The Institute of Plant Protection NAAS conducts scientific research aimed at preserving and increasing crop yields through the development of innovative protection methods against pests, diseases, and weeds.
Main areas of activity include:
Fundamental and applied scientific research
– Development of conceptual foundations of plant protection.
– Environmentally safe plant protection systems.
– Phytosanitary monitoring of crops.
– Biological methods of protection and integrated technologies.
Development and implementation of new plant protection means
– Creation of biological products and improvement of chemical protection tools.
– Study of pest resistance to pesticides.
– Testing and certification of plant protection products.
Scientific and methodological support for agricultural production
– Development of recommendations and technological maps for farmers.
– Consulting and forecasting the spread of harmful organisms.
International cooperation and integration into the global scientific community

Directions of Innovative Development

Justification of strategies and tactics for plant protection under modern agricultural production conditions.

Application of advanced technologies – GPS (Global Positioning System), GIS (Geographic Information System), and RS (Remote Sensing) – for systematic monitoring of the phytosanitary status of agroecosystems.

Development of predictive models for the distribution of major harmful organisms.
Study of ecological specialization of pests, pathogens, and weeds in transformed agrocenoses of Ukraine.
Elaboration of theoretical foundations for crop breeding aimed at resistance to harmful organisms.
Utilization of molecular-genetic markers for the identification of genes responsible for resistance to diseases, pests, and other agronomically important traits of cultivated plants.
Creation of environmentally safe microbial preparations and development of technologies for regulating the activity of entomophages to protect crops from harmful organisms.
Testing and optimization of the use of modern pesticides with maximum biologization of protective measures.
Monitoring of pesticide residues in agroecosystems and assessment of the agroecotoxicological risks of their application across various soil and climatic zones.
Evaluation of yield loss risks for major agricultural crops in connection with changes in the composition of pathogens, pests, and weeds in Ukraine.
Development of integrated plant protection systems against harmful organisms with consideration of ecological consequences, particularly biodiversity conservation.

Types of Activities

Development of methods for accounting, monitoring, and forecasting systems of the phytosanitary state of agroecosystems.
Research in wheat genetics.
Theoretical and methodological substantiation of creating crop varieties resistant to pests and diseases.
Development of biological and chemical plant protection methods.
Improvement of technologies for protecting agricultural crops from pests, diseases, and weeds.
Study of quarantine pests, plant diseases, and weeds, and justification of measures for their control.
Creation of a database of completed scientific developments.
Promotion and implementation of the Institute’s scientific achievements in agricultural production.
Preparation and conclusion of contracts for the supply of scientific or high-tech products and control over their implementation.
Formation of the reference and information resources of the library.
Library and information support for scientific research.
Methodological guidance and coordination of scientific research in the field of plant protection and quarantine conducted by other institutions and agricultural universities of Ukraine.
Development of research methodologies and publication of scientific recommendations on plant protection and quarantine.
Study and synthesis of national and international scientific achievements in the field of plant protection and quarantine.
Organization of scientific publications, including the interdepartmental thematic scientific collection ‘Plant Protection and Quarantine’, the scientific-production journal ‘Quarantine and Plant Protection’, the ‘Ukrainian Entomological Journal’, as well as brochures, guidelines, and booklets.
Provision of practical and methodological assistance to state, collective, peasant, farming, and other enterprises on the practical application of national and global scientific advances in plant protection.

Strengths of the Institute

The Institute of Plant Protection of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine (IPP NAAS), as the main institution of the Scientific and Methodological Center ‘Plant Protection’, has under its jurisdiction two research stations for plant quarantine and one experimental farm. In addition, it coordinates the activities of about 20 institutions of the NAAS. All these stations, farms, and institutions are located in different soil and climatic zones of Ukraine. Considering the zonal nature of agricultural production and the specific formation of harmful organism complexes in agrocenoses, the Institute has opportunities to develop adaptive plant protection technologies for major crops tailored to each zone, as well as to address global challenges related to increasing the production of high-quality plant products.

Highly qualified scientific staff: 9 Doctors of Sciences (including 2 Academicians and 1 Corresponding Member of the NAAS) and 29 Candidates of Sciences, with an average researcher age of 54 years.
Stable growth in the professional level and qualifications of the Institute’s employees.
Effective institutional strategy for attracting funding for scientific research and institutional development.
Efficient management activities: the Director of the Institute is a respected and competent leader with a modern managerial approach; democratic and partnership-based relations between the administration and the staff; clear distribution of responsibilities within the administration; the presence and development of recognized scientific schools; and a transparent management system.
High-quality training of postgraduate and doctoral students (PhD and Doctor of Sciences) in the specialty 202 ‘Plant Protection and Quarantine’ (licensed by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Order No. 966 of August 11, 2016).
Extensive and productive cooperation with research institutions of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and higher educational institutions specializing in agrarian and biological sciences.
Availability of a modern experimental base for conducting field research, confirmed by the relevant legal documentation.
Recognition of the Institute as the main coordinating institution of the national research program ‘Plant Protection’.