Conference Agenda

ELICITING FARMERS’ PREFERENCES FOR AGRICULTURAL POLICY REFORM

Dragi Dimitrievski¹, Marina Nacka¹, Andreas Drichoutis²

¹Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food- Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Agricultural University of Athens, Greece

FROM STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES TO ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION: ASSESSING NORTH MACEDONIA AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY

Ana Kotevska¹, Aleksandra Martinovska Stojcheska¹, Emil Erjavec²

¹Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, North Macedonia; ²University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia

MEASURING THE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL IMPACTS OF LAND CONSOLIDATION: EVIDENCE FROM A MIXED-METHODS STUDY IN EGRI

Aleksandra Martinovska Stojcheska¹, Ana Simonovska¹, Emelj Tuna¹, Ana Kotevska¹, Zlatko Chanevski¹, Dragan Gjoshevski¹, Morten Kvistgaard²

¹Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²International consultant

POTENTIAL AND PROBLEMS OF GRASSLANDS AS EXPLICIT POLICY INSTRUMENTS TO REALIZE GREEN TRANSITION

Kiril Manevski

Aarhus University, Denmark

VARROA (VARROA DESTRUCTOR) CONTROL FOR SUSTAINABLE APICULTURE

Ales Gregorc

University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Slovenia

EFFECT OF BROOD INTERRUPTION METHODS ON INFESTATION OF HONEY BEE (APIS MELLIFERA L.) COLONIES WITH VARROA DESTRUCTOR

Marin Kovačić¹, Josipa Štavalj¹, Ivana Tlak Gajger², Karolina Tucak¹, Zlatko Puškadija¹

¹Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Croatia; ²Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

TROPILAELAPSOSIS, A NEW THREAT TO EUROPEAN APICULTURE

Aleksandar Cvetkovikj¹, Aleksandar Uzunov^2,3

¹Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia; ²Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia; ³State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China

AN IN-VITRO ASSESSMENT OF TROPILAELAPS MERCEDESAE SURVIVAL ACROSS A RANGE OF SUBSTRATES.

Maggie C Gill¹, Bajaree Chuttong², Paul Davies¹, Avril Earl¹, George Tonge¹, Daniel Etheridge¹

¹PHIRA-Science, United Kingdom; ²Chiang Mai University, Thailand.

INNOVATIVE BREEDING STRATEGIES FOR RESILIENT BEEKEEPING WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE BEEGUARDS PROJECT IN MACEDONIA

Goran Aleksovski, Ivana Janeska Stamenkovska, Magdalena Jovanovska, Aleksandar Uzunov

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia

DIGITAL AGRICULTURE FOR SMARTER WATER MANAGEMENT: FROM DATA TO SUSTAINABLE DECISIONS

Rozalija Cvejić

University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF COPPER (CU) IN APPLE ORCHARDS IN THE RESEN REGION

Mile Markoski¹, Tatjana Mitkova¹, Ivan Minchev², Vjekoslava Tanaskovik¹, Marija Todorovska¹

¹Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Hans Em Faculty of Forest Sciences, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Engineering

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF COPPER IN THE SOILS UNDER ORCHARDS IN THE KUMANOVO REGION

Tatjana Mitkova¹, Mile Markoski¹, Marjan Kiprijanovski¹, Maja Naskovska¹, Ivan Mincev², Marija Todorovska¹

¹”Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, 1000, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia; ²”Ss. Cyril and Methodius” University, Hans Em Faculty of Forest Sciences, Landscape Architecture and Environmental Engineering, 1000, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia

WATERWAYS IN TRANSITION: INTEGRATING HYDROLOGY AND POLICY IN SKOPJE’S VARDAR AND PRISHTINA’S CULVERTED RIVERS

Ivana Angelova¹, Vlere Krasniki², Marija Vukelic Shutovska¹

¹SS. Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Macedonia; ²University of Prishtina, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Kosovo

GREEN AGENDA FOR THE WESTERN BALKANS: SUPPORTING THE WESTERN BALKANS IN ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Alexander Erlewein, Irena Djimrevska

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, North Macedonia, Republic of

ENHANCING TREE GROWTH OF COLUMNAR APPLE CULTIVARS BY USING GIBBERELLINS

Biserka Milić, Nenad Magazin, Maja Milović, Goran Barać, Gordana Barać, Stefan Gligorić

University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Serbia

MICROALGAE-BASED BIOSTIMULANTS CHANGE PHYSIOLOGICAL, AGRONOMIC AND FRUIT QUALITY TRAITS OF ‘SOLU RED’ AND ‘WAKEFIELD’ RASPBERRIES

Jasminka Milivojević¹, Slavica Spasojević¹, Dragan Radivojević¹, Miloš Perišić²

¹Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Serbia; ²Company "Floriva", Ivanjica, Serbia

SPRING FROST DAMAGE TO PLUM, CHERRY, AND SOUR CHERRY FLOWERS DURING THE 2025 SEASON IN ČAČAK

Ivan Glišić, Radmila Ilić, Gorica Paunović, Tomo Milošević

Faculty of Agronomy - Čačak, Serbia

EFFECT OF INTERSTOCK ON GROWTH AND CROPING OF THE ‘PACKAM’S TRIUMPH PEAR ON WILD PEAR SEEDLINGS ROOTSTOCK

Marjan Kiprijanovski, Nikola Saraginovski

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, North Macedonia, Republic of

FROM FIELD DATA TO EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: A CASE STUDY ON PEAR FERTILIZATION

Radmila Ilić¹, Jelena Tomić², Boris Rilak², Ivan Glišić¹, Tomo Milošević¹

¹Faculty of Agronomy in Čačak, Serbia; ²Fruit Research Institute in Čačak, Serbia

THE EFFECT OF SOME ALGINATE-BASED COATING SOLUTIONS ON THE QUALITY AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BLUEBERRY FRUITS

Nikola Saraginovski¹, Gheorghe-Adrian Martau^2,3, Lavinia-Florina Calinoiu^2,3, Marjan Kiprijanovski¹, George Manganaris⁴, Dan-Cristian Vodnar^2,3

¹Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia; ²Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Romania; ³Institute of Life Sciences, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca, Romania; ⁴Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology & Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, 3603 Lemesos, Cyprus

GENOMIC BASES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ADAPTATION IN MONTENEGRIN SHEEP POPULATIONS

Milena Đokić¹, Minja Zorc², Božidarka Marković¹, Slavko Mirecki¹, Aleksandar Martinović¹

¹University of Montenegro, Biotechnical Faculty, Mihaila Lalića 15, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro; ²University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty, Groblje 3, Domžale, Slovenia

SNP-BASED ASSOCIATION AND CANDIDATE GENES FOR A NOVEL DEVIATION FROM THE TYPICAL TRIFOLIATE LEAF TRAIT IN PHASEOLUS COCCINEUS

Mirjana Jankulovska, Nadica Sandeva Atanasova, Sonja Ivanovska

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of

GENETIC DIVERSITY OF MACEDONIAN WATERMELON LOCAL VARIETIES BASED ON SNP ANALYSIS

Mia Knezovikj, Nadica Sandeva Atanasova, Sonja Ivanovska, Biljana Kuzmanovska, Mirjana Jankulovska

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of

MORPHOPHYSIOLOGICAL AND PRODUCTIVE TRAITS OF SMALL GRAINS SPECIES GROWN IN CONVERSION PERIOD

Olivera Nikolić, Zorana Sreckov, Zorica Mrkonjic

Educons University, Faculty of Ecological Agriculture, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF GRAPE PRODUCTION IN MACEDONIA: THE CASE OF THE SMEDEREVKA VARIETY

Riste Elenov¹, Zorica Sredojevic²

¹FASF, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade

THE PLACE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF TOBACCO IN MACEDONIA – FROM THE PAST TO THE PRESENT

Silvana Pashovska, Karolina Kochoska, Natasha Zdraveska

University St.Kliment Ohridski-Bitola,Scientific tobacco institute-Prilep,Republic of North Macedonia, North Macedonia, Republic of

APILARNIL FROM THE SOUTHERN ROMANIAN REGION - CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND MICROBIOLOGICAL INDICATORS FOR FOOD SAFETY

Teodora Colta, Roxana Antoaneta Spulber, Eusebiu Florea, Cristina Florentina Vaduva, Maria Magdalena Dinca, Adina Gafituc, Bogdan Tache

Beekeeping Research and Development Institute, Romania

EXPLORING THE CHEMICAL DIVERSITY OF PROPOLIS IN LATVIA: A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Freideriki Papakosta¹, Konstantia Graikou¹, Leonidas Charistos², Valters Brusbardis³, Josef van der Steen⁴, Ivo Roessink⁵, Bas Buddendorf⁵, Fani Hatjina², Ioanna Chinou¹

¹Laboratory of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 15771, Athens, Greece; ²Department of Apiculture, Hellenic Agricultural Organisation ‘DIMITRA’, Nea Moudania, 63 200, Greece; ³Latvian Beekeepers Association, Rigas iela 22, LV-3004 Jelgava Latvia; ⁴Alveus AB Consultancy, Kerkstraat 96, 5061 EL Oisterwijk, The Netherlands; ⁵Wageningen Environmental Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, PO Box 47, 6700 AA, Wageningen

IRON COMPOSITION IN HONEY BEE WORKERS VARIES WITH AGE AND DIET

Ratko Pavlović¹, Walter Goessler², Ljubiša Stanisavljević³, Nenad Zarić^3,4

¹University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry, Belgrade, Serbia;; ²University of Graz, Institute of Chemistry, Graz, Austria;; ³University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Belgrade, Serbia;; ⁴University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Institute of Bioanalytics and Agro-Metabolomics, Tulln, Austria;

PRECISE ESTIMATION OF VARROA INFESTATION LEVELS AS A TOOL FOR PRECISION BEEKEEPING

Sergio Albertazzi¹, Eva Vasiliadi^2,1, Cecilia Costa¹

¹CREA, Italy; ²Agricultural University of Athens, Greece

QUEEN RINGING AS A METHOD TO INDUCE WINTER BROOD BREAK IN HONEY BEE COLONIES

Josipa Štavalj¹, Aleksandar Uzunov^2,3, Zlatko Puškadija¹, Irakli Janashia⁴, Chao Chen³, Maggie Gill⁵, Marin Kovačić¹

¹Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Croatia; ²Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, Macedonia; ³State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China; ⁴Agricultural University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia; ⁵PHIRA-Science, Llandybie, Ammanford, UK

SELECTION AND GENETIC RESOURCES OF THE EUROPEAN HONEYBEE (APIS MELLIFERA): TOWARD SUSTAINABLE APICULTURE

Sladjan Rasic¹, Mića Mladenović²

¹UNIVERSITY EDUCONS, Faculty of ecological agriculture, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia; ²University of Belgrade, Faculty of agriculture, Belgrade, Serbia

SODIUM DISTRIBUTION IN HONEY BEE WORKERS, LARVAE, AND BEE BREAD

Ratko Pavlović¹, Walter Goessler², Robert Brodschneider³, Ljubiša Stanisavljević⁴, Nenad Zarić^4,5

¹University of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry, Belgrade, Serbia; ²Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz, Graz, Austria;; ³University of Graz, Department of Biology, Graz, Austria;; ⁴University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Belgrade, Serbia;; ⁵University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Institute of Bioanalytics and Agro-Metabolomics, Tulln, Austria

THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE NUMBER OF HONEY BEE COLONIES IN MACEDONIA. WHY DO THE NUMBERS MATTER?

Aleksandar Uzunov¹, Lazo Dimitrov²

¹Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia; ²Institute of Agriculture – Skopje, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Macedonia

THE ITALIAN NATIONAL REGISTRY FOR BEE BREEDERS: SAFEGUARDING LOCAL HONEY BEE SUBSPECIES

Patrizia Bergomi, Giorgia Serra, Donato Tesoriero, Vittorio Capano, Cecilia Costa

CREA - Research Centre Agriculture and Environment, Bologna, Italy

EXPLORING COMPOST-ASSOCIATED BACTERIA FOR ECO-FRIENDLY SUPPRESSION OF A FUNGAL PATHOGEN IN BEEKEEPING

Dzoko Kungulovski¹, Leona Gligoroska¹, Igor Pavlovski²

¹Department of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics "Ss Cyril and Methodius" University, Skopje, North Macedonia; ²Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Dr. Kungulovski, Skopje, North Macedonia

COMPUTER VISION TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF TROPILAELAPS MITES IN HONEY BEE COLONIES (APIS MELLIFERA)

Ema Vasileska¹, Valentina Gecevska¹, Aleksandar Uzunov^2,3

¹Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Skopje, Macedonia; ²Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, Macedonia; ³State Key Laboratory of Resource Insects, Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China

ENERGY POTENTIAL AND PERSPECTIVES OF BIOMASS DERIVED FROM WHEAT, BARLEY AND MAIZE

Igor Iljovski, Ile Canev, Zlatko Arsov, Tatijana Prentovic, Vjekoslav Tanaskovikj, Biljana Ristakjovska Shirgovska

FZNH, North Macedonia, Republic of

INFLUENCE OF INTERCROPPING MAIZE WITH CLIMBING BEAN ON FORAGE YIELD AND NUTRIENT COMPOSITION

Ivan Horvatić, Zlatko Svečnjak, Dubravko Maćešić, Martina Kovačević, Hrvoje Sabolić, Darko Uher

Faculty of Agriculture, Croatia

INFLUENCE OF SOWING DATE AND VARIETY ON YIELD AND AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF WINTER WHEAT IN EASTERN CROATIA

Dario Iljkić

Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Croatia

INFLUENCE OF SOWING RATIO COMMON VETCH WITH ITALIAN RYEGRASS ON FORAGE YIELD AND NUTRIENT COMPOSITION

Saša Prđun, Dubravko Maćešić, Josip Cunj, Nikola Lesičar, Darko Uher

Faculty of Agriculture, Croatia

NANO-FERTILIZATION AND ITS EFFECT ON THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ‘CHERRY’ TOMATO LEAVES AND FRUIT

Marina T. Stojanova¹, Yalcin Kaya², Monika Stojanova³, Leka Mandic⁴, Dragutin A. Djukic⁴, Ivana Boskovic⁵

¹University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, North Macedonia, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Trakya University, Engineering Faculty, Edirne, Turkey; ³Association for Scientific-research, Educational and Cultural Activities “Open Science”, North Macedonia; ⁴University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Agronomy, Cacak, Serbia; ⁵University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Agriculture, East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

PROPERTIES OF SELECTED TURF MIXES ONE YEAR AFTER AUTUMN SEEDING

Stanko Kapun, Tatjana Čeh, Mitja Zorman

KGZS-ZAVOD MS, Slovenia

STATUS AND PRODUCTION POTENTIAL OF OPIUM POPPY BASED ON A SWOT ANALYSES AND TOWS MATRIX

Zoran Dimov¹, Ljupco Mihajlov², Igor Iljovski¹

¹Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Faculty of Agriculture - Stip, North Macedonia

THE INFLUENCE OF THE VARIETY ON THE TRITICUM SPELTA L. PRODUCTIVITY GROWN BY ORGANIC CONDITIONS IN SREM

Jela Ikanović¹, Vera Popović², Elizabeta Miskoska-Milevska³, Ljubiša Živanović⁴, Snežana Janković⁵, Marina Antić⁶, Jelena Golijan Pantović⁷

¹IPN - Institute for the Application of Science in Agriculture, Belgrade, Serbia; ²Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute for the Republic of Serbia, Novi Sad, Serbia; ³Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Blvd. 16-ta Makedonska brigada, No. 3, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia; ⁴University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture; Zemun. Republic of Serbia; ⁵IPN - Institute for the Application of Science in Agriculture, Belgrade, Serbia; ⁶University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Agriculture, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Hercegovina; ⁷University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture; Zemun. Republic of Serbia

ENHANCING POLLINATOR ACTIVITY IN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS: STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT AND ATTRACT BENEFICIAL INSECT SPECIES

Slavica Čolić¹, Marijana Maslovarić¹, Naouel Admane², Clara Gerardin³, Slađan Stanković¹, Ivana Stanimirović¹

¹Institute for Science Application in Agriculture, Belgrade, Serbia; ²Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Bari, Italy; ³French wine and Vine Institute, Peyrole, France

COULD THE SIDE SUBSTITUTE THE KING? THE IMPORTANCE OF FLOWER POSITION IN AN APPLE CLUSTER

Slavica Spasojević, Jasminka Milivojević, Čedo Oparnica, Dragan Radivojević

University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Serbia

CHEMICAL FINGERPRINT OF POLLEN IN THREE HAZELNUT CULTIVARS USING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY

Anđelija Obradović¹, Ilinka Pećinar², Čedo Oparnica², Dragana Rančić², Marko Kitanović², Milica Fotirić Akšić²

¹Institute for Science Application in Agriculture, Serbia; ²Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Serbia

DIFFERENTIATION OF FLOWER BUDS IN SOME PLUM CULTIVARS UNDER THE ECOLOGIC CONDITIONS OF SERBIA

Milica Fotiric AKsic¹, Andjelija Obradović², Dragan Milatović¹, Marko Kitanović¹, Milena Đorđević³, Radosav Cerović⁴, Mekjell Meland⁵

¹University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Serbia; ²Institute for Science Application in Agriculture, Belgrade, Serbia; ³Fruit Research Institute, Čačak, Serbia; ⁴University of Belgrade, Innovation Centre of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade, Serbia; ⁵Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research – NIBIO, Ullensvang, Norway

ANALYSIS OF MORPHOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF HAZELNUT (CORYLUS AVELLANA L.) CULTIVARS GROWN IN SERBIA

Radmila Ilić, Ivan Glišić, Mirjana Radovanović, Gorica Paunović, Ljiljana Bošković-Rakočević, Tomo Milošević

Faculty of Agronomy in Čačak, Serbia

EFFECT OF GROWTH REGULATORS ON PEDICEL LENGTH AND DETACHMENT FORCE IN SOUR CHERRY

Stefan Gligoric, Nenad Magazin, Maja Milovic, Jelena Kalajdzic, Gordana Barac, Biserka Milic

University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Serbia

DISTRIBUTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF BILBERRY IN NATIONAL PARK PELISTER AND PRESPA REGION

Tosho Arsov, Silvana Manasievska, Mile Markoski, Tatjana Mitkova

Faculty for agriculture science and food, UKIM in Skopje

IDENTIFICATION AND MAPPING OF OLD TREES OF AUTOCHTHONOUS APPLE AND PEAR VARIETIES IN THE MALEŠEVO REGION

Tosho Arsov¹, Despina Kitanova², Katerina Atanasovska³, Jasminka Andonovska⁴, Robertina Brajanoska², Marijana Shushlevska³

¹Faculty for agriculture science and food, UKIM in Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Macedonian Ecological Society, RN Macedonia; ³Farmahem, Department for Environmental Consultancy, RN Macedonia; ⁴Association Center for medical herbs and berries Ambrozija,

OPEN BALKAN INITIATIVE AND IMPACT ON THE TRADE OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE

Vlade Zaric¹, Marina Nacka², Nikola Mararaševic¹

¹Faculty of Agriculture, University in Belgrade, Serbia; ²Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje

COMPARATIVE COMPETITIVENESS OF SHEEP AND GOAT MEAT INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRIES OF BALKAN REGION

Bozhidar Ivanov, Veselin Krustev, Dilyana Mitova, Daniela Tsvyatkova

Institute of Agricultural Economics Sofia, Bulgaria

MIGRATION AND THE FUTURE OF RURAL YOUTH IN THE WESTERN BALKANS: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

Emelj Tuna¹, Ana Simonovska¹, Tom Dufhues², Judith Möllers²

¹Faculty of agricultural sciences and food - Skopje / UKIM, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)

POLITICAL INSUFFICIENCIES AND RURAL YOUTH BEHAVIOR IN THE WESTERN BALKANS

Ana Simonovska¹, Emelj Tuna¹, Dufhues Thomas², Möllers Judith²

¹Faculty of Agricultural Sciencies and Food-Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of North Macedonia; ²IAMO-Halle, Germany

BRIDGING THE GAP: FINANCIAL LITERACY AS A PATHWAY TO FINANCIAL INCLUSION FOR SMALL FARMERS IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE

Vasko Hadjievski¹, Aleksandra Martinovska Stojcheska²

¹We Effect, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, North Macedonia

THE QUALITY OF HONEY BEE (APIS MELLIFERA) QUEENS IN MONTENEGRO

Aleksandar Martinović¹, Josipa Štavalj², Božidarka Marković¹, Zlatko Puškadija², Marin Kovačić²

¹Biotechnical Faculty, University of Montenegro, Montenegro; ²Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer in Osijek, Osijek, Croatia

EXAMINATION OF THE MASS AND DIMENSIONS OF ADDED ELEMENTS ATTACHED TO HONEY BEE QUEENS

Slobodan Dolasevic, Maja Petricevic, Milos Marinkovic, Nikola Delic, Nenad Micic, Nenad Stojiljkovic, Bogdan Cekic

Institute for Animal Husbandry, Serbia

CHRONIC EXPOSURE EFFECTS OF SUFLOXAFLOR AND IMIDACLOPRID UNDER LABORATORY AND FIELD CONDITIONS

Fani Hatjina, Leonidas Charistos

Department of Apiculture, ELGO DIMITRA, Nea Moudania, 63200 Greece

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF INDOOR RF-EMF EXPOSURE AT 3.6 GHZ ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HONEY BEES

Anastasia Kalapouti¹, Leonidas Charistos¹, Jürg Fröhlich², Fabian Schneider², Marco Zahner², Zoi Thanou³, Antonios Tsagkarakis³, Andri Varnava⁴, Menelaos Stavrinides⁴, Pieterjan De Boose⁵, Felipe Oliveira Ribas⁵, Arno Thielens⁶, Anke Huss⁷, Maria Bouga³, Fani Hatjina¹

¹Department of Apiculture, Research Institute of Animal Science, Hellenic Agriculture Org. ‘DIMITRA’ , Nea Moudania, Greece,, Greece; ²Fields at Work GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland; ³Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece; ⁴Department of Agricultural Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus; ⁵Department of Information Technology, Ghent University - imec, Ghent, Belgium; ⁶Photonics Initiative, Advanced Science and Research Center, the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, USA; ⁷Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

MALTA’S LANDSCAPE SHAPES THE GUT MICROBIOTA OF ITS ENDEMIC HONEY BEE SUBSPECIES, APIS MELLIFERA RUTTNERI

Simone Cutajar^1,2, Daniele Alberoni², Loredana Baffoni², Chiara Braglia², Diana Di Gioia², David Mifsud¹

¹Universita ta' Malta; ²Universita' di Bologna

LINKING EUROPE AND AFRICA TROUGH SUSTAINABLE BIO-BASED SOLLUTIONS

Svetoslav Malchev¹, Evgenia Mahler², Vjekoslav Tanaskovic³, Ordan Cukaliev¹, Daniela Germanova¹, Georgi Dimitrov Kornov¹

¹Fruit Growing Institute - Plovdiv, Bulgaria; ²Robert-Schmidt-Institut, Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design, Germany; ³Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje

THE INFLUENCE OF A SELF‑REGULATING, LOW‑ENERGY, CLAY‑BASED IRRIGATION (SLECI) SYSTEM ON WATER PRODUCTIVITY AND YIELD IN MORINGA AND COWPEA CULTIVATION

H.A. Chaba^1,2, V. Tanaskovik³, O. Cukaliev³, H.T. Araya¹, N.A. Araya¹, M. Steyn², S. Trinath Suryadevara⁴, S. Malchev⁵, J. Siering⁶, S. Nechkovski³, T. Arsov³

¹Agricultural Research Council-Vegetable, Industrial and Medicinal Plants, Pretoria, South Africa; ²Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; ³University of St. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, North Macedonia; ⁴Institute of Polymer and Production Technologies, Germany; ⁵Fruit Growing Institute – Plovdiv, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria; ⁶Robert-Schmidt-Institut, Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design, Germany

HYDRUS 2D SIMULATION OF WATER DYNAMICS UNDER SLECI AND DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AT BUAN IN BOTSWANA.

Khumoetsile Bratah Mmolawa, Simangaliso Madorobo

Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Botswana

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE NEEDS A HOLISTIC APPROACH: CASE STUDY KWANDABA, KWA-ZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA

A.T. Grundling^1,4,5, C.M. Swanepoel¹, T.C. Mapumulo¹, N.N.A. Ngcobo³, H.T. Araya², J.P. Le Roux¹

¹Agricultural Research Council-Natural Resources and Engineering, Pretoria, South Africa; ²Agricultural Research Council-Vegetable, Industrial and Medicinal Plant, Pretoria, South Africa; ³Agricultural Research Council-Economic Analysis, Pretoria, South Africa; ⁴Centre for Environment Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa; ⁵Applied Behavioural Ecology and Ecosystem Research Unit, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

MORINGA STEMS USED AS FEEDSTOCK FOR FUNCTIONAL BIOCHAR

N.A. Araya¹, A.T. Grundling^1,3,4, G. Sithole¹, S.K. Maleka¹, H.T. Araya²

¹Agricultural Research Council-Natural Resources and Engineering, South Africa; ²Agricultural Research Council - Vegetable, Industrial and Medicinal Plants, South Africa; ³Centre for Environment Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa; ⁴Applied Behavioural Ecology and Ecosystem Research Unit, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

GRAIN YIELD POTENTIALS OF NEWLY IMPROVED OAT VARIETIES AT DIFFERENT SOWING DENSITIES

Nadi Aygen¹, Oğuz Bilgin², Alpay Balkan³

¹Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Agricultural faculty, Turkiye; ²Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Agricultural faculty, Turkiye; ³Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Agricultural faculty, Turkiye

MUTANT DOUBLED-HAPLOID LINES OBTAINED BY COMBINED GAMMA RADIATION AND ANTHER CULTURE APPLICATIONS

Şükriye Burcu Gülen¹, OĞUZ Bilgin², Damla Balaban Göçmen³, Alpay Balkan⁴

¹Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Agricultural faculty, Turkiye; ²Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Agricultural faculty, Turkiye; ³Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Agricultural faculty, Turkiye; ⁴Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Agricultural faculty, Turkiye

SUSTAINABLE NITROGEN MANAGEMENT IN MELON FARMING IN SOUTHERN TUNISIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR YIELD, FRUIT QUALITY, AND SOIL DYNAMICS

Fatma Wassar^1,2, Imen Ayadi^1,3, Ines Toumi², Neji Mahmoudi^1,4, Ridha ElBeji⁵, Mahmoud Bali¹, Rachid Boukchina^1,2, Latifa Dhaouadi^2,6, Jose Camara-Zapata⁷, Anna Tedeschi⁸, Souad ElHajjaji⁹, Francesco Garcia-Sanches¹⁰

¹Higher Institute of Water Sciences and Techniques of Gabès, Tunisia; ²Institute of Arid Regions, Laboratory of Eremology and Combating Desertification, Medenine, Tunisia, University of Gabès; ³Geological and Hydrological Systems Modeling Laboratory (LR16ES17), Earth Sciences department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax-Tunisia; ⁴Research Laboratory: Biodiversity and Valorization of Bioresources in Arid Zones, Faculty of Sciences of Gabès, University of Gabès; ⁵El Beji Farm, Gabès Tunisia; ⁶Regional Center for Research in Oasis Agriculture, Dgueche-Tozeur; ⁷University Miguel Hernandez, Spain; ⁸National Research Council of Italy, Italy; ⁹Mohamed V University, Morocco; ¹⁰Mohamed V University, Morocco

THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SOWING DENSITIES ON GRAIN YIELD AND QUALITY TRAITS IN KIRIK WHEAT

Oğuz Bilgin¹, Alpay Balkan², İsmet Başer³, Damla Balaban Göçmen⁴

¹Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Turkiye; ²Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Turkiye; ³Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Turkiye; ⁴Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Turkiye

INVESTIGATION OF CHANGES IN GRAIN YIELD AND SOME YIELD COMPONENTS IN HYBRIDS AMONG BREAD WHEAT MUTANTS

Bilge Koç¹, Alpay Balkan², İsmet Başer³, Oğuz Bilgin⁴

¹Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Turkiye; ²Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Turkiye; ³Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Turkiye; ⁴Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Turkiye

DOES A HIGHER ALFALFA SEEDING RATE RESULT IN HIGHER STEM AND PLANT DENSITY AND FORAGE YIELD?

Biljana Ristakjovska Shirgovska, Tatjana Prentovikj, Zoran Dimov, Igor Iljovski

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, UKIM, North Macedonia, Republic of

PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF GRAPEVINE LEAVES IN RELATION TO LEAF AGE

Zeliha Gökbayrak¹, Sofia Ntontis², Mael Orcesi², Astrid Forneck²

¹Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Agriculture, Turkiye; ²University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Institute of Viticulture and Pomology, Austria

GENOTYPIC AND PHENOTYPIC COMPARISONS OF MUSCAT HAMBURG AND KONČANKA GRAPE VARIETIES GROWN IN VINEYARDS IN THE R. N. MACEDONIA

Biljana Korunoska¹, Zlatko Prculovski², Vladan Pešić³, Krum Boškov², Nenad Bunjac³

¹UKIM, Institute of Agriculture, Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²UKIM, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ³University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Beograd-Zemun, R. Serbia

THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT CONCENTRATION OF SULFUR DIOXIDE ON THE ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES AND QUALITY OF WINE RIESLING IN BOTTLE

Mihail Petkov, Krum Boskov, Zlatko Prculovski, Kiril Stojanovski

FASF, North Macedonia, Republic of

SOME AGROBIOLOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VIOGNIER VARIETY GROWN IN THE VELES VINEYARD

Zlatko Prculovski¹, Atanas Dimitrov², Mihail Petkov¹, Krum Boshkov¹, Biljana Korunoska¹

¹Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Private sector

THE VARIETY AS A FACTOR INFLUENCING THE GRAPE QUALITY OF THE STANUSHINA CULTIVAR

Aleksandar Klincharov

Phd student, Kavadarci, North Macedonia, Republic of

IMPACT OF EXTREME CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ON THE GRAPE QUALITY OF VRANEC AND SMEDEREVKA VARIETIES

Zlatko Prculovski, Mihail Petkov, Krum Boshkov

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of

IDENTIFYING GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOS) IN FOOD PRODUCTS ON THE MONTENEGRIN MARKET

Luka Andrić

University of Donja Gorica, Montenegro

A POSSIBLE INTERDEPENDENCE BETWEEN SOME MORPHOLOGICAL POLLEN FEATURES AND ITS GERMINATION IN FOUR MALUS SP. CULTIVARS

Marina Mačukanović Jocić¹, Radosav Cerović², Marko Kitanović¹, Andjelija Obradović³, Mekjell Meland⁴, Milica Fotiric Aksic¹

¹University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Serbia; ²University of Belgrade, Innovation Centre of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Belgrade, Serbia; ³Institute for Science Application in Agriculture, Belgrade, Serbia; ⁴Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research – NIBIO, Ullensvang, Norway

SNP-BASED DIVERSITY ASSESSMENT OF MACEDONIAN LOCAL VARIETIES OF CUCUMBER (CUCUMIS SATIVUS L.)

Sonja Ivanovska, Mirjana Jankulovska, Nadica Sandeva Atanasova

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of

DETERMINATION OF GENETIC DIVERSITY OF MACEDONIAN MILD EMBROIDERED PEPPER GENOTYPES BASED ON QUALITATIVE TRAITS

Nadica Sandeva Atanasova, Sonja Ivanovska, Mirjana Jankulovska

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION METHODS FOR ENHANCING PRODUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

Jovan Ažderski¹, Zlatko Chanevski¹, Zoran Bardakoski², Despina Popovska-Stojanov³, Vasko Hadžievski⁴

¹University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²National Extension Agency for Agriculture, Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia; ³University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje, Institute of Agriculture - Skopje, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia; ⁴We Effect Project, Embassy of Sweden, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia

THE BUSINESS MODEL IN BULGARIAN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES: REGIONAL DIFFERENCES AND SOCIAL IMPACT

Angel Sarov

Institute of Agicultural Economics,Trakia University, Bulgaria

TOWARDS THE TRANSITION FROM FADN TO FSDN: FARM-LEVEL ANALYSIS OF FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE USE IN SERBIA

Mirjana Bojčevski¹, Robert Radišić², Vedran Tomić², Nataša Tolimir², Slavica Čolić²

¹Ministry for Agriculture, Forest and Water Management of the Republic of Serbia; ²Institute for Science Application in Agriculture, Serbia

THE INFLUENCE OF SELECTED YEAST STRAINS ON THE QUALITY OF WINE FROM THE “CABERNET SAUVIGNON” VARIETY

Sandra Georgievska, Zlatko Prculovski, Dusko Nedelkovski

Vinarija Kamnik, North Macedonia, Republic of

THE TYPE OF PRUNING AS A FACTOR AFFECTING THE YIELD AND QUALITY OF TEMJANIKA GRAPES

Liljana Saltirov, Zlatko Prculovski, Mihail Petkov, Krum Boskov

Agronutri, North Macedonia, Republic of

AMPELOGRAPHIC GRAPE QUALITY PARAMETERS OF TRAMINER CV CLONES GROWN UNDER AGROECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF CENTRAL SERBIA WINE REGION

Zoran Pržić, Nebojša Marković

University of Belgrade Faculty of Agriculture, Serbia

RISK ASSESSMENT OF ARSENIC AND NICKEL IN SOILS OF POTENTIAL VINEYARDS IN THE VRANJE REGION

Dušana Banjac, Jordana Ninkov, Snežana Jakšić, Jovica Vasin, Stanko Milić, Milorad Živanov, Ivana Stanivuković

Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Serbia

PROJECTION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VITICULTURE IN R. N. MACEDONIA FOR THE PERIOD 2021-2040

Krum Boskov¹, Zlatko Prculovski¹, Mihail Petkov¹, Petar Hristov¹, Ana Kotevska¹, Biljana Korunoska²

¹FZNH Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Institute of Agriculture, Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of

THE IMPACT OF INORGANIC NITROGEN SOURCES ON FERMENTATION KINETICS OF INDIGENOUS AND COMMERCIAL WINE YEASTS

Mila Nikoloska¹, Dzoko Kungulovski², Igor Pavlovski¹

¹Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Dr. Kungulovski, Skopje, North Macedonia; ²Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of

QUALITY AND SENSORY PROPERTIES OF PLUM BRANDY

Jane Karakasov, Mihail Petkov, Krum Boshkov, Zlatko Prculovski

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food UKIM Skopje

ALLELIC POLYMORPHISM OF MD-ACS1 AND MD-ACO1 GENES IN COLUMNAR APPLE (MALUS × DOMESTICA BORKH.) CULTIVARS

Goran Barac, Biserka Milić, Nenad Magazin, Maja Milović, Gordana Barać

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

BASIC MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ORIENTAL VARIETIES FROM THE TYPES YAKA, DJEBEL AND BASMAK

Jane Aleksoski, Karolina Kochoska, Marjana Glusheska

Scientific Institute of Tobacco - Prilep, North Macedonia, Republic of

CORRELATION ANALYSIS BETWEEN YIELD AND YIELD ATTRIBUTES IN SOME RICE (ОRYZA SATIVA L.) VARIETIES

Brankica Spaseva¹, Ivo Mitrushev¹, Dane Boshev², Mirjana Jankulovska², Sonja Ivanovska², Dobre Andov¹, Danica Andreevska¹

¹Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Institute of Agriculture-Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food -Skopje, Republic of Macedonia

EVALUATION OF OIL AND PROTEIN CONTENT VARIABILITY IN CAMELINA GENOTYPES

Ana Marjanović Jeromela¹, Nada Grahovac¹, Dragana Rajković¹, Sandra Cvejić¹, Ankica Kondić Špika¹, Federica Zanetti²

¹Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Serbia; ²Dept. of Agricultural and Food Sciences (DISTAL), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Italy

IMPORTANCE OF GENOMIC ANALYSIS IN INHERITANCE OF MILK PRODUCTION TRAITS IN HOLSTEIN COWS

Ivica Stancic¹, Vladan Ciric², Nikola Stolic¹, Bratislav Pesic¹, Vesna Gantner³, Gojko Bunevski⁴

¹Toplica Academy of Professional Studies, Department of Agricultural and Food Studies, Prokuplje,Serbia; ²Semex PK BB, Belgrade, Serbia; ³Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences, Osijek, Croatia; ⁴Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, North Macedonia

IN VITRO COLLECTION OF GARLIC (ALLIUM SATIVUM L.) IN THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA: ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSERVATION

Mirela Kajkut Zeljković^1,2, David Ducanović¹, Marina Antić^1,2, Jelena Nikitović^1,2, Svjetlana Zeljković², Vida Todorović²

¹University of Banja Luka Institute of Genetic Resources, Bulevar vojvode Petra Bojovića 1a, 78 000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; ²University of Banja Luka Faculty of Agriculture, Bulevar vojvode Petra Bojovića 1a, 78000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

INFLUENCE OF WATERLOGGING ON TOLERANCE PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED TOMATO GENOTYPES FROM GENE BANK OF REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA

Sonja Umićević¹, Biljana Kukavica², Marina Antić^1,3, Mirela Kajkut Zekljović^1,3

¹Institute of Genetic Resources University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; ²Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Banja Luka; ³Faculty of Agriculture, University of Banja Luka

MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF LACTIC ACID BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM SORGHUM SILAGES BASED ON 16S RRNA GENE SEQUENCES

Berrin Okuyucu, M. Levent Özdüven, Emel Özkan Ünal

Tekirdag Namık Kemal University, Faculty of Agriculture, Dept of Anımal Science Tekirdag / Turkey

NEW PROGRAM FOR PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA 2025–2031

Kocho Porchu, Dragoslav Kocevski, Marija Zdravkovska, Gjoko Bunevski, Vlado Vukovic, Hrisula Kiprijanovska

FZNH, North Macedonia, Republic of

PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTICS AND NICOTINE CONTENT IN RECOGNIZED ORIENTAL TOBACCO VARIETIES OF THE PRILEP TYPE

Karolina Kochoska¹, Marija Srbinoska¹, Valentina Pelivanoska¹, Silvana Pashovska¹, Natasha Zdraveska¹, Romina Kabranova²

¹University St.Kliment Ohridski-Bitola,Scientific tobacco institute-Prilep,Republic of North Macedonia, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²University "St. Kiril i Metodij"- Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Republic of North Macedonia

THE QUALITY OF SIMMENTAL CATTLE COMES FROM THE BREEDING FACILITY OF SIMMENTAL BREEDING BULLS OF SLOVENIA IN MURSKA SOBOTA

Marjan Špur

KGZS-ZAVOD MS, Slovenia

EXPLOITING THE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL OF FRUIT TREE WILD DIVERSITY FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE (FRUITDIV PROJECT)

Vlatko Andonovski¹, Nikolco Velkovski¹, Viktorija Brndevska Stipanovic¹, Ivana Janeska Stamenkovska²

¹University Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Hams Em-Faculty of Forest Sciences, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²University Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food- Skopje

CATTLE EXPOSURE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES IN NORTH MACEDONIA’S PELAGONIA REGION

Sreten Andonov¹, Ordan Cukaliev¹, Dusko Mukaetov², Aleksandra Martinovska Stojcheska¹

¹UKIM-FZNH, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²UKIM-ZI, North Macedonia, Republic of

EFFECT OF THE LAYING HENS' GENOTYPE AND REARING SYSTEM ON THE SELECTED MEAT QUALITY PARAMETERS

Simeon Rakonjac¹, Snežana Bogosavljević-Bošković¹, Vladimir Dosković¹, Zdenka Škrbić², Miloš Lukić², Veselin Petričević², Milun D. Petrović¹

¹University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Agronomy in Čačak, Serbia; ²Institute for Animal Husbandry, Beograd-Zemun, Serbia

IN SITU AND EX SITU PROTECTION OF THE AUTOCHTHONOUS BOVINE BREEDS

Gjoko Bunevski¹, Vesna Gantner², Bratislav Pecis³, Andrej Merdegush⁴, Ranko Gantner², Borislav Radevski¹, Aleksandar Klincarov¹, Violeta Rakic³, Nikola Stolic³

¹FASF Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²University Josip Juraj Strossmayer in Osijek, Faculty of Agro-Biotechnics of science, Croatia; ³Toplica Academy of expert sciences Prokuplje, Serbia; ⁴University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences in Maribor, Slovenia

THE ROLE OF SELENIUM (SE) IN PIG NUTRITION

Vladimir Margeta

Faculty of Agrobiotechnical science Osijek, Croatia, Croatia

PHENOTYPE TREND OF MACEDONIAN PIG HUSBANDRY FARM RESULTS

Vlado Vuković¹, Sreten Andonov², Srecko Gjorgievski¹

¹Faculty of agricultural sciences and food - UKIM Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Swedish Agriculture University - SLU

THE IMPACTS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON THE SEAS: A CASE STUDY OF MONOPLEX PARTHENOPEUS FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST OF TÜRKİYE

Mehmet Gokoglu, Mesut Yılmaz

Akdeniz University, Turkiye

INSECT LARVAE AS A SUSTAINABLE SOURCE OF PROTEIN IN ANIMAL NUTRITION: POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES

Srecko Gjorgievski¹, Aleksandar Karaviloski², Zoran Popovski¹, Dragoslav Kocevski¹, Vlado Vukovich¹, Gjoko Bunevski¹, Koco Porcu¹

¹Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Ve Dog Food DOO, Prilep, Republic of North Macedonia

TRANSFORMING GRASSLAND SCIENCE FOR CLIMATE ACTION: DESIGN OF CARBON FARMING CURRICULUM

Maryam Rahimi Jahangirlou¹, Ilona Rac², Verica Ilieva³, Kiril Manevski¹

¹Aarhus University, Denmark; ²University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; ³Goce Delchev University, North Macedonia

CONSERVATION AND CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE MANAGEMENT IMPACT ON SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND EROSION IN CENTRAL CROATIA

Igor Bogunović¹, Paulo Pereira², Marija Galić¹, Ivica Kisić¹, Sebastiano Trevisani³

¹University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Croatia; ²Environmental Management Laboratory, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania; ³University IUAV of Venice, Department of Architecture, Construction and Conservation, Dorsoduro 2206, Venezia, Italy

PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF A LOCAL BIOCHAR KILN USING AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES IN GHANA.

Theophilus Frimpong⁷, Felix Frimpong², Eric Owusu Danquah³, Patricia Amankwaa Yeboah⁴, Shadrack Kwadwo Amponsah¹, Natson Eyram Amengo⁵, Joel Kwaku Adu⁶

¹CSIR - Crops Research Institute Ghana, Ghana; ²CSIR - Crops Research Institute Ghana, Ghana; ³CSIR - Crops Research Institute Ghana, Ghana; ⁴CSIR - Crops Research Institute Ghana, Ghana; ⁵CSIR - Crops Research Institute Ghana, Ghana; ⁶CSIR - Crops Research Institute Ghana, Ghana; ⁷CSIR - Crops Research Institute Ghana, Ghana

EXPLOITATION TESTS ON A LINE OF MACHINES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOMASS PRODUCTS

Ile Canev, Igor Iljovski, Zlatko Arsov

FZNH, North Macedonia, Republic of

ENERGY POTENTIAL OF PLANT RESIDUES FROM VINES AND FRUIT PLANTS

Ile Canev¹, Igor Iljovski¹, Nikola Galabov², Zivko Davcev¹

¹FZNH, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²JSC Water economy of R.M.

IMPACT OF LIGHT IRRADIATION ON YIELD OF TOMATOES PRODUCED UNDER COLORED SHADE NETS

Igor Iljovski, Zoran Dimov

FZNH, North Macedonia, Republic of

ASSESSMENT OF SEVERAL COMPOSITIONAL AND QUALITY CHARACTERISTIC OF TOMATOES GROWN UNDER COLORED SHADE NETS

Igor Iljovski, Frosina Babanovska Milenkovska, Ile Canev

FZNH, North Macedonia, Republic of

PROS & CONS OF URBAN BEEKEEPING

Gorazd Trušnovec

Urban Beekeepers' Association of Slovenia, Slovenia

EMPOWERED BEEKEEPING FAMILIES IN THE FIELD OF BEEKEEPING WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF WOMEN AND YOUNG

Dejan Antikj¹, Goran Aleksovski¹, Vanco Trajkovski¹, Katja Kotnik²

¹ADRA MACEDONIA, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²ADRA SLOVENIA,

UNEXPECTED RISKS FROM NUTRITIONAL AND BOTANICAL TRAITS OF POLLEN

Daniele Alberoni¹, Bhanu Yadav², Chiara Braglia¹, Soraia Falcão³, Abdulrahim Alkassab⁴, Diana Di Gioia¹, Sergio Angeli²

¹University of Bologna, Italy; ²Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy; ³Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal; ⁴Julius Kühn-Institut, Germany

SOIL MICROBIOTA INFLUENCE FLORAL SIGNALS AND POLLINATOR ATTRACTION IN SUNFLOWERS

Daniele Alberoni¹, Chiara Braglia¹, Loredana Baffoni¹, Dumenil Claire France Nicolle², Riccardo Favaro², Sergio Angeli², Diana Di Gioia¹

¹University of Bologna, Italy; ²Free University of Bozen, Italy

MICROBIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO USE BEE POLLEN AND PERGA FOR THEIR BIOAVAILABILITY AS THE SUPPLEMENT FOODS

Asli Ozkirim

Hacettepe University, Turkiye

ALTERNATIVE USE OF INVASIVE PLANTS AS BIOCHAR FEEDSTOCK TO IMPROVE PLANT GROWTH AND SOIL WATER RETENTION

H.T. Araya¹, N.A. Araya², A.T. Grundling^2,3,4, S.K. Maleka², T.S. Nkuna¹, H.A Chaba¹, M. Truter¹

¹Agricultural Research Council-Vegetable, Industrial and Medicinal Plants, Pretoria, South Africa.; ²Agricultural Research Council-Natural Resources and Engineering, Pretoria, South Africa; ³Centre for Environment Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.; ⁴Applied Behavioural Ecology and Ecosystem Research Unit, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.

EVALUATING A NOVEL CLAY-BASED IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING WATER PRODUCTIVITY IN ROSEMARY AND LAVENDER CROPS

О. Chukaliev¹, H.B. Stander², V. Tanaskovikj¹, G.M. Wolfaardt², S. Trinath Suryadevara³, S. Malchev⁴, J. Siering⁵, A. Martinovska Stojcheska¹, Z. Dimov¹, S. Nechkovski¹

¹University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, North Macedonia; ²University of Stellenbosch, South Africa; ³Institute of Polymer and Production Technologies, Germany; ⁴Fruit Growing Institute – Plovdiv, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria; ⁵Robert-Schmidt-Institute, Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design, Germany

FIELD EVALUATION OF TOMATO CROP PRODUCTION UNDER SLECI IRRIGATION

O. Chukaliev¹, F. Kumi², V. Tanaskovikj¹, W.E.K. Agbesi^2,3, S. Trinath Suryadevara⁴, S. Malchev⁵, J. Siering⁶, S. Nechkovski¹, Z. Bogevska¹

¹University of St. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, North Macedonia; ²Department of Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cape Coast-UCC, Ghana; ³Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cape Coast Technical University, Ghana; ⁴Institute of Polymer and Production Technologies, Germany; ⁵Fruit Growing Institute – Plovdiv, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria; ⁶Robert-Schmidt-Institut, Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design, Germany

IRRIGATION WATER PRODUCTIVITY IN MAIZE CROP PRODUCTION UNDER SUSTAINABLE IRRIGATION TECHNIQUES

V Tanaskovikj¹, S. Kwadwo Amponsah², O Chukaliev¹, P. Amankwaa-Yeboah², S. Trinath Suryadevara³, S. Malchev⁴, J. Siering⁵, I. Janeska Stamenkovska¹, H. Azadi⁶, S. Nechkovski¹

¹University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, North Macedonia; ²CSIR-Crops Research Institute – Fumesua, Ashanti Region, Ghana; ³Institute of Polymer and Production Technologies, Germany; ⁴Fruit Growing Institute – Plovdiv, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria; ⁵Robert-Schmidt-Institut, Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design, Germany; ⁶University of Liège, Belgium

SLECI IRRIGATION SYSTEM AS A CLIMATE-RESILIENT SOLUTION FOR SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS

V. Tanaskovikj¹, K. Mmolawa², O. Chukaliev¹, A. Clift-Hill², S. Trinath Suryadevara³, S. Malchev⁴, J. Siering⁵, S. Nechkovski¹, M. Markoski¹, R. Kabranova¹, I. Iljovski¹

¹University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, North Macedonia; ²Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources-BUAN, Botswana; ³Institute of Polymer and Production Technologies, Germany; ⁴Fruit Growing Institute – Plovdiv, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria; ⁵Robert-Schmidt-Institut, Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design, Germany

SUSTAINABLE IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR ARID ENVIRONMENTS: A PILOT STUDY ON SLECI IN GEM SQUASH CULTIVATION

V. Tanaskovikj¹, V. Shalimba², O. Chukaliev¹, S. Ambuga², K. Beyer³, S. Trinath Suryadevara⁴, S. Malchev⁵, J. Siering⁶, S. Nechkovski¹, M. Vukelikj Shutoska¹, M. Davitkovska¹

¹University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Skopje, North Macedonia; ²Namibia University of Science and Technology, Department of Biology, Chemistry and Physics, Namibia; ³Ombe Guestfarm and Safari, Okahandja, Namibia; ⁴Institute of Polymer and Production Technologies, Germany; ⁵Fruit Growing Institute – Plovdiv, Agricultural Academy, Bulgaria; ⁶Robert-Schmidt-Institut, Hochschule Wismar University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design, Germany

COMPARISON OF NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF GARLIC PASTE

Ljubica Karakashova¹, Frosina Babanovska-Milenkovska¹, Zaneta Mijoska², Lenche Velkoska-Markovska¹

¹Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, University St. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, North Macedonia; ²Food and Veterinary Agency, Skopje, North Macedonia

CONSUMER AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF FOOD ADULTERATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA

Frosina Babanovska-Milenkovska, Teodora Josimovska, Ljubica Karakashova

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje,North Macedonia, Republic of

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF RP-HPLC METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF POLYPHENOLS IN TOMATO

Lenche Velkoska-Markovska, Mirjana Jankulovska S., Sunchica Andonova

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, North Macedonia

ESTIMATING CAFFEINE INTAKE FROM DIFFERENT FOOD PRODUCTS AND ASSESSING POPULATION HEALTH RISKS

Frosina Babanovska-Milenkovska¹, Ljubica Karakashova¹, Lenche Velkoska-Markovska¹, Suncica Andonova¹, Biljana Chuleva², Shenaj Skenderoska-Adjija², Jasmina Jovanovska-Veljanovska², Kiril D. Hristovski³

¹Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Institute for Public Health Republic, Skopje Republic of of North Macedonia; ³Environmental and Resource Management, The Polytechnic School, Arizona State University

FOOD SAFETY IN FOCUS: MACEDONIA’S JOURNEY WITH EFSA

Suzana Popovska, Igor Trajkovski

Food and Veterinary Agency, North Macedonia, Republic of

SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC QUANTIFICATION OF TOTAL POLYPHENOLS AND FLAVONOIDS IN VEGETABLE EXTRACTS

Irena Petrovska, Mirjana S.Jankulovska, Lenche Velkoska-Markovska, Sunchica Andonova

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia

VALIDATION OF HPLC METHOD FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF SOME ADDITIVES IN PLANT-BASED FOOD PRODUCTS

Lenche Velkoska-Markovska, Sunchica Andonova, Kristina Tomska, Mirjana Jankulovska S., Frosina Babanovska-Milenkovska, Ljubica Karakashova

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje, North Macedonia

FROM STAGNATION TO SUSTAINABILITY: A LOW-COST TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP FOR MACEDONIAN TUNNEL CULTIVATION

Gordana Popsimonova, Rukie Agic, Zvezda Bogevska, Margarita Davitkovska

Univesity Ss Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of

LETTUCE CULTİVATİON İN THE WATER CULTURE FLOWİNG ON THE TİGRİS RİVER

Vedat Pirinç, Esra Batmaz, Erhan Akalp

DICLE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, Turkiye

SUBSURFACE IRRİGATİON SYSTEMS FOR TOMATO (SOLANUM LYCOPERSİCUM) AND PEPPER (CAPSİCUM ANNUM) CULTİVATİON

Erhan Akalp, Recep Taha Akıncı, Vedat Pirinç

DICLE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, Turkiye

THE PRODUCTION OF TEMPEH SNACK

Irzada Taljic¹, Edita Saric², Esma Karahmet Farhat³, Aida Softic¹, Almir Toroman¹

¹University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Bosnia and Herzegovina; ²Federal Institut of Agriculture, Bosnia and Herzegovina; ³Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia

ORGANIC SEEDS: BOTTLENECK FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC FARMING

Rukie Agic, Gordana Popsimonova, Zvezda Bogevska, Margarita Davitkovska

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of

EDIBLE FLOWERS AS SOURCE OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS: A FUNCTIONAL FOOD PERSPECTIVE

Ana Vujošević, Sofija Kilibarda, Sandra Vuković, Aleksandar Ž. Kostić

University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Serbia

EDIBLE FLOWERS IN DIET

Jasna Avdić Avdic¹, Ena Hodzic¹, Berina Becic², Alka Turalija³, Fikreta Behmen¹, Irzada Taljic¹

¹University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Bosnia and Herzegovina; ²National Museum of BiH; ³Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia

EFFECT OF LED LIGHTING ON THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF LEMON BALM (MELISSA OFFICINALIS L.) EXPLANTS UNDER IN VITRO CONDITIONS

Svjetlana Zeljković¹, Jelena Davidović Gidas¹, Mirela Kajkut Zeljković^1,2, Ana Miladinović¹, Margarita Davitkovska³

¹Faculty of Agriculture University of Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/ Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina; ²Institute of Genetic Resources, University of Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska/Bosnia and Herzegovina; ³University St. Cyril and Methodius Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, North Macedonia

ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY OF LEAFY VEGETABLES IN NORTH MACEDONIA

Elizabeta Miskoska-Milevska, Marija Stevanovska, Zvezda Bogevska, Zoran T. Popovski

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food - Skopje

FROM WASTE TO GROWTH: MUSHROOM RESIDUES IN HORTICULTURE

Zvezda Bogevska¹, Kristina Todorova², Mile Markoski¹, Gordana Popsimonova¹, Rukie Agic¹, Margarita Davitkovska¹

¹Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Ekovita - Negotino, Republic of North Macedonia

INFLUENCE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT ON TOMATO SEEDLING DEVELOPMENT IN THE PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT

Zvezda Bogevska, Aleksandar Simonovski, Gordana Popsimonova, Rukie Agic, Margarita Davitkovska

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food-Skopje, North Macedonia, Republic of

PLANT SPECIES OF MEADOWS AND PASTURES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF EDIBLE FLOWERS

Alka Turalija, Vesna Gantner, Mirna Gavran, Ranko Gantner

Faculty of agrobiotechincal sciences Osijek, Croatia

SEED PRIMING EFFECTS ON GERMINATION OF PARSNIP (PASTINACA SATIVA L.)

Monika Vidak^1,2, Marija-Magdalena Kovačec¹, Zlatko Šatović^1,2, Boris Lazarević^1,2, Klaudija Carović-Stanko^1,2

¹University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Croatia; ²Center of Excellence for Biodiversity and Molecular Plant Breeding, Croatia

THE EFFECT OF TWO DIFFERENT FERTILIZERS ON THE QUALITY OF CYCLAMEN PERSICUM MILL.

Margarita Davitkovska¹, Vjekoslav Tanaskovic¹, Zvezda Bogevska¹, Gordana Popsimonova¹, Rukie Agic¹, Svjetlana Zeljkovic²

¹Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, North Macedonia, Republic of; ²Agricultural Faculty, University in Banja Luka, University city, Blvd. vojvode Petra Bojovića 1A 78 000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina