Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics

Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics
Founder(s)	P.A. Vlasiuk
Type	Research institute
Founded	1946
Location	Kiev, Ukraine
Key people	Director General Dr. Volodymyr V. Morgun
Area served	World wide
Focus	Genetics, plant breeding, physiology
Method	Research, education
Volunteers	about 100
Employees	about 1,000
Members	about 300
Website	www.ifrg.kiev.ua

The Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (IPPG) is a leading scientific research organisation in the Ukrainian city of Kiev. Founded in 1946 as a branch of the Institute of Botany, the Institute specialises in crop breeding, plant physiology, genetics and cellular engineering.

1 Current status
2 Main scientific fields
3 Scientific schools
4 Achievement and developments
5 Management
6 External links

Current status

On 2007, the Institute has 7 departments, 3 regional science centers with about 1,000 employees.

Main scientific fields

Scientific research of the Institute are executed after perspective directions, NAN of Ukraine ratified Presidium

finding out of physical, chemical, molecular conformities that law the growth, development and firmness of the vegetable systems, creation on this basis of new technologies, and biotechnology;
comprehensive study of processes of photosynthesis, mineral feed of plants, biological azotfiksacii, possibilities of the use biologically of active matters, ground of new intensive technologies of growing and storage of agricultural produce;
study of mechanisms of genetic processes with the purpose of development of principles of management of living organisms the inherited changeability, development of genetic and physiology bases of selection of plants.

Scientific schools

In an institute founded and the known scientific schools operate successfully:

from molecular genetics (a founder is an academician of NAN of Ukraine of Gershenzon Serhij Mykhajlo);
from experimental mutagenezu of plants (a founder is an academician of NAN of Ukraine of Morgun Volodymyr Vasyl);
from physiology of growth and development of plants (a founder is the honoured worker of science of UKRAINE, d.b.n. F.L. Kalinin);
from the physiology role of oligoelements (a founder is an academician AN UKRAINE and Vasgnil p.A. Vlasyuk);
from physiology and ecology of photosynthesis (a founder is Honoured Scientist of Ukraine A.S. Okanenko).

Achievement and developments

For a general revision and introduction sorts and hybrids of winter wheat, rye are offered, tritikale, corn of selection of institute, new high-efficiency competitive cultures of bul'bochkovikh bacteria.

Management

Director: Volodymyr V. Morgun, DSc (Biol)