Na tromeđi vekova - centar za strna žita i razvoj sela, Kragujevac

Centar za strna žita i razvoj sela Kragujevac predstavlja istraživačkorazvojnu ustanovu, čiji koreni datiraju od Poljoprivredne i hemijske ogledne stanice u Topčideru, prve naučne institucije formirane u Kraljevini Srbije. Tokom 75 godina samostalnog postojanja u Kragujevcu, u vidu Instituta, Zavoda ili Centra, brojni naučni radnici i ostali zaposleni dali su značajan doprinos razvoju poljoprivredne proizvodnje u Srbiji, u prvom redu strnih žita. Stvoreno je 95 sorti ozimih i jarih strnih žita i formirane su kolekcije genotipova svih vrsta strnih žita sa preko 4.000 uzoraka. Odbranjen je veliki broj magistarskih teza i doktorskih disertacija i objavljeno skoro 2000 radova. Očuvan je bibliotečki fond sa velikim brojem starih i vrednih knjiga iz oblasti poljoprivredne proizvodnje. Relizovan je veliki broj projekata u saradnji sa domaćim i inostranim institucijama.
Centre for Small Grains and Rural Development in Kragujevac is a research and development institution, whose roots date back to the Agricultural and Chemical Experiment Station in Topčider, the first scientific institution formed in the Kingdom of Serbia. During the 75 years of independent existence in Kragujevac, in the form of an Institute or Center, numerous scientific workers and other employees made a significant contribution to the development of agricultural production in Serbia, primarily small grains. 95 varieties of winter and spring small grains were created and collections of genotypes of all types of small grains with over 4,000 samples were formed. A large number of master's theses and doctoral dissertations were created and almost 2000 papers were published. The library fund with a large number of old and valuable books in the field of agricultural production has been preserved. A large number of projects were realized in cooperation with domestic and foreign institutions.