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- Development of Systems for In vitro Propagation of valuable genotypes and species;
- Screening and Evaluation of Plant Stress Response;
- Biotech Approaches to Improve Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants – In vitro selection and Plant Transformation
- Genomic Studies of Model Stress Tolerant Plants.
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Dr. Dimitar Djilianov
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Group Leader
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Dr. Daniela Moyankova
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Research fellow
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Petko Vasilev Mladenov
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PhD student
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Galya Petrova
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PhD student
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- Phytosanitary diagnostic for presence of bacterial and fungal pathogens
- Immunodiagnostic for identification of plant viruses.
- Classical inoculation tests of crops for disease resistance to different plant pathogens.
- Genetic transformation for introducing genes in plants, encoding resistance to viral, bacterial, fungal diseases and insects.
- DNA and RNA analyses for proving the integration and expression of transgenes in transgenic plants.
- DNA analyses for detection of molecular markers for disease resistance in plants.
- Taxonomy investigations of plant pathogens by RAPD analyses.
- Strain differentiation of Plum pox virus in Bulgaria is done by ELISA method and five strain specific monoclonal antibodies. Presence of three strains – M, D and Rec, as well as mixed infections is proved. The level of distributions of Plum pox virus in Bulgaria is found in plum, peach and apricot in the country.
- Specific DNA markers for differentiation of broomrape isolates on sunflower and tobacco (Orobanche ramosa and Orobanche cumana).
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Dr. S. Slavov
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Group Leader
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Prof. DSc Rossitza Batchvarova
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Senior scientist
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Dr. Ivanka Kamenova
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Senior scientist
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Dr. P. Christova
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Research fellow
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Dr. K. Kostov
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Research fellow
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Aneta Lubenova
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PhD student
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M. Alexandrova
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Expert
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Grozdenka Varadinova
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Technician
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Katia Slavova
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Technician
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- Molecular marker genotyping and variety identification of cultivated and wild grapevine Vitis vinifera.
- Characterization of grapevine segregating populations. Genetic maps and QTL analysis. Marker assisted selection for disease resistance and important agronomic characteristics.
- Molecular marker characterization of oil rose (Rosa damascena) genetic resources.
- Characterization of oil rose segregating populations. QTL analysis. Marker assisted selection for important agronomic characteristics.
- Characterization of sunflower segregating populations. QTL analysis. Marker assisted selection for disease resistance and important agronomic characteristics..
- Metabolite analysis of wine and grapes.
- Metabolite analysis of oil rose flowers and extracted rose oil.
- Cloning and characterization of tissue-specific and inducible promoter regions.
- Cloning and characterization of signal peptides for secretion of recombinant proteins from plant cells.
- Metabolite production in transgenic plants and cell suspensions following heterologous gene expression.
- Characterization of microbial biodiversity of Bulgarian hot springs.
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Dr. I. Atanassov
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Group Leader
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Dr. T. Hvarleva
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Senior scientist
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Dr. K. Rusanov
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Research fellow
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Dr. K. Stefanova
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Research fellow
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Dr. A. Bakalova
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Research fellow
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- Development and evaluation of vegetative propagated plant genetic resources
- Mass propagation
- Preservation and characterization of plant biodiversity (wild grapevines, snowflake, wild small fruits,mediacal plants)
- Molecular markers for characterization of vegetative propagated plant species
- Detection of secondary metabolites by mass spectroscopy analysis.
- Development of organic farming technologies
- Consultations
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Assoc.Prof. Dr. Violeta Kondakova
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Group Leader
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Assoc.Prof. Dr. Ivan Tsvetkov
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Senior scientist
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Dr. Teodora Dzhambazova
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Research fellow
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Dr. Ilian Badjakov
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Research fellow
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Dr. Liliya Georgieva
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Research fellow
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Dr. Strahil Berkov
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Research fellow
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Antoaneta Ginova
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Expert
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Evstati Dimitrov
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Expert
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Ivayla Dincheva
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Expert
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- Еstablishment of the influence of the stress factors applied to the initial plant explants for improvement of Medicago truncatula somatic embryogenesis as well as for reactivation of Tnt1 tobacco retrotransposon in the plant genome.
- Creation of a large collection of Medicago truncatula Lotus japonicus mutant lines by in vitro reactivation of Tnt1 retrotransposon. The selected lines are valuable experimental material for identification of genes related with plant development and symbiosis, diseases resistance, investigation of their function.
- Functional and comparative genomics of model species Arabidopisi thaliana, Medicago truncatula, Lotus japonicus.
- Genetic modification of alfalfa (Legumes) and tomato /Lycopersicon/ plants, for creation of new forms, with breeding and pharmaceutical value.
- Investigation of the genetically modified plants on molecular level – expression, characterization and biological activity of the end product.
- Risk assessment of GM alfalfa and tomato plants. Study the possibilities for pollen flow mitigation.
- Development and utilization of suitable marker system allowing GM plants to be released in opened area. A gene construct carrying selective marker (phosphomannose isomerase), instead of marker genes, coding for resistance to antibiotics and herbicides (in accordance with the EC Regulation)
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Dr. Anelia Iantcheva
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Research fellow
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Dr. Mariana Radkova
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Research fellow
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Dr. Petya Stoykova
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Research fellow
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Miglena Ugrinova
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PhD Student
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Irina Boicheva
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PhD student
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Kety Krastanova
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Technician
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Sonia Ivanova
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Technician
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- Molecular markers for variety identification, marker-trait association, mapping and marker assisted selection in cereal crops for food and feed quality improvement, biotic and abiotic stress factors
- barley
- bread and durum wheat
- maize
- Molecular mechanisms of abiotic stress adaptation in cereals
- Cereal crop improvement by direct gene transfer
- Elucidation of gene functions by genetic transformation of Arabidopsis, barley and maize
- Biotechnological approaches to enhancement of food and feed quality of wheat, barley and maize
- Engineering of abiotic and biotic stress resistance in wheat, barley and maize
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Assoc.Prof. Dr. Elena Todorovska
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Group Leader
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Assoc.Prof. Dr. Nikolai Christov
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Senior scientist
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Dr. Nabil Abu-Mhadi
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Research fellow
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Stefan Tsonev
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PhD student
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Martin Ivanov
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PhD student
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Borislav Assenov
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PhD student
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Albena Ivanova
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Master student
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