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Desislava Todorova

Associate Professor Desislava Todorova, PhD

Building 21, Office 103
Phone.: +359-2-9792676
Е-mail: dessita@bio21.bas.bg

Date and place of birth – 26.08.1972, Pernik, Bulgaria

Nationality – Bulgaria

Languages – Russian, English

Education and Academic degree

  • MSc degree in Chemical Engineering, 1995, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria, Master thesis: Mass transfer from a single grain to a fluid in an inert fixed bed.
  • PhD, 2003, Acad. M. Popov Institute of Plant Physiology – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. PhD thesis: Natural and induced senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.

Professional Background

  • Researcher (1996-1998), Acad. M. Popov Institute of Plant Physiology – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Department of Regulation of plant growth and development.
  • PhD Student (1998–2003), Acad. M. Popov Institute of Plant Physiology – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Department of Regulation of plant growth and development.
  • Assistant Professor (2004-2010), Acad. M. Popov Institute of Plant Physiology – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Department of Regulation of plant growth and development.
  • Assistant Professor (2010-2016), Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Department of Regulation of plant growth and development.
  • Associate Professor (2016-continue) Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics- Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Regulators of plant growth and development.
  • Executive Department Leader (2012-continue), Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Department of Regulation of plant growth and development.

Research field

Plant physiology; regulation of plant growth and development, plant growth regulators, ethylene, cytokinins, polyamines, plant stress, oxidative stress, plant defence systems, stress markers.

Publication activity and list of selected publications

Dr. Todorova has published 65 peer-reviewed papers, including 40 article in IF Journals; 5 book chapters and 3 reviews. Total citations – 315.

Todorova, D., Z. Katerova, I. Sergiev, V. Alexieva, 2013. Role of polyamines in alleviating salt stress. In: Ecophysiology and Responses of Plants Under Salt Stress. (Eds. Parvaiz Ahmad, MM Azooz, MNV Prasad) Chapter 13. pp. 355-379. Springer Science+Business Media, New York, USA, ISBN 978-1-4614-4747-4.

Todorova, D., Z. Katerova, E. Shopova, A. Nikolova, N. Georgieva, I. Sergiev, S. Mapelli, 2013. Polyamine spermine protects young pea plants against Ultraviolet-C radiation. Biotechnology &Biotechnological Equipment, 27 (3), 3798 – 3802.

Sergiev I., D. Todorova, I. Moskova, N. Georgieva, A. Nikolova, S. Simova, D. Polizoev, V. Alexieva, 2013. Protective effect of humic acids against heavy metal stress in triticale. Compt. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 66 (1), 53-60.

Todorova D, Z Katerova, I Sergiev, V Alexieva, 2014. Polyamines –involvement in plant tolerance and adaptation to stress. In Plant adaptation to environmental changes. Significance of amino acids and their derivatives (Eds. A Anjum, SS Gill, R Gill), Chapter 11. pp. 194-221. CABI, UK. ISBN 978-1-78064-273-4.

Todorova D, I Sergiev, I Moskova, Z. Katerova, N. Georgieva, V. Alexieva, I Brambilla, S Mapelli, 2014. Biochemical responses of triticale plants treated with UV-B irradiation and nutrient solution enriched with humic acids. Turk J Bot 38: 747-753.

Damyanova M., D. Todorova, I. Sergiev, 2014. Polyamine alterations in isolated zucchini cotyledons grown in presence of cytokinins and Cu2+. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 5, 2141-2147.

Moskova I., D. Todorova, V. Alexieva, I. Sergiev, 2014. Protective Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide against Paraquat Toxicity in Young Pea Plants: Possible Role of Endogenous Polyamines. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 5, 3408-3416.

Katerova Z., E Shopova, T Kartseva, E Balacheva, D Todorova, 2014. Biochemical responses of two tomato genotypes differing in gene anthocyaninless of Hoffmann (ah), treated with UV-B irradiation and β-monomethyl ester of itaconic acid (MEIA). Compt. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 67 (4), 533-540.

Damyanova M., D. Todorova, I. Sergiev, 2014. Polyamine alterations in isolated zucchini cotyledons grown in presence of cytokinins and Cu2+. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 5, 2141-2147.

Moskova I., D. Todorova, V. Alexieva, I. Sergiev, 2014. Protective Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide against Paraquat Toxicity in Young Pea Plants: Possible Role of Endogenous Polyamines. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 5, 3408-3416.

Vladimirova S., D. Todorova, I. Sergiev, 2014. Synthesis of new N-pyrrolylcarboxylic acids and study of their phytochemical activity as potential herbicides. Pharmacia, 61 (3), 28-32.

Katerova Z., D. Todorova, I. Sergiev, C.-W. Yu, V. Alexieva, 2016. Biochemical responses of young wheat plants irradiated with UV-C and pretreated with β-Monomethyl ester of itaconic acid (MEIA) or polyamine spermine. Compt. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 68 (1), 31-36

Damyanova M., D. Todorova, I. Sergiev, 2015. Endogenous polyamine profiles of isolated zucchini cotyledons incubated on solutions of Cu2+ and methyl jasmonate. Oxidation communications, 38(1), 104-113.

Georgieva M., I. Nikolova, G. Bonchev, Z. Katerova, D. Todorova, 2015. A comparative analysis of membrane intactness and genome integrity in pea, barley and wheat in response to UVC-irradiation. Turkish Journal of Botany, 39 (6), 1008-1013.

Todorova D., Z. Katerova, E. Shopova, M. Jodinskiene, S. Jurkoniene, I. Sergiev, 2016. Responses of garden pea (Pisum sativum L.) plants to heat stress and spermine treatment. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, 103 (1), 99-106.

Sergiev, I., D. Todorova, L. Brankova, V. Alexieva, 2016. Prohexadione-Ca and copper effect on growth and accumulation of endogenous polyamines in pea plants. Botanica Lithuanica, 22 (1), 65-71.

Todorova, D., N. B. Talaat, Z. Katerova, V. Alexieva, B. T. Shawky, 2016. Polyamines and brassinosteroids in drought stress responses and tolerance in plants, In: Water Stress and Crop Plants: A Sustainable Approach (ed P. Ahmad), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. Pp. 608-627. doi: 10.1002/9781119054450.ch35, ISBN 9781119054368, Online ISSN 9781119054450.

Katerova, Z., D. Todorova, I. Sergiev, 2017. Plant Secondary Metabolites and Some Plant Growth Regulators Elicited by UV Irradiation, Light And/Or Shade. In: Ghorbanpour M., Varma A. (eds) Medicinal Plants and Environmental Challenges. Springer, Cham, Chapter 6, pp. 97-121. ISBN 978-3-319-68717-9, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68717-9_6.

Sergiev, I., D. Todorova, E. Shopova, Z. Katerova, J. Jankauskiene, S. Jurkoniene. 2017. Auxin-like compounds act as protectors against UV-B irradiation in garden pea plants. Botanica Lithuanica, 23, 2, 79-88.

Sergiev I, D. Todorova, Z. Katerova, I. Brambilla, S. Mapelli, S. Simova. 2018. Polyamines and amino acids in triticale plants grown on humic acids enriched nutrient solution and treated with UV-B irradiation. Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology, 30 (2):153–163.

Sergiev I, D. Todorova, E. Shopova, J. Jankauskiene, E. Jankovska-Bortkevič, S. Jurkoniene. 2018. Effects of auxin analogues and heat stress on garden pea. Zemdirbyste-Agriculture, 105 (3), 243‒248.

Sergiev, I. G., Todorova, D. A., Gins, V. K., Motyleva, S. M., Gins, E. M., Moskalev, E. A. 2019. Nutritional value of vegetable Amaranthus tricolor L. seedlings grown in Moscow region. RUDN Journal of Agronomy and Animal Industries, 14, 3, 225-238.

Sergiev I, D. Todorova, E. Shopova, J. Jankauskiene, E. Jankovska-Bortkevič, S. Jurkoniene, 2019. Exogenous auxin type compounds amend PEG-induced physiological responses of pea plants. Scientia Horticulturae, 248, 200-205.

Participation in scientific projects

  1. Plant defence mechanisms induced by cross-adaptation and cross-synergism. B-521. (1995-1998).
  2. Improvement of in vitro propagation of by application f non-purine cytokinins and polyamines. CC-508. (1995-1998).
  3. Role of plant growth regulators in physiological and biochemical adaptation of cereals to drought. Bilateral Cooperation between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and National Center for Scientific investigations – Italy. (1998-2000).
  4. Interaction between ethylene and cytokinins in perception and transduction processes in the control of senescence. INCO Copernicus Programme (1997-2000).
  5. Role of phytohormones, polyamines and oxidative burst towards parthenogenic embryo development in melon. Funded by Singenta (former Novartis). 2001.
  6. Interaction of UV-radiation and some natural stresses on defence mechanisms in plants. Bilateral Cooperation between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and National Center for Scientific investigations – Italy. (2001-2003).
  7. Investigations of bioactive substances against phytopathogen infections. Bilateral Cooperation between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and National Center of Natural Sciences and Technology – Vietnam. (2001-2004).
  8. Protective effect of some plant growth regulators against heavy metal stress. Bilateral Cooperation between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and F.W.O. – Flanders, Belgium. (2002-2003).
  9. Protective effect of some plant growth regulators against heavy metal stress. Bilateral Cooperation between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and F.W.O. – Flanders, Belgium. (2004-2005).
  10. Interaction of UV-radiation and some natural stresses on defence mechanisms in plants. Bilateral Cooperation between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and National Center for Scientific investigations – Italy. (2004-2006).
  11. Hydrogen peroxide pretreatment alleviates abiotic stress injury in plants, Bilateral Cooperation between Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and National Science Council – Taiwan. (2004-2006).
  12. Progress in plant investigations for the improvement of the sustainability of agriculture. INI-14. (2006-2008).
  13. Protective role of salicylic acid derivatives against some pathogens of wheat, tomato and tobacco, CC-1413. (2005-2008).
  14. Influence of copper ions and phytohormones on growth and organogenesis of explants and cotyledons. B-1406. (2005-2008.)
  15. Production, study and experimentation of bioactive substances for plant disease control. BV-07. (2008-2010).
  16. Oxidative stress in economically important plant species and possibilities for its alleviation by application of environmental friendly substances, DMU 03/60. (2011-2013). (Project leader).
  17. Alleviation of adverse effects of water stress on cereals by application of plant growth regulators. Bulgaria-Egypt bilateral research agreement (2013-2015) (Project leader).
  18. Alleviation of adverse effects of temperature stress on mono- and dicotyledonous crops by application of plant growth regulators. Bulgaria-Lithuania bilateral research agreement (2013-2015) (Project leader).
  19. Support for training and development of young competitive research experts in the field of physiology, phytochemistry, genomics, proteomics and biodiversity of eucariotic organisms, Project BG051PO001-3.3.06-0025, funded by OP”HRD” 2007-2013 and ESF. (2012-2015) (Project Coordinator)
  20. Plant growth regulators – tools for increasing plants tolerance to temperature stress. Bulgaria-Lithuania bilateral research agreement (2016-2018) (Project leader).
  21. Assessment of ability of synthetic auxin type compounds to counteract herbicide stress in crop plants. Bulgaria-Lithuania bilateral research agreement (2019-2021) (Project leader).
  22. Mitigation of adverse effects of abiotic stress on cereals by application of plant growth regulators. Bulgaria-Egypt bilateral research agreement (2019-2021) (Project leader).

Teaching activity

Supervisor of M.Sc. degree projects of 5 undergraduate students (1999 – 2001) and 2 Bachelor’s degree project (2011-2013).

Membership in national and international scientific associations, federations and societies

  • Member of Union of Scientists of Bulgaria (since 1998)
  • Member of Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology – FESPB (since 1997).

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