| No. |
Project title, Аcronym |
Project No./ Contract No. |
Period |
Coordinator/ Partners |
Leader of the project |
Contracting Authority |
Programme |
| 1 |
Enrichment, sustainable conservation, efficient storage and open digital infrastructure (open access) for management of plant genetic resources in the National Genebank |
ZFTK 41 |
2025–2028 |
Coordinator: IPGR |
Prof. Dr Gergana Desheva |
Agricultural Academy |
Targeted |
| 2 |
Development of new winter bread wheat and triticale varieties with a complex of economic traits and high ecological plasticity suitable for changing climate conditions and sustainable production |
ZFTK‑37 |
2024–2026 |
Coordinator: IPGR |
Assoc. Prof. Dr Zlatina Ur |
Agricultural Academy |
Targeted |
| 3 |
Breeding approaches and technological solutions in the cultivation of peanut and sesame under climate change conditions |
ZFTK‑42 |
2025–2027 |
Coordinator: IPGR |
Assoc. Prof. DSc Stanislav Stamatov |
Agricultural Academy |
Targeted |
| 4 |
Introduction and breeding of rice varieties with increased resistance to abiotic and biotic factors |
ZFTK 32 |
2023–2026 |
Coordinator: IPGR |
Assoc. Prof. Dr Svilena Tosheva |
Agricultural Academy |
Targeted |
| 5 |
Study of the genetic diversity of Aegilops species in the flora of Bulgaria |
KP‑06‑N76/3/2023 |
2023–2027 |
Coordinator: IRGR |
Prof. Dr Gergana Desheva |
Bulgarian National Science Fund |
Fundamental Research |
| 6 |
DIGIVALPGR Digitalization and valorization of local plant genetic resources in Bulgaria and Slovakia in the framework of maintaining compatibility and interoperability in the European area |
KP‑06‑Slovakia‑9/ 13.08.2024 |
2024–2026 |
Coordinator: IRGR; Partner: National Agricultural and Food Centre, Research Institute of Plant Production, Piešťany, Slovakia https://www.vurv.sk/en/ |
Assoc. Prof. Dr Nikolaya Velcheva |
Bulgarian National Science Fund |
Bilateral Cooperation |
| 7 |
IS‑PGR‑SADOVO Intelligent system for management of the Bulgarian plant gene pool preserved in the IRGR‑Sadovo genebank |
KP‑06‑N86/9 / 09.12.2024 |
2024–2027 |
Coordinator: IRGR; Partners: Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski” and Institute of Information and Communication Technologies – Bulgarian Academy of Science |
Assoc. Prof. Dr Nikolaya Velcheva |
Bulgarian National Science Fund |
Fundamental Research |
| 8 |
EUROPEPLAND Implementation of a trans‑European collection of local pepper landraces for sustainable agriculture |
|
2024–2026 |
Coordinator: ECPGR Solanaceae Working Group; Partners: Italy, Greece, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, North Macedonia, Netherlands, Serbia, France, Romania, Portugal, Armenia |
Pasquale Tripodi (Italy); Prof. Dr Veselina Masheva for IPGR |
ECPGR |
ECPGR Activity Grant Scheme Phase XI |
| 9 |
Sustainable management and use of genetic resources of maize and perennial grasses in relation to global climate change and food security |
KP‑06‑PN96/38/2025 |
2025–2028 |
Coordinator: Maize Research Institute – Kneja; Partner: IPGR |
Assoc. Prof. Dr Natalia Petrovska; Assoc. Prof. Dr Katya Uzundzhalieva for IPGR |
Bulgarian National Science Fund |
Fundamental Research |
| 10 |
Study of the phenotypic diversity and new technological solutions for bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia) – potential for use in the face of advancing global climate changes |
KP‑06 PN96/9/2025 |
2025–2028 |
Coordinator: IPGR |
Assoc. Prof. Dr Sofia Petrova |
Bulgarian National Science Fund |
Fundamental Research |
