Dr Jelena Jović
Principal research fellow
Department of Plant Pests
Laboratory for molecular diagnostics and Laboratory for applied entomology
jovic_biolab@yahoo.com, jelena.jovic@izbis.bg.ac.rs
mob. +381 62 880 89 26
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7623-0553
https://scholar.google.com/citations
Research field
Molecular systematics, integrative insect taxonomy and cryptic speciation. Application of molecular biology tools for identification and characterization of economically important organisms of relevance for agriculture and biological control. Vector role of planthoppers and leafhoppers (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha) and epidemiology of phytoplasma induced diseases (Molicutes, 'Candidatus Phytoplasma'). Molecular characterization, phylogeny and systematics of phytoplasmas and insects. Advancements of methodology for precise identification of phytoplasmas and insects of economic importance (vectors, biocontrol agents, pests) using molecular tools such as barcoding, PCR-RFLP, species-specific PCR, real-time PCR. Application of data on the epidemiology of phytoplasma induced diseases and biology of their insect vectors in development of "environmental-safe" program for disease control and management.
Key publications
1. Jović J., Riedle-Bauer M., Chuche J. (2019): Vector Role of Cixiids and Other Planthopper Species. In: Bertaccini A., Weintraub P.G., Rao G.P., Mori N., Eds. Phytoplasmas: Plant Pathogenic Bacteria-II: Transmission and Management of Phytoplasma Associated Diseases. Springer Singapore, 79-113. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2832-9_4
2. Krstić O., Cvrković T., Mitrović M., Radonjić S., Hrnčić S., Toševski I., Jović J. (2018): Wolbachia infection in natural populations of Dictyophara europaea, an alternative vector of grapevine Flavescence dorée phytoplasma: effects and interactions. Annals of Applied Biology 172(1), 47-64.
3. Kosovac A., Radonjić S., Hrnčić S., Krstić O., Toševski I., Jović J. (2016): Molecular tracing of the transmission routes of bois noir in Mediterranean vineyards of Montenegro and experimental evidence for the epidemiological role of Vitex agnus-castus (Lamiaceae) and associated Hyalesthes obsoletus (Cixiidae). Plant Pathology 65(2), 285-298.
4. Jović J., Cvrković T., Mitrović M., Petrović A., Krstić O., Krnjajić S., Toševski I. (2011): Multigene sequence data and genetic diversity among ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma ulmi’ strains infecting Ulmus spp. in Serbia. Plant Pathology 60, 356–368.
5. Jović J., Cvrković T., Mitrović M., Krnjanjić S., Petrović A., Redinbaugh M.G., Pratt R.C., Hogenhout S.A. and Toševski I. (2009): Stolbur phytoplasma transmission to maize by Reptalus panzeri and the disease cycle of maize redness in Serbia. Phytopathology 99, 1053-1061.
List of current projects
National projects
1. Project of the program PROMIS of Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, STOLKit - 6060914: A toolkit for risk assessment integration in modeling a management strategy for stolbur phytoplasma associated diseases in sustainable agriculture.
International projects
1. Bilateral project between Croatia and Serbia, no 337-00-205/2019-09/38: Epidemiology, genetic peculiarities and insect vectors of phytoplasma Flavescence dorée in vineyards of Croatia and Serbia.
Research interests for scientific collaboration
Molecular systematics of insects and plant pathogens. Integrative taxonomy of economically important insect groups and development of methods for their reliable and fast diagnostics. Invasive insects of relevance for agriculture production. Epidemiology of insect-vector borne plant pathogens. Molecular epidemiology of phytoplasmas.
Research field of interest for (co)mentoring master thesis and doctoral dissertations
Integrative taxonomy and phylogeny of economically important insect groups. Molecular epidemiology of phytoplasmas and vector role of cicadas. Main and alternative routes of phytoplasmas transmission and epidemiological cycles dependent upon biology and ecology of insect vectors. Phylogeny and taxonomy of cixiid planthoppers (fam. Cixiidae).
The Institute for Plant Protection and Environment (IPPE) is a scientific research organization, accredited as a research and development institute with a 75-year tradition of research in the field of plant protection.