Plant Protection Institute

The Department of Herbology studies the biology of weeds and dynamics of alteration of weed associations; competitive relationships between weeds and crops; emergence and spread of weed biotypes resistant to main herbicides; optimization of weed control with regard to major agricultural crops.

Ganka Stancheva Baeva, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Head of Weed Control Department
gankabaeva@abv.bg

Research topics and activities:
• Methods for weed control, efficiency and selectivity of herbicides;
• Study of alteration of the weed associations in arable crops;
• Resistance degree and morphological differences between susceptible and resistance weed biotypes. Weed resistance to herbicides. Resistance risk Assessment and Management;
• Effect of herbicides on soil microorganisms.

Ralitsa Vitanova Nakova, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
ralitsa_n@abv.bg

Research topics and activities:
• Competitive relations between crop /weed and between weeds. Establishment of the damage threshold for specific weed/ crop combinations. Possibility for mathematical modeling;
• Study of alternation of the weed association in arable crops;
• Ecologically integrated systems for weed control in arable crops;
• Methods for weed control, efficiency and selectivity of herbicides.

Senka Deneva Milanova, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
sdmilanova@yahoo.com

Research topics and activities:
• Weed population changes in arable crops – some trends and problems;
• Invasion of new weed species in Bulgaria;
• Bioecological characteristics of some weed species;
• Fungal pathogens as potential bioagents for the biological control of weeds;
• Movement, persistence and residual effect of some herbicides in the field;
• Possibilities to reduce herbicides doses.

Tanya Stavreva Toshkova
Research Associate
t_toshkova@mail.bg

Research topics and activities:
• Species interactions – crop / weed;
• Resistance of weeds to herbicides.

Miroslava Petrova Valkova
Ph. D. Student
miravalkova@yahoo.com

Research Interests and Main Activities:
• Invasiv weeds and their distribution;
• Allelopathy.

Tatiana Cvetanova Peneva
Agronomist
Head of Laboratory of Good Plant Protection Practice

Research interests:
• Biological testing of pesticides.