MAIN RESEARCH FIELDS:I. PLANTS IN CHANGING CLIMATE Physiological basis of the disturbances in frost tolerance of winter oilseed rape as a result of dehardening processes Rys i wsp. 2020 Stachurska i wsp. 2022 Stachurska i wsp. 2023 Stachurska i Janeczko 2024Rys i wsp. 2024 Insight into the high temperature-induced susceptibility of barley to powdery mildew in the light of climate changes Rys i wsp. 2024 Studies based on bilateral cooperation with Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Project (2020–2023): “The role of brassinosteroid hormones in the resistance of barley against powdery mildew infection and abiotic stress effects”. (coordinator prof. dr hab. A. Janeczko)
Continuation of studies in project (2024-2026) "The role of silicon in the resistance of winter oilseed rape against pathogen infections during deacclimation" (coordinator dr M. Ryś) II. PLANT HORMONS AND REGULATORS Physiological activity of steroid hormones - brassinosteroids and other steroid regulators (progesterone, ecdysteroids) in plant growth, development and stress response. Stachurska i wsp. 2024Rudolphi-Szydło i wsp. 2022Janeczko 2021Janeczko i wsp. 2021Sadura i wsp. 2020Gruszka i wsp. 2018 III. PLANTS AND HUMAN HEALTH Improvement of the nutritional and health-promoting values of microalgae biomass by applying abiotic stress induced by, for example, ionizing radiation, UVC, manipulating the spectral composition of light, and the action of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles. Detailed characterization of changes in the photosynthetic apparatus of microalgae and photosynthetic efficiency under the influence of the factors mentioned earlier. Kula-Maximenko i wsp. 2021Kula-Maximenko i wsp. 2022 In preparation two patents with methods of improvement of the nutritional and health-promoting values of microalgae biomass Reducing the content of allergens in wheat grain - the use of allelopathics and traditional breeding. Polish patent application P.442889, 2022-11-21Polish patent application P.443698 [WIPO ST 10/C PL443698; 2023-02-06] IV. LED LIGHT - FUTURE PERSPECTIVES Plant growth under LED light - application research, cooperation with companies producing greenhouse lighting. Hornyák i wsp. 2022Frąszczak i Kula-Maximenko 2021 Kula-Maximenko i wsp. 2021
We offer the following expertise for research projects and cooperation:
1. Measurements of plant chemical composition:
- plant hormones: ethylene, salicylic acid, cytokinins, auxins, poliamines, jasmonic acid
- vitamins: C, E, provitamin A
- other substances: caffeine, melatonin, sugars, proteins, fatty acids, total lipids, photosynthetic pigments, etc.
2. Measurements of oxidative stress enzymes activity (SOD, catalase, peroxidase).
3. Measurements of electrolyte leakage and osmotic potential.
4. Isolation of cell membranes (including isolation of chloroplasts) from plant material.
5. Measurements of plant tissue metabolic activity via calorimetric methods.
6. The algae cultivation under controlled light and temperature conditions.
