Institute of Genetics,
Physiology and Plant Protection

Head: Iulia SIROMEATNICOV, PhD
Laboratory staff:  23, including 2 doctors habilitat, 1 professor, 8 PhD in biology and agriculture, 7 researchers.

Research directions

Genetic and plant resistance of valuable quantitative and qualitative characteristics of plant varieties, development of new principles, variability and quantity increase, genetic mechanisms for controlling the process for producing qualitative varieties of tomatoes, triticale, maize and garlic, developing production and ensuring the production process stability under intensive agriculture.

Relevant results

There were established processes features of caluso-genesis, somatic embryogenesis for tomato, triticale and corn plants regeneration under cold conditions. Multi-factorial dispersion analysis showed significant influence of the studied factors on the frequency of somatic embryosis training and regenerating plants. There was determined stability of demonstration and inheritance of morphological, anatomical and biochemical characteristics, resistance to pathogens and there were selected for further improvement of about 20 forms of intra- and inter-specific tomatoes with valuable characteristics. There were elaborated methods of differentiation and screening of tomato genotypes with a different level of    capacity of    water absorption  and   retention, and   early flowering period.  Impact of the osmotic stress contributing to changing parameters of pollen grains, pollen size variation showed a dominant influence of the genotype of 70.2 to 74. 2%.  The use of methods for doubling of chromosomes to haploids allowed annually about 250 lines of corn homozygote.

Business proposals

Pre-basic seeds of tomato and chickpeas varieties with high productivity, quality and resistance to diseases and drought were proposed for marketing. The Laboratory staff created and approved  in the Republic of Moldova a dozen of advanced varieties such as tomato (Anatolie,  Iulihirsutian) - the varieties were productive and resistant to drought. They were recommended for fresh consumption and processing garlic variety Izumrud - the variety was resistant to cold and heat and was tolerant to major diseases. It was intended for fresh consumption and for use in cooking and processing industry), sorghum (SASM 4).