Marija Sarić-Krsmanović, PhD – Research Associate

Ph.D. Marija Sarić-Krsmanović

Laboratory
Laboratory of Weed Research

Research Rank
Senior Research Associate

Education
2008 - Graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture, Plant and food product protection, University of Belgrade
2013 - PhD from the Faculty of Agriculture, Biotechnical Sciences (field of agronomic sciences), University of Belgrade

Research Filed
Biotechnical Sciences - Agriculture - Plant Protection (Weed Science).

Studying the effects of allelochemicals and products of natural origin in weed control. Testing herbicide efficacy and herbicide-tolerant crops, herbicide residues in soil and their impacts on succeeding crops, efficacy evaluation of herbicides and growth regulators, and their impacts on crop plants and beneficial organisms in the environment. Development of a strategy for the integrated protection of crops from weeds. Studying weed plants' biology and ecology, especially invasive, quarantined, and economically harmful species. Study of weed flora in crops and ruderal habitats.

Participation in projects
Participant in two national scientific projects (2008 - 2019)
Participant in FA COST Action FA1203 “Sustainable management of Ambrosia artemisiifolia in Europe (SMARTER)” (2012-2016)
Participant in the project ”Comparative assessment of competitive interaction between the invasive introduced parasitic plant Cuscuta campetris and native members of genus Cuscuta by ecological, molecular genetics and biochemical approaches”, Bulgarian National Science Fund (2019-2022)
Participant in research funded by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation (2020 - )

Activities, responsibilities and mentorship
Member of the working team for testing the biological efficacy of herbicides, growth regulators, arboricides, and desiccants
Secretary of the Weed Science Society of Serbia
Mentoring work with master's and doctoral students in the field of weed science
Mentoring work with gifted students in the field of biology within the framework of the activities of the Regional Talent Center Belgrade

Membership in national and international organizations
Weed Science Society of Serbia
Society for Plant Protection of Serbia
European Weed Research Society (EWRS)
The International Parasitic Plant Society (IPPS)

Bibliography
ORCID:  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7207-5736
Enauka: https://enauka.gov.rs/cris/rp/rp09845/indicators.html

Contact
E mail: marija.saric@pesting.org.rs