Over the past period, the youngest members of our team have actively presented project results at numerous scientific and professional events. Below are just some of them:
👩🔬 Filipa Burul participated in:
• The General Assembly of the Oblica Olive Growers Association in Žrnovnica, delivering a lecture titled “Olive Fruit Fly and Olive Moth – Identification, Monitoring, and Modern Control Methods.”
• The 68th Croatian Plant Protection Conference in Opatija (Feb 3–6, 2026), where together with Renata Bažok, Marijana Popović, Maja Jukić Špika, and Elda Vitanović, she presented the paper “Volatile Compounds of Olive Cultivars ‘Lastovka’ and ‘Oblica’ Inflorescences and Fruitlets: Potential in Olive Moth (Prays oleae Bern.) Control.”
👩🔬 Natalija Bulaš presented the project at:
• The 11th International Congress of Food Technologists, Biotechnologists and Nutritionists in Zagreb (Dec 9–11, 2025), with the poster “Inhibition of β-Glucosidase by Different Copper Salts in Model Systems: Insights into Phenolic Compound Formation in Virgin Olive Oil.” #PRIMASafeH2OFarm #DOK_NPOO_2023-10-2561
• The 60th Croatian and 20th International Symposium on Agriculture in Bol (June 1–6, 2025), presenting a poster on the impact of low-copper alternatives on the oxidative stability of virgin olive oil, which received the Best Poster Award. #PRIMASafeH2OFarm #DOK_NPOO_2023-10-2561
👨🔬 Luka Čotić participated in:
• The 60th Croatian and 20th International Symposium on Agriculture, presenting the paper “Attraction of the Olive Fruit Fly to Two Types of Modified Waste Brewer’s Yeast.” #DOK-NPOO-2023-10-7422 #HRZZ-IP-2022-10-9643
• The PhD Day of the Biotechnical Sciences in Zagreb (Sept 11–12, 2025), with the paper “Modification of Two Types of Waste Brewer’s Yeast and Their Effectiveness in Attracting the Olive Fruit Fly (Bactrocera oleae Rossi).” #DOK-NPOO-2023-10-7422 #HRZZ-IP-2022-10-9643
💡 All these appearances and presentations demonstrate our team’s active contribution to the scientific community and the olive sector, while reaffirming the project’s commitment to promoting, among other goals, sustainable plant protection methods and olive oil quality.
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