In collaboration with researchers from the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing, the research group won the award as part of the strategic project with the People’s Republic of China under the project titled "Resource Protection and Efficient Utilization of Selected Chinese and Serbian Endangered or Rare Functional Plant Species" (2021-2024). The leader of the Serbian research team is Dr. Tatjana Marković, and other participants include Dr. D. Radanović, Dr. Ž. Prijić, Dr. V. Filipović, S. Gordanić, P. Batinić, S. Mikić, and N. Čutović.