{"id":5503,"date":"2025-04-03T12:44:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T10:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kis.si\/about-the-institute\/infrastructure\/berry-fruits-center-slivnica-pri-mariboru\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T15:13:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T13:13:37","slug":"berry-fruits-center-slivnica-pri-mariboru","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kis.si\/en\/about-the-institute\/infrastructure\/berry-fruits-center-slivnica-pri-mariboru\/","title":{"rendered":"Berry Fruits Center Slivnica pri Mariboru"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2024, we acquired a new location in Slivnica pri Mariboru, where we laid the foundations for <strong>the first Slovenian Center for Research in Berry Growing<\/strong>. The center was established to integrate all professional and research tasks of the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia. The site features modern infrastructure that allows us to monitor the impact of various production technologies, ranging from autonomous greenhouses to equipped orchards and soilless cultivation. The facility is suitable for conducting experiments across different plant species, from substrate-based production to soil-based methods. In the coming years, a modern field laboratory and storage space will be added to facilitate research and development of post-harvest technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Berry Fruits Center is also part of a <\/span><b>meaningful partnership<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Agricultural Institute has brought its research work <\/span><b>closer to young residents <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the nearby <\/span><b>Youth Home <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<em>Mladinski dom<\/em>), becoming part of a learning-integration model. We implement a <\/span><b>&#8220;Production School&#8221; model <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where young people are involved in our research work, significantly <\/span><b>contributing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the employment opportunities for this specific vulnerable group.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fields of activity<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Professional tasks,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International research tasks,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General public education via the berry demonstration orchard,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Knowledge transfer to growers,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Educational programs (theses, faculty practicals, etc.),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Production School&#8221; for the Youth Home,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Networking of researchers and experts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Equipment:<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Laboratory container with accompanying analytical equipment (laboratory balance, microscope with associated equipment, sample preparation equipment, sample storage equipment, &#8230;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Small autonomous greenhouse (Computer-controlled management of all factors, including propagation benches, heating, ventilation, and irrigation \u2026),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large autonomous greenhouse (Computer-controlled management of all factors, including irrigation, ventilation, and fertilization \u2026),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Small autonomous greenhouse (Computer-controlled management of all factors, including propagation benches, heating, ventilation, and irrigation \u2026),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sample orchard (9,000m2) with new plantings of various berry species and varieties,<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two strawberry tunnels (400m2 each),<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Storage container,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Office container,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tractor,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arable field area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2024, we acquired a new location in Slivnica pri Mariboru, where we laid the foundations for the &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Berry Fruits Center Slivnica pri Mariboru\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kis.si\/en\/about-the-institute\/infrastructure\/berry-fruits-center-slivnica-pri-mariboru\/#more-5503\" aria-label=\"Read more about Berry Fruits Center Slivnica pri Mariboru\">Ve\u010d &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":5463,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5503","page","type-page","status-publish"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5503"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5504,"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5503\/revisions\/5504"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kis.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}