ИНСТИТУТ ПО ПОЧВОЗНАНИЕ "НИКОЛА ПУШКАРОВ

INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE "NIKOLA POUSHKAROV"

Department of Soil Genesis, Geography and Classification

Head of department: Assos. Prof PhD eng. Martin Banov
тel: +359 2 824 02 26; e-mail: banovm@abv.bg
Prof. PhD Metody Teoharov e-mail: mteoharov@abv.bg
Prof. PhD Ekaterina Filcheva e-mail: filcheva@itp.bg;efilcheva@abv.bg
Assos. Prof. DSc Bojidar Georgiev e-mail: dr_georgiev@abv.bg
Assos. Prof. PhD Rossitsa Ilieva e-mail: rossitz@abv.bg
Assos. Prof. PhD Toma Shishkov e-mail: toma_shishkov@yahoo.com
Assos. Prof. PhD Veneta Krasteva e-mail: vnkrasteva@abv.bg
Assos. Prof. PhD eng. Venera Tsolova e-mail: venera_tsolova@abv.bg
Research assoc. PhD Plamen Ivanov e-mail: ipli@abv.bg
Research assoc. Mariana Hristova e-mail: marihristova@mail.bg
PhD Zornitsa Mitreva e-mail: zuza_na@abv.bg

* Genesis, Geography, diagnostics and classification of soils;
* Processes and regimes in natural and anthropogenic soils;
* Mineralogy and micro-morphology of soils;
* Characterization and evaluation of soil organic matter;
* Updating of the data base on evaluation of the pedo-genetic and agroecological potential of soil resources;
* Characterization and reclamation of disturbed and contaminated soils;
* Methods for land evaluation.

* Improvement on methods for analyses, study and evaluation of soils.

* Soil diagnostics, cartography and classification. Correlation of the soil units in accordance with the International Classification schemes;
* Soil morphology and geo-morphology, and selection of suitable soils for field crops;
* Evaluation of soil ecological status, registration and anthropogenic impacts evaluation;
* Characterization and evaluation of soil organic matter, recommendations of different approaches and amendments for soil fertility improvement;
* Technologies for reclamation of slightly productive, contaminated and disturbed soils by mine industry, technologies for utilization of industrial waste and sludge;
* Land evaluation, agricultural grouping and regionalization of the field crops;

* Improving and dissemination of Bulgarian and International Soil legislation.