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Hemp varieties in Slovenia and problems in seed production

Response of different hemp varieties in Slovenia and problems in seed production will be present at WHC18 by Ms. Barbara Čeh, PhD

RESEARCHER in the field of field crop production in          

Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing.  

Ms. Čeh, preparing her studies together with research co-authors Ms. Dr. Anita Kušar and Mr. Dr. Marko Flajšman.

Ms. Barbara Čeh, PhD is a top expert in the field of Agricultural Cultivation Technology with rich Hemp work experience from the sub-area of research of varieties and traditional hemp assortments, where IHPS gives special indication to Slovenian hemp,  which was used in then traditional agriculture before the prohibition of production, following the recommendation of the Habsburg Maria Theresa Agricultural Reform.

Barbara is today: Senior research associate at the Institute of Hop and Brewing of Slovenia, Žalec campus 2, 3310 Žalec, head of the field of nutrition and physiology of plants, research work, mentoring for students in student practice, head of field experiments in the field of crop production. Before she was employment at the workplace assistant for the field of agriculture at the Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Agronomy; conducting exercises for zootechnical students.

The Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing (IHPS), situated in Žalec, Slovenia, is a public research, developmental, advisory and educational organization. It acts for the needs of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, the Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry, as well as for the needs of domestic and foreign industry. The institute also has project partnerships with local and foreign scientific research and technical institutions. Its role in the food processing sector and in rural development is also crucial.

Its principal functions are research and advisory services in growing industrial plants (hops, hemp, biofuel plants), brewing and the production of medicinal and aromatic plants. The research fields are complemented by applied projects relating to agriculture, environmental impact, as well as the development and preservation of the countryside.

The principal research in hop growing is centered on hop breeding, agricultural technology, physiology, nutrition, hop marketing, protection of hops against diseases and pests and the related prognosis and signs of diseases and pests, as well as the application of chemical solutions used for the protection of plants and economics in agribusiness. The Institute consists of various organizational units – departments.

The main research staff (8 PhD, 4 MSc, 10 BSc) in Agronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Food Technology and Agricultural Economics is formally contained within the research group for soil, plants and the environment.


With her esteemed partners, she is part of the WHC Team from 2016.


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