INTERNATIONAL SUNFLOWER ASSOCIATION

Professor José M. Fernández Martínez, one of the pioneers of sunflower research in Spain and recipient of the Pustovoit award in 2004, passed away on November 11th, 2025.

Dear colleagues,

On November 18th, after a short illness, Academician Dragan Škorić, long-time director of the Department of Oilseed Crops at the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops in Novi Sad, Serbia, professor at the Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad and professor emeritus at the University of Novi Sad, passed away at the age of 88.