{"id":223,"date":"2012-03-30T09:35:37","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T06:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=223"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:56:36","slug":"department-mineral-nutrition-and-water-relations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=223","title":{"rendered":"LABORATORY &#8220;PLANT-SOIL INTERACTIONS&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"height: 163px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"504\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"310\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7209 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" title=\"Geneva-M\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Geneva-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"200\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"310\">\n<h4>Leader<\/h4>\n<h5>Associate Professor Maria Geneva, PhD<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Building 21, Office 210<br \/>\nPhone: +359 2 979 26 16<br \/>\nMobile: +359 887 268 150<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: boykova2@yahoo.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>FIELD OF RESEARCH<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Genetic resources, the efficiency of mineral nutrition and stress tolerance of cereals.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Development of protocols for micropropagation of endangered traditional and non-traditional for Bulgaria medicinal plants.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Microorganism-plant symbiotic interactions. Influence of various environmental stress factors in separate and combined inoculation with microorganisms on productivity and quality of yield in plants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Project \u041a\u041f-06-\u041d76\/5<\/strong> &#8220;Biotechnological approaches for targeted accumulation of secondary metabolites in the medicinal plant <em>Arnica montana<\/em> L. and study of the biosynthetic pathway of sesquiterpene lactones&#8221;. (2023-2026) Project leader: Assist. Prof. Maria Petkova<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Project <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=2800\">\u041a\u041f-06-\u041d56\/8<\/a><\/strong> \u201cInfluence of newly synthesized amino acid nanofibers carriers of biologically active agents on <em>in vitro<\/em> propagation and accumulation of secondary metabolites in <em>Stevia rebaudiana<\/em> Bertoni\u201d. (2021-2025) Project leader: Assist. Prof. Maria Geneva<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Project KP-06 N31\/17<\/strong> &#8220;Genome wide association study of grain yield, grain protein content and grain nitrogen concentration in Bulgarian bread wheat germplasm&#8221;. (2019-2025) Project leader: prof. Svetlana Misheva. Participants: associate prof. Konstantina Kocheva, assistant prof. Tania Kartseva.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=1226\">Scientific Achievements<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=1228\">Scientific Publications<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Research Team<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7214\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" title=\"Geneva-M_small\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Geneva-M_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-shadow: #cacaca 0.5px 0.5px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=2064\">Maria Geneva &#8211; Associate Professor, PhD<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nOffice 210, Lab. 120<br \/>\nPhone.: +359 2 979 26 16; +359 887 268 150<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: boykova2@yahoo.com<br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: Nitrogen fixation, mycorrhiza, symbiotic systems, carbon and nitrogen metabolism, phytoremediation, antioxidant activity, medicinal and aromatic plants.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9782\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/misheva-s_th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-shadow: #cacaca 0.5px 0.5px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=2071\">Svetlana Misheva &#8211; Professor, PhD<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nOffice 319, Lab. 320<br \/>\nPhone: +359 2 979 36 77; +359 979 36 74<br \/>\ne-mail: s_landjeva@mail.bg<br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: Wheat genetics and cytogenetics, genetic control of abiotic stress tolerance, water deficiency, nitrogen use efficiency, plant genetic resources.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7219\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" title=\"Kocheva-K\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Kocheva-K.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-shadow: #cacaca 0.5px 0.5px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=2080\">Konstantina Kocheva &#8211; Associate Professor, PhD<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nOffice 321, Lab. 320<br \/>\nPhone: +359 2 979 36 76; +359 979 36 74<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: konstvk@abv.bg<br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: Mineral nutrition, water stress, photosynthesis, biochemical analyzes, cytogenetic, histochemistry.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1706 size-full aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/g-zehirov.jpg\" alt=\" width=\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-shadow: #cacaca 0.5px 0.5px;\"><strong>Grigor Zehirov<\/strong> &#8211; Associate Professor, PhD<\/span><br \/>\nOffice 320, Lab. 322a<br \/>\nPhone: +359 2 979 63 60<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: grigorz@gmail.com<br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: Legume- nodule bacteria symbiosis. Mineral nutrition and abiotic plant stresses. Eco physiological aspects of <em>Crocus sativus <\/em>growth.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7223\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" title=\"Petrov-P\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Petrov-P.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\">\n<h5>Petar Petrov &#8211; Assistant Professor, PhD<\/h5>\n<p>Office 321, Lab. 320<br \/>\nPhone: +359 2 979 36 76,<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: pivanovp@abv.bg<br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: Light microscopy, leaf morphology, transpiration, drought tolerance, membrane stability, cell division, cell enlargement, plant hormones, meristems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8064\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" title=\"kirova-e\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/kirova-e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\">\n<h5>Elisaveta Kirova &#8211; Assistant Professor, PhD<\/h5>\n<p>Office 301, Lab. 123<br \/>\nPhone: +359 (2) 979 2635; Tel: +359 (2) 979 2692<br \/>\ne-mail: elisab@abv.bg<br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: Abiotic stress (drought and salinity), mechanisms of plant adaptation, biological nitrogen fixation, ROS and antioxidant defense system (enzymatic and nonenzymatic mechanisms), stress markers, electrophoretic detection of antioxidant enzymes, regulation of plant membrane permeability.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7225\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" title=\"Kartseva-T\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Kartseva-T.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-shadow: #cacaca 0.5px 0.5px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/?page_id=2106\">Tanya Kartseva &#8211; Assistant Professor, PhD<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nOffice 321, Lab. 320<br \/>\nPhone: +359 2 979 36 76, +359 979 36 74<br \/>\ne-mail: tania_karceva@abv.bg<br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: Plant genetics, genetic diversity in wheat, mutant genes, Triticum aestivum, Solanum lycopersicum, osmotic stress, biochemical markers, nitrogen use efficiency.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1547 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" title=\"Miladinova-K\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Miladinova-K.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\">\n<h5>Kamelia Miladinova-Georgieva &#8211; Assistant Professor, PhD<\/h5>\n<p>Office 210, Lab. 120<br \/>\nPhone: +359 2 979 26 16<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: kameca@abv.bg<br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: Phytoremediation, plant in vitro culture, medicinal and aromatic plants, secondary metabolites, antioxidant defense system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7227\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" title=\"Petrova-A\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Petrova-A.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\">\n<h5>Angelinka Petrova &#8211; MSc<\/h5>\n<p>Lab. 320<br \/>\nPhone: +359 2 979 36 74<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: dendiani@abv.bg<br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: Field and laboratory experiments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7228\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" title=\"Mincheva-J\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Mincheva-J.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\">\n<h5>Janet Mincheva &#8211; MSc<\/h5>\n<p>Lab. 120<br \/>\nPhone: +359 2 979 26 75<br \/>\n\u0415-mail:jeni_36@abv.bg<br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: Field and laboratory experiments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7229\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" title=\"Sichanova-M\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Sichanova-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\">\n<h5>Mariyana Sichanova &#8211; MSc<\/h5>\n<p>Lab. 120<br \/>\nPhone: +359 2 979 26 75<br \/>\n\u0415-mail: m.sichanova@abv.bg<br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: Field and laboratory experiments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1706 size-full aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/k-prokopova.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\">\n<h5>Katelina Prokopova &#8211; MSc<\/h5>\n<p>Lab. 327<br \/>\nPhone: +359 885220092<br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: Laboratory experiments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10186\" style=\"border: 1px solid grey; border-radius: 9px; box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px #717070;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bio21.bas.bg\/ippg\/bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/nedev-t.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px dotted #cccccc;\" width=\"510\">\n<h5>Trendafil Nedev &#8211; Biologist, MSc<\/h5>\n<p>Lab. 123<br \/>\nPhone: +359 2 979 26 92<br \/>\n<em>Professional interests<\/em>: Laboratory experiments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a class=\"_ps2id\" href=\"#top\" data-ps2id-offset=\"300\">[ Top ]<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leader Associate Professor Maria Geneva, PhD Building 21, Office 210 Phone: +359 2 979 26 16 Mobile: +359 887 268 150 \u0415-mail: boykova2@yahoo.com FIELD OF RESEARCH Genetic resources, the efficiency of mineral nutrition and stress tolerance of cereals. 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