Department of Breeding, Technology and Genetic Resources

The scientific department is a primary unit of the institute within the meaning of § 1. item 6 of the Additional Provisions of the Act on the Development of the Academic Staff in the Republic of Bulgaria (published in the State Gazette, No. 38 of May 21, 2010, amended and supplemented in the State Gazette, No. 30 of April 3, 2018). The Institute of Ornamental and Medicinal Plants has one scientific department “Breeding, Technologies and Genetic Resources”.
The department organizes and implements scientific research and educational activities in one or a group of related scientific specialties.

PictureMembers:Scientific Competency:Academic positions and dissertations
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Irena GolubinovaAssoc. Prof. Dr. Irena Golubinova
Head of Department
E-mail: irena.golubinova@idlr.bg
Ornamental and medicinal plants, cereal grasses, selection and seed production, allelopathy
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nadejda ZapryanovaAssoc. Prof. Dr. Nadejda Zapryanova
E-mail: nadejda.zaprianova@idlr.bg
Ornamental and medicinal plants, breeding, cultivation, in vitro propagation, biotechnology, selection
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stella DimkovaAssoc. Prof. Dr. Stella Dimkova
E-mail: stela.dimkova@idlr.bg
Ornamental and medicinal plants, breeding, cultivation, fruit crops
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Plamen Marinov-SerafimovAssoc. Prof. Dr. Plamen Marinov-Serafimov
E-mail: plamen.serafimov@idlr.bg
Plant protection, chemical and alternative weed control, allelopathy
Assistant Yana MitkovaAssistant Yana Mitkova
E-mail: yana.mitkova@idlr.bg
Ornamental wheatgrasses, medicinal plants
Assistant Kiril KrastevAssistant Kiril Krastev
E-mail: kiril.krastev@idlr.bg
Ornamental and medicinal plants, breeding, cultivation
Assistant Desislava Vuteva-PavlovaAssistant Desislava Vuteva-Pavlova – part-time doctoral student
E-mail: desislava.vuteva@idlr.bg
Ornamental plants, drought tolerance, in vitro propagation
Assistant Eva SavovaAssistant Eva Savova
E-mail: eva.savova@idlr.bg
Ornamental plants, introduced plants, in vitro propagation
Assistant Milena TopalovaAssistant Milena Topalova
E-mail: milena.topalova@idlr.bg
Ornamental and medicinal plants, breeding, arrangements
Senior Expert Ralitza GavrilovaSenior Expert Ralitza Gavrilova
Part-time PhD Student

E-mail: ralitsa.gavrilova@idlr.bg
Ornamental and medicinal plants, breeding
Assistant Viktoriya KostanevaViktoriya Kostaneva
full -time doctoral student

E-mail: viktoriq.kostaneva@idlr.bg
Ornamental plants, breeding