Phone: +359 2 8167 249
E-mail: hristozkova_m@uni-sofia.bg
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| CONTACT ADDRESS | Sofia University “St. K.Ohridsky”, Faculty of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology, 8 Dragan Tzankov, Sofia 1164 | |
| PHONE | (02) 8167 249 | |
| Dates(years) | Information | |
| EDUCATION | 2008 | Ph.D. in Plant Physiology (BAS, IPPG) |
| 2002 | MSc in Molecular Biology (Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridsky”, Faculty of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology). | |
| ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE | 2018-present | Assist. Professor, Department of Plant Physiology, Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski” |
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| 2012-2013 | Assist. Professor, Department of Plant Physiology, Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski” |
| RESEARCH EXPERIENCE | 2018-present | Department of Plant Physiology, Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski” |
| 2008-2018 | Laboratory “ Plant-Soil Interactions” BAS, IPPG | |
| 2014
| Visiting researcher, Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems (group Mycorrhizas)- Estación Experimental del Zaidín (CSIC, Granada, Spain) | |
| 2008 | Research Grant Exchange (DAAD), Department of Plant Nutrition and Crop Physiology, Georg-August University (Göttingen, Germany). Project: "The importance of CO2 fixation by pea nodules for their N2 fixation efficiency’’ in collaboration with Prof. Joachim Schulze | |
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| 2005 | ESR Fellowship in the frame of Marie Curie Training Site: PLANT CELL SIGNALLING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (SIGNAL), Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Microorganismes UMR INRA /CNRS (Castanet, France). Project: “General stress response in Sinorhizobium meliloti: Changes in gene expression under conditions of C or N starvation and role of the TspO and NitR proteins” in collaboration with Prof. Frans de Bruijn and Prof. Claude Bruand |
| RESEARCH INTERESTS | Formation and functioning of beneficial symbiotic interactions between plants and soil microorganisms (nitrogen-fixing bacteria, mycorrhizal fungi); Evaluation of mycorrhizal symbiosis efficiency and physiological response of plants to environmental factors: abiotic (deficiency and toxicity of mineral elements, low and high temperatures, quality and quantity of light) and biotic (functional interaction between mycorrhizal fungi and soil microalgae). Evaluation of antioxidant capacity of the investigated plants. Adaptation and research of medicinal and exotic plants. Bioremediation. | |
| AUTHOR ID | Author ID (SCOPUS):16233373400 ORCID ID:0000-0001-9069-6168 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hristozkova_M https://authors.uni-sofia.bg/AuthorPublications.aspx?id=afc497bf-ba5d-434f-be27-02e5f99dc8e4 | |
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
| Stancheva I., Geneva M., Hristozkova M., Zayova E. (2019) Comparison of Bioactive Compounds in Hyssopus officinalis Plants Collected from Natural Habitats with those Propagated from Seed and In Vitro, Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants, 25:2, 104-113 Hristozkova M., Gigova L., Geneva M., Stancheva I., Velikova V., Marinova G. (2018) Influence of Mycorrhizal Fungi and Microalgae Dual Inoculation on Basil Plants Performance. Gesunde Pflanzen Iss. 2 Zayova, E., Stancheva, I., Geneva, M., Hristozkova, M., Dimitrova, L., Petrova, M., Sichanova, M., Salamon I., Mudroncekova, S. (2018). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance antioxidant capacity of in vitro propagated garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.). Symbiosis, 74(3), 11-187. Zayova, E., Geneva, M., Stancheva, I., Dimitrova, L., Petrova, M., Hristozkova, M., Salamon, I. (2018). Evaluation of the antioxidant potential of in vitro propagated hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) with different plant growth regulators. Medicinal Plants, 10(4), 295-304. Hristozkova М., Geneva M., Stancheva I., Velikova V. (2017) LED spectral composition effects on mycorrhizal symbiosis formation with tomato plants. Applied Soil Ecology 120: 189–196 Hristozkova M., Gigova L., Geneva M., Stancheva I., Vasileva I., Sichanova M., Mincheva J. (2017). Mycorrhizal Fungi and Microalgae Modulate Antioxidant Capacity of Basil Plants. Journal of Plant Protection Research 57(4): 417–426 Hristozkova M., Geneva M., Stancheva I., Iliev I. (2017) Symbiotic Association between golden berry (Physalis peruviana L.) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in heavy metal-contaminated soil. Journal of Plant Protection Research 57(2): 173–184 Hristozkova M., Geneva M., Stancheva I., Boychinova M., Djonova E. (2016) Contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in attenuation of heavy metal impact on Calendula officinalis development. Applied Soil Ecology 101: 57-63 Hristozkova M., Geneva M., Stancheva I., Boychinova M., Djonova E. (2015) Aspects of mycorrhizal colonization in adaptation of sweet marjoram (Origanum majorana L.) grown on industrially polluted soil. Turkish Journal of Biology 39: 461-468 Stephanie A.F., Hristozkova M., Mainassara Z-A., Schulze J. (2010) Elevated CO2 concentration around alfalfa nodules increases N2 fixation. Journal of Experimental Botany 61(1):121-130 Hristozkova M., Geneva M., Stancheva I. (2010) Regulation of Nitrogen Assimilation in Foliar Fed Legume Plants at Insufficient Molybdenum Supply D.K. Maheshwari (ed.), Plant Growth and Health Promoting Bacteria, Microbiology Monographs 18, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg Hristozkova M., Geneva M., Boychinova M., Stancheva I. (2009) Effect of foliar feeding on growth and nitrogen assimilatory enzymes in alfalfa plants at insufficient molybdenum supply. Acta Biologica Hungarica 60 (2): 211-219 Hristozkova M., Stancheva I., Geneva M. (2009) Growth and nitrogen fixation of different Medicago sativa - Sinorhizobium meliloti associations under conditions of mineral elements shortage. Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment, 23: 225-229 Hristozkova M., Geneva M., Stancheva I., Georgiev G. (2007) Nitrogen assimilatory enzymes and amino acid content in inoculated foliar fertilized pea plants grown at reduced molybdenum concentration. Journal of Plant Nutrition 30 (9): 1409-1419 Hristozkova M., Geneva M., Stancheva I., Georgiev G. (2007) Response of inoculated foliar fed pea plants (Pisum sativum L.) to reduced Mo supply. Acta Biologica Hungarica 58(1): 87-92 | |