Maritsa Vegetable Crops Research Institute
Something more about the Beneficiary:
Maritsa Vegetable Crops Research Institute (VCRI), the beneficiary of the project, is a unique entity in Bulgaria in the field of vegetable growing, a part of Bulgarian Agricultural Academy. The scientific staff of Maritsa VCRI consists of 26 researchers (14 Senior scientists and 20 possess PhD-degree) and above 100 specialists and workers. The Institute comprises four major units – Breeding Department, Technology for Growing Department, Vegetable Crops Improvement Center and Technology Transfer Office. The priority investigations of the Institute during the last years emphasize on vegetable quality by improving biological value and sensory characteristics, pest and diseases resistance, high temperature and drought tolerance. A great diversity of vegetables species including domestic forms and varieties, introduced cultivars, breeding lines, wild species etc. are subjected of investigations in order to preserve or to transfer their valuable characters in new varieties and hybrids. Integrating systems for pest control as well as utilization of useful microorganisms as alternative solutions for soil fertility management are the topics of primary importance.
During the last years Maritsa VCRI implement successfully numerous nationally and EU-funded projects, including projects within:
FP6 (PL 016214-2 EU-SOL High Quality Solanaceous crops for consumers, processors and producers by exploration of natural biodiversity, Grant amount 100 000 euro);
FP7 (205941 EU-BALKANVEGETABLES Balkan Vegetable Research Centre for Transfer of European Knowledge, Research and Practice – Grant amount 1 000 000 euro);
Several projects, subsidized by Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science – 777 274 euro.
Управителен борд
Kostova Dimitrina Petrova - Coordinator of EU-BALKANVEGETABLES
Position held: Senior Scientific Officer; PhD, Head of Virus Immunity Laboratory at Breeding Department; Head of the Unit for International Programs
Main activities: Genetics and breeding for virus resistance in vegetables; look for and offer subjects and themes for international projects; support the elaboration of proposals for realization of scientific programs
Email:
Phone: +359 32 951 227
Masheva Stoyka Petkova - Director of Maritsa VCRI
Position held: Senior Scientific Officer; PhD, Head of Plant Pathology Laboratory; Director of Maritsa VCRI
Main activities: Integrated Pest Management; Identification and characterization of fungal and bacterial diseases on vegetable crops
Email:
Phone: +359 32 951 227
Pevicharova Galina Todorova - Leader of WP 4
Position held: Senior Scientific Officer; PhD, Head of Fruit quality Laboratory
Main activities: Assessment and analysis of biochemical and organoleptic characteristics of vegetable species
Email:
Phone: +359 32 951 227
Научен борд
Mihov Miroslav Atanasov - Deputy Director of Maritsa VCRI
Position held: Senior Scientific Officer; PhD; Deputy Director of Maritsa VCRI
Email:
Phone: +359 32 951 227
Grozeva Stanislava Yordanova - Leader of WP 3
Position held: Scientific Officer; PhD; Plant Tissue Laboratory
Main activities: Investigation and characterization of valuable tomato germplasm using various biotechnological methods as embrio culture, in vitro mutagenesis, regeneration, genetic transformation
Email:
Phone: +359 32 951 227
Tringovska Ivanka Ivanova - Leader of WP 5/Food cluster
Position held: Scientific Officer; PhD; Head of Plant Nutrition Laboratory
Main activities: Plant nutrition, Biofertilizers, Mineral fertilizers, Beneficial soil microorganisms, Hydroponics, Nutrient solutions; agrochemical analysis of soil, plants and water.
Email:
Phone: +359 32 951 227
Pasev Gancho Ivanov - Leader of WP 5/Balkan linkage
Position held: Scientific Officer; Virus Immunity Laboratory
Main activities: Genetics and breeding for virus resistance in vegetables; Molecular characterization of virus resistant genes
Email:
Phone: +359 32 951 227
Dincheva Tsvetanka Ivanova - Leader of WP 2
Position held: Scientific Officer; Technologies for vegetable growing
Main activities: Investigations on: nontraditional vegetable crops, the influence of bioproducts on vegetables growing in the open field
Email:
Phone: +359 32 951 227