Miodrag Dimitrijevic

• PhD
• Professor (Full) at University of Novi Sad

An experiment with 27 wheat genotypes was established at two localities: Rimski Šančevi (Bačka, Vojvodina) and Kumane (Banat, Vojvodina), during two vegetation seasons. The phenotypic variability and stability of wheat genotypes, in terms of grain weight per spike, were analyzed in different agroecological environments. Environmental factors (so...

In order to evaluate the antioxidant activity of wheat in salinity stress conditions, an experiment was conducted with 27 wheat genotypes, grown on two types of soil: solonetz (increased salinity) and chernozem (control). Analysis of DPPH scavenging activity and phenolic content (PC) were performed in different phenophases of wheat (tillering, stem...

Crop cultivation under the open-field conditions depends on a variety of biotic and abiotic factors which cause plant stress and deterioration. Due to high soil salinity, some soils can be an unfavourable growing environment for most plants. As a low productivity soil type, solonetz soils are a stressful growing environment, causing plant deteriora...

Phenotypic diversity of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) landraces and reference cultivars were evaluated based on variability of twelve traits, chosen according to international descriptor list. Landraces were collected form 53 locations in Republic of Serbia. Origin and dissemination of local common bean germplasm was assessed based on variati...

The permanent need for efficient plant breeding comes from the increment of human population, which is projected to reach 9.7 million by 2050. Novel approaches could be used to reach these goals more rapidly, raising the question of efficiency, as well. Spike length is one of the important components of grain yield formation in wheat. The influence...

The characterization of 41 common bean cultivars and landraces from breeding collection of Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad, Serbia, was done based on phenotypic traits and microsatellite markers. Phenotypic traits were chosen from Bioversity International descriptor list. In addition, main yield components were investigated. Analys...

Creation of new higher yield cultivars, adaptation of existing germplasm to a global climate change, increasing resistance to diseases in new genotypes are some of the tasks that breeding have in front of it. The objectives of this research were to assess GE interaction in two different environments across two vegetation seasons and to do associati...

U cilju analiziranja stabilnosti deset genotipova pšenice, u tri različite vegetacione sezone (2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012), u Kragujevcu (Srbija), sprovedena je AMMI i biplot analiza. AMMI analiza za obe ispitivane osobine (dužina klasa i masa zrna po klasu) pokazala je značajan efekat genotipa, godine i njihove interakcije (G × E interakci...

New challenges that food production is facing, requires novel approach inagricultural strategy. The scissors of growing demand for food and the limits of theEarth's resources are forcing plant breeders to run for the new borders, utilizing allthe available genetic variation in order to create fruitful and economically soundcultivars. Aegilops sp. (...

The food production at the global level is about to meet its border. Industrialization of agriculture correlates with an explosive enlargement of human population, during XX and at the beginning of XXI centuries. An ongoing process of environmental erosion has been speeding up during that period, not only in our physical surrounding, but also in bi...

All the new challenges that food production has been experienced, requires adequate response not only in wide agricultural practice, but also in modern breeding programs. Broadening genetic variability is indispensable to meeting the border set by climatic changes, land erosion, human population growth, and sustainable agriculture. Gathering geneti...

The results of the experiment consisting of seven bread wheat varieties: Pobeda, Sara, Renesansa, Pesma, Evropa 90, NSR5 and Simonida, are presented in the article. The trial was set at the location of Rimski Šančevi, on the soil of the chernozem soil, as well as at the Kumane site, in the abiotic stress conditions of the solonetz type halomorphic...

In order to evaluate the variability and relationship between different wheat yield components, a randomized complete block design experiment with ten genotypes of wheat had been carried out during three growing seasons (2010-2012). The number of spikelet per spike and grain weight per spike had low genotypic and phenotypic variability, while plant...

The mode of inheritance and gene effect for spike length of 5x5 full diallel crosses of wheat varieties was estimated in F1 generation. The results indicated significant differences among the parents for general combining ability (GCA) and crosses for specific combining ability (SCA) for spike length. However, highly significant differences for the...

The industrial and technical-technological progress of modern society bring advantages and make life easier much for people. However, with global climate change, this progress leaves less areas of fertile soil and reduces the planet’s flora and fauna. This causes many problems, of which one of the most important is preserving existing sources of fo...

Rapid technological, scientific and technical development followed by intensification of agricultural production led to an increasing of pollution sources of the biosphere. The result is global warming, which adversely affects the planet’s flora and fauna and threatens biodiversity. Particularly at risk is agrobidiversity because of the fact that w...

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as one of the most important grain crops in the world is a protein source for human consumption. It is also used as raw materials for making bread, for medicine purpose, spices and also as feed. In this manuscript progress of wheat breeding is analyzed with two folded, but connected references: breeding in organic agric...

One of the most important tasks in a wheat breeding program is the development of high yielding wheat cultivars by crossing the parents with good general combining ability (GCA) and selecting desirable genotypes within its segregating generations for grain yield traits. The objective of this study was to estimate the combining ability and gene acti...

Multi-environmental trials (METs) are a crucial step in breeding programs for most of major crops around the world. The presence of genotype x environment interaction is universal in multi-environmental trials, it cannot be avoided and has to be clearly explained. The aim of the present study was phenotyping of current germplasm and to assess sever...

Multi-environmental trials (METs) are a crucial step in breeding programs for the most of major crops around the world. The presence of genotype x environment interaction is universal in multi-environmental trials, it cannot be avoided and has to be clearly explained. Aim of the present study was the accurate phenotyping of current germplasm collec...

In order to estimate the gene effects in the inheritance of five important yield traits, two winter wheat genotypes were crossed. The gene effects were studied on five basic generations, involving two parents, their first and second filial generations (F1, F2) and first back crosses generations (BC1). The estimation was done on the basis of Generat...

In order to estimate the gene effects in the inheritance of five important yield traits, two winter wheat genotypes were crossed. The gene effects were studied on five basic generations, involving two parents, their first and second filial generations (F 1 , F 2) and first back crosses generations (BC 1). The estimation was done on the basis of Gen...

Components of yield and seed quality are traits of primary importance in bread wheat breeding programs. Yield components are obviously a major determinant of farmer’s income, whereas seed quality is very important for breeding quality. In this paper, the thousand grain weight (TGW) was chosen as indicative of yield features and the shelling percent...

The es timation of gene effects in the inheritance of yield components is one of the mos t important tasks in wheat breeding programs. The objective of this s tudy was to es timate gene effects for the number of grains and grain weight per spike in ten wheat crosses with five basic generations: parent cultivars (P1, P2), firs t and second filial ge...

Expansion and intensification of cultivation are among the predominant global changes of this century. Constant growth of the world population and rising demand for food conditional on improving the quality /quantity of crop products. This could be achieved by synergy among breeding improvement and dedicated seed production. Accordingly, advanced a...

Expansion and intensification of cultivation are among the predominant global changes of this century. Constant growth of the world population and rising demand for food conditional on improving the quality /quantity of crop products. This could be achieved by synergy among breeding improvement and dedicated seed production. Accordingly, advanced a...

One of the successful ways in breeding program and determining breeding methodology is information about the type of gene action involved in the inheritance of a character in different wheat generations. The objective of this study was to estimate gene effects for grain yield traits in wheat (Triticum estivum L.) in four selected crosses, involving...

Summary: In order to estimate the gene effects and the mode of inheritance of the grain number per spike, five wheat genotypes (Pobeda, Renesansa, Sara, Partizanka and Pesma) were selected. The above mentioned genotypes were diallel crossed and F1, F2, and Fbc1were obtained. The gene effects were estimated using additive-dominant model which was ad...

In this paper, the stability of ten divergent wheat varieties was investigated, where two traits were analyzed: spike weight and grain weight per spike. The trial was conducted on the experimental field of the Center for Small Grains in Kragujevac during three growing seasons. The expressions of the analyzed traits were statistically significant an...

Five winter wheat varieties (Pobeda, Renesansa, Sara, Partizanka and Pesma) have been selected for diallel crossing in order to estimate the mode of inheritance, gene effect and genetic variance components for the plant height in F1 generation. The mode of inheritance was done on the basis of the significance of components of genetic variance and t...

The estimation of gene effects in the inheritance of yield components is one of the most important tasks in wheat breeding programs. The objective of the study was to estimate gene effects for the number of grains and grain weight per spike in ten wheat crosses with five basic generations: parent cultivars (P1, P2), first and second filial generati...

In order to estimate the gene effects in the inheritance of the plant height, five winter wheat genotypes (Pobeda, Renesansa, Sara, Partizanka and Pesma) were selected. The above mentioned genotypes were diallel crossed and F1, F2, and Fbc1 were obtained. The gene effects were estimated on the basis of generation mean analysis, using an additive-do...

Five winter wheat varieties (Pobeda, Renesansa, Sara, Partizanka and Pesma) have been selected for diallel crossing in order to estimate the mode of inheritance, gene effect and genetic variance components for the plant height in F1 generation. The mode of inheritance was done on the basis of the significance of components of genetic variance and t...

Transgena tehnologija je proširila puteve stvaranja nove genetičke varijabilnosti. Genetički modifikovani organizmi (GMO) poseduju ukupni genom koji je izmenjen na način koji se ne bi desio u prirodi. Genetički modifikovane (GM) poljoprivredne kulture beleže stalni porast u svom udelu u poljoprivrednoj proizvodnji. Ipak, u najvećoj meri su ograniče...

One of the main breeders tasks is improving characteristics of existing varieties and creating new genetic variability, which will achieve better economic effect. By observation of genotypes in different environmental conditions and by assessment of their interaction ideal genotypes for specific growing area will be chosen. The aim of this study is...

The objective of this study was to present the results of experiment conducted on 11 cultivars of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and 1 cultivar of triticale (Triticosecale W) on stressful conditions of halomorphic solonetz in Kumane, Banat, Serbia. Across three growing seasons genotypic variability, monitoring of phenotypic variation and genotype by...

In this work were selected five wheat (Pobeda, Renesansa, Sara, Partizanka and Pesma) in order to analyze the gene effects and the mode of inheritance of spike length. The above mentioned varieties were diallel crossed and F1, F2, and Fbc1 was produced. The gene effects were estimated using additive-dominant model which was adequate for two crossin...

The mode of inheritance and gene effect for spike length of 5x5 full diallel crosses of wheat varieties was estimated in F1 generation. The results indicated significant differences among the parents for general combining ability (GCA) and crosses for specific combining ability (SCA) for spike length. However, highly significant differences for the...

The mode of inheritance and gene effect for spike length of 5 x 5 full diallel crosses of wheat varieties was estimated in F1 generation. The results indicated significant differences among the parents for general combining ability (GCA) and crosses for specific combining ability (SCA) for spike length. However, highly significant differences for t...

Wheat is a major crop contributing to the nutrient supply of the Central and South East Europe population. Of the total wheat supply, an average of 56% is consumed as food in the developed countries, and close to 87% in the developing countries. It has long been recognized that wheat productivity and quality very considerably as a result of genotyp...

The Aegilops genus is a wild relative to the bread wheat, having chromosomes homologous to wheat chromosomes. That genus could be the source of many usefull abiotic stress tolerance genes. Facing a global climate changes, as well as, environmental erosion, it is important to create a desirable genetic variability that could correspond to environmen...

This study examined the mode of inheritance and the influence of genes on the grain number per spike in F1 generations, in 5x5 half diallel crosses of wheat cultivars. The results of the combining ability analysis did not indicate significant differences among the parents for general combining ability (GCA) and crosses for specific combining abilit...

In survey of pear seed germination in the laboratory conditions were included 10 summer landraces in total; 9 as subject of survey (avche, zetvarka, petrovka, ilinka, burnusus, mustabej, bugaranka, sitnica and medenica) from which 1 is used as standard (karakamanka), collected during 2010 on the territory of Republic of Macedonia. Bearing in mind t...

The objective of this study was to present the results of experiment conducted on 11 cultivars of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and 1 cultivar of triticale (Triticosecale W) on stressful conditions of halomorphic solonetz in Kumane, Banat, Serbia. Across three growing seasons genotypic variability, monitoring of phenotypic variation and genotype by...

The utilization of less productive soil could be one of the ways to enhance food production. That kind of soil under amelioration and suitable cultivar could give economically sound results. Wheat, being a durable cultivar could be used for agricultural production in less productive soil conditions. Moreover, single plant trait variability became i...

Plant breeding programs are mainly settled in breeding institutions accompanied by experimental fields established nearby. Experimental fields are usually organized in favorable agro-technical conditions on a soil as best as possible. That is understandable, because the targets of breeding process, as well, as selection criteria are adjusted for in...

Sigurno je i već sada neizbežno, da su genetički modifikovani organizmi posta¬li deo svakodnevnog života ljudi. Kao što je uvek bio slučaj sa novim tehnologijama i transgena tehnologija donosi sa sobom niz pitanja. Ta pitanja i dileme se kreću od tehničkih do moralnih i etičkih. Genetika je u poslednjih dvadesetak godina, od nauke kojom se ekskluzi...

This paper gives an overview of the results from the microfenophases on junebearing strawberry varieties: Pocahontas, Evita, Marmalade, Belrubi, and Elsant in Skopje region, Republic of Macedonia. The beginning of the flower bud differentiation among the studied strawberry varieties is, on average, during the first half of August when the day lasts...

Izvod U ogledu je dialelnim ukrštanjem analiziran način nasleđivanja osobina klasa-broja i mase zrna po klasu, koje predstavljaju komponente prinosa zrna. Sorte heksaploidne pšenice u ispitivanju su poreklom iz programa oplemenjivanja Instituta za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo u Novom Sadu: Pobeda, Renesansa, Sara i Partizanka. Prema podacima dobijenim a...

SELAMOVSKA, A., S. KRATOVALIEVA, S. PETROVIC and M. DIMITRIJEVIC, 2013. Microphenophases on some junebearing strawberry varieties in region of Skopje. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 19: 709-713 This paper gives an overview of the results from the microfenophases on junebearing strawberry varieties: Pocahontas, Evita, Marmalade, Belrubi, and Elsant in Skopje...

This paper shows the impact of long-term reclamation practices on the content and qualitative composition of exchangeable base cations of the solonetz soil. Based on the results of field visits and laboratory analyses, chemical and agrotechnical reclamation practices (phosphogypsum application 25 t ha -1 or 50 t ha -1 , drainage pipes distance 20 m...

Bread wheat requires a fertile soil with good physical and chemical characteristics. Halomorphic soil (solonetz type) could be utilized to increase agricultural production when combined with soil amelioration measures and by growing suitable crops and varieties. This paper deals with the effect of ameliorating the soil using phosphogypsum at two ap...

Sažetak Dialelnim križanjem četiri sorte pšenice ('Pobeda', 'Renesansa', 'Sara' i 'Partizanka') je ispitan učinak gena za broj i masu zrna po klasu. Analiza varijance kombinirajućih sposobnosti ukazuje na značajan udio aditivne i neaditivne komponente u nasljeđivanju ispitivanog svojstva. Regresijskom analizom je ustanovljena različita raspodjela d...

Dialelnim križanjem četiri sorte pšenice ('Pobeda', 'Renesansa', 'Sara' i 'Partizanka') je ispitan učinak gena za broj i masu zrna po klasu. Analiza varijance kombinirajućih sposobnosti ukazuje na značajan udio aditivne i neaditivne komponente u nasljeđivanju ispitivanog svojstva. Regresijskom analizom je ustanovljena različita raspodjela dominantn...

ENGLISH: Wheat varieties and their F2 progenies have been testing in a parallel trials at at the locality of Kumane (solonetz soil) and Rimski Šančevi (black soil), in order to establish criteria for selection of desirable genetic variability targeting increased tolerance to abiotic stress conditions of alkaline soil. Comparing the results of the g...

Red–yellow (Pisum fulvum Sibth. et Sm.) and Ethiopian (Pisum abyssinicum A. Br.) peas have become of increasing interest to breeders in the last decade, as they have been found to be partially or completely tolerant to various biotic stresses, such as to attack by pea weevil, mildew blight or rust. A trial was carried out at the Institute of Field...

Dimitrijevic M., S. Petrovic, and B. Banjac (2012): Wheat breeding in abiotic stress conditions of solonetz. - Genetika, Vol 44, No. 1, 91 - 100. The complex stress environment at locality Kumane (Banat) primarily is caused by alkaline soil of solonetz type, but includes the other sources of wheat variability, water-logging and occasional extreme t...

Petrovic S. and M. Dimitrijevic (2012): Genetic erosion of diversity in cereals. - Genetika, Vol 44, No. 2, 217 - 226. Cereals play an important role in human nutrition. Consequently, one of the main goals in breeding is to obtain varieties with high genetic potential for yield. Modern agricultural production includes the expansion of intensive var...

The utilization of genetic diversity is very important, not only in breeding programs, but also in preservation of natural surroundings, heritage and high value food production. The useful part of total gene pool for some traits could be found in ancestors or wild relatives of wheat. Tetraploid and hexaploid wheat species of today, including cultiv...

The wheat yield variation on solonetz and chernozem soil in six environments was in study in order to obtain information for use of genetic variability and for building strategy in plant breeding for less productive and marginal environments. The sample of eight bread wheat varieties: Renesansa, Pobeda, Rapsodija, Dragana, Cipovka, Evropa 90, NSR-5...

In English: The aim of this study was to evaluate promising F2 progenies of bread wheat crosses for selection of genotypes that are more tolerant to abiotic stress caused by solonetz soil ameliorated by 25t/ha phosphogypsum and soil drainage. The number and weight of grains per spike were selected yield components as phenotypic markers. The experim...

An investigation was carried out at Rimski Šančevi, experiment field of Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops, Novi Sad in the period 2001-2006, aiming to determine the response of sugar beet to soil water deficit, using crop response factor (ky). The values of ky were derived from the linear relationship between relative seasonal evapotranspirati...

Dimitrijevic M., D. Knezevic, S.Petrovic, V. Zecevic, J.Boskovic, M.Belic, B.Pejic and B.Banjac (2011): Stability of yield components in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - Genetika, Vol 43, No. 1, 29 -39. Variability and stability of yield components for the large number of divergent common wheat genotypes originated in different world breeding institu...

Variability, heritability and components of variance for number of grains per spike and grain weight per spike have been studied in 10 winter wheat varieties from different selection centers (Arsenal, KG-56, Gruza, Mironovskaya 808, Norin 10, Rana Niska, Spartanka, Sterna, Osjecanka, and Szegedi 765). The experiment was performed in randomized bloc...

ENG."Global climate change, as well as, soil degradation increased interest in abiotic stress and cultivar response studies. Trials in stress, less productive and marginal environments give essential information not only for better use of extant genetic variability, but also for building future strategy in plant breeding. The wheat yield in trial o...

ENG.: Trial results of grain number and weight per spike of 11 wheat varieties grown on stress conditions of solonetz soil in tree extreme years from humidity to drought are given. GE interaction was quantified as stability measure using AMMI. The varieties differed in reaction to environmental conditions. The effect of ameliorative measures, phosp...

No achievements of modern mankind was aroused so much disaprrovals and caused so much debate as the phenomenon of biotechnology. Human intervention for the improvement of crops, trees and livestock is nothing new: for millennia, humans have bred, crossed and selected those varieties, ecotypes and breeds that were more productive, and better adapted...

SUMMARY: In this work was analyzed number of grains per spike stability for 11 bread wheat varieties, on halomorphic soil, solonetz type, in Banat. Stability have been followed in two vegetation periods on null control, and two melioration levels of 25 t/ha, and 50 t/ha phosphor-gypsum. Genotype by environment interaction was quantified using AMMI...

Due to the interaction and noise in the experiments, yield trails for studying varieties are carried out in numerous locations and in the course of several years. Data of such trials have three principle tasks: to evaluate precisely and to predict the yield on the basis of limited experimental data; to determine stability and explain variability in...

The paper presents the results of experiments with 11 varieties of wheat grown in alkaline soil stressful conditions. The experiment was set up at the site in the Banat, on the non-ameliorated solonetz soil, as control variante, and with ameliorative measures using phosphogypsum. The phenotypic variability and genotype by environment interaction fo...