School of Advanced Horticulture

Maritsa Vegetable Crops Research Institute (MVCRI), Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology (CPSBB), Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Maritsa Vegetable Crops Research Institute (MVCRI) in partnership with the Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology (CPSBB) take a great privilege to announce the School of Advanced Horticulture (SAH).

This activity was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (SGA-CSA No 664621 and No 739582 under FPA No. 664620).

School of Advanced Horticulture aimed to stimulate the activity of the horticultural community in Bulgaria and also to created a forum which gathered well-known scientists, lectures, young researchers, students, vegetable producers, processors, and private sector breeding companies that got familiar with advanced theoretical and experimental topics in the field of horticulture.

Training courses and workshops were envisaged in the fields of:

1. Management of Genetic resources
2. Classical and Molecular Breeding
3. Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic stresses
4. Bioinformatics – Data input, storage and analysis

Demonstration field plot of various deeply characterized tomato and pepper genesources, was opened for visitors to present their valuable traits and ways of usage.

Field days were foreseen to transfer knowledge from laboratories to farmer fields and steer the dialogue between researchers and farmers. It wasalso an unique opportunity where researchers can understand real time issues faced by farmers and concurrently allow producers to make informed decisions and make aware about emerging challenges in vegetable crops production.

We looked forward to welcomed you in our forthcoming events and meet you at our training courses, workshops and field days.