Dragica M Stanković

• PhD Doctor of Bilogical Science -Full Research professor
• Managing Director at University of Belgrade Institute for Multidisciplinary Research

Combined drying, an energy-efficient method that includes osmotic pretreatment in molasses and shortened successive lyophilization, was used to obtain celery root powder and incorporate it in the formulation of cookies, with the aim of obtaining a new product. Wheat flour was substituted with combinedly dehydrated celery root powder at levels from...

In this paper, the variability of morphological (stem height, stem basal diameter, proportion of pith, wood and bark) and wood anatomical characteristics (fiber length, fiber diameter, fiber lumen diamater, double cell-wall thickness, vessel diameter, wood rays width and height) of three Salix alba clones (B-44, 347 and NS 73/6) and one Salix vimin...

Elevated concentrations of heavy metals result in soil degradation, a reduction in plant yields, and a lower quality of agricultural products, which directly endangers people, animals, and the ecosystem. The potential of three clones of Salix alba (347, NS 73/6, and B-44) and one genotype of S. viminalis for the phytoextraction of heavy metals was...

The share of renewable energy sources (RES) in energy production processes is growing every day in many countries. Globally, there is a very pronounced tendency to eliminate fossil fuels for energy production, which are replaced by RES. The path to decarbonization involves the successive reduction of fossil fuels and their replacement by RES. One o...

Considering the importance of environment quality, especially in protected natural areas, we are conducted research of heavy metals contents (Zn, Mn and Fe) in plants and soil at protected natural area "Veliko ratno ostrvo" in Belgrade (Serbia). European white elm (Ulmus laevis Pall.) is native on the Veliko ratno Ostrvo Island and research were co...

In the paper, there was analyzed participation of the latewood zone inside growth rings of bald cypress from two different locations in Serbia. Its proportion has been monitored depending on three factors growth rings width, age and stem height. Between growth rings width and latewood zone proportion was established negative correlation. For that r...

Relation between genetic diversity and mass production of forest reproductive material is discussed in a holistic manner. In industrial forest plantations, narrow genetic diversity is desirable and reproductive material is produced at clone level. On the other hand, in conservation forestry a wide genetic diversity is imperative. Beside management...

The concern for environmental protection has existed since the time of first human civilization. As society develops, the chain of changes during the natural flow of processes in ecosystems has been supplemented by a new link – pollutants. They have an effect on all other members of the ecosystem (changes may be visible immediately or harder to spo...

Koviljski Rit is located along the left bank of the Danube River, between the villages of Kovilj and Gardinovci. It is a rare example of pristine nature, where the original features of a swamp biotope are preserved. Because of its exceptional natural value, Koviljski Rit, along with the swamp in Petrovaradin, has been under the protection of the Re...

This book of Proceedings compiles 33 papers presented by researchers and scientists at The International Conference on Reforestation Challenges. Topics included various aspects of reforestation: 1) Planning and management of reforestation programs; 2) Stocktypes and seedlings quality; 3) Monitoring reforestation successes; 4) Planting and seedling-...

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of European white elm (Ulmus laevis Pall.) for wetland reforestation across the Europe. For this purpose, seed was collected from 13 maternal European white elm trees on Veliko ratno ostrvo island near Belgrade, Serbia. Seeds were used to produce bareroot seedlings (1+2) that were pla...

This study was focused on determining the manganese (Mn) concentration in vegetative organs of 10 plant species (8 woody and 2 herbaceous), from four sites in the protected natural resource Kosmaj. The concentration of Mn was analyzed at the beginning of the vegetation period, during a two-year period (2012-2013). The results indicate a wide range...

This paper analyzes the iron (Fe) content of the vegetation at the beginning of the vegetative cycle for the period 2012/2013. Heavy metal content in the vegetative parts of ten plants (eight types of woody plants and two types of herbs) was analyzed in four locations. Iron (Fe) is a biogenic element present in plants in relatively small quantities...

This paper shows correlations between vessel characteristics and differences in growth-ring width in heartwood and sapwood. Analyzed samples were from an iron-wood tree (Gymnocladus canadensis Lam.) that grew in the Mužljanski Rit area, of the Srpska Crnja municipality in Serbia. According to previous research, it was deduced that Gymnocladus canad...

In the paper, the content of heavy metal (Zn) in plants of Kosmaj area was analyzed. Concentration of Zn was measured at four locations, in vegetative parts - leaves of ten plants (eight of them were woody plants and the other two were herbaceous plants). Results showed that samples of plant material from all locations are not contaminated with hea...

The paper presents a special evaluation of environmental, social and economic functions of forests by applying Vyskot's methodologies of objectification, systematization and evaluation of forest functions. To the method utilisation, area of Mountain Kosmaj is chosen, where the processes of urbanization have caused the greatest change in use of natu...

2014. Relation-ships between leaf traits and morphological attributes in one-year bareroot Fraxi-nus angustifolia Vahl. seedlings. Ann. For. Res. 57(2): _-_ 2014. Abstract. Leaf traits were investigated as morphological attributes for quality estimation of one-year-old bareroot seedlings of Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl. Leaf traits (number of simple...

Contamination of the environment with toxic heavy metals is a mayor environmental problem. Aimed to find effective and economical attractive solutions for environment cleaning, scientists intensively evolve various phytoremediation techniques. Nickel is one of the essential micronutrients for plants, animals, and humans, but toxic at elevated conce...

Based on the analysis of the heavy metal content (Zn, Fe, Pb, Cu, Ni, Cr, Mn, Cd, As, Hg) in leaves of the trees growing in the urban part of the city of Belgrade, wider city area and rural area it may be noted that the content of Fe, Pb, Ni, Cr and Cd increases going from rural to urban area. The obtained results may be related to the increased ai...

The level of the environment pollution with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is mainly in correlation with degree of the region industrialization and the traffic density. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of exhaust gases of gasoline and diesel motors on the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) accumulation in the soil, along the...

Leaf traits were investigated as morphological attributes for quality estimation of one-year-old bareroot seedlings of Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl. Leaf traits (number of simple - NSL and compound leaves - NCL, leaf average - ALA and total area - TLA and leaf area ratio - LAR) show similar relations to morphological attributes, the strongest to shoo...

These studies are aimed at the determination of load of the plant ecosystems with the heavy metal (Zn) and the accumulation of it in this area, so that based on the results, if necessary, the appropriate protection measures of this higly-valued area can be applied. The woody species lime tree and Austrian pine at the plots 1 and 2 in these studies...

The research of heavy metals contents in soil and leaves of Sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.). Moreover, the paper presents the analysis of the stand state on the Avala Mountain. The Avala area is high-grade protected natural resource located on the territory of Belgrade (Serbia) and its regime of exploitation and protection is clearly d...

The taxonomic status of beech from the Balkan Peninsula is not yet clearly defined. There is no agreement among different authors about the morphological characteristics discriminating between the Balkan and European and/or Eastern beech. For most characteristics, the mean values are different but the ranges of variation overlap considerably. Prove...

Belgrade is one of the greenest capitals in Europe. The protected natural area, "Avala" (i.e. a separate part of unit that is declared as a landscape of outstanding features) is located on the territory of Belgrade and attracts the attention of all profiles of researchers. It should be noted also that the area of Avala was bombed in 1999 and the Av...

2012): The potential of different lime tree (Tilia spp) genotypes for phytoextraction of heavy metals . -Genetika, Vol 44, No. 3, 537-548. The research of heavy metals contents (Pb, Mn, Zn, Ni, Fe) in soil in the area of the National Park "Fruška gora", along the highway M21 shows lower values for manganese, zinc and iron than the maximum allowed q...

The protected natural resource Avala, is a landscape of outstanding features and is located in the territory of the city of Belgrade, the city municipality Vozdovac. To assess the ecological quality of soil on the Avala mountain a research of heavy metals contents (Pb, Ni, Fe, Zn and Mn) was performed at three different locations (location 1, 2 and...

Being the inhabitants of all parts of the environment (water, air, soil) plants can very precisely point to the ecological conditions of the environment. Vascular plants are often used for biomonitoring of heavy metals. The analyses are most often performed on plant leaves. The results of this research clearly indicate that pollution with lead on t...

Vascular plants can precisely indicate the presence and intensity of different pollutants (heavy metals, chemical substances etc.) in air and soil in natural ecosystems as well as in the urban environments. The accumulation of heavy metals in plants in higher concentrations indicates the relative increase and the pollution spread all over the habit...

Heavy metals are the substances that indicate environmental pollution. The plants polluted with heavy metals may endanger natural environment and cause health problems in humans. In our multidisciplinary research of the concentrations of pollutants in forest ecosystems and natural environment in Belgrade, we examined the contents of heavy metals es...

The purpose of this research is above all focused on the aim of determining the load of ecosystem or rather soil and plants with the heavy metal Ni and the level of accummulation in this area so that on the basis of the obtained results adequate protection measures could be timely taken. The research of nickel (Ni) content in the leaves of herbs an...

Fruska gora is a mountain situated in the northern part of the Republic of Serbia in the province of Vojvodina. The purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which soil and plants are burdened with certain heavy metals (Pb, Ni, Zn, Fe, Mn, and others usually present in polluted atmosphere), then the accumulation of heavy metals in the Na...

The effect of superabsorbent polymers on Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and Austrian pine (Pinus nigra Arn.) seed germination and the development of 1-year-old- and 2-year-old seedlings were analyzed. The study results show a positive effect of polymers on seedling development of model species, so they can be considered to be a good recommendati...

This paper sums up the results of the research on heavy metals contents (Pb, Ni, Fe, Zn and Mn) in soil and leaves of the plant species, Paulownia elongata S.Y. Hu and Paulownia fortunei Hemsl. at the plantation established on the eutric brown soil in Banat (Vojvodina). The plantation, which served as the control field is at the municipality of Bel...

A comparative study was carried out on the capabilities of the two species Paulownia elongata S. Y. Hu and Paulownia fortunei Hems. as biomonitors of atmospheric (and soil) heavy-metal pollution. Research on content of the heavy metals nickel (Ni) and lead (Pb) in leaves of the species Paulownia elongata growing under urban and suburban conditions...

Izvod: Odrÿivi razvoj predstavça generalno usmereñe, teÿñu da se stvori boçi svet, balansirajuõi socijalne, ekonomske i faktore zaåtite ÿivotne sredine. On je istovremeno jednostavan i komplikovan. S jedne strane intuitivno razumemo o øemu se tu radi, ali sa druge strane nam je teåko da zamislimo druåtvo koje ide putem odrÿivog razvoja, jer bi u to...

Izvod: Utvraeivañe i redovno praõeñe aerozagaaeeña, samo je deo sveobuhvatnih istraÿivaña o uticaju saobraõaja na sadrÿaj i depoziciju teåkih metala na podruøju nacionalnog parka Fruåka gora. U ovom radu su prikazani rezultati istraÿivaña najznaøajnijih meteoroloåkih elemenata, na osnovu 20-togodiåñih mereña na åest klimatoloåkih stanica.U radu su...

Izvod: Ciç rada je da naglasi i objasni pojam participacije i participativnih procesa u menaoementu zaåtiõenih prirodnih dobara. Radi razumevaña pojma parti-cipacije i razliøitih oblika participativnih procesa, nekoliko definicija je sakupçeno od razliøitih autora. Rad identifikuje kçuøne taøke participacije, a to su: proces uøeña, komunikativna ak...

This paper analyzes the iron (Fe) content of the vegetation at the beginning of the vegetative cycle for the period 2012/2013. Heavy metal content in the vegetative parts of ten plants (eight types of woody plants and two types of herbs) was analyzed in four locations.Iron (Fe) is a biogenic element present in plants in relatively small quantities....

This paper analyses manganese content in the air, in the soil and in the vegetative parts of seven tree species at seven localities. Soil and plants contaminated by heavy metals can cause environmental risk and cause health problems. Heavy metals are substances which signalize environmental pollution. Within the study of other heavy metals (lead, n...

A novel thermal bistable circuit which consists of a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistor and a constant current generator has two stable states with low and high output voltage level. When the temperature or velocity of a surrounding fluid exceeds a critical value, the circuit is triggered and it rapidly changes its stable state. Both...