Dr Violeta Oro
Scientific advisor
Department of Plant Diseases
Laboratory of nematology
e-mail: viooro@yahoo.com
phonel: 0628808944
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0270-2458
Dr Violeta Oro is a distinguished expert in nematology with extensive academic and research experience. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Plant Protection from the Faculty of Agriculture (Belgrade), and completed her Master’s in Nematology at the same institution. She broadened her academic background by studying at two international universities, namely Stockholm University in Sweden and Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands.
Dr Violeta Oro obtained her PhD in nematology from the Faculty of Biofarming (Bačka Topola). Her doctoral research, which focused on potato cyst nematodes, was pioneering for the country as it involved the first molecular analyses and antagonistic biotests with bacteria and fungi in the field of nematology. Currently, she serves as the head of the Nematology Laboratory at the Institute for Plant Protection and Environment. The research activities of the Nematology Laboratory encompass the study of the morphology and taxonomy of plant and soil nematodes, with a particular emphasis on phytoparasitic species; the exploration of nematode biodiversity, ecology, and evolution; investigations into the genetics, biology, and behavior of nematodes; the examination of interactions between plant and soil nematodes and other organisms; and the development of biological control strategies against phytoparasitic nematodes and other harmful organisms. These activities are reflected in publications in leading international journals and monographs, as well as in research that extends the frontiers of knowledge through the development of patented scientific achievements.
Dr Violeta Orois the author of more than 60 nucleotide sequences of nematodes, bacteria, and fungi deposited in the GenBank database of the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Her work has been presented at conferences in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Turkey, Russia, Portugal, Italy, Spain and South Africa. She notably chaired the scientific session on Molecular Nematology during the 10th International Nematological Symposium in Russia, and the session on the Application of Microscopy and Spectroscopy in Biological Sciences during the 6th International Congress on Microscopy and Spectroscopy in Turkey. She has also contributed as a member of the scientific committee for the International Congress on Microscopy and Spectroscopy.
Dr Violeta Oro is an academic member of the Athens Institute for Education and Research, the European Society of Nematologists, and the Serbian Plant Protection Society. Dr Violeta Oro welcomes collaboration with both national and international researchers and institutions and is proficient in English, Swedish, and Russian.
The five most important scientific results:
- Oro Violeta, Aleksandra Savić, Marijenka Tabaković (2024): Bioherbicide for ragweed control and method of application P-2022/0926, Patent registered by the Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia, Decision No. 2024/4229-P-2022/0926.
- Oro V., Pisinov B., Trkulja N., Stanisavljevic R., Belosevic S., Tabakovic M., Sekulic ZŽ. (2023): Nematofauna of the Natural Park “Devil’s Town”.Forests, 14 (11):2241. doi:/10.3390/f14112241
- Violeta Oro, Nenad Trkulja, Anja Milosavljević, Mile Sečanski, and Marijenka Tabaković (2022): Sugar Beet Cyst Nematode (Heterodera schachtii Schmidt): Identification and Antagonists, inSugar Beet Cultivation, Management and Processing, (V. Misra et al., eds.), pp: 751-776. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- Oro, V., Stanisavljevic, R., Nikolic, B., Tabakovic, M., Secanski, M., Tosi, S. (2021): Diversity of Mycobiota Associated with the Cereal Cyst Nematode Heterodera filipjevi Originating from Some Localities of the Pannonian Plain in Serbia. Biology, 10 (4), 283.
- Violeta Oro, Magdalena Knezevic, Zoran Dinic and Dusica Delic (2020): Bacterial Microbiota Isolated from Cysts of Globodera rostochiensis (Nematoda: Heteroderidae). Plants, 2020, 9 (9).
The Institute for Plant Protection and Environment (IPPE) is a scientific research organization, accredited as a research and development institute with a 80-year tradition of research in the field of plant protection.