Written by Ivan Dulgerov

Valentina Ivanova, MSc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Position: Laboratory manager/technician

Department: Vegetable Breeding Department

Valentina’s early work as an intern at WPUT (Szczecin, Poland) focused on the identification of novel dwarfing genes and QTL mapping in rye (Secale cereale L.).
Her current lab is proactively involved in molecular genetics and virology research. The main projects are focused on the establishment of germplasm collection, identification and exploitation of the most promising candidates via marker-assisted selection and molecular analyses of resistance genes.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Staykov N., Kanojia A., Lyall R., Ivanova V., Alseekh S., Petrov V., Gechev T. (2025)
Sustainable agriculture through seaweed biostimulants: A two-year study demonstrates yield enhancement in pepper and eggplant. Frontiers in Plant Science. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1655340. (IF 4.8)
Kazakov P., Alseekh S., Ivanova V., Gechev T. (2024) Biostimulant-based molecular priming improves crop quality and enhances yield of raspberry and strawberry fruits. Metabolites. 14(11): 594. (IF 3.4)

Milczarski P., Masojć P., Krajewski P, Stochmal A., Kowalczyk M., Angelov M., Ivanova V., Schollenberger M., Wakuliński W., Banaszak Z., Banaszak K., Rakoczy-Trojanowska M. (2017) QTL mapping for benzoxazinoid content, preharvest sprouting, α-amylase activity, and leaf rust resistance in rye (Secale cereale L.). PLoS ONE 12(12): e0189912.