FOUR DECADES OF NATIONAL PROGRAMME ORGANIZATION FOR HOP CULTURE RESEARCH

  • Sorin Leon MUNTEAN University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Manastur St., 400372 Cluj-Napoca
Keywords: hop, research, project, Romania

Abstract

The researches in the field of hop culture, until 1972 were sporadic and without a national co-ordination. From 1972, the research was organized in a national program, included in ICCPT Fundulea Plan and attributed to be realized at USAMV Cluj-Napoca, having in mind the influence area of the university, with ecological favorable conditions for hop culture situated in Transilvania), and the fact that research regarding this plant were initialized before at Cluj agronomy (Phytotechniques Chair).

From 1993, the researches regarding hop cultures in our country have been taking place in the frame of "Hop and Medicinal Plants Crop Research Center" form USAMV Cluj-Napoca, created on the base of Senate Decision from 6.12.1993 (Decision of the Rector of USA of Cluj-Napoca, no. 84 from 24.03.1994), in the frame of Phytotehnique  Chair - Faculty of Agriculture.

Published
2014-03-14