General Objectives:
•    To maintain, develop and strengthen the cooperative relationship between Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and Hungarian Academy of Science.
• To better utilize the advantageous conditions and potentials of each institute in scientific research through collaboration, thus improving the research capability of key personnel to meet the needs required for future developments of each institute.
•  To continue the collaboration between two institutes focusing on the field of environment and food safety, especially researches on plant-growth regulators and their effects which were previously investigated in the first phase of this collaboration work.
Specific Objectives: Investigate the effects of plant-growth regulators on the growth and development of various widely-consumed vegetables in Vietnam and Hungary, and the accumulation of plant-growth regulators in such vegetables.

- Publications: 04 research articles already published, including 01 on SCIE indexed international journals, 01 on other international journals, and 02 on reputable national journals (Vietnam Journal of Chemistry)
- Education and training: 01 Bachelor student, and 01 Ph.D. student (both graduated)

This research has evaluated the roles of plant-growth regulator GA3 on the growth and development of various widely-consumed vegetables, the effects of GA3 usage on the content of various micronutrients in these vegetables, and the accumulation of GA3 in these vegetables.
The results from this research would help to determine the optimum intensivity of  GA3 treatment on vegetables, so as to ensure the best interests for both farmers and consumers of these vegetables. Such results have also proven the needs for development of educational programs and government policy regarding the use of plant-growth regulators in vegetable cultivation.

- Publications:
1. Van Nhan Le, Quang Trung Nguyen, Ngoc Tung Nguyen, Tibor Janda, Gabriella Szalai, Tien Dat Nguyen, Truong Giang Le. Foliage applied Gibberellic acid Influences growth, nutrient contents and quality of Lettuces (Lactuca sativa L.). The Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 2021, 31(6).
doi: 10.36899/JAPS.2021.6.0374 (Q3, IF=0.48)
2. Van Nhan Le, Quang Trung Nguyen, Ngoc Tung Nguyen, Truong Giang Le. Analysis of Plant Growth Substances (Auxins, Gibberelins and Cytokinins) in Vegetables Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry. The International Journal of Science and Technoledge, 2020, 8(7): 38-46.
doi: 10.24940/theijst/2020/v8/i7/ST2007-012
3. Lê Văn Nhân, Nguyễn Ngọc Tùng, Nguyễn Quang Trung. Phân tích đồng thời các chất kích thích sinh trưởng Cytokinin trong rau xanh. Vietnam Journal of Chemistry, 2020, 58(6E1+2): 16-20.
4. Lê Văn Nhân, Nguyễn Ngọc Tùng, Nguyễn Quang Trung. Ảnh hưởng của GA3 đến sự phát triển sinh khối của một số loại rau xanh. Vietnam Journal of Chemistry, 2020, 58(6E1+2):21-24.
- Education and training: 01 Bachelor student, and 01 Ph.D. student (both graduated).

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