Dr Svetlana Živković
Scientific advisor
Department of Plant Diseases
Laboratory for phytopathology
e-mail: zivkovicsvetla@gmail.com; svetlana.zivkovic@izbis.bg.ac.rs
mob. tel: 062/8808-920
Research field
Etiological studies of plant diseases caused by phytopathogenic fungi. Detection, identification and characterization of fungi of fruit trees, vegetable crops and storage phytopathogenic fungi. Biological control - testing of antifungal activity of biological agents and other alternative, non - pesticidal compounds. Detection and identification of quarantine and invasive phytopathogenic fungi in agricultural production.
Five key publications
1. Stošić, S., Ristić, D., Gašić, K., Starović, M., Ljaljević Grbić, M., Vukojević, J., Živković, S. (2020): Talaromyces minioluteus: New Postharvest Fungal Pathogen in Serbia. Plant Disease 104(3): 656-667.
2. Stevanović, M., Ristić, D., Živković, S., Aleksić, G., Stanković, I., Krstić, B., Bulajić, A. (2019): Characterization of Gnomoniopsis idaeicola, the Causal Agent of Canker and Wilting of Blackberry in Serbia. Plant Disease, 103(2): 249-258.
3. Dimkić, I., Živković, S., Berić, T., Ivanović, Ž., Gavrilović, G., Stanković, S., Fira, Đ. (2013): Characterization and evaluation of two Bacillus strains, SS-12.6 and SS-13.1, as potential agents for the control of phytopathogenic bacteria and fungi. Biological Control, 65 (3): 312-321.
4. Milisavljević, M., Živković, S., Pekmezović, M., Stanković, N., Vojnović, S., Vasiljević, B., Šenerović, L. (2015): Control of human and plant fungal pathogens using pentaene macrolide 32,33-didehydroroflamycoin. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 118 (6): 1426-1434.
5. Živković, S., Stojanović, S., Ivanović, Ž., Gavrilović, V., Popović, T., Balaž, J. (2010): Screening of antagonistic activity of microorganisms against Colletotrichum acutatum and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Archives of Biological Sciences, 62 (3): 611-623.
List of projects
2008-2010: TR 20051 "Optimization of the application of chemical agents in plant protection, by increasing the efficiency of diagnostic methods and risk assessment of diseases, pests and weeds", Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia.
2011-2017: OI 173026 "Molecular characterization of bacteria from the genera Bacillus and Pseudomonas as potential agents for biological control", Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia.
2011-2019: TR 31018 "Development of integrated management and application of modern principles of pest control in plant protection", Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia.
Research of interest for scientific collaboration
Phytopathology, Plant mycoses, Biological control of phytopathogenic fungi
Research of interest for (co)mentoring master and PhD thesis
Plant mycoses, Biological control of phytopathogenic fungi
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.