer with almost 50% of the total export value.
Serbia is also an importer of micropropagated berry material and certified seeds, as well as some categories of planting material, whose production volume, variety, and rootstock diversity are not sufficient to meet the growing needs of fruit and grape producers.
More than 60% of the imported material originated from Italy and the Netherlands.
The goal of the present article is to summarize data from the 5-year period (2017-2022) on the diversity, categories, and production volume of the planting material, export and import volume and value.
Moreover, the article gives an overview of some possibilities for enhancing the system of producing high quality fruit tree and grapevine planting material.
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Authors
S. Čolić, D. Rahović, D. Jakić, J. Ivanović, G. Zec, I. Bakić, V. Sabado
Keywords
fruit trees, strawberry plants, grapevine grafts, nursery production, propagation
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