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From 28 April to 2 May 2025, scientists from all over Europe met for the annual conference of the European Vegetation Survey (EVS), which this time took place in Perugia in the heart of Italy. Around 150 experts were in attendance. The event brought together researchers from different parts of Europe to discuss the latest…
On 15 and 23 April 2025, in cooperation with the Central Library of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, we organised field trips for the first-year students of the Secondary Vocational School of Viticulture and Pomology in Modra. The main aim of the excursion was to present our many years of research into phytopathogenic fungi that…
From April 7 to 11, 2025, the 5th Mediterranean Plant Conservation Week (5MPCW) took place in Limassol, Cyprus. This international event was organized by Frederick University (Cyprus), the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, and Environment of Cyprus, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), and the IUCN. The symposium welcomed almost 180 participants from 27 countries…
PhD students Mgr. Agnieszka Adamska, Mgr. Eliška Krtilová and postdoc Dr. Adam Kantor fromthe Institute of Botany PSBC SAS attended the Conference of Young Botanists (CYBO) inGenoa (5.-7. 2. 2025).The conference for students and postdoctoral researchers, co-organised by several Italianorganisations, was now organised for the third time. In two lecture halls in the heart of…
It is a well-known fact that biodiversity on Earth is not sufficiently explored and described. Despite the long tradition of botanical research in Europe, this fact surprisingly applies also to the European flora. One of the significant centers of species and genetic diversity in Europe is the Balkan Peninsula, which is caused by its high…
The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836) originates from Southeast Asia. It was first recorded in Europe in France in 2004. It is possible they were introduced with goods even earlier. From there, they began to spread rapidly. They have now been recorded in Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland,…
Recently, Dr Olha Lakhneko used an excellent opportunity to learn and practice measuring photosynthesis status in various leaf types using a dedicated portable device at the Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv. Applying acquired skills, she evaluated photosynthetic activity in the leaves of two contrasting…
From July 21 to 27, 2024, the 20th International Botanical Congress (IBC) took place in Madrid, Spain (https://ibcmadrid2024.com/). The IBC is a conference with a long tradition, organized every six years under the supervision of the International Association for Botanical and Mycological Societies (IABMS). The IBC in Madrid was organized by the Spanish Botanical Society (Sociedad Botánica…
Recently, Dr. Monika Danchenko joined the International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS; https://www.carnivorousplants.org/) and participated in their Annual Photo Contest representing the Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre. All fascinating photographs were displayed online on the multimedia platform https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1SIxpzq9mQ. Monika contributed with original images of the forked-leaved (Drosera binata),Cape (Drosera capensis), and round-leaved (Drosera rotundifolia) sundews, grown…
September 6-7, 2024, Bratislava Organizers:Magdalena Bohutínská (Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern)Jozef Šibík (Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre SAS) Course DescriptionAdaptation research is fascinating from an evolutionary biology perspective, but it also has applications in many other fields, such as ecology, conservation, and agriculture. The aim of this course is to introduce several…