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                            Department 
                              of Plant Sciences  
                            Head 
                              of Department: Ph.D. Goran Zdunic Research: The 
                            Department of Plant Sciences at Institute assemble 
                            a group of researchers who work in sciences related 
                            to: horticulture, food-technology and bio-diversity 
                            management. One of our missions is to conduct basic 
                            and applied research in the Adriatic region. Our goal 
                            is to help improve the quality and value of fruits, 
                            vegetables, olives and wines for consumers by the 
                            application of new information. The work on chemical 
                            characterization of bioactive compounds in Adriatic 
                            products is also very important. We make many efforts 
                            to improve traditional Adriatic crops through breeding 
                            program whose methods are based on modern genetics 
                            and molecular biology. Specific objectives are shown 
                            in each research group.  |