Laboratory “Regulators of Plant Growth and Development”

Leader

Associate Professor Desislava Todorova, PhD

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

Research area

Investigation of the role of the regulators of plant growth and development under normal and stress conditions. Search for opportunities to increase plant resistance to abiotic and biotic stressors through the application of new or known plant growth regulators. Development of in vitro models for preservation of the gene pool of rare and endangered species, for increasing plant productivity, for stimulating the biosynthesis of valuable secondary metabolites.

Scientific Projects

Scientific Achievements

Scientific Publications

Research team

	Desislava Todorova – Associate Professor, PhD Office 124, Lab. 103 Phone: +359-2-979-2676 or 2693 Е-mail: dessita@bio21.bas.bg Professional interests: Plant growth regulators, polyamines, phytohormones, plant stress.
	Iskren Sergiev – Professor, PhD Office 119, Lab. 105 Phone: +359-2-979-2698 or 2694 Е-mail: iskren@bio21.bas.bg Professional interests: Synthetic plant growth regulators, phytohormones, cytokinins, anticytokinins, polyamines, herbicides, plant stress.
	Zornitsa Katerova – Associate Professor, PhD Office 124, Lab. 103 Phone: +359-2-979-2676 or 2689 Е-mail: zkaterova.landzhova@gmail.com Professional interests: Plant stress, UV-stress, polyamines.
	Krasimira Tasheva – Assistant Professor, PhD Офис, Лаб. 324 Phone: +359-2-979-2698 or 2624 Е-mail: krasitasheva@yahoo.com, krasitasheva@abv.bg Professional interests: In vitro and genetic manipulations, plant development, micropropagation, epigenetic regulation, secondary metabolites production, bioinformatics, medicinal and endangered plants, crops.
	Irina Moskova – Assistant Professor, PhD Office 301, Lab. 105 Phone: +359-2-979-2694 Е-mail: imoskova@bio21.bas.bg Professional interests: Plant stress, herbicides, plant growth regulators.
	Elena Shopova – Assistant Professor, PhD Lab. 125 Phone: +359-2-979-2694 Е-mail: kostei@abv.bg Professional interests: abiotic and biotic stress, oxidative stress, antioxidants, herbicides.
	Maria Petrova – Assistant Professor, PhD Lab. 324 Phone: +359-2-979-2624 Е-mail: marry_petrova@yahoo.com Professional interests: Micropropagation of medicinal plants; synthesis of secondary metabolites; cell culture; genetic transformation. Research object: Arnica montana L., Gentiana lutea L.
	Liliana Brankova – Assistant Professor, PhD Lab. 125 Tel. +359-2-979-2694 E-mail: lbrankova@abv.bg Professional interests: Bioremediation, stress, plant defense system.
	Asya Petrova – PhD Student Lab. 215 Tel. (+359 2) 979 26 04 E-mail: petrova_assya@abv.bg Professional interests: agroecology, soil chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, air pollution, atmospheric chemistry, plant resistance.
	Margarita Dimitrova – Engineer-ecologist, MSc Lab. 324 Phone: +359-2-979-2624 Е-mail: mstoyadinova@abv.bg Professional interests: In vitro manipulations, micropropagation, in vitro mutagenesis, cell selection, abiotic stress, biotechnology for sustainable environment.
	Lyudmila Dimitrova – Biologist, MSc Lab. 125 Phone: +359-2-979-2694 Е-mail: Professional interests: In vitro mikropropagation, plant growth regulators, plant stress.
	Zoya Tsekova – Agronomist, MSc Lab. 105 Phone: +359-2-979-2694 E-mail: kmeti@abv.bg Scientific interests: Хибридизация; характеристика и оценка на получените хибриди; скрининг за стопански признаци.
	Trendafil Nedev – Biologist, MSc Lab. 123 Phone: +359 2 979 26 92 Professional interests: Laboratory experiments.