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Mrs. Diana Elena Vizitiu

Senior researcher (Ist degree)

Researcher - INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES

Researcher

I have expertise in: assessing the influence of climatic factors on grapevine genotypes; biodiversity assessment, and monitoring within vineyard ecosystems; the extraction of bioactive compounds from plants and their evaluation in horticultural species; the control of fungal diseases using plant extracts and nanostructured formulations; monitoring and management of Uncinula necator using geographic information systems; hydric and biotic stress in viticulture, and in methods for producing virus-free viticultural planting material under protected conditions.

Web of Science ResearcherID: H-9596-2018

Curriculum Vitae (16/01/2026)

Expertise & keywords

ADER 7.1.4 – Assessment of the vulnerability of the viticultural ecosystem to the harmful impact of competing and antagonistic organisms, in order to develop and implement new phytosanitary control technologies adapted to biotic and abiotic stressors with low impact on the environment Call name:
2019 - 2022

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE BLAJ SCDVV BLAJ

Project partners: STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE BLAJ SCDVV BLAJ (); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES (); INSTITUTUL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE (); STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE (SCDVV) IASI (); STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE MURFATLAR ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES ()

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Management of Uncinula necator pathogen using geographical informatic systems Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect experimental - demonstrativ
PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-5098 2020 - 2022

Role in this project: Project coordinator

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES (RO); ESRI ROMANIA SRL (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES (RO)

Project website: https://incdbh-stefanesti.ro/cercetare/proiecte/proiect-445ped-2020/

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The grapevine is a very economical important crop for Romania, but the numerous pathogens (fungus, bacteria, viruses, mycoplasma) and climatic conditions can cause significant damages to grape production and, also, they may negatively influence the grapevine development cycle, reducing the incomes of growers. Given the favorable area for grapevine culture, this project aims to support the growers by creating the softwares that provide plants phytosanitary protection by effective implementation of phytosanitary treatments to combat Uncinula necator pathogen. The disease produced by this fungus, known as powdery mildew or oidium, is widely spred in in viticultural countries of the world. The fungus infects all green parts of the plant (shoots, leaves, clusters), culminating in the berries damage, which crack, dry and just can not be harvested. Generally, Vitis vinifera varieties are very susceptible to the fungus attack and the disease is controlled with many treatments with fungicides, increasing the vineyard maintenance costs. During the project, the implementation and application of GIS and SSD will improve the technological segments by establishing of some treatment schemes to prevent and combat the pathogen in vineyards, in order to reduce the phytosanitary treatments number and for their localized application. All these will lead to the healthy vineyard maintenance without negatively impacting of ecosystems in which they are located. The novelty of the project within the overall complex research vineyards, is the use of upgraded technologies, which use the latest developments in remote sensing image analysis with Deep Learning models.

Gamma radiation-modulated biotechnologies for application in bioeconomy Call name: P 1 - SP 1.2 - Proiecte complexe realizate in consorții CDI
PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-0323 2018 - 2021

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA SI INGINERIE NUCLEARA " HORIA HULUBEI " - IFIN - HH

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA SI INGINERIE NUCLEARA " HORIA HULUBEI " - IFIN - HH (RO); INSTITUTUL DE BIOLOGIE (RO); UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE "IULIU HATIEGANU" (RO); INSTITUTUL DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU LEGUMICULTURA SI FLORICULTURA VIDRA (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES (RO)

Project website: https://www.nipne.ro/proiecte/pn3/13-proiecte.html

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The Bio-Gamma complex project proposes, in accordance with the PCCDI2017 program, the institutional development of a representative consortium dedicated to providing conditions for exploiting and improving partners' expertise in the field of gamma irradiation stimulation of bioactive compounds biosynthesis with applications in bioeconomy. Gamma rays-induced cellular stress is proved as a useful tool in manipulating secondary metabolite biosynthesis. By extracting and characterizing them, we can obtain useful compounds for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food and special materials industries. The proposed activities ensure the partners sustainable institutional development and the valorization of their expertise in products, patentable and transferable technologies to the economic end-users. The project targets especially markets with high dynamics, as the ones of food and dietary supplements, thus subserving the priority field of Bioeconomy. Thinking about gamma irradiation as a central pillar, the project is proposed by a consortium of five institutions with complementary expertise and recognized for their scientific performance (two national research institutes, an Romanian Academy institute, a university and a research institute) with a good regional spread: Bucharest, Ilfov, Giurgiu, Arges and Cluj. Two of the institutions are potentially relaunching, and one is a newly built infrastructure. The joint project agenda provides conditions for the development of a collaborative perspective among partners, with a positive impact especially on institutions with a potential for relaunching. Hiring young researchers and assisting them in training courses will lead to an increase in the human resource quality of all consortium members. Regarding the institutions with the potential for relaunching, it will increase the level of competence and competitiveness, ensuring a consistent institutional development in the future, at both scientific and managerial level.

Increasing the institutional bioeconomic research capacity for innovative exploitation of local plant resources to obtain horticultural products with high added value Call name: P 1 - SP 1.2 - Proiecte complexe realizate in consorții CDI
PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-0332 2018 - 2021

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA PITESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA PITESTI (RO); INSTITUTUL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU POMICULTURA MARACINENI (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES (RO); Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie - ICECHIM Bucuresti (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI (RO); STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU POMICULTURA CONSTANTA (RO); UNIVERSITATEA DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE CRAIOVA (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE IN SUDURA SI INCERCARI DE MATERIALE - ISIM TIMISOARA (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES (RO)

Project website: https://www.upit.ro/ro/academia-reorganizata/facultatea-de-stiinte-educatie-fizica-si-informatica/departamente-la-nivelul-facultatii-de-stiinte-educatie-fizica-si-informatica/departamentul-stiinte-ale-naturii2/proiect-biohortinov

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The complex project Increasing the institutional bioeconomic research capacity for innovative exploitation of local plant resources to obtain horticultural products with high added value comprises the following four projects:

Project 1."Complex electronic system with intelligent algorithms for data processing used for monitoring the developing conditions of water and biocenotic stresses, for warning about their presence and preventing them in horticulture"

Project 2."Multisensory quantification of water and biocenotic stress in horticulture through phytomonitoring and early warning in climate change conditions"

Project 3."Development of plant extracts and innovative phytosynthesized nanostructured mixtures with phytotherapeutical applications aimed at eliminating the biocenotic stress in horticultural crops"

Project 4."Innovative technologies for advanced processing of plant resources from pomiculture and viticulture"

The objectives of the project aim to develop the research capacity of the public organizations involved. Thus, upon the completion of the projects these organizations should meet the following outcome indicators: 1) employing new staff in research positions; 2)training the new and old employees through initial research training courses and specialist courses offered by each of the partners in their own field of competence (using the logistics of the learning resource centers); 3)obtaining new or significantly improved products/technologies/services; 4)structuring the offer for research and technological services and presenting it on the platform www.erris.gov.ro; 5)strengthening the capacity of the partner institutions through recovery strategies such as training programmes (research)/specialization programmes and visits (short-term); 6)offering and performing research services using the available research infrastructure; 7)creating a common programme for the learning resource centers, correlated with the institutional development plan of each partner

The conservation and management of the genetic resources and biodiversity from the vine and fruit-growing agro-ecosystem by developing and promoting the eco-efficient innovative practices and methods environmentally friendly Call name:
2015 - 2018

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE BLAJ SCDVV BLAJ

Project partners: STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE BLAJ SCDVV BLAJ (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES (RO); INSTITUTUL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE (); STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE BUJORU (); STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE MURFATLAR (); STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE IASI ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES (RO)

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Studies regarding the assessment and quantitative monitoring of contaminants in the wine-winemaking chain aimed to minimizing the amount of pesticides and heavy metals as key pollutants Call name:
ADER 14.2.2 / 10/27/2015 2015 - 2018

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE BUJORU

Project partners: STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE BUJORU (RO)

Affiliation: STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE BUJORU (RO)

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Investigations in support of evaluating and attenuating the influence of climatic changes and other stress factors over the health of forest ecosystems and vinicultural cultures Call name:
P.S. 2.1.2. 2017 - 2018

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NAŢIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE ÎN SILVICULTURĂ "MARIN DRĂCEA"

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NAŢIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE ÎN SILVICULTURĂ "MARIN DRĂCEA" (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES (RO); STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE BUJORU (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU MASINI SI INSTALATII DESTINATE AGRICULTURII SI INDUSTRIEI ALIMENTARE - INMA (RO); UNIVERSITATEA "DUNAREA DE JOS" (RO); INSTITUTUL NAŢIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU PROTECŢIA MEDIULUI BUCUREŞTI (RO)

Affiliation: STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE BUJORU (RO)

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Sectoral Program, ADER Project 5.2.1 Assessing the vulnerability of the viticulture ecosystem to the harmful impact of competing and antagonistic organisms Call name:
2011 - 2014

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE BLAJ SCDVV BLAJ

Project partners: STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE BLAJ SCDVV BLAJ (RO)

Affiliation: STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE BLAJ SCDVV BLAJ (RO)

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Assessing the vulnerability of the viticulture ecosystem to the harmful impact of competing and antagonistic organisms Call name:
ADER 5.2.1 2011 - 2014

Role in this project: Partner team leader

Coordinating institution: STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE BLAJ SCDVV BLAJ

Project partners: STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE BLAJ SCDVV BLAJ (); STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE IASI (); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES (); INSTITUTUL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE (); STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE BUJORU (); STATIUNEA DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU VITICULTURA SI VINIFICATIE MURFATLAR ()

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES ()

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Sectoral Program, ADER Project 2.2.6 Technological system for producing viticulture propagating material free of viruses in protected areas Call name:
2011 - 2014

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES (RO)

Affiliation: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOTEHNOLOGII IN HORTICULTURA STEFANESTI-ARGES (RO)

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