Institute of Plant Protection - National Research Institute

Main research directions

• Biology of weeds and changes in the structure of weed infestation resulting from climate change and changes in agrotechnology.
• Studying the use of biostimulants, growth and development regulators, including retardants and biostimulants in crops.
• Research on the resistance of weeds to herbicides and the development of strategies to prevent this phenomenon.
• Improvement of weed control technology through optimization of chemical control of weed in crops.
• Development of weed control programmes for small-scale agriculture.
• Development of weed control programmes for legumes.
• Regulation of weed infestation in crops cultivated using organic and integrated methods.
• Studying the impact of adjuvants on the efficacy and selectivity of plant protection products.
• Evaluation of the activity of herbicides, regulators and biostimulants in agricultural crops in terms of their effectiveness and selectivity.
• Combined use of herbicides and growth and development regulators for plants and fertilisers.
• Influence of the quality of water used for preparation of spray liquid on the effectiveness of herbicides.
• Improvement of plant protection techniques and selection of technical parameters of spraying in terms of environmental safety and effectiveness of protective measures.