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Maša Buđen

Masa-Budjen-2

Position:Research Assistant in CBS

Academic Rank: Research assistant

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Maša Buđen is a PhD candidate and Junior Researcher at the BioSense Institute. Her research focuses on sustainable cropping systems, particularly the effects of cover crops and tillage practices on weed dynamics, maize productivity, and nutrient cycling within agroecosystems.
Her expertise lies in digital agriculture, plant phenotyping, and the application of remote sensing technologies in agronomic research. She has experience working with UAV-based sensing platforms and multispectral, hyperspectral, and thermal imaging systems, as well as in the processing and analysis of data obtained from field and controlled-environment experiments. Her work integrates experimental agronomy with data-driven approaches and digital tools to better understand plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Maša actively participates in both national and international collaborations and scientific initiatives in the fields of plant phenomics, precision agriculture, and sustainable crop production, contributing to the development of innovative approaches for improving agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability.

Center:

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CBS

Themes:

1. Plant-O-Meter – low-cost portable multispectral optical device for precise plant status assessment

2. Optical sensors

Publications:

  1. Grbović, Ž., Ivošević, B., Budjen, M., Waqar, R., Pajević, N., Ljubičić, N., et al. (2025) Integrating UAV multispectral imaging and proximal sensing for high-precision cereal crop monitoring. PLoS One 20(5): e0322712. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322712
  2. Ivezić, A., Trudić, B., Stamenković, Z., Kuzmanović, B., Perić, S., Ivošević, B., Buđen, M., & Petrović, K. (2023). Drone-Related Agrotechnologies for Precise Plant Protection in Western Balkans: Applications, Possibilities, and Legal Framework Limitations. Agronomy, 13(10), 2615. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13102615
  3. Ljubičić, N., Popović, V., Kostić, M., Pajić, M., Buđen, M., Gligorević, K., Dražić, M., Bižić, M., & Crnojević, V. (2023). Multivariate Interaction Analysis of Zea mays L. Genotypes Growth Productivity in Different Environmental Conditions. Plants, 12(11), 2165. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12112165